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Where does Taiwan get its refined copper? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Taiwan imported $5.1 billion of refined copper (544 thousand tonnes), 5.4% of the world total. Its main sources were China (34%), Japan (29%) and Australia (12%). Taiwan was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of refined copper.

Summary

Value
$5.1billion
Tonnes
544thousand tonnes
Share of world total
5.4%
World rank
3rd
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
China1.7Tonnes: 181,242USD per tonne: $9,63534.2%Sea
Japan1.5Tonnes: 159,197USD per tonne: $9,26528.9%Sea
Australia0.6Tonnes: 64,688USD per tonne: $9,22311.7%Sea
Chile0.59Tonnes: 62,994USD per tonne: $9,32211.5%Sea
South Korea0.23Tonnes: 23,662USD per tonne: $9,5214.4%Sea
Indonesia0.13Tonnes: 14,645USD per tonne: $8,9492.6%Sea
Philippines0.08Tonnes: 8,516USD per tonne: $9,2021.5%Sea
Zambia0.06Tonnes: 6,896USD per tonne: $8,9561.2%Sea
Republic of the Congo0.05Tonnes: 5,114USD per tonne: $9,2660.93%Sea
Peru0.04Tonnes: 4,814USD per tonne: $9,1280.86%Sea
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.03Tonnes: 3,700USD per tonne: $9,2160.67%Sea
Germany0.03Tonnes: 3,132USD per tonne: $9,3790.58%Sea
Mozambique0.01Tonnes: 674USD per tonne: $9,3590.12%Sea
Sri Lanka< 0.01Tonnes: 762USD per tonne: $6,0210.09%Sea
Tanzania< 0.01Tonnes: 480USD per tonne: $9,0840.09%Sea
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: 312USD per tonne: $10,0370.06%Sea
Morocco< 0.01Tonnes: 511USD per tonne: $6,0670.06%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 422USD per tonne: $6,4130.05%Sea
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 400USD per tonne: $5,9390.05%Sea
Kenya< 0.01Tonnes: 223USD per tonne: $9,8720.04%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2024

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

  • China 1.7
  • Japan 1.5
  • Australia 0.6
  • Chile 0.59
  • South Korea 0.23

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China01.7
Japan0.211.5
Australia0.080.6
Chile0.420.59
South Korea< 0.010.23

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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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