Regulations Governing Trade between the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area｜第 7 條｜國際貿易｜Regulation｜In Force
經濟部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2024-02-19
Goods originating in the Mainland Area are prohibited for importation to the Taiwan Area except for the following subparagraphs: 1. The competent authority announces items of goods and the conditions for their importation. 2. Antiques, cultural works relating to religions, tribal art works, works of folk art, works of art, materials to maintain cultural assets, and commodities for cultural or educational activities in small quantities. 3. Sample products for exclusive use in research or development. 4. Items listed as permissible for import pursuant to the Regulations Governing Permission for Importation of Industrial Technology from the Mainland Area. 5. Animals for use by schools, research institutes and zoos. 6. Raw materials, parts and components imported by duty-bonded factories for export processing, and goods/articles for reconditioning for export. 7. Raw materials, parts and components imported by the Technology Industrial Parks or Science Parks for processing for export, and goods/articles for reconditioning for export. 8. Chinese medicines for medical treatments. 9. Publications, films, video programs, and broadcasting and television programs as permitted by the Ministry of Culture. 10. Goods carried in by incoming passengers not exceeding the amount announced by the Customs Administration and approved by the Ministry of Finance. 11. Goods carried in by crewmembers of vessels or aircrafts in compliance with the relevant requirements. 12. Fishing catches as a result of the settlement of maritime disputes in the cross strait area. 13. Other items permitted through special approval by the competent authority. The conditions for importation of the goods/articles specified in subparagraphs 2, 3, 6 and 13 of the preceding paragraph shall be publicly announced by TITA; whereas the conditions for importation of the goods/articles specified in subparagraph 7 of the preceding paragraph shall be publicly announced by the Bureau of Industrial Parks under the Ministry of Economic Affairs or the National Science and Technology Council. Goods originating in Mainland Area other than those listed in subparagraph 1 of paragraph 1 of this Article, which include agricultural, fishery, and livestock products that are subject to tariff quotas, cannot be reported for shipment and sale through ports in Taiwan Area. These restrictions, however, do not apply to the following situations: (1) Transportation by sea or air (excluding sea air combined transport and air sea combined transport); (2) Export transshipment from an off-shore shipping center. Goods in violation of the provisions in the preceding paragraph shall be returned to the original point of shipment.