RCEP tariff schedule for Japanese goods. Important alternative pathway alongside AJCEP and IJEPA for preferential market access.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | 0% | |
| Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Sawn lengthwise, not further worked | 0% | |
| Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Sawn lengthwise, not further worked | 0% | |
| Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Sawn lengthwise, not further worked | 0% | |
| Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Sawn lengthwise, not further worked | 0% | |
To qualify for preferential rates under RCEP-Japan, your shipment needs a valid Certificate of Origin. Kickrate handles the documentation as your Importer of Record.
| 44072943 |
| Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Planed, sanded or end-jointed |
| 0% |
| 44072943 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Planed, sanded or end-jointed | 0% |
| 44072949 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm; Of tropical wood; Keruing (Dipterocarpus spp.), other | 0% |
| 44072949 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm; Of tropical wood; Keruing (Dipterocarpus spp.), other | 0% |
| 44072972 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Sawn lengthwise, not further worked | 0% |
| 44072972 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Sawn lengthwise, not further worked | 0% |
| 44072973 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Planed, sanded or end-jointed | 0% |
| 44072982 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Sawn lengthwise, not further worked | 0% |
| 44072982 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Sawn lengthwise, not further worked | 0% |
| 44072983 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Planed, sanded or end-jointed | 0% |
| 44072983 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Planed, sanded or end-jointed | 0% |
| 44072992 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Jongkong (Dactylocladus spp.) and Merbau (Intsia spp.), other | 0% |
| 44072992 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Jongkong (Dactylocladus spp.) and Merbau (Intsia spp.), other | 0% |
| 44072994 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Albizia (Paraserianthes falcataria), planed, sanded or end-jointed | 0% |
| 44072994 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm — Albizia (Paraserianthes falcataria), planed, sanded or end-jointed | 0% |
