What Taiwan buys from Malaysia.
Taiwan imported USD 13bn of manufactured and processed goods from Malaysia in 2024, up 30 per cent on 2022. That is 5 per cent of everything Taiwan imported in these lines, and Malaysia is its number 5 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Malaysia dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Taiwan paid Malaysia for it at the border, Malaysia's share of everything Taiwan imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 90 per cent of the lane.
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Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231
Share of Taiwan's imports31 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 3.0bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11.7m a tonne, 317 tonnesUSD 3.7bnin 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of Taiwan's imports12 per cent, 78 source countriesChangeup 97 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.3bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4.5m a tonne, 558 tonnesUSD 2.5bnin 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)HS 903082
Share of Taiwan's imports58 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 392 per cent on 2022 (USD 266m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 1.3bnin 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620
Share of Taiwan's imports6 per cent, 31 source countriesChangefrom USD 50m in 2022Unit valueUSD 504,950 a tonne, 1,251 tonnesUSD 632min 2024 -
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Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta...HS 903090
Share of Taiwan's imports23 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 314m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 917,746 a tonne, 403 tonnesUSD 370min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232
Share of Taiwan's imports1 per cent, 47 source countriesChangedown 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.2bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13.5m a tonne, 27 tonnesUSD 357min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330
Share of Taiwan's imports5 per cent, 79 source countriesChangeup 428 per cent on 2022 (USD 61m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 305,644 a tonne, 1,052 tonnesUSD 321min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150
Share of Taiwan's imports11 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 376 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 403,038 a tonne, 537 tonnesUSD 216min 2024 -
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Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351
Share of Taiwan's imports13 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 164m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 419,184 a tonne, 504 tonnesUSD 211min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690
Share of Taiwan's imports3 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 246,079 a tonne, 570 tonnesUSD 140min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129
Share of Taiwan's imports17 per cent, 47 source countriesChangefrom USD 9m in 2022Unit valueUSD 957,668 a tonne, 140 tonnesUSD 134min 2024 -
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Parts of electronic integrated circuitsHS 854290
Share of Taiwan's imports22 per cent, 40 source countriesChangedown 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 345m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.8m a tonne, 69 tonnesUSD 125min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762
Share of Taiwan's imports6 per cent, 85 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 125m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 813,463 a tonne, 153 tonnesUSD 124min 2024 -
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Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayerHS 853224
Share of Taiwan's imports8 per cent, 46 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 112m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 375,050 a tonne, 298 tonnesUSD 112min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139
Share of Taiwan's imports13 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 29,159 a tonne, 2,293 tonnesUSD 67min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiersHS 854233
Share of Taiwan's imports33 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 111 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6.4m a tonne, 10 tonnesUSD 67min 2024 -
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Monitors other than cathode-ray tube: n.e.c. in subheading 8528.52, whether or not colourHS 852859
Share of Taiwan's imports11 per cent, 46 source countriesChangeup 228 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 34,869 a tonne, 1,830 tonnesUSD 64min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED)HS 854141
Share of Taiwan's imports16 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 416 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.8m a tonne, 35 tonnesUSD 62min 2024 -
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Optical instruments and appliances: for inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices...HS 903141
Share of Taiwan's imports13 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 105 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 499,982 a tonne, 117 tonnesUSD 58min 2024 -
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Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronicsHS 381800
Share of Taiwan's imports2 per cent, 36 source countriesChangedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 86m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 435,061 a tonne, 123 tonnesUSD 53min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Taiwan's imports3 per cent, 79 source countriesChangeup 265 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 84,635 a tonne, 622 tonnesUSD 53min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: specially designed for telecommunications (e.g. cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)HS 903040
Share of Taiwan's imports36 per cent, 42 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.7m a tonne, 15 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of Taiwan's imports5 per cent, 63 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 38min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED)HS 854110
Share of Taiwan's imports11 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 169 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.2m a tonne, 30 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, propene (propylene)HS 290122
Share of Taiwan's imports13 per cent, 8 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,012 a tonne, 32,827 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
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Optical media: recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852349
Share of Taiwan's imports14 per cent, 52 source countriesChangefrom USD 5m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 32min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic...HS 848640
Share of Taiwan's imports4 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 124 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 168,622 a tonne, 189 tonnesUSD 32min 2024 -
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Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590
Share of Taiwan's imports23 per cent, 50 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,344 a tonne, 5,804 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of Taiwan's imports4 per cent, 64 source countriesChangeup 130 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 90,304 a tonne, 342 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779
Share of Taiwan's imports2 per cent, 61 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1.5m a tonne, 19 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Cellulose fibre-cement: articles or the like, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles (other than corrugated sheets), not containing asbestosHS 681182
Share of Taiwan's imports43 per cent, 17 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 265 a tonne, 105,696 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzeneHS 290220
Share of Taiwan's imports3 per cent, 13 source countriesChangeup 243 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,083 a tonne, 24,567 tonnesUSD 27min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41HS 847149
Share of Taiwan's imports22 per cent, 47 source countriesChangefrom USD 189k in 2022Unit valueUSD 292,108 a tonne, 90 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
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Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical woodHS 441231
Share of Taiwan's imports26 per cent, 15 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,297 a tonne, 7,805 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
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Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710
Share of Taiwan's imports2 per cent, 73 source countriesChangeup 94 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 212,794 a tonne, 119 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Oscilloscopes and oscillographsHS 903020
Share of Taiwan's imports48 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.5m a tonne, 9.6 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839
Share of Taiwan's imports9 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 26,780 a tonne, 848 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Wood, tropical, n.e.c. in item no. 4407.2, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mmHS 440729
Share of Taiwan's imports64 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 624 a tonne, 35,293 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923HS 392390
Share of Taiwan's imports14 per cent, 52 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,183 a tonne, 3,446 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690
Share of Taiwan's imports4 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 103,078 a tonne, 199 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isopreneHS 290124
Share of Taiwan's imports10 per cent, 12 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,184 a tonne, 17,149 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of Taiwan's imports2 per cent, 52 source countriesChangedown 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 65m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 39,276 a tonne, 494 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, diodes other than light emitting diodes and photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made...HS 854149
Share of Taiwan's imports9 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.8m a tonne, 10 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acrylic acid and its saltsHS 291611
Share of Taiwan's imports29 per cent, 13 source countriesChangeup 88 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 837 a tonne, 21,953 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Alcohols: saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)HS 290511
Share of Taiwan's imports5 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 362 a tonne, 50,086 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110
Share of Taiwan's imports5 per cent, 42 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,196 a tonne, 14,959 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180
Share of Taiwan's importsunder 1 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 98m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 385,077 a tonne, 45 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442
Share of Taiwan's imports2 per cent, 77 source countriesChangeup 477 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 17min 2024 -
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Copper: foil, not backed, of a thickness not exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copperHS 741011
Share of Taiwan's imports8 per cent, 20 source countriesChangedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 25,975 a tonne, 617 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Taiwan's imports2 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 176,631 a tonne, 90 tonnesUSD 16min 2024
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129USD 134m in 2024, from USD 9m in 2022. Malaysia supplies 17 per cent of the line.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620USD 632m in 2024, from USD 50m in 2022. Malaysia supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Optical media: recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852349USD 32m in 2024, from USD 5m in 2022. Malaysia supplies 14 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330USD 321m in 2024, up 428 per cent on 2022 (USD 61m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED)HS 854141USD 62m in 2024, up 416 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 16 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)HS 903082USD 1.3bn in 2024, up 392 per cent on 2022 (USD 266m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 58 per cent of the line.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150USD 216m in 2024, up 376 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440USD 53m in 2024, up 265 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzeneHS 290220USD 27m in 2024, up 243 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Monitors other than cathode-ray tube: n.e.c. in subheading 8528.52, whether or not colourHS 852859USD 64m in 2024, up 228 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED)HS 854110USD 35m in 2024, up 169 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890USD 16m in 2024, up 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370USD 14m in 2024, up 133 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180USD 31m in 2024, up 130 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic...HS 848640USD 32m in 2024, up 124 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853669USD 12m in 2024, up 114 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiersHS 854233USD 67m in 2024, up 111 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 33 per cent of the line.
- Optical instruments and appliances: for inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices...HS 903141USD 58m in 2024, up 105 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399USD 11m in 2024, up 97 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239USD 2.5bn in 2024, up 97 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.3bn in 2022). Malaysia supplies 12 per cent of the line.
Lines where Malaysia supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Malaysia ships at least 60 per cent of what Taiwan imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Wood, tropical, n.e.c. in item no. 4407.2, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mmHS 44072964 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 22m; 26 source countries in all.
- Optical media: unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 85234160 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 11m; 24 source countries in all.
- Silicates: of sodium (excluding sodium metasilicates)HS 28391963 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 7m; 15 source countries in all.
- Wood, tropical: white lauan, white meranti, white seraya, yellow meranti and alan, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or...HS 44072699 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 4m; 2 source countries in all.
- Wood, tropical: dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed...HS 44072596 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 3m; 2 source countries in all.
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of polyesters (not high tenacity or textured), partially oriented, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns...HS 54024663 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 2m; 5 source countries in all.
- Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: dinonyl or didecyl orthophthalatesHS 29173397 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 2m; 7 source countries in all.
- Sugar confectionery: chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoaHS 17041079 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 1m; 13 source countries in all.
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Malaysia's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Taiwan at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231Malaysia: USD 3.7bn at USD 11.7m a tonne. South Korea: USD 3.5bn (29 per cent of the line) at USD 6.1m a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3.3m a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239Malaysia: USD 2.5bn at USD 4.5m a tonne. China: USD 3.5bn (16 per cent of the line) at USD 1.2m a tonne, 74 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4.8m a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620Malaysia: USD 632m at USD 504,950 a tonne. Japan: USD 2.7bn (27 per cent of the line) at USD 228,335 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 410,872 a tonne.
- Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta...HS 903090Malaysia: USD 370m at USD 917,746 a tonne. China: USD 160m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 355,545 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.0m a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232Malaysia: USD 357m at USD 13.5m a tonne. China: USD 8.6bn (25 per cent of the line) at USD 10.5m a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8.3m a tonne.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150Malaysia: USD 216m at USD 403,038 a tonne. China: USD 501m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 211,952 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 435,303 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690Malaysia: USD 140m at USD 246,079 a tonne. China: USD 279m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 124,961 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 445,605 a tonne.
- Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129Malaysia: USD 134m at USD 957,668 a tonne. China: USD 448m (55 per cent of the line) at USD 307,092 a tonne, 68 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 533,094 a tonne.
- Parts of electronic integrated circuitsHS 854290Malaysia: USD 125m at USD 1.8m a tonne. Japan: USD 214m (38 per cent of the line) at USD 281,718 a tonne, 85 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.3m a tonne.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Malaysia: USD 124m at USD 813,463 a tonne. China: USD 595m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 160,546 a tonne, 80 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 316,120 a tonne.
- Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayerHS 853224Malaysia: USD 112m at USD 375,050 a tonne. Philippines: USD 39m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 291,404 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 463,019 a tonne.
- Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139Malaysia: USD 67m at USD 29,159 a tonne. China: USD 118m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 11,432 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 45,452 a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiersHS 854233Malaysia: USD 67m at USD 6.4m a tonne. China: USD 16m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 1.3m a tonne, 79 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3.6m a tonne.
- Monitors other than cathode-ray tube: n.e.c. in subheading 8528.52, whether or not colourHS 852859Malaysia: USD 64m at USD 34,869 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 24m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 25,608 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 103,161 a tonne.
- Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED)HS 854141Malaysia: USD 62m at USD 1.8m a tonne. China: USD 224m (56 per cent of the line) at USD 446,210 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m a tonne.
- Optical instruments and appliances: for inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices...HS 903141Malaysia: USD 58m at USD 499,982 a tonne. China: USD 7m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 148,211 a tonne, 70 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 501,867 a tonne.
- Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronicsHS 381800Malaysia: USD 53m at USD 435,061 a tonne. China: USD 389m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 142,083 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 576,171 a tonne.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440Malaysia: USD 53m at USD 84,635 a tonne. China: USD 946m (55 per cent of the line) at USD 38,984 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 80,651 a tonne.
- Instruments and apparatus: specially designed for telecommunications (e.g. cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)HS 903040Malaysia: USD 40m at USD 2.7m a tonne. United States: USD 30m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 1.6m a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.4m a tonne.
- Electrical apparatus: diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED)HS 854110Malaysia: USD 35m at USD 1.2m a tonne. China: USD 227m (71 per cent of the line) at USD 208,689 a tonne, 82 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 589,012 a tonne.
What Taiwan buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Taiwan with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is Malaysia's part of everything Taiwan imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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