Taiwan Customs Status & U.S. Trade Treatment

At a glance

U.S. trade agreement

None

Average duty rate, August 2026

2.94%

Duty on U.S. imports

$671.6M

U.S. imports / exports

$24.7B / $4.8B a month

Agreements per the U.S. Trade Representative; customs territory per the European Commission. Duty is what the Census Bureau calculates for the month, not what was paid; a product's rate can differ widely from the country average.

Top U.S. imports from Taiwan

These 5 make up 74% of U.S. imports from Taiwan in the latest month.

1. Digital Processing Units (CPUs), NESOI HS 847150$7.9B
2. Parts and Accessories for Automatic Data Processing Machines HS 847330$4.8B
3. Automatic Data Processing Units (NESOI) HS 847180$2.6B
4. Solid-State Non-Volatile Semiconductor Storage Devices HS 852351$1.6B
5. Machines for Reception, Conversion, Transmission or Regeneration of Voice, Images, or Data HS 851762$1.5B

Top U.S. exports to Taiwan

These 5 make up 30% of U.S. exports to Taiwan in the latest month.

1. Semiconductor Devices, NESOI HS 854159$382.3M
2. Digital Processing Units (CPUs), NESOI HS 847150$294.6M
3. Parts and Accessories for Automatic Data Processing Machines HS 847330$266.3M
4. Electronic Integrated Circuits, NESOI HS 854239$251.3M
5. Crude Petroleum & Bituminous Mineral Oils HS 270900$246.2M

Trade overview

Taiwan is a major US trading partner and a critical node in global semiconductor and electronics supply chains. The US and Taiwan do not have a formal free trade agreement, but the two sides launched the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade in 2022 to negotiate trade facilitation and other commercial issues. Taiwan is the world's leading producer of advanced semiconductors, and US imports from Taiwan are dominated by integrated circuits, machinery, and electronics.