RCEP-AustraliaRegional (RCEP)Active

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement - Australia

RCEP tariff schedule for goods originating from Australia. Provides progressive duty reductions over 20 years alongside the bilateral IACEPA and multilateral AANZFTA.

Key Facts

Tariff Coverage

Approximately 90% of tariff lines; over 65% at zero duty, remainder phased over 20 years

Key Sectors

All major sectors: electronics, automotive, machinery, chemicals, textiles, agriculture, metals, energy, plastics

Rules of Origin

Product-Specific Rules per tariff line; RVC of 40% or CTC; full cumulation among all 15 RCEP members

Exclusions & Limitations

Country-specific exclusion lists. Japan excludes rice, beef/pork, wheat, dairy, sugar. Phase-out periods up to 20 years.

Member Countries (1)

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Australia

Products Under RCEP-Australia

Sample of HS codes with active preferential rates under this agreement.

HS Code	Product	Rate
08140000	Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions	0%
40028010	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 — mixtures of natural rubber latex with synthetic rubber latex	0%
40028090	Mixtures of any product of heading 40.01 with any product of this heading, other	0%
40028010	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 — mixtures of natural rubber latex with synthetic rubber latex	0%
40028090	Mixtures of any product of heading 40.01 with any product of this heading, other	0%
40029930	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 — epoxidised Natural Rubber (ENR)	0%
40029930	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 — epoxidised Natural Rubber (ENR)	0%
40029940	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 — other, in primary forms or in unvulcanised, uncompounded plates, sheets or strip	0%
40029940	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 — other, in primary forms or in unvulcanised, uncompounded plates, sheets or strip	0%
40040000	Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom	0%
40051010	Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — of natural gums	0%
03063530	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 — fresh or chilled	0%
03027290	Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), other	0%
03027400	Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — eels (Anguilla spp.)	0%
03028917	Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 — black pomfrets (Parastromatus niger)	0%
40040000	Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom	0%
40051010	Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — of natural gums	0%
40052000	Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading 4005.10	0%
40059110	Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — of natural gums	0%
40052000	Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading 4005.10	0%

Agreement Details

Code: RCEP-Australia
Type: Regional (RCEP)
Signed: 2020
In Force Since: 2022
Current Tariff Period: 01 April 2026 — 31 Maret 2027
Status: Active (1,000 product tariffs)
Members: 1 countries

Need a Certificate of Origin?

To qualify for preferential rates under RCEP-Australia, your shipment needs a valid Certificate of Origin. Kickrate handles the documentation as your Importer of Record.