Trade lane
What Taiwan buys from the United States.
Taiwan imported USD 25bn of manufactured and processed goods from the United States in 2024, down 12 per cent on 2022. That is 10 per cent of everything Taiwan imported in these lines, and the United States is its number 4 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where the United States 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 25bnfrom the United States in 2024 (USD 28bn in 2022)
10 per centof Taiwan's imports in these lines, USD 255bn from every source
902product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#4the United States'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 States for it at the border, the United States'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 69 per cent of the lane.
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of Taiwan's imports17 per cent, 78 source countriesChangeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 2.5bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13.3m a tonne, 278 tonnesUSD 3.7bnin 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690
Share of Taiwan's imports31 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.3bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 675,786 a tonne, 2,344 tonnesUSD 1.6bnin 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 imports15 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 4.4bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 537,520 a tonne, 2,841 tonnesUSD 1.5bnin 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of Taiwan's imports82 per cent, 39 source countriesChangefrom USD 47m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1.6m a tonne, 750 tonnesUSD 1.2bnin 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 imports13 per cent, 79 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 730m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 843min 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 imports65 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 157 per cent on 2022 (USD 293m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 284,654 a tonne, 2,647 tonnesUSD 753min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of Taiwan's imports30 per cent, 19 source countriesChangeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 432m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,957 a tonne, 18,095 tonnesUSD 452min 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 imports22 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 258m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 248,164 a tonne, 1,707 tonnesUSD 424min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232
Share of Taiwan's imports1 per cent, 47 source countriesChangedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 460m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8.3m a tonne, 48 tonnesUSD 404min 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 imports13 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 278m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 232,889 a tonne, 1,645 tonnesUSD 383min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of Taiwan's imports27 per cent, 10 source countriesChangefrom USD 14m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1.5m a tonne, 255 tonnesUSD 373min 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 Taiwan's imports3 per cent, 60 source countriesChangedown 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.9bn in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 338min 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 imports21 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 257m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.9m a tonne, 178 tonnesUSD 337min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Taiwan's imports37 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 181m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 108,091 a tonne, 2,549 tonnesUSD 276min 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 imports11 per cent, 19 source countriesChangefrom USD 16m in 2022Unit valueUSD 20,403 a tonne, 12,771 tonnesUSD 261min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of Taiwan's imports35 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 197m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,583 a tonne, 20,513 tonnesUSD 258min 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 imports6 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 231 per cent on 2022 (USD 75m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.8m a tonne, 142 tonnesUSD 250min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190
Share of Taiwan's imports38 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 176m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 761,749 a tonne, 297 tonnesUSD 226min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of Taiwan's imports16 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 173m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,506 a tonne, 48,629 tonnesUSD 219min 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 imports22 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 292m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.7m a tonne, 68 tonnesUSD 183min 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 imports22 per cent, 64 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 177m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 233,084 a tonne, 758 tonnesUSD 177min 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 imports8 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 211m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 604,883 a tonne, 291 tonnesUSD 176min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219
Share of Taiwan's imports46 per cent, 53 source countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 152m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 96,265 a tonne, 1,720 tonnesUSD 166min 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 imports5 per cent, 36 source countriesChangedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 172m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 406,814 a tonne, 391 tonnesUSD 159min 2024 -
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Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760
Share of Taiwan's imports11 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 324 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 63,797 a tonne, 2,189 tonnesUSD 140min 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 imports28 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 507m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 501,867 a tonne, 254 tonnesUSD 127min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199
Share of Taiwan's imports36 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 138 per cent on 2022 (USD 53m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 550,430 a tonne, 231 tonnesUSD 127min 2024 -
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Photographic plates and film: exposed and developed, other than cinematographic filmHS 370500
Share of Taiwan's imports44 per cent, 20 source countriesChangeup 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 89m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 125min 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 imports12 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 127m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 391,617 a tonne, 310 tonnesUSD 121min 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 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 287m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 304,038 a tonne, 392 tonnesUSD 119min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170
Share of Taiwan's imports10 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 67m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 472,230 a tonne, 239 tonnesUSD 113min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Taiwan's imports16 per cent, 87 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 135m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 87,754 a tonne, 1,276 tonnesUSD 112min 2024 -
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Lasers: other than laser diodesHS 901320
Share of Taiwan's imports40 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 103m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 972,541 a tonne, 112 tonnesUSD 108min 2024 -
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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 330499
Share of Taiwan's imports16 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 85m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 62,647 a tonne, 1,684 tonnesUSD 105min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2HS 842129
Share of Taiwan's imports34 per cent, 52 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 117m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 53,810 a tonne, 1,957 tonnesUSD 105min 2024 -
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Machines: parts, of those for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes, valves or flash-bulbs, in glass envelopes and manufacturing or hot working glass or...HS 847590
Share of Taiwan's imports27 per cent, 25 source countriesChangeup 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 59m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 403,764 a tonne, 254 tonnesUSD 103min 2024 -
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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 imports48 per cent, 6 source countriesChangefrom USD 20k in 2022Unit valueUSD 23,699 a tonne, 3,808 tonnesUSD 90min 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 imports23 per cent, 42 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 92m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,428 a tonne, 60,486 tonnesUSD 86min 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 imports41 per cent, 44 source countriesChangedown 77 per cent on 2022 (USD 367m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10.6m a tonne, 7.9 tonnesUSD 84min 2024 -
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Polishes, creams and similar preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3405, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404HS 340590
Share of Taiwan's imports69 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 75m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,518 a tonne, 18,470 tonnesUSD 83min 2024 -
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Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410
Share of Taiwan's imports62 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,932 a tonne, 42,851 tonnesUSD 83min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Taiwan's imports5 per cent, 79 source countriesChangedown 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 177m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 211,714 a tonne, 373 tonnesUSD 79min 2024 -
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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 imports36 per cent, 52 source countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 72m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 525,365 a tonne, 150 tonnesUSD 79min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839
Share of Taiwan's imports28 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 105m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 80,232 a tonne, 910 tonnesUSD 73min 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 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 110,396 a tonne, 644 tonnesUSD 71min 2024 -
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Organo-inorganic compounds: other than tetramethyl lead, tetraethyl lead, tributyltin compounds, and other organo-phosphorous derivativesHS 293190
Share of Taiwan's imports34 per cent, 33 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 93m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 158,550 a tonne, 448 tonnesUSD 71min 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 imports8 per cent, 28 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 105m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 194,478 a tonne, 350 tonnesUSD 68min 2024 -
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Halogenated olefin polymers: fluoro-polymers (other than polytetrafluoroethylene), in primary formsHS 390469
Share of Taiwan's imports40 per cent, 18 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 78m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 110,943 a tonne, 613 tonnesUSD 68min 2024 -
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Optical appliances and instruments: parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 9013HS 901390
Share of Taiwan's imports39 per cent, 35 source countriesChangedown 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 119m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.0m a tonne, 33 tonnesUSD 65min 2024 -
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Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289
Share of Taiwan's imports25 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 113m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 392,646 a tonne, 160 tonnesUSD 63min 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 373m in 2024, from USD 14m in 2022. The United States supplies 27 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191USD 1.2bn in 2024, from USD 47m in 2022. The United States supplies 82 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 261m in 2024, from USD 16m in 2022. The United States supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cablesHS 854470USD 50m in 2024, up 444 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United States supplies 36 per cent of the line.
- Copper: articles thereof n.e.c. in chapter 74HS 741980USD 29m in 2024, up 430 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United States supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Valves: pressure reducing, for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the likeHS 848110USD 35m in 2024, up 405 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The United States supplies 45 per cent of the line.
- Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760USD 140m in 2024, up 324 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022). The United States supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8535, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853590USD 23m in 2024, up 306 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United States supplies 28 per cent of the line.
- Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes): diffraction apparatusHS 901210USD 24m in 2024, up 279 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United States supplies 15 per cent of the line.
- Ceramic wares: for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses, other than articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale or of porcelain or chinaHS 690919USD 53m in 2024, up 236 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). The United States supplies 30 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 250m in 2024, up 231 per cent on 2022 (USD 75m in 2022). The United States supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for veterinary medicineHS 300242USD 17m in 2024, up 228 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United States supplies 36 per cent of the line.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of flat panel displaysHS 848630USD 18m in 2024, up 211 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United States supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafersHS 848610USD 56m in 2024, up 207 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). The United States supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereofHS 880720USD 33m in 2024, up 199 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). The United States supplies 40 per cent of the line.
- Amine-function compounds: acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, hexamethylenediamine and its saltsHS 292122USD 24m in 2024, up 182 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United States supplies 85 per cent of the line.
- Ophthalmic instruments and appliancesHS 901850USD 38m in 2024, up 175 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). The United States supplies 48 per cent of the line.
- Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cellsHS 382100USD 24m in 2024, up 172 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United States supplies 63 per cent of the line.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730USD 753m in 2024, up 157 per cent on 2022 (USD 293m in 2022). The United States supplies 65 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularHS 392190USD 25m in 2024, up 155 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). The United States supplies 6 per cent of the line.
Where the United States dominates
Lines where the United States supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where the United States ships at least 60 per cent of what Taiwan imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 84119182 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 1.2bn; 39 source countries in all.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 88073065 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 753m; 68 source countries in all.
- Polishes, creams and similar preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3405, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404HS 34059069 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 83m; 28 source countries in all.
- Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 20041062 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 83m; 21 source countries in all.
- Metal machines: multi-station transfer machines, for working metalHS 84573073 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 44m; 5 source countries in all.
- Carbonates: disodium carbonateHS 28362080 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 43m; 14 source countries in all.
- Heating equipment: for the heat treatment of materials by induction or dielectric loss, industrial or laboratory, other than furnaces and ovensHS 85144073 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 41m; 24 source countries in all.
- Protein: concentrates and textured protein substancesHS 21061069 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 38m; 30 source countries in all.
- Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kWHS 84118265 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 37m; 4 source countries in all.
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901HS 29012982 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 31m; 21 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by...HS 870370100 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 30m; 1 source country in all.
- Gallium, germanium, indium, niobium (columbium) and vanadium: articles thereof, unwrought, including waste and scrap, powdersHS 81129260 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 25m; 24 source countries in all.
- Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cellsHS 38210063 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 24m; 33 source countries in all.
- Amine-function compounds: acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, hexamethylenediamine and its saltsHS 29212285 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 24m; 8 source countries in all.
- Nickel: bars, rods and profiles, of nickel alloysHS 75051272 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 21m; 17 source countries in all.
- Furnaces, ovens and heating equipment: parts of the industrial or laboratory equipment of heading no. 8514HS 85149063 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 18m; 37 source countries in all.
- Nickel: wire, of nickel alloysHS 75052262 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 14m; 18 source countries in all.
- Machine-tools: forging and die-forging machines (including presses), closed die forging machines, for working metalHS 84621181 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 14m; 5 source countries in all.
- Electric motors and generators: DC, of an output exceeding 75kW but not exceeding 375kWHS 85013386 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 12m; 19 source countries in all.
- Electric generators: AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 75kVA but not exceeding 375kVAHS 85016276 per cent of Taiwan's imports of the line, USD 12m; 17 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 States'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: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239The United States: USD 3.7bn at USD 13.3m a tonne. South Korea: USD 4.8bn (22 per cent of the line) at USD 6.0m a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4.8m a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690The United States: USD 1.6bn at USD 675,786 a tonne. Japan: USD 1.1bn (22 per cent of the line) at USD 257,949 a tonne, 62 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 445,605 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 States: USD 1.5bn at USD 537,520 a tonne. Japan: USD 2.7bn (27 per cent of the line) at USD 228,335 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 410,872 a tonne.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191The United States: USD 1.2bn at USD 1.6m a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 35m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 365,479 a tonne, 76 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.6m a tonne.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730The United States: USD 753m at USD 284,654 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 47m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 122,259 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 448,306 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380The United States: USD 452m at USD 24,957 a tonne. Germany: USD 825m (56 per cent of the line) at USD 19,246 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 21,426 a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232The United States: USD 404m at USD 8.3m a tonne. Vietnam: USD 118m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 3.0m a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8.3m 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 States: USD 383m at USD 232,889 a tonne. Italy: USD 234m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 61,312 a tonne, 74 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 89,212 a tonne.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112The United States: USD 373m at USD 1.5m a tonne. France: USD 17m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 455,913 a tonne, 69 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.6m 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 903090The United States: USD 337m at USD 1.9m a tonne. Malaysia: USD 370m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 917,746 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.0m a tonne.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890The United States: USD 276m at USD 108,091 a tonne. China: USD 38m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 52,900 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 157,581 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 States: USD 261m at USD 20,403 a tonne. Germany: USD 451m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 13,863 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 19,246 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690The United States: USD 258m at USD 12,583 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 42m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 7,533 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,224 a tonne.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180The United States: USD 250m at USD 1.8m a tonne. China: USD 2.1bn (51 per cent of the line) at USD 994,802 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 797,512 a tonne.
- Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190The United States: USD 226m at USD 761,749 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 77m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 510,895 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 500,180 a tonne.
- Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499The United States: USD 219m at USD 4,506 a tonne. China: USD 311m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 1,935 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,189 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 States: USD 183m at USD 2.7m a tonne. Germany: USD 93m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 1.4m a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.8m a tonne.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180The United States: USD 177m at USD 233,084 a tonne. Japan: USD 124m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 92,456 a tonne, 60 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 63,599 a tonne.
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)HS 903082The United States: USD 176m at USD 604,883 a tonne. China: USD 45m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 211,821 a tonne, 65 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.0m 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 States: USD 159m at USD 406,814 a tonne. China: USD 389m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 142,083 a tonne, 65 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 576,171 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 States'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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