Imports to Taiwan rose 25.1% year-on-year to USD 41.86 billion in September 2025, slowing from a 29.5% increase in the previous month but surpassing market expectations of 22.55% growth. Stronger demand was seen in electronic parts (+42.7%), information and audio-video products (+70.0%), and machinery (+52.7%), despite a decline in mineral products (-11.3%), primarily due to a 9.6% drop in petroleum. Among key trading partners, imports from South Korea recorded the largest increase (+54.2%), followed by Europe (+34.1%), ASEAN (+23.9%), China & Hong Kong (+20.9%), the US (+20.3%), and Japan (+17.7%), while purchases from the Middle East declined (-3.7%). For the January–September period, total imports reached USD 353.41 billion, up 22.0% from a year earlier, while purchases from the US fell 2.3% compared with the same period last year.