Imports to Taiwan climbed 38.3% year-on-year to a record peak of USD 58.91 billion in March 2026, easily exceeding market expectations of 18.1% and accelerating from 6.8% in the previous month. Imports surged for parts of electronic products (63.4%), information, communication, and audio-video products (131.6%), machinery (23.1%), and chemicals (12.1%). Meanwhile, arrivals tumbled for mineral products (-17.8%), particularly petroleum (-42.9%). By origin, arrivals increased the most from Mainland China and Hong Kong (38.1%), ASEAN (70.8%), Korea (69.5%), Japan (30.8%), Europe (12.9%) and the USA (18%). In contrast, arrivals from the Middle East plunged 34.7%. Considering the first quarter of 2026, total imports reached USD 142.78 billion, 34.8% higher compared to the same period last year.