Korea and Japan supplied about 92% of Taiwan’s 2024 paraxylene import value.
Paraxylene is a core aromatic chemical used in polyester and petrochemical chains. Taiwan’s 2024 import supplier mix was extremely concentrated: Korea and Japan supplied more than nine-tenths of value. Singapore, Vietnam and Kuwait were small but visible suppliers. This is a clean product-country supplier graphic with both value and quantity available.
Source 1: Other Asia, nes p-Xylene imports by country, 2024
Publisher: World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade
Dataset/table: HS 290243 paraxylene imports by partner
Units: US$ thousands; kilograms
Date checked: 2026-05-14
Evidence: Supports Taiwan/Other Asia 2024 paraxylene import values by supplier.
Note: Supports Taiwan/Other Asia 2024 paraxylene import values by supplier.
Source 2: Statistics Database Query: Total Imports / Total Exports
Publisher: Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C.
Dataset/table: Commodity and partner-country import query
Units: USD; NTD; metric tons; kilograms; quantity for 11-digit commodity codes
Date checked: 2026-05-14
Evidence: Provides Taiwan's official query route for paraxylene imports by detailed commodity code and origin country.
Note: Provides Taiwan's official query route for paraxylene imports by detailed commodity code and origin country.
WITS labels Taiwan as Other Asia, nes. Product code 290243 is paraxylene in the HS 1988/92 nomenclature used by the page.
Uses WITS/UN Comtrade data for Other Asia, nes imports of Harmonized System code 290243, paraxylene, by partner country in 2024. Values are US$ thousands, converted to US$ millions.
All supplier values use one WITS/UN Comtrade 2024 product page, same product code and unit.
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