Cheapest Taobao to Taiwan = consolidate and ship by sea: HowBridge sea NT$25/kg (flat rate, quoted by customer service, no fixed dispatch fee), 10–14 days; urgent items by sea express NT$50 or air NT$100 (sea express and air add a dispatch fee of NT$100 / NT$120 respectively for shipments under 10 kg); free consolidation spreads the cost.
The cheapest way to ship Taobao to Taiwan is to consolidate and combine orders into one box by sea: HowBridge sea freight NT$25/kg (flat rate for general & special cargo, quoted by customer service, no fixed dispatch fee), 10–14 days; for urgent items choose sea express NT$50/kg (5–10 days) or air NT$100/kg (3–5 days), with sea express and air adding a dispatch fee of NT$100 / NT$120 respectively for shipments under 10 kg. Billing is the greater of actual vs volumetric weight (sea: L×W×H cm ÷ 28317 = cubic feet; sea express: ÷ 10000 = kg; air: actual weight only). Free consolidation lets you ship multiple stores at once to spread the shipping cost, with AEO-licensed broker dual-clearance and EZWay real-name integration. Per the Air Express Consignment Clearance Regulations, parcels with a customs value of NT$2,000 or below are exempt from import duty and VAT.
Ship Taobao to Taiwan in 4 cheapest steps
- Register for a warehouse addressRegister with HowBridge to get a mainland-China receiving address at the Shenzhen/Guangzhou warehouse.
- Order to the warehouse addressAt Taobao checkout, enter the warehouse address so items ship to the warehouse first.
- Free consolidationItems from multiple stores are consolidated for free; billed on the greater of actual vs volumetric weight (sea: L×W×H cm ÷ 28317 = cubic feet; sea express: ÷ 10000 = kg; air: actual weight only).
- Choose a method & paySea NT$25/kg for non-urgent, sea express/air for urgent; AEO broker dual-clearance and EZWay before delivery.
Key data quick check
| Sea freight | NT$25/kg (flat rate, 10–14 days) |
|---|---|
| Sea express | NT$50/kg (5–10 days) |
| Air freight | NT$100/kg (3–5 days) |
| Dispatch fee (under 10 kg) | Sea express NT$100 / air NT$120 (sea quoted by customer service) |
| Billing | Sea ÷28317 / sea express ÷10000 / air actual weight only, greater of actual vs volumetric |
| How much consolidation saves (example) | 3 stores ~7 kg each shipped separately by sea express = 7×NT$50 + NT$100 dispatch fee (under 10 kg) = NT$450 per box, 3 boxes = NT$1,350; consolidated 21 kg by sea express = 21×NT$50 = NT$1,050 (≥10 kg, no dispatch fee), saving NT$300 |
regulatory basis
- Air Express Consignment Clearance Regulations (Laws & Regulations Database of the ROC)
- Taiwan Customs (MOF) — Duties payable on imported goods
Common mistakes and precautions
- Shipping each item separately instead of consolidating ends up costing more than a combined box.
- Looking only at the per-kg rate and ignoring the sea express/air NT$100 / NT$120 dispatch fee for shipments under 10 kg — light boxes are not worth it.
- A customs value (incl. shipping) over NT$2,000 is still taxed — it is not "Taobao price under 2,000 = duty-free".
noun definition
- Consolidation
- Shipping parcels from multiple stores to one warehouse and combining them into a single box to spread shipping cost.
- Volumetric weight
- A billing weight; sea = L×W×H (cm) ÷ 28317 = cubic feet, sea express ÷ 10000 = kg (air: actual weight only), charged when greater than actual weight.
Authoritative literature citations
The content of this question is quoted from the "Customs Declaration Authoritative Literature Index Database" built by HowBridge (More than 1,163 copiesGovernment regulations, official manuals, judicial interpretations, intensive reading of academic literature), each article is accompanied by links to government/judicial primary sources for verification:
- 官方手冊規範 海運快遞貨物通關作業規定 海運快遞貨物通關作業規定:X1-X4/X6-X8分類、簡易申報、海運快遞專區與業者責任 law-out.mof.gov.tw
- 官方手冊規範 空運快遞貨物簡易申報通關作業規定 空運快遞貨物簡易申報通關作業規定:空運X分類、合併申報限制與快遞專區查驗 law-out.mof.gov.tw
- 政府公告函釋 進口應稅貨物完稅價格之計算標準(貨物稅完稅價格應否加計進口稅之原則) 想查「進口應稅貨物的貨物稅完稅價格要不要加計進口稅、免稅貨怎麼加」就看這份 law-out.mof.gov.tw
- 政府研究報告 跨境電商課稅及制定專法之探討 立法院法制局「跨境電商課稅及制定專法之探討」(R00971,2020年5月),檢討境外電商營業稅稅籍登記、稅源掌握困難與是否立電商專法。 www.ly.gov.tw