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AJCEP ASEAN–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership

The ASEAN–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership was Japan's first agreement with ASEAN as a bloc. It covers goods, and since its first amending protocol also services and investment.

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Type
ASEAN agreement
Signed
14 Apr 2008
In force for Vietnam
1 Dec 2008
Partner markets
1
Proof of origin
Form AJ

Overview

What it changes for buyers

  • 01

    Japan eliminated duties on about 92% of tariff lines for ASEAN goods

  • 02

    ASEAN cumulation lets Japanese manufacturers use parts from several ASEAN factories

  • 03

    Used alongside VJEPA, CPTPP and RCEP: four options into Japan

Partner markets

Markets covered by AJCEP

Open a country for its ports, airports and every agreement that applies.

FijiTanzaniaCanadaUnited StatesKazakhstanUzbekistanPapua New GuineaIndonesiaArgentinaChileDR CongoSomaliaKenyaChadHaitiDominican RepublicRussiaBahamasNorwayTimor-LesteSouth AfricaLesothoMexicoUruguayBrazilBoliviaPeruColombiaPanamaCosta RicaNicaraguaHondurasEl SalvadorGuatemalaBelizeVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFranceEcuadorJamaicaCubaZimbabweBotswanaNamibiaSenegalMaliMauritaniaBeninNigerNigeriaCameroonTogoGhanaIvory CoastGuineaGuinea-BissauLiberiaSierra LeoneBurkina FasoCentral African RepublicCongoGabonEquatorial GuineaZambiaMalawiMozambiqueEswatiniAngolaBurundiIsraelLebanonMadagascarGambiaTunisiaAlgeriaJordanUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitIraqOmanVanuatuCambodiaThailandLaosMyanmarVietnamSouth KoreaMongoliaIndiaBangladeshBhutanNepalPakistanAfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanSyriaArmeniaSwedenBelarusUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTürkiyeAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainIrelandSolomon IslandsNew ZealandAustraliaSri LankaChinaItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomIcelandAzerbaijanGeorgiaPhilippinesMalaysiaBruneiSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaEritreaJapanParaguayYemenSaudi ArabiaCyprusMoroccoEgyptEthiopiaDjiboutiUgandaRwandaBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaSerbiaMontenegroTrinidad and TobagoAndorraAntigua and BarbudaBahrainBarbadosComorosCape VerdeDominicaMicronesiaGrenadaKiribatiSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaLiechtensteinMonacoMaldivesMarshall IslandsMaltaMauritiusNauruPalauSingaporeSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSeychellesTongaTuvaluSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoa

Rules of origin

How goods qualify

Regional value content of at least 40%, or a change of tariff heading.

Proof of originForm AJ

Product groups that gain most

  • Auto parts and machinery components
  • Electrical goods
  • Seafood
  • Garments

Sourcing tip

Japanese buyers often prefer one agreement per product family. We can prepare the supplier's origin file so the exporter can issue the Form AJ, VJ, CPTPP or RCEP certificate that gives the best rate.

Other agreements with these markets

Status as of October 2026, based on the WTO Center of VCCI and official partner announcements. Tariff commitments and origin rules vary by product: check the legal text or ask us before you rely on a preferential rate.

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