Five steps for importing into Taiwan
Describe the goods and documents correctly before optimizing for speed. “Ship first, decide later” can stall at classification, licensing or valuation.
1. Check whether the goods may be imported
Use the name, material, function, use and specifications to identify candidate CCC codes and check controls such as BSMI, NCC, FDA or quarantine.
2. Prepare genuine transaction records
Keep invoices, payment and order records, packing lists, freight and insurance data; commercial imports may need permits, origin or inspection documents.
3. Choose the declaration and authorize it
Personal simplified express consignments use EZWay identity verification and pre-confirmation where required; formal entries are filed by an appointed customs broker.
4. Customs reviews or examines the goods
Customs may release without review, review documents or physically inspect the shipment. Mismatches can trigger corrections, extra documents or revaluation.
5. Pay, complete controls and receive release
Release follows payment of applicable duty, VAT, commodity tax or fees and completion of any required agency approval.
Check the CCC code first: enter a product name for AI-assisted candidates
Enter a product name, HS code or known CCC code in Lucky’s CCC lookup. It searches Taiwan tariff data and presents candidate codes, descriptions, rates and import controls for preliminary classification before declaration.
Avoid vague terms such as “headphones” or “parts.” Add material, composition, function, intended use, specifications and whether a battery is included.
- Enter the full product name and key specifications.
- Compare the descriptions, rates and import controls for several AI candidates—not only the first result.
- For high-value, recurring or uncertain goods, verify with GC411 and request an advance tariff ruling from Taiwan Customs.
Important: AI output only helps shortlist candidates; it is not a Customs ruling. Customs classifies the goods actually imported from full evidence and legal rules. A code result does not itself grant an import permit.
NT$2,000 or less does not make every shipment tax-free
The threshold uses customs value, generally including transaction price, freight and insurance. One taxpayer may use only six low-value exemptions in each Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec period; excluded goods such as alcohol, tobacco and tariff-quota farm products do not qualify.
From 2026-03-01: confirm in EZWay before the broker files
For simplified personal express imports using online authorization, the broker first pushes the item and value to EZWay. Choose “matching declaration” only after checking every field. If it is wrong, not your purchase or suspicious, choose “mismatch” and contact the broker. Never confirm incorrect data merely to speed release.
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