Japan, the U.S. and the Netherlands led Taiwan’s chip-equipment import sources.
Semiconductor equipment is the capital backbone of Taiwan’s chipmaking capacity. The supplier ranking shows Taiwan’s dependence on a small group of advanced-tool economies. Japan, the United States and the Netherlands occupy the top tier, matching the structure of the global chip-equipment industry.
Source 1: Monthly Statistics of Exports and Imports, Dec. 2024: Table 9
Publisher: Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Dataset/table: Table 9 Imports by Selected Commodity and Country
Units: US$ thousand
Date checked: 2026-05-14
Evidence: The workbook gives 2024 import values by selected commodity and country of origin.
Note: The workbook gives 2024 import values by selected commodity and country of origin.
Source 2: Dec. 2024 Monthly Statistics of Exports and Imports e-book page
Publisher: Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Dataset/table: E-books page for Dec. 2024 external trade tables
Units: metadata / links
Date checked: 2026-05-14
Evidence: The page documents the Dec. 2024 monthly trade publication and Table 9 download path.
Note: The page documents the Dec. 2024 monthly trade publication and Table 9 download path.
The source is an official selected-commodity customs table. The title uses plain language; methodology preserves the full commodity wording.
Values use Taiwan Ministry of Finance Table 9, “Semiconductor Equipment: Machines and Apparatus for Manufacturing, Measuring or Checking Semiconductor Devices, Electronic Integrated Circuits or Flat Panel Displays.” Values are 2024 cumulative imports in US$ million.
All visible ranking values use the same 2024 source table unless otherwise noted in data_notes and research_warnings.
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Taiwan’s Largest Wafer-material Suppliers, 2024
Japan dominated Taiwan’s wafer-material import line in the official customs table.
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