What Taiwan ships to the United States
Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, Taiwan is a listed supplier on 144 of them, worth $110.0 billion in March–July 2026 (95.6% of all imports from Taiwan in the period). The chapters below rank those headings; goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where Taiwan is not among the top 15 origins, are in the total but not in the table.
| HS chapter | Value (March–July 2026) | Share of covered | Largest headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances and computers · guide | $80.2 billion | 72.9% | 8471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereof ($58.0 billion); 8473 Parts and accessories suitable ($19.0 billion); 8419 Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment ($752 million); 8481 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, for pipes ($439 million) |
| 85 Electrical machinery, electronics and parts · guide | $23.4 billion | 21.3% | 8542 Electronic integrated circuits ($7.41 billion); 8517 Telephone sets ($6.36 billion); 8523 Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices ($4.68 billion); 8504 Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors ($1.21 billion) |
| 73 Articles of iron or steel · guide | $978 million | 0.9% | 7318 Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets ($704 million); 7306 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of iron or steel ($116 million); 7326 Other articles of iron or steel ($69.9 million); 7307 Tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel ($58.8 million) |
| 87 Vehicles other than railway rolling stock · guide | $953 million | 0.9% | 8708 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles ($698 million); 8714 Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713 ($164 million); 8711 Motorcycles and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor ($54.2 million); 8716 Trailers and semi-trailers ($33.4 million) |
| 39 Plastics and articles of plastic · guide | $883 million | 0.8% | 3923 Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics ($196 million); 3926 Other articles of plastics and articles ($166 million); 3907 Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins ($153 million); 3917 Tubes, pipes and hoses and fittings therefor, of plastics ($77.1 million) |
| 90 Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments · guide | $792 million | 0.7% | 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical ($266 million); 9030 Oscilloscopes ($125 million); 9031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines ($89.9 million); 9004 Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective ($77.3 million) |
| 95 Toys, games and sports equipment · guide | $471 million | 0.4% | 9506 Articles and equipment for general physical exercise ($371 million); 9504 Video game consoles and machines, table or parlor games ($49.6 million); 9503 Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys ($44.8 million); 9505 Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles ($5.4 million) |
| 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal · guide | $458 million | 0.4% | 8302 Base metal mountings ($357 million); 8301 Padlocks and locks, of base metal ($101 million) |
Each heading links to its U.S. import market page, with every origin's share and effective duty. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin, public domain (work of the u.s. federal government); method as in our tariff-rates research.
Container ports in Taiwan
The seaports below have a port page on this site with the UN/LOCODE, the classifiers and the lanes serving them. Which one your cargo uses depends on the factory's region and the carrier's service string; tell us the pickup address and we route it.
Any seaport's UN/LOCODE: port code finder; airports: airport code finder (IATA/ICAO).
U.S. duty treatment for goods from Taiwan
- Column 1 general rate. Set by the HTS classification of the goods, not by the freight. Taiwan has no free trade agreement with the United States, so the general rate applies.How FTA claims work.
- Section 301, forced labour. Our tariff-updates source does not list Taiwan's tier under the Section 301 forced-labour action of 2026-07-24, so this page does not state one. Confirm the tier and the exemption lines with your broker before pricing.
- Section 232. Applies regardless of origin: steel, aluminium and copper on full customs value in 50%, 25% and 15% annex tiers since 2026-04-06, plus vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones under their own proclamations. Dated entries on the tariff updates tracker.
- IEEPA and Section 122. The IEEPA tariffs ended on 2026-02-24 after the Supreme Court decision of 2026-02-20, with refunds ordered; the Section 122 surcharge that replaced them expired on 2026-07-24. Neither applies to entries filed now.
- MPF and HMF. The merchandise processing fee and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee apply on top of duty.
Estimate the total for an HTS code with Taiwan as origin in the tariff simulator, or find the code first in the HTS code finder. Tariff facts above are dated as on the tracker; confirm with your broker before pricing.
U.S. import duty pages for goods from Taiwan
Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from Taiwan, with the Column 1 rate, every Chapter 99 line and a $10,000 example.
- Processing units
- Printed circuit assemblies
- Machines for the reception
- Central processing units
- Solid-state non-volatile storage devices
- Units suitable for physical incorporation
- Control or adapter units
- Automatic data processing machines and units thereof
- Dynamic random access memory (DRAM)
- Portable automatic data processing machines
- Parts and accessories of the machines
- Electronic integrated circuits
18 more in this group. Rates are the engine's calculated total for a commercial entry today; see each page for the components and entry-date history. Browse all import duty pages or price your own shipment.
Transit from Taiwan to the USA
Airlift has not published a planning range from Taiwan to the USA, so this page does not quote one. Ask for the current sailing when you request a quote, or search live sailings for any port pair.
Documents for a shipment from Taiwan to the USA
On the U.S. side every ocean import needs the same set, whatever the origin. On the Taiwan side an export declaration is filed with the national customs authority by your forwarder or customs agent; we have not published the form's name for Taiwan on this page, so ask us which one applies to your shipment.
- Importer Security Filing (ISF, "10+2"). Required by CBP for cargo arriving by vessel, filed before the container is laden; Airlift files it in-house. Details · glossary · CBP — Importer Security Filing (10+2)
- Customs bond. A continuous or single-entry bond in the importer's name, arranged through the customs broker before the entry is filed. Details
- Commercial invoice. Seller, buyer, terms of sale, a full description and value per line, and the country of origin; the entry is built on it. Details
- Packing list. Marks, package count, weights and dimensions per package, matching the invoice and the bill of lading. · glossary
Airlift's customs clearance service covers document review, HTS classification support, ISF and entry coordination through our licensed broker network at the port of entry. Less-than-container loads: LCL ocean freight.
Shipping from Taiwan to the USA: questions
In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from Taiwan totalled $115.0 billion. Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, the biggest from Taiwan were machinery, mechanical appliances and computers; electrical machinery, electronics and parts; articles of iron or steel. The table on this page lists the headings with their values.
Other origins
Every origin by region: shipping to the USA by country of origin. Airlift's lane guides: shipping route guides.
Trade figures: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin (March–July 2026, extract of 2026-09-03), public domain (work of the u.s. federal government). Port codes: UNECE UN/LOCODE 2024-2. Tariff facts: the dated entries on the tariff updates tracker and the sources linked above. Reviewed September 2026.
Request a quote: shipping from Taiwan to the USA
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