RCEP-JapanRegional (RCEP)Active
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement - Japan
RCEP tariff schedule for Japanese goods. Important alternative pathway alongside AJCEP and IJEPA for preferential market access.
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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Japan
Products Under RCEP-Japan
Sample of HS codes with active preferential rates under this agreement.
| HS Code | Product | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 84834090 | Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints); Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters, other | 0% |
| 84839095 | Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints) — For other goods of Chapter 87 | 0% |
| 84839099 | Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints); Toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; parts, other | 0% |
| 84832020 | Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints) — For machinery of heading 84.29 or 84.30 | 0% |
| 85042329 | Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; Liquid dielectric transformers; Having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000 kVA; Having a power handling capacity exceeding 15,000 kVA, other | 0% |
| 72261110 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm — Hoop and strip, of a width not exceeding 400 mm | 0% |
| 72261910 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm — Hoop and strip, of a width not exceeding 400 mm | 0% |
| 72261910 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm — Hoop and strip, of a width not exceeding 400 mm | 0% |
| 72261990 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm; Of silicon-electrical steel, other | 0% |
| 72261990 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm; Of silicon-electrical steel, other | 0% |
| 72262010 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm — Hoop and strip, of a width not exceeding 400 mm | 0% |
| 72262010 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm — Hoop and strip, of a width not exceeding 400 mm | 0% |
| 72262090 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm; Of high speed steel, other | 0% |
| 72262090 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm; Of high speed steel, other | 0% |
| 72281090 | Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel; Bars and rods, of high speed steel, other | 0% |
| 72281090 | Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel; Bars and rods, of high speed steel, other | 0% |
| 72284010 | Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel — Of circular cross-section | 0% |
| 72284010 | Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel — Of circular cross-section | 0% |
| 72284090 | Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel; Other bars and rods, not further worked than forged, other | 0% |
| 72284090 | Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel; Other bars and rods, not further worked than forged, other | 0% |
Agreement Details
- Code
- RCEP-Japan
- 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