{
  "pack": "tariffs_rcep",
  "title": "Tariffs & RCEP / trade policy SEA",
  "as_of": "2026-09-22",
  "timezone": "Europe/London",
  "linear_issue": "MED2-71",
  "coverage_iso3": ["BRN","KHM","IDN","LAO","MYS","MMR","PHL","SGP","THA","VNM","TLS"],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "wdi_tariffs",
      "name": "World Bank WDI tariff indicators",
      "api": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/{iso}/indicator/{code}",
      "lastupdated": "2026-07-13",
      "pull_date": "2026-09-22",
      "used_for": [
        "applied_sm_tariff_pct",
        "applied_wm_tariff_pct",
        "mfn_sm_tariff_pct",
        "mfn_wm_tariff_pct",
        "binding_coverage_pct",
        "timeseries"
      ],
      "codes": {
        "TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS": "applied simple mean all products",
        "TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS": "applied weighted mean all products",
        "TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.FN.ZS": "MFN simple mean all products",
        "TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.FN.ZS": "MFN weighted mean all products",
        "TM.TAX.MRCH.BC.ZS": "binding coverage all products"
      },
      "notes": "Binding coverage 2022 zeros for IDN/KHM/MYS/THA rejected; scoreboard uses last non-zero year."
    },
    {
      "id": "mti_sg_rcep",
      "name": "Singapore MTI — RCEP page (EIF timeline)",
      "url": "https://www.mti.gov.sg/trade-international-economic-relations/agreements/free-trade-agreements-fta/rcep",
      "used_for": ["rcep_in_force", "rcep_eif_date", "rcep_party"],
      "notes": "Locks first-wave 1 Jan 2022 AMS (BN/KH/LA/SG/TH/VN) + Myanmar 4 Mar 2022 + Malaysia 18 Mar 2022."
    },
    {
      "id": "asean_rcep_eif_press",
      "name": "ASEAN Secretariat RCEP EIF press (Indonesia / Philippines)",
      "urls": [
        "https://asean.org/rcep-agreement-enters-into-force-for-indonesia",
        "https://asean.org/rcep-agreement-enters-into-force-for-philippines"
      ],
      "used_for": ["rcep_eif_date"],
      "notes": "IDN EIF 2 Jan 2023; PHL EIF 2 Jun 2023. Direct HTML blocked; titles/snippets via Tavily."
    }
  ],
  "rules": [
    "No invented tariff rates or RCEP preference margins",
    "Empty cells stay empty (documented in gaps.md)",
    "Dual story: applied MFN tariff levels ≠ preferential RCEP access — never blur",
    "British English in docs",
    "TLS not an RCEP Party"
  ],
  "files": [
    "scoreboard.csv",
    "scoreboard_wide.csv",
    "timeseries.csv",
    "gaps.md",
    "README.md",
    "provenance.json"
  ],
  "companion_packs": ["trade_dependence", "investment_climate", "services_ict_exports"]
}