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Where does Taiwan get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Taiwan imported $6.3 billion of mobile phones (23 thousand tonnes), 1% of the world total. China sold 64% of the total, followed by Vietnam (13%) and India (8%). Taiwan was the world’s 24th-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$6.3billion
Tonnes
23thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1%
World rank
24th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China4Tonnes: 17,545USD per tonne: $228,45763.6%Air
Vietnam0.79Tonnes: 1,337USD per tonne: $589,89212.5%Air
India0.51Tonnes: 148USD per tonne: $3,454,4768.1%Air
Israel0.16Tonnes: 53USD per tonne: $3,071,1072.6%Air
Thailand0.15Tonnes: 137USD per tonne: $1,080,7102.4%Air
Malaysia0.15Tonnes: 196USD per tonne: $743,3382.3%Air
United States0.13Tonnes: 468USD per tonne: $283,7012.1%Air
Mexico0.12Tonnes: 1,459USD per tonne: $81,7741.9%Air
Japan0.07Tonnes: 581USD per tonne: $121,8691.1%Air
Germany0.05Tonnes: 38USD per tonne: $1,295,8540.78%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.03Tonnes: 537USD per tonne: $58,2110.5%Air
United Kingdom0.02Tonnes: 67USD per tonne: $287,4580.3%Air
Philippines0.02Tonnes: 38USD per tonne: $407,4520.24%Air
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 231USD per tonne: $58,6270.22%Air
Czechia0.01Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $966,6730.2%Air
Poland0.01Tonnes: 51USD per tonne: $236,4330.19%Air
France0.01Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $1,108,0450.18%Air
South Korea0.01Tonnes: 155USD per tonne: $69,3930.17%Air
Austria0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $1,087,1530.09%Air
Canada0.01Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $657,6450.09%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2003

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

  • China 4
  • Vietnam 0.79
  • India 0.51
  • Israel 0.16
  • Thailand 0.15

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.014
Vietnam00.79
India< 0.010.51
Israel< 0.010.16
Thailand< 0.010.15

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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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