Taiwan
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Taiwan

Waterborne foreign imports from Taiwan to the United States in 2015 totaled $24,904,204,818. Exports to Taiwan in 2015 were $10,538,243,595.

Information about foreign trade between Taiwan and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Taiwan represented 88.8% of all vessel imports, $22,126,410,409 versus $24,904,204,818.

By weight, container cargo imports from Taiwan represented 62.0% of all vessel shippments, 3,835,433,460 (kg) versus 6,184,953,950 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $24,904,204,818  $10,538,243,595
2014  $24,266,380,580  $12,497,305,291
2013  $22,070,891,562  $12,645,061,213
2012  $22,484,168,899  $11,274,087,381
2011  $20,732,354,767  $12,031,853,098
2010  $19,021,094,682  $10,690,898,248
2009  $15,388,607,047  $8,349,680,038
2008  $21,973,560,671  $11,014,616,043
2007  $22,726,445,707  $9,929,237,626
2006  $22,590,643,344  $8,563,531,838
2005  $21,192,666,117  $7,981,888,242
2004  $20,173,415,823  $8,058,358,625
2003  $18,052,521,952  $6,848,686,583


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $22,126,410,409  $7,497,651,426
2014  $21,432,042,787  $8,248,252,591
2013  $19,659,892,324  $8,241,497,042
2012  $19,629,993,770  $7,074,634,015
2011  $18,162,686,317  $7,923,733,418
2010  $16,474,264,107  $7,149,218,111
2009  $13,228,561,872  $5,280,558,171
2008  $18,848,627,324  $7,028,687,564
2007  $18,983,881,982  $6,212,855,456
2006  $18,885,790,324  $5,528,520,863
2005  $17,990,539,162  $5,192,454,821
2004  $16,936,457,089  $4,677,684,139
2003  $15,523,903,754  $4,304,611,788


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  6,184,953,950  10,044,781,257
2014  5,681,390,646  11,611,300,903
2013  4,725,509,032  10,860,912,220
2012  4,729,336,864  11,561,603,020
2011  4,474,781,316  12,658,677,341
2010  5,088,248,263  12,509,923,704
2009  4,419,840,958  12,476,719,746
2008  5,820,513,485  13,081,797,538
2007  8,418,270,247  13,942,968,219
2006  9,054,303,555  12,353,189,671
2005  7,785,641,358  12,463,254,055
2004  7,285,446,692  12,873,155,953
2003  5,258,796,994  12,012,611,109


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  3,835,433,460  4,333,400,495
2014  3,835,433,460  5,639,440,600
2013  3,619,800,746  5,367,226,188
2012  3,509,092,683  5,901,679,544
2011  3,341,646,002  7,233,076,708
2010  3,380,293,133  6,153,779,113
2009  2,997,558,271  5,613,778,760
2008  3,889,252,547  7,328,126,627
2007  4,081,491,560  7,060,327,905
2006  4,394,285,750  5,007,910,541
2005  4,375,423,665  4,427,631,182
2004  4,247,422,544  3,497,005,763
2003  3,949,754,543  3,282,954,221


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov