Aircraft, Spacecraft Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $1.9 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 99.2% of that total.
1. United States: $1.2 billion (65.3%)
2. France: $378.5 million (20%)
3. Germany: $152.3 million (8.1%)
4. South Korea: $40 million (2.1%)
5. United Kingdom: $34.9 million (1.8%)
6. Canada: $18.2 million (1%)
7. Philippines: $5.5 million (0.3%)
8. Japan: $5 million (0.3%)
9. China: $4.2 million (0.22%)
10. Austria: $4 million (0.2%)
Alcoholic Beverages Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $998.9 million. The 10 countries below supplied 89.9% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $395.1 million (39.6%)
2. France: $199.7 million (20%)
3. Netherlands: $122.9 million (12.3%)
4. Japan: $47.4 million (4.7%)
5. China: $35.3 million (3.5%)
6. United States: $29.9 million (3%)
7. Brazil: $19 million (1.9%)
8. Pakistan: $17 million (1.7%)
9. Italy: $16.8 million (1.7%)
10. Germany: $14.9 million (1.5%)
Aluminum Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $2.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 78.8% of that total.
1. Australia: $419.7 million (17.8%)
2. United Arab Emirates: $317.5 million (13.5%)
3. China: $252.1 million (10.7%)
4. Japan: $160.3 million (6.8%)
5. Saudi Arabia: $147.1 million (6.2%)
6. United States: $142.4 million (6%)
7. Russia: $126.9 million (5.4%)
8. India: $103.2 million (4.4%)
9. Bahrain: $98.3 million (4.2%)
10. South Korea: $91.2 million (3.9%)
Automobile Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $7.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 89.2% of that total.
1. Japan: $2.2 billion (31.6%)
2. Germany: $1.8 billion (24.9%)
3. China: $1 billion (14.6%)
4. United States: $403.3 million (5.7%)
5. Thailand: $193.9 million (2.7%)
6. South Korea: $182 million (2.6%)
7. United Kingdom: $174.2 million (2.5%)
8. Italy: $120.7 million (1.7%)
9. Belgium: $106.2 million (1.5%)
10. Sweden: $102.8 million (1.5%)
Cereals Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 98.5% of that total.
1. United States: $874.4 million (54.4%)
2. Brazil: $350.7 million (21.8%)
3. South Africa: $166 million (10.3%)
4. Australia: $98.2 million (6.1%)
5. India: $31.7 million (2%)
6. Viet Nam: $17.3 million (1.1%)
7. Thailand: $14.6 million (0.9%)
8. Ukraine: $14.2 million (0.9%)
9. Canada: $8.1 million (0.5%)
10. Uruguay: $7.5 million (0.5%)
Organic Chemicals Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $10.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 81.3% of that total.
1. Japan: $1.8 billion (16.5%)
2. South Korea: $1.5 billion (14.3%)
3. China: $1.5 billion (13.6%)
4. Saudi Arabia: $1.2 billion (10.9%)
5. United States: $1.2 billion (10.9%)
6. Germany: $614 million (5.7%)
7. Singapore: $283.3 million (2.6%)
8. Thailand: $262.5 million (2.4%)
9. Kuwait: $256.1 million (2.4%)
10. Russia: $196.8 million (1.8%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $841.8 million. The 10 countries below supplied 87.6% of that total.
1. China: $432.7 million (51.4%)
2. Viet Nam: $108.1 million (12.8%)
3. Italy: $58.5 million (6.9%)
4. Japan: $25.4 million (3%)
5. Bangladesh: $24 million (2.9%)
6. France: $22.2 million (2.6%)
7. Indonesia: $21.7 million (2.6%)
8. Thailand: $17.6 million (2.1%)
9. Turkey: $13.9 million (1.6%)
10. India: $13.5 million (1.6%)
Copper Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $5.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.9% of that total.
1. Japan: $1.6 billion (29%)
2. Chile: $1.2 billion (22.4%)
3. China: $1 billion (18.6%)
4. South Korea: $142.6 million (2.6%)
5. Peru: $131.6 million (2.4%)
6. Indonesia: $123.8 million (2.3%)
7. United States: $119.2 million (2.2%)
8. Australia: $107.6 million (2%)
9. Congo: $90.2 million (1.7%)
10. Malaysia: $86.7 million (1.6%)
Electronic Equipment Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $57.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 93.6% of that total.
1. China: $18.5 billion (32.4%)
2. Japan: $8.6 billion (15%)
3. Area Nes: $5.9 billion (10.3%)
4. South Korea: $5.8 billion (10.1%)
5. Singapore: $4.6 billion (8%)
6. United States: $3.8 billion (6.7%)
7. Malaysia: $2.6 billion (4.5%)
8. Germany: $1.6 billion (2.8%)
9. Philippines: $1.2 billion (2.1%)
10. Thailand: $940.6 million (1.6%)
Footwear Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $628.6 million. The 10 countries below supplied 94.8% of that total.
1. China: $308.7 million (49.1%)
2. Viet Nam: $137.6 million (21.9%)
3. Italy: $59 million (9.4%)
4. Indonesia: $51.9 million (8.3%)
5. Germany: $10.3 million (1.6%)
6. Spain: $6.5 million (1%)
7. Brazil: $6.3 million (1%)
8. Thailand: $5.9 million (0.9%)
9. Japan: $5.7 million (0.9%)
10. Cambodia: $3.8 million (0.6%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $778.8 million. The 10 countries below supplied 90.3% of that total.
1. China: $402.7 million (51.7%)
2. Italy: $59.4 million (7.6%)
3. Indonesia: $49.1 million (6.3%)
4. Germany: $42.8 million (5.5%)
5. Japan: $36.7 million (4.7%)
6. Viet Nam: $36.2 million (4.6%)
7. United States: $27.3 million (3.5%)
8. Thailand: $19.5 million (2.5%)
9. South Korea: $15.4 million (2%)
10. Malaysia: $14.5 million (1.9%)
Gems, Precious Metals Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $5.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 88.4% of that total.
1. Japan: $942.8 million (18.4%)
2. China: $880.6 million (17.2%)
3. Hong Kong: $704.4 million (13.8%)
4. Indonesia: $444 million (8.7%)
5. United States: $431.7 million (8.4%)
6. Switzerland: $365 million (7.1%)
7. Singapore: $303.6 million (5.9%)
8. South Korea: $249.8 million (4.9%)
9. Germany: $105.1 million (2.1%)
10. France: $92.1 million (1.8%)
Inorganic Chemicals Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $3.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 89.3% of that total.
1. Japan: $675.7 million (20.3%)
2. China: $658.5 million (19.8%)
3. United States: $522.7 million (15.7%)
4. South Korea: $467.2 million (14%)
5. Germany: $258.3 million (7.8%)
6. Saudi Arabia: $125.5 million (3.8%)
7. Indonesia: $83.6 million (2.5%)
8. Switzerland: $80.2 million (2.4%)
9. Australia: $54.6 million (1.6%)
10. Malaysia: $47.7 million (1.4%)
Iron and Steel Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $10.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.7% of that total.
1. China: $3.3 billion (31.4%)
2. Japan: $2.6 billion (25.4%)
3. United States: $960.4 million (9.3%)
4. South Korea: $619.1 million (6%)
5. Russia: $525.7 million (5.1%)
6. South Africa: $289.3 million (2.8%)
7. India: $270.4 million (2.6%)
8. Brazil: $161.1 million (1.6%)
9. United Arab Emirates: $134.9 million (1.3%)
10. Indonesia: $125.2 million (1.2%)
Iron or Steel Product Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $1.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 91.5% of that total.
1. China: $519.5 million (36.2%)
2. Japan: $419.6 million (29.2%)
3. South Korea: $83.6 million (5.8%)
4. United States: $83.1 million (5.8%)
5. Germany: $60.3 million (4.2%)
6. Viet Nam: $48.5 million (3.4%)
7. Thailand: $43.1 million (3%)
8. India: $20.9 million (1.5%)
9. Italy: $19.7 million (1.4%)
10. France: $14.6 million (1%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $27.9 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 91.2% of that total.
1. Japan: $7.3 billion (26.2%)
2. China: $6.2 billion (22.3%)
3. United States: $4.6 billion (16.6%)
4. Netherlands: $1.7 billion (6.2%)
5. Germany: $1.6 billion (5.6%)
6. Singapore: $1.4 billion (5.2%)
7. South Korea: $951.2 million (3.4%)
8. Thailand: $872.5 million (3.1%)
9. Malaysia: $375.7 million (1.3%)
10. Italy: $352.1 million (1.3%)
Meat Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $1.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 98.9% of that total.
1. United States: $479.1 million (40.9%)
2. Australia: $303.2 million (25.9%)
3. New Zealand: $154.9 million (13.2%)
4. Canada: $93.2 million (8%)
5. Denmark: $41.4 million (3.5%)
6. Netherlands: $34.7 million (3%)
7. Nicaragua: $25.5 million (2.2%)
8. Hungary: $13.2 million (1.1%)
9. Panama: $10.4 million (0.9%)
10. France: $3.6 million (0.3%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $11.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 89.8% of that total.
1. Japan: $2.8 billion (25.1%)
2. China: $2.6 billion (23.3%)
3. United States: $2 billion (17.2%)
4. South Korea: $667.1 million (5.9%)
5. Germany: $629.4 million (5.5%)
6. Malaysia: $521.8 million (4.6%)
7. Israel: $365.9 million (3.2%)
8. Singapore: $290.9 million (2.6%)
9. Netherlands: $147.8 million (1.3%)
10. United Kingdom: $128.6 million (1.1%)
Oil Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $65.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 75.6% of that total.
1. Saudi Arabia: $11.7 billion (18%)
2. Kuwait: $6.4 billion (9.8%)
3. Qatar: $5.1 billion (7.8%)
4. United Arab Emirates: $4.9 billion (7.6%)
5. Indonesia: $4.7 billion (7.2%)
6. Oman: $3.5 billion (5.3%)
7. Iraq: $3.5 billion (5.3%)
8. Australia: $3.4 billion (5.3%)
9. Malaysia: $3.3 billion (4.974%)
10. Angola: $2.9 billion (4.5%)
Paper Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 87.2% of that total.
1. China: $400.7 million (25.8%)
2. United States: $237.7 million (15.3%)
3. Japan: $227.1 million (14.6%)
4. South Korea: $107 million (6.9%)
5. Indonesia: $103.9 million (6.7%)
6. Germany: $76.9 million (4.9%)
7. Finland: $65.9 million (4.2%)
8. Canada: $55.4 million (3.6%)
9. Thailand: $46.8 million (3%)
10. Viet Nam: $35.8 million (2.3%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 89% of that total.
1. Japan: $325 million (25.8%)
2. United States: $189.9 million (15.1%)
3. France: $188.8 million (15%)
4. China: $136 million (10.8%)
5. South Korea: $89.5 million (7.1%)
6. Germany: $50.5 million (4%)
7. Thailand: $44.9 million (3.6%)
8. Italy: $44 million (3.5%)
9. United Kingdom: $29.4 million (2.3%)
10. Singapore: $24.3 million (1.9%)
Pharmaceuticals Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $2.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.3% of that total.
1. United States: $610.2 million (23%)
2. Germany: $462.8 million (17.4%)
3. France: $231.9 million (8.7%)
4. United Kingdom: $164.9 million (6.2%)
5. Italy: $160.1 million (6%)
6. Ireland: $151.4 million (5.7%)
7. Japan: $150.9 million (5.7%)
8. Switzerland: $141.3 million (5.3%)
9. Spain: $102.8 million (3.9%)
10. Australia: $61.1 million (2.3%)
Plastics Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $7.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 91.2% of that total.
1. Japan: $3 billion (39.3%)
2. China: $1.2 billion (15.5%)
3. United States: $924.7 million (12.1%)
4. South Korea: $579.7 million (7.6%)
5. Saudi Arabia: $367.1 million (4.8%)
6. Singapore: $287.6 million (3.8%)
7. Thailand: $230.1 million (3%)
8. Germany: $191.2 million (2.5%)
9. Malaysia: $127.2 million (1.7%)
10. Qatar: $58.4 million (0.8%)
Rubber Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 88.4% of that total.
1. Japan: $289.3 million (22%)
2. Thailand: $212.7 million (16.2%)
3. China: $160.5 million (12.2%)
4. United States: $122.9 million (9.3%)
5. Indonesia: $97.8 million (7.4%)
6. South Korea: $74.4 million (5.6%)
7. Malaysia: $61.8 million (4.7%)
8. Viet Nam: $60.6 million (4.6%)
9. Germany: $45.7 million (3.5%)
10. France: $38.6 million (2.9%)
Wood Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.4% of that total.
1. Malaysia: $359.6 million (23.1%)
2. China: $227.1 million (14.6%)
3. Indonesia: $203.1 million (13%)
4. Canada: $100.6 million (6.4%)
5. Australia: $90.6 million (5.8%)
6. United States: $90 million (5.8%)
7. Thailand: $71.1 million (4.6%)
8. Myanmar (Burma): $62.9 million (4%)
9. Viet Nam: $61.7 million (4%)
10. New Zealand: $49.4 million (3.2%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Imports
Taiwanese imports for this product category were $799.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 90.2% of that total.
1. China: $482.1 million (60.3%)
2. Viet Nam: $84.3 million (10.5%)
3. Italy: $34.6 million (4.3%)
4. Japan: $26.2 million (3.3%)
5. Indonesia: $23.7 million (3%)
6. Thailand: $20.8 million (2.6%)
7. Cambodia: $13.8 million (1.7%)
8. Turkey: $13.6 million (1.7%)
9. South Korea: $11.2 million (1.4%)
10. Bangladesh: $10.8 million (1.4%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for leading Taiwanese import countries from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Taiwan Import Partners 2014
Fastest-Growing Taiwanese Import Countries
Research Note:
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance
costs are sometimes added to import totals.
Taiwan imported US$273.8 billion worth of goods from its international trade buddies in 2014. The adjacent list reveals the 10 top Taiwanese trade partners, accounting for 68.3% of total Taiwanese imports.
