International relationsRCEP to remove tariffs on 86% of Japan's exports to China
Tokyo scores major win with Beijing and Seoul's participation in free trade pact
Containers are piled up at a port in Yokohama, Japan. For Japan, almost 90% of auto parts shipped to China will become tariff-free under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. © AP
TAKAKO GAKUTO, Nikkei staff writer
November 15, 2020 02:40 JST
TOKYO -- Tariffs will likely be eliminated on 86% of industrial goods exported from Japan to China as a part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership to be signed on Sunday, Nikkei has learned, benefiting Japanese exporters such as auto parts suppliers.