New measures in pipeline to facilitate trade under RCEP By ZHONG NAN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-30 09:06 Share CLOSE Containers are loaded onto a ship berthed at Qingdao port, Shandong province, on Wednesday. [Photo by Zhang Jingang/For China Daily] Moves include rules of origin to help firms and partners enjoy benefits of agreement The General Administration of Customs is working on a number of measures, including rules of origin of imported and exported goods, to help domestic companies cut costs and sustain trade under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership framework, government officials said on Thursday. As China and its partners advance the RCEP agreement ahead of its operation next year, the administration is also preparing to promulgate RCEP measures in the administrative measures for approved exporters, said Dang Yingjie, deputy director-general of the National Office of Port Administration at the GAC.