Top China Trade Product Opportunities For Taiwan
China's greatest trade product losses to Taiwan during 2014 were for products in the accompanying list.
The People's Republic racked up a
-US$105.9 billion deficit in trade with Taiwan in 2014, up 11% from 2012.
Electronic equipment
The products below earned the greatest subcategory deficits for China versus Taiwan.
1. Integrated circuits/microassemblies:-$57.2 billion
2. Solar power diodes/transistors: -$5 billion
3. Printed circuits: -$2.5 billion
4. Electrical capacitators: -$2.3 billion
5. TV/radio/radar device parts: -$655.5 million
6. Unrecorded sound media: -$629.2 million
7. Transformers/power supplies: -$555.2 million
8. Phone system devices: -$410.6 million
9. Electrical resistors: -$298.3 million
10. Switches, protectors, connectors: -$172 million
Medical, technical equipment
The products below earned the greatest subcategory deficits for China versus Taiwan.
1. Liquid crystal/optical instruments: -$13.3 billion
2. Optical fiber cables, sheets, plates: -$1.4 billion
3. Lenses, prisms, mirrors: -$481.7 million
4. Other measuring/test machines: -$362.9 million
5. Other photo lab equipment: -$50.3 million
6. Orthopedic appliances: -$45.3 million
7. Physical/chemical analysis tools: -$19.1 million
8. Testing machines: -$9.5 million
9. Miscellaneous parts, accessories: -$3.8 million
10. Projectors, enlargers, reducers: -$2.6 million
Plastics
The products below earned the greatest subcategory deficits for China versus Taiwan.
1. Styrene polymers: -$2.4 billion
2. Polyacetal/ether/carbonates: -$1.6 billion
3. Plates, sheets, film, tape: -$941.2 million
4. Propylene/olefin polymers: -$917.9 million
5. Ethylene polymers: -$732.3 million
6. Polyamides: -$700 million
7. Plastics waste, scrap: -$295.4 million
8. Vinyl chloride polymers: -$292.5 million
9. Acrylic polymers: -$272.6 million
10. Self-adhesive plastic in rolls: -$243.2 million
Organic chemicals
The products below earned the greatest subcategory deficits for China versus Taiwan.
1. Cyclic hydrocarbons: -$2.7 billion
2. Acyclic alcohols: -$1.6 billion
3. Acyclic hydrocarbons: -$1.1 billion
4. Nitrile-function compounds: -$253.9 million
5. Phenols/phenol-alcohols: -$233.4 million
6. Polycarboxylic acids: -$196.8 million
7. Ethers: -$150.1 million
8. Hydrocarbon derivatives: -$148.3 million
9. Saturated acyclic mono. acid: -$122.6 million
10. Ketones, quinones: -$106.5 million
Machinery
The products below earned the greatest subcategory deficits for China versus Taiwan.
1. Computer parts, accessories: -$937.5 million
2. Machinery for semi-conductors: -$773.7 million
3. Other parts, accessories: -$487.2 million
4. Miscellaneous machinery: -$471.6 million
5. Computers, optical readers: -$421 million
6. Metal-working machinery: -$409.9 million
7. Rubber/plastic item makers: -$346.8 million
8. Transmission bearings, gears: -$316.7 million
9. Metal-removing lathes: -$215.2 million
10. Connector/insulating parts: -$187.4 million
Copper
The products below earned the greatest subcategory deficits for China versus Taiwan.
1. Foil: -$1.3 billion
2. Wire: -$615 million
3. Plates, sheets, strips: -$181.1 million
4. Bars, rods: -$104.5 million
5. Waste, scrap: -$30.4 million
6. Unrefined copper: -$27.9 million
7. Copper-head nails, tacks: -$15.5 million
8. Uninsulated copper wire, cables: -$6.6 million
9. Tube/pipe fittings: -$4.1 million
10. Mattes, cement copper: -$3.6 million
Glass
The products below earned the greatest subcategory deficits for China versus Taiwan.
1. Bent, edgeworked glass: -$389.7 million
2. Glass fibers: -$268.2 million
3. Cast/rolled glass in sheets: -$173.3 million
4. Drawn/blown glass in sheets: -$167.4 million
5. Other glass articles: -$119.3 million
6. Float/ground/polished glass: -$22.8 million
7. Glass mirrors: -$3.6 million
8. Signaling glassware: -$2.6 million
9. Glass bulbs/tubes without fittings: -$874,000
10. Clock/watch glass: -$832,000
Oil
The products below earned the greatest subcategory deficits for China versus Taiwan.
1. Processed petroleum oils: -$698.6 million
2. Coal tar oils (high temp distil): -$297.6 million
3. Petroleum gases: -$62.1 million
4. Petroleum oil residues: -$22.6 million
5. Distilled tar: -$109,000
Manmade filaments
The products below earned the greatest subcategory deficits for China versus Taiwan.
1. Synthetic yarn woven fabrics: -$588.3 million
2. Synthetic filament yarn: -$331.9 million
3. Synthetic monofilament: -$7.5 million
4. Other synthetic yarn woven fabrics: -$5.7 million
5. Sewing thread: -$1.5 million
6. Artificial filament yarn: -$1.5 million
7. Manmade filament yarn: -$75,000
Knitted or crocheted fabric
The products below earned the greatest subcategory deficits for China versus Taiwan.
1. Other than warp-knit fabrics: -$261.7 million
2. Wide knit or crochet fabrics: -$151.4 million
3. Pile/terry fabrics: -$72.9 million
4. Warp knit fabrics: -$60.1 million
5. Other knit/crochet fabrics: -$2.4 million
6. Narrow knit or crochet fabrics: -$694,000
Cotton
The products below earned the greatest subcategory deficits for China versus Taiwan.
1. Yarn (85%+ cotton): -$187 million
2. Yarn (under 85% cotton): -$94.1 million
3. Woven fabrics (85%+ cotton): -$22.3 million
4. Woven fabrics (mixed): -$14.6 million
5. Woven fabrics (under 85% cotton): -$11 million
6. Cotton waste: -$1.6 million
7. Other woven fabrics: -$905,000
8. Cotton sewing thread: -$70,000
Fastest-Growing Chinese Trade Product Deficits Versus Taiwan 2014
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
