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Supply chains and manufacturing: Taiwan and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, Taiwan sold USD 144.5 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United States and bought USD 18.1 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew about 6.1 times, from USD 26.6 billion in 2019 to USD 162.6 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Taiwan sold USD 144.5 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 18.1 billion the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

United States's imports from Taiwan: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by United States

2019: 19.51Low 19.51 / High 144.522025: 144.52

201919.51
202022.47
202129.52
202235.46
202338.89
202462.2
2025144.52

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

United States's exports to Taiwan: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by United States

2019: 7.06Low 7.06 / High 18.122025: 18.12

20197.06
20207.18
20218.97
202210.3
20238.06
202410.83
202518.12

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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