RCEP takes effect for 4 years, nearly 50 billion yuan worth of Sichuan goods go abroad to enjoy benefits

January 1st of this year marks the 4th anniversary of the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. On the 15th, it was learned from Chengdu Customs that in the past four years, Chengdu Customs has issued a total of 12000 RCEP certificates of origin, with a visa amount of 48.92 billion yuan. More and more enterprises are enjoying the benefits of RCEP tariff reductions in their overseas development, enhancing their competitiveness in the international market.

With this RCEP certificate of origin, our company can enjoy a 15.1 percentage point tariff reduction on the boiled mushroom exported and sold in the importing country. ”An Min, a customs staff member of Chengyi Food Company in the Chengdu metropolitan area, introduced the benefits of obtaining the RCEP certificate of origin issued by Chengdu Customs. The company recently exported a batch of boiled mushroom with a value of nearly 350000 yuan, and obtained a tariff reduction of more than 50000 yuan. According to her introduction, driven by the tariff reduction dividends of RCEP, the company's export volume increased by 10% last year.

It is reported that in order to help enterprises fully enjoy the benefits of RCEP tariff reduction, Chengdu Customs has taken the initiative to provide advanced services, conducted multiple rounds of policy lectures, guided enterprises to fully understand and utilize RCEP rules of origin, and seized market opportunities. Chengdu Customs has visited the site multiple times to provide one-on-one guidance on the application of RCEP rules of origin, helping us to enjoy the maximum tariff reductions in RCEP member countries such as South Korea, reduce export trade costs, and become more competitive in the RCEP market. ”He Zongxin, the head of customs affairs at Bamo Technology Co., Ltd., said that last year, the company used the RCEP certificate of origin to reduce tariffs by more than 300 million yuan in RCEP countries. Over the past four years, the cumulative reduction of tariffs has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan.

According to statistics, the number of RCEP certificates of origin issued by Chengdu Customs has increased from 2439 in 2022 to 3977 in 2025, with a year-on-year increase of 29.6% in visa volume last year. Key advantageous industries such as lithium batteries, chemicals, and food in Sichuan have particularly benefited.