Taiwan

Taiwan

 

Branch Locations: Taipei

Service Capabilities: Air and Ocean Freight Forwarding, Consolidations, Garments on Hangers (GOH), Project Freight, Chartering, Sea-air Service, Warehousing and Distribution, Pick and Pack, Bar-Coding, Supply Chain Management Consultation

Certifications: IATA

Country Facts

Official language: Chinese mandarin, although the Min Nan Hua Taiwanese (dialect of the South
of Fujian) and the Hakka (indigenous language) are widely spoken.
Business language: English
Currency Code: Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
Capital City : Taipei
Industries: electronics, petroleum refining, armaments, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products, pharmaceuticals
Exports: $189.4 billion F.O.B. (2005 est.)
Export Commodities: computer products and electrical equipment, metals, textiles, plastics and rubber products, chemicals (2002)
Export Partners: China 21.6%, US 16.2%, Hong Kong 15.1%, Japan 7.7% (2005)
Imports: $181.6 billion F.O.B. (2005 est.)
Import Commodities: machinery and electrical equipment 44.5%, minerals, precision
instruments (2002)
Import Partners: Japan 25.3%, US 11.6%, China 11%, South Korea 7.3% (2005)
Public Holidays:
2007 Jan 1, Mon New Year
2007 Jan 2, Tue New Year (2nd day)
2007 Feb 19, Mon Lunar New Year
2007 Feb 20, Tue Lunar New Year
2007 Apr 5, Thu Ching Ming (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
2007 Jun 19, Tue Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat Festival)
2007 Sep 25, Tue Mid-Autumn Festival
2007 Sep 28, Fri Teacher's Day (Confucius Birthday)
2007 Oct 10, Wed Double Tenth Day (National Day)
2007 Oct 19, Fri Chung Yeung
2007 Oct 31, Wed Chaing Kai-shek's Birthday
2007 Nov 12, Mon Dr. Sun Yat Sen's Birthday
2007 Dec 25, Tue Constitution Day

Useful Links

Export/Import Market Information
Canadian Trade Office Taipei
US Commercial Service Taiwan Commercial Guide
Taiwan Market Report
Official Export Guide "Best Export Opportunities"

Trade Leads
Trade Leads from Taiwan
Taiwan Trade
FITA's Trading Hub

Business Directories
CENS Directories
Taiwan Business Express
Taiwan Directories from FITA’s Really Useful Links

Country Risks
Taiwan Risk Assessment

Business Culture
Taiwan - Business & Social Etiquette
Business & Travel Etiquette Taiwan

Trade Finance
Trade and Project Finance for Taiwan
Banks in Taiwan
Banks Headquartered in Taiwan

Logistics
Taiwan Airports
Taiwan Seaports

Government Contacts
My eGov
Taiwan: Government
Taiwan Customs
Ministry of Economic Affairs

Travel
Taiwan Business Travel Information

General Information
CIA World Factbook - Taiwan
BBC News Taiwan Country Profile
Library of Congress Portals to the World: Taiwan
The Economist Country Briefings: Taiwan

Sources for Information Used on this Page:

CIA World Country Factbook, FITA - Federation of International Trade Associations, Export Focus.com, Q++ Studio Diary and Calendar Publishing System

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