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RCEP Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership joins the ten ASEAN members with China, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. It is the world's largest trade bloc, covering about 30% of world GDP.

Type
Regional, multi-country
Signed
15 Nov 2020
In force for Vietnam
1 Jan 2022
Partner markets
14
Proof of origin
Form RCEP

Overview

What it changes for buyers

  • 01

    Members will remove duties on about 90% of tariff lines over up to 20 years

  • 02

    One common rule of origin with full cumulation across 15 economies

  • 03

    First trade agreement between China, Japan and Korea

  • 04

    Approved exporters can issue origin declarations instead of certificates

Partner markets

Markets covered by RCEP

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, with cumulation across all RCEP members.

Proof of originForm RCEP

Product groups that gain most

  • Electronics and electrical goods
  • Machinery components
  • Garments made from regional fabric
  • Processed food

Sourcing tip

RCEP's strength is cumulation: Chinese, Japanese or Korean inputs count as originating. Products that fail other agreements' origin rules because of Chinese parts can often qualify under RCEP.

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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Tell us the product and the destination. We check the origin rule and the preferential duty under RCEP and quote accordingly.