Mini vs Full Three Links｜Cross-Strait Mail, Transport and Trade 2026
What are the "three direct links" between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait?
"Three Direct Links" refers to the three direct exchanges of mail, navigation, and trade between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. According to the scope and scale of the open , it is divided into " small three-way " which is limited to Kinmen, Matsu and other outlying islands, and " big three-way " which has full direct exchanges with both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
What is a Mini Three Links?
Mini Three Links is January 2, 2001 Small-scale direct exchanges between the two sides will be implemented from on Japan, and Fujian Province (Xiamen, Fuzhou Mawei, Quanzhou) and will be opened 6 The trade, navigation and postal services between Kinmen County and Lianjiang County (Matsu) in the Republic of China are mainly based on the maritime passenger and cargo ship class .
What is the big three links?
Three Links is December 15, 2008 The cross-strait comprehensive three links were officially launched on the same day, opening up postal, navigation, and trade between mainland China and Taiwan. , including sea and air , is directly accessible to ──ships and flights from both sides of the Taiwan Strait can sail directly, and does not need to go through third places such as Hong Kong. .
三通之後，中國寄台灣的包裹實際走哪一條？
一般網購集運走的是大三通的海運、海快與空運直航，不經金門馬祖，也不繞香港轉口。
2008 年大三通開放海空直航後，兩岸貨物不必再繞經香港或第三地轉口，運送天數與成本同步下降。政治大學趙凱康 2016 年的博士論文即以台北港與平潭航線為對象，探討資通科技如何縮短海運快遞的通關與轉運環節。實務上，淘寶、天貓、1688 的集運包裹屬大三通直航貨載，依重量與品項選擇海運、海快或空運。
小三通與大三通的差別不在「通不通」，而在通到哪裡：小三通只通到金門、馬祖等離島，大三通才直達台灣本島。
資料來源：趙凱康，《在區域經濟競合發展中以資通科技為輔的海運快遞的研究——以台北港及平潭島為例》，國立政治大學資訊管理學系博士論文，2016（文獻代碼 D034，全文連結見本頁「權威文獻引用出處」）。
⚠️ 本段說明的是政策層級的通航型態，不代表任一批貨物固定走特定港口或航線；實際路線、海快資格與時效仍依品項、重量、承運安排與海關規定確認。
Mini Three Links vs Three Links: Understand the difference with a table
The difference is most clear when comparing the two side by side. The core sentence: Small Three Links = only connects to the outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu, small scale; Big Three Links = directly connected to the main island of Taiwan, large scale.
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The plan is set according to whether items may be mixed, their fragility, batteries and other controlled conditions; the actual route is never guaranteed on the basis of the “Mini Three Links” label.
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Transit time and cost
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Government policy and customs regulation sources
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Further reading on Consolidation and Customs Clearance
If you want to know more about the freight, customs declaration process and customs clearance time from China to Taiwan, please refer to:
This page cites primary government, judicial, and academic sources from HowBridge’s customs reference index (1,171 records). Each item links to its original source.
Reference index data version: 2026-08-16
- Thesis A Study of ICT-Assisted Sea-Freight Express Services amid Regional Economic Competition and Cooperation: The Cases of Taipei Port and Pingtan Island nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw
- Official manual Cargo Clearance Automation Declaration Manual (Volume I / Volume II) web.customs.gov.tw
- Official manual Operational Rules for Customs Clearance of Sea Express Consignments law-out.mof.gov.tw
- Regulation Regulations Governing Customs Clearance of Imported and Exported Postal Parcels law.moj.gov.tw
- Government notice Basis for calculating the customs value of dutiable imported goods (principle on whether import duty is to be added to the taxable value for commodity tax) law-out.mof.gov.tw
- Statistics / white paper Customs operations statistics (numbers of import and export declarations, containers, aircraft movements and passengers) web.customs.gov.tw
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