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Where does Taiwan get its batteries? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Taiwan imported $1.6 billion of batteries (98 thousand tonnes), 1% of the world total. China sold 61% of the total, followed by South Korea (11%) and the United States (10%). Taiwan was the world’s 23rd-largest importer of batteries.

Summary

Value
$1.6billion
Tonnes
98thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1%
World rank
23rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China947Tonnes: 48,532USD per tonne: $19,51860.8%Sea
South Korea166Tonnes: 15,691USD per tonne: $10,60610.7%Sea
United States150Tonnes: 2,782USD per tonne: $53,9959.6%Air
Japan117Tonnes: 6,687USD per tonne: $17,5227.5%Sea
Bulgaria45.7Tonnes: 1,650USD per tonne: $27,7302.9%Sea
Singapore re-exports28.4Tonnes: 1,869USD per tonne: $15,2121.8%Sea
Vietnam22.2Tonnes: 7,577USD per tonne: $2,9261.4%Sea
Malaysia14.5Tonnes: 528USD per tonne: $27,4970.93%Air
Germany13.1Tonnes: 2,737USD per tonne: $4,7980.84%Sea
India10.8Tonnes: 4,060USD per tonne: $2,6660.69%Sea
Hungary7.2Tonnes: 121USD per tonne: $59,8480.46%Air
Poland5.5Tonnes: 314USD per tonne: $17,5530.35%Air
Thailand5.3Tonnes: 1,048USD per tonne: $5,0300.34%Sea
Italy4.4Tonnes: 560USD per tonne: $7,9420.29%Sea
Spain3.1Tonnes: 901USD per tonne: $3,3940.2%Sea
Indonesia2.6Tonnes: 434USD per tonne: $6,0050.17%Sea
Sweden2.4Tonnes: 326USD per tonne: $7,2640.15%Sea
Philippines2.1Tonnes: 188USD per tonne: $11,3860.14%Sea
United Kingdom1.6Tonnes: 87USD per tonne: $18,3440.1%Air
Mexico1.3Tonnes: 268USD per tonne: $4,9580.09%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2006

Value in USD millions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • China 947
  • South Korea 166
  • United States 150
  • Japan 117
  • Bulgaria 45.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China1.9947
South Korea10.7166
United States10.4150
Japan178117
Bulgaria045.7

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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