Taiwan’s Largest Flat-Steel Import Suppliers, 2025

Taiwan Ministry of Finance selected-commodity proxy ranks flat-steel import partners.

Economy

What the Data Shows

This statistic captures Taiwan’s industrial steel import exposure using the best official public proxy in the supplied source pack. Japan, Russia, mainland China and South Korea form the dominant supplier group. Because the table is a Ministry of Finance selected-commodity proxy rather than the exact requested customs-code bundle, the entry remains source-labelled. The ranking is still visually strong and methodologically transparent.

Data table

Japan $953.2M 31.1%

Russia $681.5M 22.2%

Mainland China $596.2M 19.5%

South Korea $421.4M 13.8%

Vietnam $134.2M 4.4%

Japan share 31.1% MOF selected commodity proxy.

Top-four share 86.6% Official proxy concentration.

Sources

Source 1: Monthly Statistics of Exports and Imports, Dec. 2025 - Table 9

Publisher: Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. (Taiwan)

Dataset/table: Table 9: Products of Iron or Non-Alloy Steel

Units: US$ thousand

Date checked: 2026-05-14

Evidence: Reports 2025 selected iron/non-alloy steel product import values by supplier row, led by Japan and Russia.

Note: Reports 2025 selected iron/non-alloy steel product import values by supplier row, led by Japan and Russia.

Source 2: Dec. 2025 Monthly Statistics of Exports and Imports

Publisher: Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. (Taiwan)

Dataset/table: External Trade Statistics e-book page

Units: Publication metadata

Date checked: 2026-05-14

Evidence: Identifies the Dec. 2025 external trade tables and Table 9 imports by selected commodity and country.

Note: Identifies the Dec. 2025 external trade tables and Table 9 imports by selected commodity and country.

Data notes & caveats

This is an official selected-commodity proxy, not a pure extraction of customs codes 7208 and 7210. Values are shown in US$ thousands converted to compact labels.

Methodology

Use the Taiwan Ministry of Finance selected-commodity import-by-country table for products of iron or non-alloy steel as the official flat-steel proxy.

Source consistency notes

All values come from one official Taiwan Ministry of Finance table, but the commodity row is broader than the requested customs-code 7208 / 7210 scope.