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RCEP rules of origin

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a trade agreement between Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Inferred runs your bill of materials through these rules, input by input, and checks your suppliers' declarations against them. You approve every result.

PartiesAustraliaBruneiCambodiaChinaIndonesiaJapanRepublic of KoreaSee all 1515 parties
De minimis10%of the FOB value, in non-originating materialsArticle 3.7CumulationCumulationMaterials from partner countries count as your own.Article 3.4Claimed withCertificate of originOr declaration by an approved exporter, declaration of origin, back-to-back proof of origin or importer's declarationArticle 3.16

The rules, one by one. Each with the article it comes from.

How a product originates

The ways it can qualify, and how value is measured.

  • Wholly obtained goods

    Things grown, mined or caught in the area qualify with no further test.

    Article 3.3

  • Product-specific rules

    The rule your product has to meet, looked up by its tariff code.

    Article 3.2

  • Valuation

    How value is measured for the agreement's value tests.

    Article 3.5

Allowances and limits

What helps a product qualify, and what doesn't count.

  • De minimis

    A small share of materials can miss the rule and the product still qualifies.

    Article 3.7 · called tolerance in the agreement

  • De minimis

    A small share of materials can miss the rule and the product still qualifies.

    Article 3.7

  • Cumulation

    Materials from partner countries count as if they were your own.

    Article 3.4

  • Insufficient processing

    Simple work like repacking or labelling doesn't count, even if the code changes.

    Article 3.6 · called insufficient operations in the agreement

  • Accessories, spare parts and tools

    Spare parts and tools shipped with the product are treated as part of it.

    Article 3.9

  • Retail packaging

    The packaging it's sold in goes with the product.

    Article 3.8

  • Indirect materials

    Fuel, tools and other things used up in production are ignored.

    Article 3.10 · called neutral elements in the agreement

  • Fungible materials

    Identical materials from different sources can be tracked by inventory method.

    Article 3.11

  • Intermediate materials

    Parts you make yourself, and that qualify, count as originating.

    Article 3.12

  • Shipping packing

    Boxes and containers used only for shipping are ignored.

    Article 3.8

Shipping and claiming

Where the work happens, how the goods travel and how you claim.

  • Territoriality

    Where the work has to happen, and how much can happen elsewhere.

    Article 3.2

  • Proof of origin

    The document you need to claim the lower rate.

    Article 3.16

Parties.

  • Australia
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
  • Laos
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Other regional agreements. See them all on the globe.