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CHINESE TAIPEI - Trade Statistics

In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1946 constitution drawn up for all of China. Over the next five decades, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the native population within the governing structure. In 2000, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist to the Democratic Progressive Party. Throughout this period, the island prospered and became one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issues continue to be the relationship between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of eventual unification - as well as domestic political and economic reform.

Official Country and Macro Economics Information

Total Import/Export: (US$ Billion) 242.10

Total Population: 22 million

Land Surface : 36,000 square kilometers

Unemployment rate: 5.16%

Top Export Items:
Electronics Products, Plastic Products, Mechanical Products, Textile Products, Information and communication Products

Top Import Items:
Electronics Products, Mineral Products(petroleum), Mechanical Products, Chemical Products, Steel related Products

Taxation and Customs Clearance Information

• Ministry of Finance

Import/Export/Transhipment Regulatory Requirements

• Ministry of Finance

Information on Starting a Business

• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Economic Affair

Related Government Agencies

• Taiwan Trade
• Cetra
• Invest in Taiwan

Trade and Logistics Activities

• Central Bank of China

Chambers & Associations

• Chamber of Commerce

Other Government Agencies

• Ministry of Finance
• Taipei Customs Office