Export your products to Taiwan
Your company is looking for export products and goods to Taiwan ?
Exporting a product to a foreign country may be a bit tricky. You need to know which shipping companies to use, what import tax or customs duties that may apply, and what are the local regulations.
At Taiwan Trading, we can handle all the aspects of the import process for you.
We can handle all the aspects of the export process :
Import your products in Taiwan, handle import process with Taiwanese customs
Find local distributors and retailers
Do marketing on Taiwanese social media to make known your products and services
Design e-commerce websites to sell your products online
Put your products on local online shopping platforms (PCHome, Shopee, Line)
Feel free to contact us if you need any information regarding our import and export services.
What and why export your products to Taiwan
Taiwan is maybe a small market, the current population of Taiwan is about 23 millions, but with the purchasing power of a Taiwanese is similar to the purchasing power of a European.
Indeed, in terms of nominal GDP, Taiwan ranks close to Switzerland and Poland, while its GDP per capita expressed as purchasing power parity is similar to that of Sweden and Denmark and higher than that of Japan and South Korea.
Taiwan’s population is educated, with living standards and purchasing power comparable to those in Spain.
France is highly regarded here, with strong positive stereotypes; and French products related to gastronomy, fashion, wellness and beauty are particularly popular and prestigious.
In terms of usage, Taiwan is a highly tech-savvy country with over 98 percent of population owning smartphones as of 2019, the remote islands have the highest rate of smartphone ownership (equivalent to South Korea). Thus, e-commerce and buying online is very widespread in Taiwan.
At Taiwan Trading, we can help to export your goods by handling the custom process and helping you to find your distributors or building your e-commerce website to sell online to the Taiwanese market.
Top 10 Taiwan importations
The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Taiwan’s import purchases during 2020. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Taiwan.
Electrical machinery, equipment: US$93.3 billion (32.5% of total imports)
Machinery including computers: $43.2 billion (15%)
Mineral fuels including oil: $29.6 billion (10.3%)
Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $14 billion (4.9%)
Vehicles: $9.7 billion (3.4%)
Plastics, plastic articles: $7.7 billion (2.7%)
Iron, steel: $7.2 billion (2.5%)
Organic chemicals: $7.1 billion (2.5%)
Other chemical goods: $6.2 billion (2.2%)
Copper: $4.9 billion (1.7%)