Imports to Taiwan climbed 20.8% year-on-year to USD 42.34 billion in July 2025, following a 17.3% gain in the previous month and exceeding market forecasts of 17.1% growth. Stronger demand was seen in electronic parts (+41.4%), information and audio-video products (+66.8%), machinery (+25.8%), and chemicals (+1.6%), while imports declined for mineral products (-11.3%). Among key trading partners, imports from South Korea recorded the largest increase (+41.3%), followed by ASEAN (+32.0%), China and Hong Kong (+16.4%), Japan (+15.4%), the US (+13.5%), and Europe (+1.9%). For the January–July period, total imports reached USD 269.89 billion, up 20.5% from the same period last year, while purchases from the US declined 6.8% during this period.