Trade lane

What Germany buys from Taiwan.

Germany imported USD 10bn of manufactured and processed goods from Taiwan in 2024, down 42 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything Germany imported in these lines, and Taiwan is its number 23 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.

USD 10bnfrom Taiwan in 2024 (USD 18bn in 2022)
1 per centof Germany's imports in these lines, USD 1.1tn from every source
559product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#23Taiwan's rank among Germany's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Germany paid Taiwan for it at the border, Taiwan's share of everything Germany imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 70 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    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 Germany's imports20 per cent, 106 source countries
    Changedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 2.9bn in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3.3m a tonne, 411 tonnes
    USD 1.3bnin 2024
  2. 2

    Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239

    Share of Germany's imports14 per cent, 112 source countries
    Changedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.7bn in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3.5m a tonne, 291 tonnes
    USD 1.0bnin 2024
  3. 3

    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 Germany's imports14 per cent, 105 source countries
    Changeup 324 per cent on 2022 (USD 158m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 860,978 a tonne, 780 tonnes
    USD 671min 2024
  4. 4

    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 Germany's imports4 per cent, 135 source countries
    Changedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 674m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 375,463 a tonne, 1,214 tonnes
    USD 456min 2024
  5. 5

    Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330

    Share of Germany's imports9 per cent, 114 source countries
    Changedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 561m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 103,999 a tonne, 3,178 tonnes
    USD 330min 2024
  6. 6

    Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens: of liquid crystals, with drivers or control circuitsHS 852491

    Share of Germany's imports14 per cent, 54 source countries
    Changeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 255m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 163,046 a tonne, 1,963 tonnes
    USD 320min 2024
  7. 7

    Cycles: parts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 8714.9HS 871499

    Share of Germany's imports33 per cent, 69 source countries
    Changedown 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 548m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 57,967 a tonne, 3,888 tonnes
    USD 225min 2024
  8. 8

    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 Germany's imports1 per cent, 128 source countries
    Changedown 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 384m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 528,635 a tonne, 359 tonnes
    USD 190min 2024
  9. 9

    Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectorsHS 852990

    Share of Germany's imports6 per cent, 87 source countries
    Changedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 222m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 291,309 a tonne, 581 tonnes
    USD 169min 2024
  10. 10

    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 Germany's imports8 per cent, 107 source countries
    Changedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 232m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,279 a tonne, 49,102 tonnes
    USD 161min 2024
  11. 11

    Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170

    Share of Germany's imports5 per cent, 110 source countries
    Changedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 206m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 322,520 a tonne, 493 tonnes
    USD 159min 2024
  12. 12

    Cycles: frames and forks, and parts thereofHS 871491

    Share of Germany's imports24 per cent, 56 source countries
    Changedown 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 493m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 67,055 a tonne, 2,093 tonnes
    USD 140min 2024
  13. 13

    Iron or steel: threaded self-tapping screwsHS 731814

    Share of Germany's imports26 per cent, 60 source countries
    Changedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 214m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,027 a tonne, 19,709 tonnes
    USD 119min 2024
  14. 14

    Iron or steel: threaded nutsHS 731816

    Share of Germany's imports17 per cent, 85 source countries
    Changedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 163m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,192 a tonne, 25,251 tonnes
    USD 106min 2024
  15. 15

    Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351

    Share of Germany's imports10 per cent, 103 source countries
    Changedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 176m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 692,848 a tonne, 150 tonnes
    USD 104min 2024
  16. 16

    Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180

    Share of Germany's imports4 per cent, 96 source countries
    Changedown 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 353m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 274,660 a tonne, 357 tonnes
    USD 98min 2024
  17. 17

    Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690

    Share of Germany's imports1 per cent, 140 source countries
    Changedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 94m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 19,396 a tonne, 4,608 tonnes
    USD 89min 2024
  18. 18

    Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232

    Share of Germany's imports9 per cent, 84 source countries
    Changedown 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 395m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.0m a tonne, 86 tonnes
    USD 88min 2024
  19. 19

    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 Germany's imports12 per cent, 45 source countries
    Changedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 105m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 548,519 a tonne, 156 tonnes
    USD 85min 2024
  20. 20

    Circuits: printedHS 853400

    Share of Germany's imports5 per cent, 80 source countries
    Changedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 138m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 108,041 a tonne, 758 tonnes
    USD 82min 2024
  21. 21

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needlesHS 901831

    Share of Germany's imports9 per cent, 66 source countries
    Changedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 92m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 123,417 a tonne, 599 tonnes
    USD 74min 2024
  22. 22

    Electrical static convertersHS 850440

    Share of Germany's imports1 per cent, 129 source countries
    Changedown 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 168m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 45,361 a tonne, 1,266 tonnes
    USD 57min 2024
  23. 23

    Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589

    Share of Germany's imports2 per cent, 102 source countries
    Changeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 52m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 341,420 a tonne, 157 tonnes
    USD 53min 2024
  24. 24

    Cycles: parts thereof, brakes, including coaster braking hubs and hub-brakes, and parts thereofHS 871494

    Share of Germany's imports30 per cent, 48 source countries
    Changedown 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 160m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 70,539 a tonne, 750 tonnes
    USD 53min 2024
  25. 25

    Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-carsHS 871160

    Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changedown 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 180m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 57,755 a tonne, 916 tonnes
    USD 53min 2024
  26. 26

    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 Germany's imports4 per cent, 82 source countries
    Changedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 72m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 229,333 a tonne, 230 tonnes
    USD 53min 2024
  27. 27

    Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessoriesHS 871410

    Share of Germany's imports7 per cent, 69 source countries
    Changedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 87m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 34,809 a tonne, 1,502 tonnes
    USD 52min 2024
  28. 28

    Bicycles and other cycles: including delivery tricycles, not motorisedHS 871200

    Share of Germany's imports6 per cent, 80 source countries
    Changedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 84m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 78,608 a tonne, 653 tonnes
    USD 51min 2024
  29. 29

    Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220

    Share of Germany's imports1 per cent, 83 source countries
    Changedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 62m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 30,914 a tonne, 1,546 tonnes
    USD 48min 2024
  30. 30

    Cycles: parts, pedals and crank-gear, and parts thereofHS 871496

    Share of Germany's imports38 per cent, 51 source countries
    Changedown 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 129m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 64,567 a tonne, 727 tonnes
    USD 47min 2024
  31. 31

    Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690

    Share of Germany's imports5 per cent, 62 source countries
    Changeup 112 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 399,509 a tonne, 117 tonnes
    USD 47min 2024
  32. 32

    Vehicle parts: road wheels and parts and accessories thereofHS 870870

    Share of Germany's imports2 per cent, 77 source countries
    Changedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,400 a tonne, 3,683 tonnes
    USD 46min 2024
  33. 33

    Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730

    Share of Germany's importsunder 1 per cent, 101 source countries
    Changelevel with 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 212,632 a tonne, 213 tonnes
    USD 45min 2024
  34. 34

    Tools, hand: interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handlesHS 820420

    Share of Germany's imports36 per cent, 80 source countries
    Changedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 69m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 21,562 a tonne, 2,084 tonnes
    USD 45min 2024
  35. 35

    Cyclic hydrocarbons: o-xyleneHS 290241

    Share of Germany's imports20 per cent, 15 source countries
    Changenew since 2022
    Unit valueUSD 1,280 a tonne, 30,131 tonnes
    USD 39min 2024
  36. 36

    Iron or steel: threaded wood screws other than coach screwsHS 731812

    Share of Germany's imports21 per cent, 49 source countries
    Changedown 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 79m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,529 a tonne, 14,855 tonnes
    USD 38min 2024
  37. 37

    Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayerHS 853224

    Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 66 source countries
    Changedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 224,366 a tonne, 159 tonnes
    USD 36min 2024
  38. 38

    Poly(vinyl alcohol): whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groupsHS 390530

    Share of Germany's imports25 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changedown 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,170 a tonne, 16,429 tonnes
    USD 36min 2024
  39. 39

    Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690

    Share of Germany's imports1 per cent, 129 source countries
    Changedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,941 a tonne, 2,724 tonnes
    USD 35min 2024
  40. 40

    Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED)HS 854141

    Share of Germany's imports4 per cent, 76 source countries
    Changedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 798,679 a tonne, 44 tonnes
    USD 35min 2024
  41. 41

    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 Germany's imports6 per cent, 81 source countries
    Changedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 64m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 122,744 a tonne, 285 tonnes
    USD 35min 2024
  42. 42

    Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41HS 847149

    Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 87 source countries
    Changeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 170,007 a tonne, 205 tonnes
    USD 35min 2024
  43. 43

    Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829

    Share of Germany's importsunder 1 per cent, 92 source countries
    Changedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,196 a tonne, 2,626 tonnes
    USD 35min 2024
  44. 44

    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 Germany's imports2 per cent, 114 source countries
    Changedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 37,762 a tonne, 890 tonnes
    USD 34min 2024
  45. 45

    Machining centres: for working metalHS 845710

    Share of Germany's imports9 per cent, 34 source countries
    Changedown 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 79m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,326 a tonne, 2,502 tonnes
    USD 33min 2024
  46. 46

    Electrical inductors: n.e.c. in heading no. 8504HS 850450

    Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 83 source countries
    Changedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 75,339 a tonne, 421 tonnes
    USD 32min 2024
  47. 47

    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 Germany's imports1 per cent, 86 source countries
    Changedown 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 77m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 59,254 a tonne, 533 tonnes
    USD 32min 2024
  48. 48

    Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiersHS 854233

    Share of Germany's imports8 per cent, 68 source countries
    Changedown 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 96m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 19 tonnes
    USD 31min 2024
  49. 49

    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 Germany's imports1 per cent, 122 source countries
    Changedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 126,427 a tonne, 246 tonnes
    USD 31min 2024
  50. 50

    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 Germany's imports10 per cent, 100 source countries
    Changedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,152 a tonne, 2,106 tonnes
    USD 30min 2024
Fastest growing

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.

  1. 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 671m in 2024, up 324 per cent on 2022 (USD 158m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 14 per cent of the line.
  2. Rubber: synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400220USD 22m in 2024, up 198 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 15 per cent of the line.
  3. Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690USD 47m in 2024, up 112 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 5 per cent of the line.
  4. Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899USD 22m in 2024, up 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Taiwan supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
  5. Glass fibres: (including glass wool), yarns and sliversHS 701913USD 10m in 2024, up 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 17 per cent of the line.
  6. Lasers: other than laser diodesHS 901320USD 16m in 2024, up 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  7. Optical elements: lenses n.e.c. in heading no. 9001, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, unmounted, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically...HS 900190USD 13m in 2024, up 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  8. Tools, hand: two or more of heading no. 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail saleHS 820600USD 26m in 2024, up 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 17 per cent of the line.
  9. Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110USD 15m in 2024, up 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Taiwan supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
  10. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321USD 11m in 2024, up 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Taiwan supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
  11. Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductorsHS 854420USD 12m in 2024, up 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 4 per cent of the line.
  12. Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens: of liquid crystals, with drivers or control circuitsHS 852491USD 320m in 2024, up 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 255m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 14 per cent of the line.
  13. Equipment for outdoor games and recreation n.e.c. in heading no. 9506HS 950699USD 13m in 2024, up 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  14. Cash registersHS 847050USD 14m in 2024, up 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 12 per cent of the line.
  15. Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191USD 19m in 2024, up 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Taiwan supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
  16. Tools: plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermetsHS 820900USD 7m in 2024, up 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  17. Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41HS 847149USD 35m in 2024, up 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  18. Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720827USD 7m in 2024, up 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  19. Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779USD 8m in 2024, up 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  20. Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposesHS 841950USD 7m in 2024, up 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
Where Taiwan dominates

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 Germany imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

  1. Optical elements: polarising material, sheets and plates thereofHS 90012073 per cent of Germany's imports of the line, USD 16m; 32 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value

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 Germany 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.

  1. Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231Taiwan: USD 1.3bn at USD 3.3m a tonne. China: USD 1.1bn (16 per cent of the line) at USD 1.4m a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 774,479 a tonne.
  2. Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239Taiwan: USD 1.0bn at USD 3.5m a tonne. Malaysia: USD 1.1bn (15 per cent of the line) at USD 668,713 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 997,731 a tonne.
  3. 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 671m at USD 860,978 a tonne. China: USD 1.4bn (30 per cent of the line) at USD 216,045 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 308,502 a tonne.
  4. 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 456m at USD 375,463 a tonne. China: USD 3.8bn (32 per cent of the line) at USD 116,447 a tonne, 69 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 280,068 a tonne.
  5. Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330Taiwan: USD 330m at USD 103,999 a tonne. China: USD 999m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 50,437 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 177,741 a tonne.
  6. Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens: of liquid crystals, with drivers or control circuitsHS 852491Taiwan: USD 320m at USD 163,046 a tonne. China: USD 957m (42 per cent of the line) at USD 114,684 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 166,061 a tonne.
  7. Cycles: parts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 8714.9HS 871499Taiwan: USD 225m at USD 57,967 a tonne. China: USD 93m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 19,707 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 37,336 a tonne.
  8. 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 190m at USD 528,635 a tonne. China: USD 9.1bn (69 per cent of the line) at USD 301,022 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 272,354 a tonne.
  9. Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectorsHS 852990Taiwan: USD 169m at USD 291,309 a tonne. Poland: USD 178m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 213,841 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 198,447 a tonne.
  10. 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 161m at USD 3,279 a tonne. China: USD 168m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 2,408 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,181 a tonne.
  11. Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170Taiwan: USD 159m at USD 322,520 a tonne. Italy: USD 13m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 188,255 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 390,123 a tonne.
  12. Cycles: frames and forks, and parts thereofHS 871491Taiwan: USD 140m at USD 67,055 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 50m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 27,969 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 54,340 a tonne.
  13. Iron or steel: threaded self-tapping screwsHS 731814Taiwan: USD 119m at USD 6,027 a tonne. Czech Republic: USD 61m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 3,098 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,987 a tonne.
  14. Iron or steel: threaded nutsHS 731816Taiwan: USD 106m at USD 4,192 a tonne. China: USD 113m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 2,512 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 7,567 a tonne.
  15. Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351Taiwan: USD 104m at USD 692,848 a tonne. Czech Republic: USD 31m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 394,389 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 613,663 a tonne.
  16. Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180Taiwan: USD 98m at USD 274,660 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 203m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 197,841 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 297,082 a tonne.
  17. Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690Taiwan: USD 89m at USD 19,396 a tonne. China: USD 1.1bn (16 per cent of the line) at USD 7,942 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,693 a tonne.
  18. Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232Taiwan: USD 88m at USD 1.0m a tonne. Netherlands: USD 59m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 716,776 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.0m a tonne.
  19. Circuits: printedHS 853400Taiwan: USD 82m at USD 108,041 a tonne. China: USD 748m (41 per cent of the line) at USD 50,066 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 167,324 a tonne.
  20. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needlesHS 901831Taiwan: USD 74m at USD 123,417 a tonne. Switzerland: USD 202m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 27,726 a tonne, 78 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 29,929 a tonne.
What this record says

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 Germany 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 Germany 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.

What it does not say

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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