What France buys from Taiwan.
France imported USD 3.8bn of manufactured and processed goods from Taiwan in 2024, down 7 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything France imported in these lines, and Taiwan is its number 28 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Taiwan 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 France paid Taiwan for it at the border, Taiwan's share of everything France imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 72 per cent of the lane.
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of France's imports33 per cent, 109 source countriesChangedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 848m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.5m a tonne, 208 tonnesUSD 525min 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 France's imports6 per cent, 145 source countriesChangeup 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 186m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 329,775 a tonne, 925 tonnesUSD 305min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232
Share of France's imports41 per cent, 64 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 269m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 197,667 a tonne, 1,051 tonnesUSD 208min 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 France's imports18 per cent, 90 source countriesChangeup 413 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.3m a tonne, 132 tonnesUSD 170min 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 France's imports12 per cent, 127 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 124m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 170,372 a tonne, 910 tonnesUSD 155min 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 France's imports7 per cent, 97 source countriesChangeup 105 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 693,543 a tonne, 164 tonnesUSD 114min 2024 -
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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 France's imports8 per cent, 96 source countriesChangedown 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 234m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 110min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130
Share of France's imports1 per cent, 132 source countriesChangefrom USD 9m in 2022Unit valueUSD 369,971 a tonne, 209 tonnesUSD 77min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of France's imports3 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 917,306 a tonne, 72 tonnesUSD 66min 2024 -
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Bicycles and other cycles: including delivery tricycles, not motorisedHS 871200
Share of France's imports14 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 119,600 a tonne, 541 tonnesUSD 65min 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 France's imports9 per cent, 107 source countriesChangeup 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 572,974 a tonne, 106 tonnesUSD 61min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of France's imports2 per cent, 143 source countriesChangeup 114 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 129,795 a tonne, 435 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of France's imports1 per cent, 177 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 59m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,351 a tonne, 3,126 tonnesUSD 51min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-carsHS 871160
Share of France's imports7 per cent, 53 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 70,088 a tonne, 632 tonnesUSD 44min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: threaded self-tapping screwsHS 731814
Share of France's imports26 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,821 a tonne, 7,541 tonnesUSD 44min 2024 -
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Cycles: parts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 8714.9HS 871499
Share of France's imports19 per cent, 88 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 62m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 36,153 a tonne, 1,197 tonnesUSD 43min 2024 -
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Vinyl acetate, vinyl ester polymers, vinyl polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3905, in primary forms, copolymersHS 390591
Share of France's imports39 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,417 a tonne, 6,044 tonnesUSD 39min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: threaded nutsHS 731816
Share of France's imports13 per cent, 102 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,730 a tonne, 5,425 tonnesUSD 37min 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 France's imports5 per cent, 35 source countriesChangedown 84 per cent on 2022 (USD 199m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 30 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washersHS 731815
Share of France's imports3 per cent, 134 source countriesChangedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,018 a tonne, 7,157 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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Spectacles, goggles and the like: (other than sunglasses) corrective, protective or otherHS 900490
Share of France's imports17 per cent, 103 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 45,427 a tonne, 625 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
22
Tools, hand: interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handlesHS 820420
Share of France's imports36 per cent, 77 source countriesChangeup 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,071 a tonne, 1,387 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Nickel: articles thereof n.e.c. in item no. 7508.1HS 750890
Share of France's imports12 per cent, 51 source countriesChangeup 86 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 25min 2024 -
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Sunglasses: corrective, protective or otherHS 900410
Share of France's imports4 per cent, 111 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 83,706 a tonne, 290 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839
Share of France's imports11 per cent, 22 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 653 a tonne, 34,638 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: threaded wood screws other than coach screwsHS 731812
Share of France's imports22 per cent, 66 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,947 a tonne, 3,757 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in...HS 847141
Share of France's imports3 per cent, 89 source countriesChangeup 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 220,147 a tonne, 100 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessoriesHS 871410
Share of France's imports5 per cent, 105 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 38,445 a tonne, 528 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170
Share of France's imports2 per cent, 112 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 345,659 a tonne, 58 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine of cylinder capacity exceeding 500cc but not exceeding 800cc...HS 871140
Share of France's imports6 per cent, 42 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 23,836 a tonne, 811 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589
Share of France's imports2 per cent, 104 source countriesChangefrom USD 735k in 2022Unit valueUSD 260,681 a tonne, 66 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Tools, hand: other hand tools (including glaziers diamonds), excluding household tools, drilling, threading or tapping tools, hammers and sledge hammers, planes...HS 820559
Share of France's imports7 per cent, 120 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,913 a tonne, 1,171 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Electric accumulators: lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850720
Share of France's imports5 per cent, 70 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,752 a tonne, 4,290 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
34
Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens: of liquid crystals, with drivers or control circuitsHS 852491
Share of France's imports6 per cent, 51 source countriesChangeup 157 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 208,385 a tonne, 73 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71HS 852852
Share of France's imports2 per cent, 89 source countriesChangeup 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 44,104 a tonne, 340 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131
Share of France's imports3 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.0m a tonne, 15 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370
Share of France's imports2 per cent, 129 source countriesChangedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 226,155 a tonne, 64 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of France's imports1 per cent, 158 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,012 a tonne, 1,070 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
39
Machining centres: for working metalHS 845710
Share of France's imports7 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,854 a tonne, 927 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or includedHS 847190
Share of France's imports6 per cent, 105 source countriesChangeup 121 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 235,192 a tonne, 54 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Cycles: frames and forks, and parts thereofHS 871491
Share of France's imports13 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 63,106 a tonne, 200 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED)HS 854110
Share of France's imports8 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 107,645 a tonne, 114 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220
Share of France's imports2 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 50,107 a tonne, 242 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Tools, hand: hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches), non-adjustableHS 820411
Share of France's imports22 per cent, 85 source countriesChangedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,992 a tonne, 916 tonnesUSD 12min 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 France's imports2 per cent, 93 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 165,311 a tonne, 71 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Aluminium: articles n.e.c. in heading 7616HS 761699
Share of France's imports1 per cent, 121 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 46,700 a tonne, 250 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of France's imports1 per cent, 140 source countriesChangeup 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 130,753 a tonne, 89 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
48
Electrical resistors: fixed, for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20W (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors and carbon resistors)HS 853321
Share of France's imports8 per cent, 86 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 109,447 a tonne, 106 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Athletics and gymnastics equipmentHS 950691
Share of France's imports2 per cent, 104 source countriesChangeup 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,129 a tonne, 864 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449
Share of France's imports1 per cent, 108 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,480 a tonne, 1,298 tonnesUSD 11min 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.
- Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130USD 77m in 2024, from USD 9m in 2022. Taiwan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180USD 170m in 2024, up 413 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 18 per cent of the line.
- Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens: of liquid crystals, with drivers or control circuitsHS 852491USD 15m in 2024, up 157 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or includedHS 847190USD 13m in 2024, up 121 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440USD 56m in 2024, up 114 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Athletics and gymnastics equipmentHS 950691USD 11m in 2024, up 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 2 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 114m in 2024, up 105 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Nickel: articles thereof n.e.c. in item no. 7508.1HS 750890USD 25m in 2024, up 86 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71HS 852852USD 15m in 2024, up 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890USD 12m in 2024, up 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191USD 66m in 2024, up 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Signalling apparatus: electric, sound or visual, burglar or fire alarms and similar, other than those of heading no. 8512 or 8530HS 853110USD 11m in 2024, up 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762USD 305m in 2024, up 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 186m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131USD 15m in 2024, up 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED)HS 854110USD 12m in 2024, up 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in...HS 847141USD 22m in 2024, up 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351USD 61m in 2024, up 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Tools: for working in the hand, pneumatic, rotary type (including combined rotary-percussion)HS 846711USD 7m in 2024, up 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 21 per cent of the line.
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499USD 9m in 2024, up 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Tools, hand: interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handlesHS 820420USD 28m in 2024, up 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 36 per cent of the line.
Lines where Taiwan supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Taiwan ships at least 60 per cent of what France imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
No line worth USD 1m or more where Taiwan supplies 60 per cent of France's imports.
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Taiwan's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to France 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: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239Taiwan: USD 525m at USD 2.5m a tonne. Germany: USD 357m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 1.1m a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 600,791 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 851762Taiwan: USD 305m at USD 329,775 a tonne. China: USD 1.4bn (28 per cent of the line) at USD 144,568 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 287,244 a tonne.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180Taiwan: USD 170m at USD 1.3m a tonne. China: USD 322m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 234,772 a tonne, 82 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 279,756 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330Taiwan: USD 155m at USD 170,372 a tonne. China: USD 573m (42 per cent of the line) at USD 122,024 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 140,575 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 847150Taiwan: USD 114m at USD 693,543 a tonne. China: USD 407m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 101,027 a tonne, 85 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 281,657 a tonne.
- Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130Taiwan: USD 77m at USD 369,971 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 142m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 198,898 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 279,455 a tonne.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191Taiwan: USD 66m at USD 917,306 a tonne. Belgium: USD 198m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 610,949 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 902,046 a tonne.
- Bicycles and other cycles: including delivery tricycles, not motorisedHS 871200Taiwan: USD 65m at USD 119,600 a tonne. Portugal: USD 62m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 20,070 a tonne, 83 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 43,102 a tonne.
- Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351Taiwan: USD 61m at USD 572,974 a tonne. China: USD 104m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 421,439 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 477,653 a tonne.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440Taiwan: USD 56m at USD 129,795 a tonne. China: USD 1.0bn (31 per cent of the line) at USD 38,648 a tonne, 70 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 57,512 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690Taiwan: USD 51m at USD 16,351 a tonne. Germany: USD 656m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 10,633 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,451 a tonne.
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-carsHS 871160Taiwan: USD 44m at USD 70,088 a tonne. China: USD 186m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 13,511 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 48,022 a tonne.
- Iron or steel: threaded self-tapping screwsHS 731814Taiwan: USD 44m at USD 5,821 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 6m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 4,492 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,456 a tonne.
- Cycles: parts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 8714.9HS 871499Taiwan: USD 43m at USD 36,153 a tonne. China: USD 34m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 13,630 a tonne, 62 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 39,036 a tonne.
- Vinyl acetate, vinyl ester polymers, vinyl polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3905, in primary forms, copolymersHS 390591Taiwan: USD 39m at USD 6,417 a tonne. Germany: USD 13m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 3,212 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,293 a tonne.
- Iron or steel: threaded nutsHS 731816Taiwan: USD 37m at USD 6,730 a tonne. China: USD 24m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 3,183 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,014 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620Taiwan: USD 31m at USD 1.1m a tonne. United States: USD 111m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 345,336 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 331,312 a tonne.
- Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washersHS 731815Taiwan: USD 29m at USD 4,018 a tonne. China: USD 47m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 2,931 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,434 a tonne.
- Tools, hand: interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handlesHS 820420Taiwan: USD 28m at USD 20,071 a tonne. China: USD 15m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 6,702 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,773 a tonne.
- Iron or steel: threaded wood screws other than coach screwsHS 731812Taiwan: USD 22m at USD 5,947 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 8m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 3,660 a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,947 a tonne.
What France 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 France 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 Taiwan's part of everything France 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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