RCEP tariff schedule for Korean goods. Complements AKFTA and IKCEPA, with full cumulation allowing multi-country supply chain sourcing.
Approximately 90% of tariff lines; over 65% at zero duty, remainder phased over 20 years
All major sectors: electronics, automotive, machinery, chemicals, textiles, agriculture, metals, energy, plastics
Product-Specific Rules per tariff line; RVC of 40% or CTC; full cumulation among all 15 RCEP members
Country-specific exclusion lists. Japan excludes rice, beef/pork, wheat, dairy, sugar. Phase-out periods up to 20 years.
Sample of HS codes with active preferential rates under this agreement.
| HS Code | Product | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors — With a voltage rating of 1 kV or more, but less than 66 kV | 0% | |
| Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; Shrimps and prawns; In airtight containers for retail sale, other | 0% | |
| Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; Shrimps and prawns; In airtight containers for retail sale, other | 0% | |
| Live fish — Humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) | 0% | |
| Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; Shrimps and prawns, other |
To qualify for preferential rates under RCEP-Korea, your shipment needs a valid Certificate of Origin. Kickrate handles the documentation as your Importer of Record.
| 0% |
| 40012960 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — Superior processing rubber | 0% |
| 40012980 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — Scrap (tree, earth or smoked) and cup lump | 0% |
| 40012994 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — Deproteinised Natural Rubber (DPNR) | 0% |
| 40012996 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; Natural rubber in other forms; Other, in primary forms, other | 0% |
| 40012999 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; Natural rubber in other forms; Other, in primary forms, other | 0% |
| 40012996 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; Natural rubber in other forms; Other, in primary forms, other | 0% |
| 40012999 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; Natural rubber in other forms; Other, in primary forms, other | 0% |
| 40013020 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — In primary forms | 0% |
| 40013090 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, other | 0% |
| 40013020 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — In primary forms | 0% |
| 40013090 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, other | 0% |
| 40021100 | Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of any product of heading 40.01 with any product of this heading, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — Latex | 0% |
| 03025900 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04; Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, other | 0% |
| 40022010 | Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of any product of heading 40.01 with any product of this heading, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — In primary forms | 0% |
| 40022090 | Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of any product of heading 40.01 with any product of this heading, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; Butadiene rubber (BR), other | 0% |