December export orders were US$52.9bn, above customs exports of US$43.6bn.
Export orders are a demand-pipeline indicator, while customs exports are realized shipments. Comparing the two in the same month shows how much order value sat ahead of shipped goods. The official note that orders do not necessarily become exports from Taiwan is important because overseas production can break a simple one-to-one lag.
Source 1: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
Publisher: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
Units: US$ billion; percent
Source 2: Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Publisher: Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Units: US$ billion; percent
MOEA notes that not all export orders are necessarily exported from Taiwan because of overseas production. Treat this as pipeline intensity, not a direct shipment forecast.
Use MOEA December 2024 export orders and MOF December 2024 customs exports. Calculate the gap as orders minus exports and the order/export ratio as export orders divided by exports. This is a same-month pipeline comparison, not a formal lag model.
Taiwan technology orders versus exports, 2025
Electronic-product orders were about 131% of electronic-parts customs exports in 2025.
Taiwan export orders versus customs exports, 2025
Export orders were US$743.7bn, about 1.16 times customs exports.
Taiwan export value per TEU, 2025
Taiwan’s 2025 goods exports equalled about US$95.1k per export container.