Trade lane
What Taiwan buys from the United Kingdom.
Taiwan imported USD 2.5bn of manufactured and processed goods from the United Kingdom in 2024, up 35 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything Taiwan imported in these lines, and the United Kingdom is its number 14 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where the United Kingdom 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 2.5bnfrom the United Kingdom in 2024 (USD 1.8bn in 2022)
1 per centof Taiwan's imports in these lines, USD 255bn from every source
219product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#14the United Kingdom's rank among Taiwan's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Taiwan paid the United Kingdom for it at the border, the United Kingdom'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 75 per cent of the lane.
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of Taiwan's imports36 per cent, 10 source countriesChangefrom USD 28m in 2022Unit valueUSD 2.2m a tonne, 225 tonnesUSD 497min 2024 -
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WhiskiesHS 220830
Share of Taiwan's imports77 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 395m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,123 a tonne, 19,457 tonnesUSD 450min 2024 -
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Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490
Share of Taiwan's imports4 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 86m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 411,803 a tonne, 308 tonnesUSD 127min 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 imports1 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 115 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 415,905 a tonne, 241 tonnesUSD 100min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324
Share of Taiwan's imports19 per cent, 13 source countriesChangeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 64m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 87,475 a tonne, 744 tonnesUSD 65min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340
Share of Taiwan's imports2 per cent, 19 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 53m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,886 a tonne, 2,681 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of Taiwan's imports4 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 122,259 a tonne, 381 tonnesUSD 47min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of Taiwan's imports3 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 365,479 a tonne, 96 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of Taiwan's imports1 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 29,655 a tonne, 1,048 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Electric generating sets: wind-powered, (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines)HS 850231
Share of Taiwan's imports8 per cent, 16 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 30,320 a tonne, 953 tonnesUSD 29min 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 imports1 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 187 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 274,750 a tonne, 85 tonnesUSD 23min 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 imports1 per cent, 36 source countriesChangedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.4m a tonne, 16 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Radar apparatusHS 852610
Share of Taiwan's imports37 per cent, 37 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 19min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199
Share of Taiwan's imports6 per cent, 66 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 121,079 a tonne, 158 tonnesUSD 19min 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 imports1 per cent, 85 source countriesChangedown 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 270,175 a tonne, 70 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Apparatus based on the use of x-rays, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usesHS 902219
Share of Taiwan's imports4 per cent, 25 source countriesChangeup 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 195,876 a tonne, 96 tonnesUSD 19min 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 countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 348,572 a tonne, 46 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91HS 490199
Share of Taiwan's imports25 per cent, 64 source countriesChangeup 166 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 33,340 a tonne, 457 tonnesUSD 15min 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 imports3 per cent, 56 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 135,729 a tonne, 107 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215
Share of Taiwan's imports2 per cent, 34 source countriesChangeup 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6.1m a tonne, 2.4 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Polyesters: n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, saturated, in primary formsHS 390799
Share of Taiwan's imports7 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,676 a tonne, 3,060 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
22
Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690
Share of Taiwan's importsunder 1 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 702,117 a tonne, 20 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432
Share of Taiwan's imports27 per cent, 20 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 13min 2024 -
24
Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of Taiwan's imports1 per cent, 64 source countriesChangeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 132,949 a tonne, 89 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Lasers: other than laser diodesHS 901320
Share of Taiwan's imports4 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 122 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 535,297 a tonne, 22 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Radio navigational aid apparatusHS 852691
Share of Taiwan's imports24 per cent, 39 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 12min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: gas or smoke analysis apparatus, for physical or chemical analysisHS 902710
Share of Taiwan's imports8 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 816,968 a tonne, 12 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322
Share of Taiwan's imports3 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,088 a tonne, 497 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Taiwan's imports1 per cent, 87 source countriesChangeup 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 103,637 a tonne, 86 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Taiwan's imports1 per cent, 79 source countriesChangeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 248,829 a tonne, 35 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
31
Tanks, casks, drums, boxes and similar containers for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas) less than 50l capacity, n.e.c. in item no. 7310.2, of iron or...HS 731029
Share of Taiwan's imports26 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 9min 2024 -
32
Printed matter: pictures, designs and photographs, n.e.c. in item no. 4911.10HS 491191
Share of Taiwan's imports61 per cent, 39 source countriesChangefrom USD 183k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 9min 2024 -
33
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 imports7 per cent, 47 source countriesChangefrom USD 170k in 2022Unit valueUSD 948,861 a tonne, 8.9 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
34
Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereofHS 880720
Share of Taiwan's imports10 per cent, 24 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 445,155 a tonne, 19 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
35
Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Taiwan's imports1 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 221 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 57,426 a tonne, 143 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposesHS 841950
Share of Taiwan's imports4 per cent, 43 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 8min 2024 -
37
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 imports1 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 188 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 342,056 a tonne, 23 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
38
Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by...HS 870350
Share of Taiwan's imports4 per cent, 6 source countriesChangeup 144 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,983 a tonne, 325 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
39
Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902789
Share of Taiwan's imports3 per cent, 52 source countriesChangeup 177 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 112,462 a tonne, 66 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
40
Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, unsupported, n.e.c. or includedHS 381590
Share of Taiwan's imports6 per cent, 33 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 7min 2024 -
41
Optical instruments and appliances: for measuring or checking, n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903149
Share of Taiwan's imports1 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 332,337 a tonne, 20 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
42
Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unitHS 841582
Share of Taiwan's imports26 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 7min 2024 -
43
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839
Share of Taiwan's imports3 per cent, 45 source countriesChangefrom USD 46k in 2022Unit valueUSD 61,880 a tonne, 105 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
44
Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790
Share of Taiwan's imports5 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 762,944 a tonne, 8.3 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
45
Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matterHS 320611
Share of Taiwan's imports4 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,150 a tonne, 1,906 tonnesUSD 6min 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 Taiwan's imports2 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 263,156 a tonne, 23 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
47
Lenses, contact: unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically workedHS 900130
Share of Taiwan's imports7 per cent, 14 source countriesChangedown 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 83,149 a tonne, 70 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
48
Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750
Share of Taiwan's imports2 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 949,579 a tonne, 6.0 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
49
Navigational instruments and appliances: for aeronautical or space navigation (excluding compasses)HS 901420
Share of Taiwan's imports24 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 186 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17.8m a tonne, 0.3 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480
Share of Taiwan's imports4 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 6min 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.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112USD 497m in 2024, from USD 28m in 2022. The United Kingdom supplies 36 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 23m in 2024, up 187 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91HS 490199USD 15m in 2024, up 166 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 25 per cent of the line.
- Lasers: other than laser diodesHS 901320USD 12m in 2024, up 122 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 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 100m in 2024, up 115 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191USD 35m in 2024, up 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690USD 9m in 2024, up 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Apparatus based on the use of x-rays, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usesHS 902219USD 19m in 2024, up 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215USD 14m in 2024, up 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690USD 14m in 2024, up 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Tanks, casks, drums, boxes and similar containers for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas) less than 50l capacity, n.e.c. in item no. 7310.2, of iron or...HS 731029USD 9m in 2024, up 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 26 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: gas or smoke analysis apparatus, for physical or chemical analysisHS 902710USD 10m in 2024, up 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490USD 127m in 2024, up 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 86m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322USD 9m in 2024, up 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790USD 6m in 2024, up 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United Kingdom 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 12m in 2024, up 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323USD 31m in 2024, up 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- WhiskiesHS 220830USD 450m in 2024, up 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 395m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 77 per cent of the line.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730USD 47m in 2024, up 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340USD 56m in 2024, up 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 53m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 2 per cent of the line.
Where the United Kingdom dominates
Lines where the United Kingdom supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where the United Kingdom ships at least 60 per cent of what Taiwan imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- WhiskiesHS 22083077 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 450m; 39 source countries in all.
- Printed matter: pictures, designs and photographs, n.e.c. in item no. 4911.10HS 49119161 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 9m; 39 source countries in all.
- Parachutes (including dirigible parachutes and paragliders) and rotochutes: parts thereof and accessories theretoHS 88040094 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 4m; 20 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 72085398 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 2m; 5 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 72085499 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 1m; 6 source countries in all.
- Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles: (for other than colour photography, other than in rolls of a width exceeding 610mm), sensitised, unexposedHS 37039072 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 1m; 12 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 the United Kingdom'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.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112The United Kingdom: USD 497m at USD 2.2m a tonne. United States: USD 373m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 1.5m a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.6m a tonne.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490The United Kingdom: USD 127m at USD 411,803 a tonne. Germany: USD 568m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 216,679 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 89,212 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620The United Kingdom: USD 100m at USD 415,905 a tonne. Japan: USD 2.7bn (27 per cent of the line) at USD 228,335 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 410,872 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324The United Kingdom: USD 65m at USD 87,475 a tonne. United States: USD 22m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 40,847 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 68,153 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340The United Kingdom: USD 56m at USD 20,886 a tonne. Japan: USD 1.0bn (42 per cent of the line) at USD 16,500 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 19,246 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323The United Kingdom: USD 31m at USD 29,655 a tonne. Japan: USD 1.0bn (39 per cent of the line) at USD 14,246 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,285 a tonne.
- Electric generating sets: wind-powered, (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines)HS 850231The United Kingdom: USD 29m at USD 30,320 a tonne. Denmark: USD 222m (61 per cent of the line) at USD 12,507 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,241 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 847150The United Kingdom: USD 23m at USD 274,750 a tonne. China: USD 501m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 211,952 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 435,303 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 381800The United Kingdom: USD 21m at USD 1.4m a tonne. Japan: USD 1.7bn (58 per cent of the line) at USD 732,032 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 576,171 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199The United Kingdom: USD 19m at USD 121,079 a tonne. Japan: USD 99m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 67,223 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 36,668 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 851762The United Kingdom: USD 19m at USD 270,175 a tonne. China: USD 595m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 160,546 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 316,120 a tonne.
- Apparatus based on the use of x-rays, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usesHS 902219The United Kingdom: USD 19m at USD 195,876 a tonne. Germany: USD 11m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 141,504 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 293,638 a tonne.
- 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 853710The United Kingdom: USD 16m at USD 348,572 a tonne. China: USD 332m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 47,651 a tonne, 86 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 126,493 a tonne.
- Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91HS 490199The United Kingdom: USD 15m at USD 33,340 a tonne. United States: USD 18m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 16,050 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,487 a tonne.
- Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139The United Kingdom: USD 15m at USD 135,729 a tonne. China: USD 118m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 11,432 a tonne, 92 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 45,452 a tonne.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215The United Kingdom: USD 14m at USD 6.1m a tonne. Switzerland: USD 300m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 3.4m a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.8m a tonne.
- Polyesters: n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, saturated, in primary formsHS 390799The United Kingdom: USD 14m at USD 4,676 a tonne. China: USD 28m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 2,164 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,419 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690The United Kingdom: USD 14m at USD 702,117 a tonne. Japan: USD 1.1bn (22 per cent of the line) at USD 257,949 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 445,605 a tonne.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180The United Kingdom: USD 12m at USD 132,949 a tonne. Japan: USD 124m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 92,456 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 63,599 a tonne.
- Instruments and apparatus: gas or smoke analysis apparatus, for physical or chemical analysisHS 902710The United Kingdom: USD 10m at USD 816,968 a tonne. United States: USD 62m (46 per cent of the line) at USD 653,344 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 390,398 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What Taiwan buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
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 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 the United Kingdom'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.
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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