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Trade between New Zealand and Taiwan

In 2024, New Zealand exported $1 billion to Taiwan and imported $577 million. New Zealand ran a surplus of $466 million with Taiwan, compared with a surplus of $275 million in 2019. Taiwan was New Zealand’s 12th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and New Zealand was Taiwan’s 37th (0.2%).

Summary

New Zealand → Taiwan
$1billion
Taiwan → New Zealand
$577million
New Zealand’s balance
$466million

Balance

New Zealand’s trade balance with Taiwan

Trade between New Zealand and Taiwan grew 2.1-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). New Zealand’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 1
  • Imports 0.6
  • Balance +0.5

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$398 million$363 million$35 million
1996$390 million$374 million$16 million
1997$447 million$391 million$55 million
1998$362 million$280 million$82 million
1999$382 million$317 million$66 million
2000$388 million$321 million$68 million
2001$350 million$287 million$63 million
2002$355 million$314 million$41 million
2003$397 million$417 million-$20 million
2004$501 million$542 million-$40 million
2005$571 million$627 million-$56 million
2006$517 million$485 million$32 million
2007$553 million$693 million-$140 million
2008$556 million$700 million-$144 million
2009$478 million$391 million$87 million
2010$630 million$531 million$99 million
2011$724 million$550 million$174 million
2012$681 million$649 million$32 million
2013$714 million$650 million$64 million
2014$930 million$645 million$284 million
2015$843 million$542 million$301 million
2016$824 million$526 million$298 million
2017$849 million$571 million$278 million
2018$914 million$606 million$308 million
2019$844 million$569 million$275 million
2020$874 million$552 million$322 million
2021$1 billion$816 million$196 million
2022$1.2 billion$976 million$180 million
2023$1.1 billion$627 million$433 million
2024$1 billion$577 million$466 million

What they sell each other

What New Zealand sells to Taiwan

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Powdered and condensed milk$218 million · 20.9%
    69 thousand tonnes · New Zealand’s destinations
  2. Other fresh fruit (berries, kiwi)$116 million · 11.1%
    30 thousand tonnes
  3. Butter and milk fats$93 million · 8.9%
    14 thousand tonnes · New Zealand’s destinations
  4. Frozen beef$84 million · 8.1%
    14 thousand tonnes
  5. Apples and pears$70 million · 6.7%
    32 thousand tonnes
  6. Cheese$49 million · 4.7%
    11 thousand tonnes · New Zealand’s destinations
  7. Lamb and goat meat$44 million · 4.2%
    9 thousand tonnes · New Zealand’s destinations
  8. Other food preparations$43 million · 4.1%
    316 tonnes
  9. Fresh milk and cream$30 million · 2.9%
    18 thousand tonnes
  10. Stone fruit (cherries, peaches, plums)$30 million · 2.9%
    2 thousand tonnes

What Taiwan sells to New Zealand

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Cameras and broadcast equipment$50 million · 8.7%
    6 tonnes
  2. Screws, bolts and nuts$23 million · 4%
    4 thousand tonnes
  3. Cigarettes and cigars$22 million · 3.9%
    869 tonnes
  4. Stainless steel sheet$21 million · 3.6%
    7 thousand tonnes
  5. Computers$18 million · 3.1%
    59 tonnes · Taiwan’s destinations
  6. Polyethers, polyesters and epoxy resins$15 million · 2.6%
    10 thousand tonnes
  7. Computer and office machine parts$14 million · 2.5%
    23 tonnes
  8. Steel angles and sections$14 million · 2.4%
    14 thousand tonnes
  9. PVC and other vinyl polymers$13 million · 2.3%
    16 thousand tonnes
  10. Welded steel pipes$13 million · 2.2%
    7 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Estimated sea route from Auckland to Kaohsiung.

The estimated sea route between Auckland and Kaohsiung is 4,901 nautical miles (9,077 km) long: ≈ 11.5–14.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).

It does not cross any major canal or strait.

Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.

Split by transport mode

  1. Sea$1.4 billion · 84.7%
  2. Air$247 million · 15.3%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Taiwan was New Zealand’s 12th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and New Zealand was Taiwan’s 37th (0.2%).

Taiwan in New Zealand’s trade
1.8%
Taiwan’s rank among New Zealand’s partners
12th
New Zealand in Taiwan’s trade
0.2%
New Zealand’s rank among Taiwan’s partners
37th

Compare with

Other partners of New Zealand

Other partners of Taiwan

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.