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APPENDIX TABLES
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Table AI.1
Merchandise exports by group of products, 2005-08
(US$ million and %)
2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008Total exports (US$ million) / 198,431.8 / 224,017.5 / 246,677.3 / 255,629.1
(%)
Total primary products / 8.4 / 9.1 / 9.9 / 11.7
Agriculture / 2.3 / 1.9 / 1.8 / 2.0
Food / 1.1 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 1.0
Agricultural raw material / 1.1 / 1.1 / 1.0 / 1.0
Mining / 6.2 / 7.1 / 8.1 / 9.7
Ores and other minerals / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.4
Non-ferrous metals / 1.5 / 2.0 / 2.1 / 2.0
Fuels / 4.5 / 4.8 / 5.6 / 7.3
Manufactures / 91.0 / 90.3 / 89.5 / 87.5
Iron and steel / 4.4 / 4.5 / 5.0 / 5.0
6755 Flat, cold-rolled stainless steel / 0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9 / 0.8
Chemicals / 10.2 / 10.0 / 11.6 / 12.3
5729 Other styrene polymers / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9
5138 Polycarboxylic acids, and their anhydrides, derivatives / 1.0 / 0.9 / 1.0 / 0.9
5743 Polycarbonates, alkyd resins and other polyesters / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.9
Other semi-manufactures / 6.5 / 6.2 / 6.0 / 6.1
6942 Screws, bolts, nuts and similar articles of iron or steel / 1.2 / 1.1 / 1.1 / 1.2
Machinery and transport equipment / 51.2 / 50.9 / 49.0 / 46.6
Power generating machines / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.4
Other non-electrical machinery / 6.9 / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.3
7284 Machinery and appliances for particular industries, n.e.s. / 0.8 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7
Office machines & telecommunication equipment / 31.4 / 31.7 / 29.2 / 27.4
7764 Electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies / 15.6 / 17.9 / 16.9 / 15.7
7599 Parts and accessories of 751.1, 751.2, 751.9 and 752 / 5.2 / 4.6 / 3.8 / 3.0
7763 Diodes, transistors, etc. / 1.7 / 1.7 / 2.0 / 2.5
7643 Radio or television transmission apparatus / 1.7 / 1.6 / 1.5 / 1.8
7649 Parts and accessories for apparatus of division 76 / 1.4 / 1.1 / 0.9 / 0.8
7648 Telecommunications equipment, n.e.s. / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.9 / 0.8
Other electrical machines / 8.5 / 8.7 / 9.4 / 8.5
7788 Electrical machinery and equipment, n.e.s. / 2.6 / 2.7 / 3.7 / 3.1
7722 Printed circuits / 2.3 / 2.4 / 2.2 / 2.1
Automotive products / 1.9 / 1.7 / 1.7 / 1.6
7843 Other motor vehicle parts and accessories of 722, 781 to 783 / 1.4 / 1.2 / 1.2 / 1.1
Other transport equipment / 2.1 / 1.9 / 2.0 / 2.3
7853 Invalid carriages, parts of 785 / 0.8 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.8
Textiles / 4.8 / 4.3 / 3.9 / 3.5
6531Fabrics, woven, of synthetic filament yarn, excl. pile/chenille / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.7 / 0.7
Clothing / 0.8 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.5
Other consumer goods / 13.1 / 13.9 / 13.5 / 13.5
8719 Liquid crystal devices, n.e.s.; lasers (excl. laser diodes) / 5.6 / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.8
8985 Other blank recording media (excl. of 882) / 1.9 / 2.1 / 2.0 / 1.6
Other / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.8
9310 Special transactions and commodities not classified by type / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.4
Gold / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4
Source:Data provided by the authorities.
Table AI.2
Merchandise imports by group of products, 2005-08
(US$ million and %)
2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008Total imports(US$ million) / 182,614.3 / 202,698.2 / 219,251.8 / 240,447.8
(%)
Total primary products / 26.1 / 30.6 / 33.1 / 38.8
Agriculture / 5.1 / 4.6 / 4.8 / 5.1
Food / 3.6 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.8
Agricultural raw material / 1.5 / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.3
Mining / 21.0 / 26.0 / 28.3 / 33.7
Ores and other minerals / 2.1 / 2.6 / 3.3 / 3.5
2823 Other ferrous waste and scrap / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.8 / 1.1
Non-ferrous metals / 3.6 / 5.3 / 5.2 / 4.4
6821 Copper anodes; alloys; unwrought / 1.3 / 2.1 / 2.1 / 1.9
Fuels / 15.4 / 18.1 / 19.8 / 25.8
3330 Crude oils of petroleum and bituminous minerals / 10.0 / 11.6 / 11.2 / 13.7
3212 Other coal, whether or pulverized, not agglomerated / 2.1 / 1.8 / 2.0 / 3.2
3431 Natural gas, liquefied / 1.5 / 1.9 / 1.9 / 2.8
Manufactures / 72.4 / 68.1 / 65.5 / 59.8
Iron and steel / 4.7 / 3.9 / 4.2 / 4.9
6726 Semi-finished iron/steel products <0.25% carbon / 1.4 / 0.8 / 0.9 / 1.3
6715 Other ferro-alloys (excl. radioactive ferro-alloys) / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.8 / 0.8
Chemicals / 12.6 / 12.9 / 13.1 / 12.7
5985 Chemical elements and compounds doped for use in electronics / 0.8 / 1.1 / 1.5 / 1.5
5112 Cyclic hydrocarbons / 1.7 / 1.9 / 1.6 / 1.3
5989 Chemical products and preparations, n.e.s. / 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.0 / 0.9
Other semi-manufactures / 3.8 / 3.6 / 3.5 / 3.5
Machinery and transport equipment / 41.2 / 37.9 / 35.1 / 30.8
Power generating machines / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.6
Other non-electrical machinery / 9.6 / 9.0 / 8.4 / 7.5
7284 Machinery and appliances for particular industries, n.e.s. / 2.8 / 2.4 / 2.2 / 1.8
7285Parts, n.e.s. of machines/appliances of 723.48, 727.21, 728.41 to 728.49 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.5 / 0.7
Office machines & telecommunication equipment / 21.3 / 20.5 / 18.6 / 16.4
7764 Electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies / 14.1 / 14.2 / 12.7 / 11.2
7763 Diodes, transistors, etc. / 1.2 / 1.1 / 1.1 / 1.0
7599 Parts and accessories of 751.1, 751.2, 751.9 and 752 / 1.3 / 1.2 / 1.2 / 0.9
Other electrical machines / 5.4 / 5.0 / 4.7 / 4.1
Automotive products / 2.0 / 1.5 / 1.3 / 1.0
Other transport equipment / 2.2 / 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.1
Textiles / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.5
Clothing / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.5
Other consumer goods / 8.9 / 8.6 / 8.6 / 6.9
8747 Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.3 / 0.8
8813 Photo and cinema apparatus and equipment, n.e.s. / 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.1 / 0.8
8719 Liquid crystal devices, n.e.s.; lasers (excl. laser diodes) / 1.1 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 0.7
Other / 1.5 / 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.4
9310 Special transactions and commodities not classified by type / 0.9 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.6
Gold / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.7
9710 Gold, non-monetary (excl. gold ores and concentrates) / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.7
Source:Data provided by the authorities.
Table AI.3
Merchandise exports by destination, 2005-08
(US$ million and %)
2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008Total exports (US$ million) / 198,431.8 / 224,017.5 / 246,677.3 / 255,629.1
(%)
America / 17.5 / 17.3 / 16.0 / 15.6
United States / 14.7 / 14.4 / 13.0 / 12.0
Other America / 2.9 / 2.9 / 3.0 / 3.5
Canada / 0.9 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.7
Brazil / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 1.1
Mexico / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.7
Europe / 11.6 / 11.3 / 11.2 / 11.2
EU(27) / 11.3 / 11.1 / 10.9 / 11.0
Germany / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.1 / 2.2
Netherlands / 2.2 / 2.0 / 1.8 / 1.8
United Kingdom / 1.6 / 1.6 / 1.5 / 1.4
Italy / 0.9 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0
Spain / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.7
France / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7
EFTA / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.3
Other Europe / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.0
Commonwealth of Independent States / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.5
Africa / 0.8 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 1.1
Middle East / 2.1 / 2.0 / 2.3 / 2.2
Asia / 66.3 / 66.7 / 67.9 / 67.7
China / 22.0 / 23.1 / 25.3 / 26.2
Japan / 7.6 / 7.3 / 6.5 / 6.9
Six East Asian Traders / 28.3 / 28.3 / 27.1 / 24.8
Hong Kong, China / 17.2 / 16.7 / 15.4 / 12.8
Singapore / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.3 / 4.6
Korea, Rep. of / 3.0 / 3.2 / 3.2 / 3.4
Malaysia / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.2
Thailand / 1.9 / 2.0 / 2.1 / 1.9
Other Asia / 8.4 / 8.0 / 9.0 / 9.8
Viet Nam / 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.8 / 3.1
Philippines / 2.2 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 1.9
Indonesia / 1.2 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.4
Australia / 1.2 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.4
India / 0.8 / 0.7 / 0.9 / 1.2
Other / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.3 / 1.7
Source:Data provided by the authorities.
Table AI.4
Merchandise imports by origin, 2005-08
(US$ million and %)
2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008Total imports (US$ million) / 182,614.3 / 202,698.2 / 219,251.8 / 240,447.8
(%)
America / 14.3 / 14.0 / 15.2 / 14.4
United States / 11.6 / 11.2 / 12.1 / 10.9
Other America / 2.7 / 2.8 / 3.1 / 3.4
Brazil / 0.7 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.9
Chile / 0.6 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8
Europe / 10.7 / 9.5 / 9.8 / 9.0
EU(27) / 9.7 / 8.8 / 9.1 / 8.2
Germany / 3.4 / 3.0 / 3.2 / 3.1
Netherlands / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.0
France / 1.4 / 1.1 / 1.1 / 1.0
EFTA / 1.0 / 0.7 / 0.8 / 0.8
Other Europe / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Commonwealth of Independent States / 1.3 / 1.1 / 1.0 / 1.4
Russian Federation / 1.2 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 1.1
Africa / 2.0 / 2.7 / 2.8 / 3.3
Middle East / 10.5 / 12.3 / 12.7 / 16.2
Saudi Arabia / 4.1 / 4.8 / 4.7 / 6.3
Kuwait / 2.4 / 2.5 / 2.6 / 3.4
Iran Islamic Rep. / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.5 / 2.1
United Arab Emirates / 0.9 / 1.5 / 1.6 / 1.9
Iraq / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.9 / 0.9
Asia / 60.7 / 59.8 / 57.9 / 55.2
China / 11.0 / 12.2 / 12.8 / 13.1
Japan / 25.2 / 22.8 / 21.0 / 19.3
Six East Asian Traders / 16.9 / 17.0 / 16.0 / 13.8
Korea, Rep. of / 7.2 / 7.4 / 6.9 / 5.5
Malaysia / 2.9 / 3.0 / 2.8 / 2.8
Singapore / 2.7 / 2.5 / 2.2 / 2.0
Thailand / 1.6 / 1.6 / 1.6 / 1.4
Other Asia / 7.6 / 7.8 / 8.3 / 9.0
Australia / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.8 / 3.4
Indonesia / 2.5 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 3.0
India / 0.5 / 0.6 / 1.2 / 1.0
Philippines / 1.5 / 1.4 / 1.0 / 0.9
Other / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.5
Source:Data provided by the authorities.
Table AII.1
Principal notifications under WTO Agreements, up to 1 March 2010
WTO Agreement / Description of requirement / Document symbol of most recent notification and dateAgreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994, Anti-dumping
Article 5.8 / Time-period for determination of negligible import volumes / G/ADP/N/100/TPKM, 21.05.03
Article 16.4 / Anti-dumping actions taken / G/ADP/N/195/TPKM, 15.02.10
Article 16.5 / Competent authority to initiate anti-dumping investigations / G/ADP/N/14/Add.27, 28.04.09
Article 18.5 / Laws and regulations / G/ADP/N/1/TPKM/1/Suppl.1, 13.07.06
Agriculture
Articles 10 and 18.2 / Export subsidy commitments (ES:1) / G/AG/N/TPKM/72, 02.02.10
Article 18.2 / Domestic support (DS:1) / G/AG/N/TPKM/68/Corr.1, 11.01.10
Article 18.2 / Information on tariff quotas administration (MA:1) / G/AG/N/TPKM/55, 18.01.08
Article 18.2 / Volume of imports under tariff quotas (MA:2) / G/AG/N/TPKM/67/Rev.1, 01.02.10
Article 5.7 / Volume-based special safeguard (MA:3) / G/AG/N/TPKM/73, 11.02.10
Article 5.7 / Price-based special safeguard (MA:4) / G/AG/N/TPKM/49, 27.03.07
Articles 5.7 and 18.2 / Special safeguard (MA:5) / G/AG/N/TPKM/74, 25.02.10
GATT 1994 (Article VII: Customs Valuation)
Laws and regulations / G/VAL/N/1/TPKM/1, 07.07.02
Information on implementation and administration of the Agreement / G/VAL/N/2/TPKM/1, 13.06.02
G/VAL/N/2/TPKM/2, 12.09.02
Notification under the decisions A.3 and A.4 concerning the interpretation of the Agreement / G/VAL/N/3/TPKM/1, 13.06.02
GATT 1994 (Article XXVIII:5: Market Access)
Schedule CLIII / G/MA/220/Rev.1, 25.11.08
Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)
Notification that the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (ChineseTaipei) maintains no TRIMs / G/TRIMS/N/1/TPKM/1, 27.05.02
Agreement on Rules of Origin
Article 5 and Paragraph 4 of Annex II / Preferential rules of origin / G/RO/N/37/Rev.1, 02.08.02
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
GATT XVI:1 and Article 25 / New and full notification / G/SCM/N/186/TPKM, 07.07.09
Article 28.1(A) / Subsidies inconsistent with the Agreement / G/SCM/N/2/TPKM, 19.06.02
G/SCM/N/2/TPKM/Suppl.1, 09.07.02
Article 25.11 / Semi annual report on countervailing duty actions / G/SCM/N/195/Add.1, 14.10.10
Article 25.12 / Competent authority to initiate countervailing investigations / G/SCM/N/18/Add.27, 28.04.09
Article 32.6 / Laws and regulations / G/SCM/N/1/TPKM/1/Suppl.1, 13.07.06
Agreement on Safeguards
Article 12.6 / Laws, regulations and administrative procedures relating to safeguard measures / G/SG/N/1/TPKM/2/Suppl.3, 17.04.09
Articles 12.7 / Measures subject to the prohibition and elimination of certain measures under Article11.1 / G/SG/N/3/TPKM, 22.05.02
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Article 7, Annex B / Transparency of regulations / Several in series G/SPS/N/TPKM/- (latest:G/SPS/N/TPKM/179, 03.02.10)
Table AII.1 (cont'd)
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
Article 1.4(a) / List of products subject to import licensing requirements / G/LIC/N/1/TPKM/2, 26.07.02
Articles 1.4(a) and 5.1 / Import licensing programme for certain steel products / G/LIC/N/2/TPKM/4, 20.12.04
Articles 7.3 and 8.2(b) / Response to questionnaire / G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/2/Rev.1, 31.08.09
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
Articles 2.9 and other / Proposed and adopted technical regulations / Several in series G/TBT/N/TPKM/- (latest:G/TBT/N/TPKM/56/Add.1, 29.01.10 and G/TBT/N/TPKM/79, 19.01.10)
Article 10.7 / Agreement reached by a Member with another country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment procedures / G/TBT/10.7/N/53, 16.11.07
Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII of the GATT 1994, State Trading
Article XVII:4(a) / State-trading activities / G/STR/N/12/TPKM, 05.06.08 and
G/STR/N/12/TPKM/Corr.1, 05.05.09
Agreement on Implementation of Article XXIV:7(a) of the GATT 1994, Free-trade areas
Article XXIV:(a) of the GATT 1994 and ArticleV:7(a) of the GATS / Free-trade area for trade in goods and trade in services / WT/REG268/N/1 and S/C/N/501, 03.08.09
WT/REG267/N/1 and S/C/N/500, 14.07.09
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
Article III:3 / Notification of laws, regulations, or administrative guidelines / S/C/N/468, 18.09.08
S/C/N/400, 19.09.07
S/C/N/399, 19.09.07
Articles III:4 or IV:2 / Enquiry and contact points / S/ENQ/78/Rev.9, 01.12.06
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
Article 63.2 / Notification of laws and regulations / IP/N/1/TPKM/C/9, 05.06.02
Source:WTO notifications.
Table AIII.1
Tariff rate quotas and their utilization, 2008 and 2009
(Tonnes, unless otherwise indicated)
Products / Tariff rates and quantityOut-of-quota rates / In-quota rates / Tariff quota quantity / In-quota imports
(2008) / In-quota imports
(2009)a
Agricultural (global quota)
Deer velvet (1 line) / 500% / 22.5% / 5 / 5 / 4.98
Fresh pears (1 line) / NT49/kg / 18% / 9,800 / 9,778.3 / 9,407.69
Bananas (1 line) / 100% / 12.5% / 13,338 / 0 / 0
Red bean (9 lines) / NT$22/kg / 22.5% / 2,500 / 2,497.5 / 2,006.11
Liquid milk (17 lines) / NT$15.6/kg / 15% / 21,298 / 4,179.9 / 8,277.25
Peanuts (11 lines) / .. / .. / 5,235 / 5,142.2 / 5,210.25
Ground-nuts and flours and meals thereof / NT$42 or 64/kg / 25% / .. / .. / ..
Ground-nut oil / 338% / 25% / .. / .. / ..
Garlic bulbs (3 lines) / .. / .. / 3,520 / 3,235.1 / 109.12
for planting / NT$27/kg / 0% / .. / .. / ..
other / NT$27/kg / 22.5% / .. / .. / ..
Dried shiitake (1 line) / NT$369/kg / 25% or NT$110/kg whichever is the higher / 288 / 0.6 / 36.28
Dried day lily (1 line) / NT$58/kg / 22.5% / 101 / 58.0 / 48.85
Coconuts (1 line) / 120% / 15% or NT$0.9/kg whichever is the higher / 10,000 / 2,538.8 / 2,260.06
Betel nuts (1 line) / NT$810/kg / 17.5% / 8,824 / 7.4 / 0
Pineapples (1 line) / 173% / 15% / 23,870 / 1,085.9 / 1,909.98
Mangoes (1 line) / 60% / 25% / 12,755 / 0 / 0
Shaddocks (1 line) / 184% / 25% / 4,300 / 0 / 0
Dried longans (1 line) / NT$88/kg / 15% / 330 / 330 / 330
Rice (24 lines) / .. / .. / 144720 / 105,539.2b / 140,923.74
Rice / NT$45/kg / 0% / .. / 102,211.1 / ..
Rice products / NT$45/kg or 49/kg / 0-25% / .. / 3328.1 / ..
Non-agricultural (country quota)
Passenger cars and passenger cars chassis (26lines)c / 30% / 26.1% / .. / .. / ..
Canada / .. / .. / 38,555 / 20 / ..
European Union / .. / .. / 475,428 / 16,550 / ..
United States / .. / .. / 475,428 / 1,861 / ..
Japan / .. / .. / 29,860 / 15,693 / ..
Republic of Korea / .. / .. / 29,860 / 876 / ..
Certain other WTO Members / .. / .. / 29,860 / 2,089 / ..
..Not available.
aThe data for in-quota imports, except those of liquid milk, peanuts, and dried longans, are provisional.
bAt the time of submission of the WTO notification11,500 tonnes of brown rice were still under the process of procurement.
cTRQs on passenger cars and passenger cars chassis will be phased out in 2011.
Source:WTO documents G/AG/N/TPKM/67 and G/AG/N/TPKM/75; and information provided by the ChineseTaipei authorities.
Table AIII.2
Prohibited exports, 2009
HS code / Description0208.90.29.20-4 / Meat of dogs, fresh, chilled or frozen
0301.99.29.50-4 / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), live
0302.65.00.10-5 / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), fresh or chilled
0303.75.00.10-2 / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) fillets and its meat (whether or not minced), fresh or chilled
0304.29.90.41-2 / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), fillets or steaks, frozen
0602.90.10.10-9 / Mushroom spawn, containing narcotics (the composition of which is as set forth in article 2.3 of executive Statute for Narcotics Hazard Control)
1211.90.60.00-1 / Putchuck, new (Radix Saussureae)
1211.90.91.41-5 / Guang Fang Jee (Radix Aristolochiae Fangchi)
1211.90.91.42-4 / Guan Mu Tong (Caulis Aristolochiae Manshuriensis)
1211.90.91.43-3 / Mar Doe Ling (Fructus Aristolochiae)
1211.90.91.44-2 / Ten Shen Tirng (Caulis Aristolochiae)
1404.90.99.50-2 / Mushroom products, containing narcotics (the composition of which is as set forth in article 2.3 of executive Statute for Narcotics Hazard Control)
1604.19.90.71-2 / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), whole or in pieces, but not minced, prepared or preserved, frozen
1604.19.90.72-1 / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), whole or in pieces, but not minced, prepared or preserved, canned
1604.19.90.79-4 / Other whale shark (Rhincodon typus), whole or in pieces, but not minced, prepared or preserved
2505.90.00.00-7 / Other natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of Chapter 26
2517.10.90.00-1 / Pebbles, gravels, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated
2903.51.00.00-2 / 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN)
2921.45.00.60-6 / 2-naphthylamine (beta-naphthylamine)
2921.45.00.71-3 / 2-naphthylamine (beta-naphthylamine) acetate
2921.45.00.72-2 / 2-naphthylamine (beta-naphthylamine) hcl
2921.49.00.10-3 / 4-aminobiphenyl 095/03/30
2921.49.00.20-1 / 4-aminobiphenyl hcl
8710.00.00.10-3 / Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorized, whether or not fitted with weapons
8710.00.00.20-1 / Parts of tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorized
8906.10.00.00-7 / Warships
9301.11.00.00-5 / Self-propelled, artillery weapons
9301.19.00.00-7 / Other artillery weapons
9301.20.00.00-4 / Rocket launchers; flame-throwers; grenade launchers; torpedo tubes and similar projectors
9301.90.00.00-9 / Other military weapons
9705.00.00.20-6 / Collections and collectors pieces of weapons
9705.00.00.90-1 / Other collections and collectors pieces of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, historical, archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest
9706.00.00.90-0 / Other antiques of an age exceeding 100 years
Source:Information provided by the Chinese Taipei authorities.
Table AIII.3
Goods subject to commodity tax, 2009
Taxable items / Tax amount or rate / CommentsRubber tyres
Tyres for buses and trucks
Various other rubber tyres / 10%
15% / Inner tubes, solid rubber tyres, tyres used on manpowered/animal-powered vehicles and farming vehicles are exempted from the commodity tax
Cement
White or coloured cement
Portland I cement
Portland blast-furnace slag cement
Cement substitutes and others / NT$600/MT
NT$320/MT
NT$280/MT
NT$440/MT / Tax on Portland blast-furnace slag cement was reduced to NT$196/MT on 1 January 2000;
The Government has the right to adjust the tax within 50% of the prescribed tax amounts according to the actual situation
Beverages
Diluted natural fruit/vegetable juice
Other machine-made cool and soft drinks / 8%
15% / Pure natural fruit juice, fruit syrup, concentrated fruit syrup, concentrated fruit juice, and natural vegetable juice that is in compliance with the domestic standards are exempted
Flat-glass
Including all kinds of flat-glass and glass bars / 10% / Conductive glass and reinforced glass used for mould-making are exempted
Oil/gas
Gasoline
Diesel oil
Kerosene
Fuel oil for aircraft
Fuel oils
Dissolving oils
Liquefied petroleum gas / NT$6,830/KL
NT$3,990/KL
NT$4,250/KL
NT$610/KL
NT$110/KL
NT$720/KL
NT$690/MT / The Government has the right to adjust the tax within 50% of the prescribed tax amounts according to the actual situation
Electric appliances
Refrigerators
Colour television sets
Air conditioners
Central air conditioning units composed of compressor, air conditioning box, and fan coil
Dehumidifiers
Video recorders
Record players
Audio recorders
Stereophonic systems
Electric ovens / 13%
13%
20%
15%
15%
13%
10%
10%
10%
15% / Dehumidifiers for use in factories are exempted
Record players, portable sets having a diameter of less than 32centimetres are exempted
Vehicles
Sedans below 2,000 cc
Sedans above 2,001 cc
Trucks, buses, other vehicles
Motorcycles / 25%
30%
15%
17% / Vehicles imported for use in technical research and development, special-purpose vehicles equipped with devices for exclusive use in public security control and/or sanitation activities, mail transportation vehicles, tractors equipped with farming equipment, cargo trucks/cars for exclusive use on farmland, and engineering vehicles not running on public roads areexempted
From 1January, 2007 the tax rate on sedans above 2,001cc, will be reduced to 30%; electric-powered automobiles and motorcycles are taxed at half of the statutory tax rates
Article 12-1 of the Commodity Tax Act
The Commodity Tax for passenger sedans, trucks and dualpurpose vehicle with cylinder volume not exceeding 2,000cc purchased and registration completed during the period from the effectiveness of this Article to 31December2009 could be cut by NT$30,000 each
The Commodity Tax for motorcycles with cylinder volume not exceeding 150cc, purchased and registration completed during the period from the effectiveness of this Article to 31December 2009 could be cut by NT$4,000 each.
Table AIII.3 (cont'd)
Vehicles (cont'd) / Article 12-2 of the Commodity Tax Act
Low chassis buses, gas buses, hybrid oil and electric buses, electric buses, and rehabilitation buses for the disabled and registration completedwithin five years from the effectiveness of this Article shall be exempted from the Commodity Tax
Issuance of Explanatory Decree No. 09804506870 by the MOF on 23 February 2009
Explanation of Paragraph 4 of Article 12 of the Commodity Tax Act: The Hybrid Electric Vehicles jointly approved by the Environmental Protection Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications and Ministry of Economic Affairs as using the electric motor for the powerdriving system, fall under electrical vehicles as provided in Paragraph 4, Article 12 of the Commodity Tax Act, and half of the tax rates prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall apply
Source:Information provided by the Chinese Taipei authorities.
Table AIII.4
Indicative list of publiclyowned enterprises, 2009
Company name / Government ownership in 2009 (%) / Privatization progress and/or planChina Shipbuilding Corp. (CSC) / 38.83 / Latest release of shares: 18 December 2008
Taiwan Power Co. (TPC)a / 94.04 / Re-evaluation: currently being planned (public offering, listing DR (Depositary Receipt), strategic investor are all viable options)
Tang Zong Iron Works Co. / 12.35 / Latest release of shares: 5 July 2006
Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. / 99.71 / Re-evaluation: convert division assets to shares in a new private company, then process IPO (initial public offering)
Chinese Petroleum Corp. (CPC) / 100 / Re-evaluation: privatize via strategic sale of shares
Taiwan Sugar Corp. (TSC) / 83.42 / Undecided (plan being processed): SBU (strategy business units) privatized
Taiwan Water Supply Corp. (TWSC)a / 82.40 / Temporarily not being privatized: contracting out
Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Co. Ltd. / 100 / To become listed on the Stock Exchange
TaiwanFinancial Holdings (TFH) / 100 / TFH positions itself asthe domestic financial holding company and bears the responsibilities of stabilizing the domestic financial market in conformity with government policy. Currently, privatization is not an option for TFH
Bank of Taiwan / 100 / On 1 January 2008 Bank of Taiwan was merged into Taiwan Financial Holdings as a subsidiary
Land Bank of Taiwan / 100
Central Trust of China / n.a. / The merger between The Bank of Taiwan and Central Trust of Chinawas completed on 1 July 2007
Central Deposit Insurance Corporation / 99.9995 / According to the resolution of the meeting on relevant matters of the "Acceleration on setting up the timetable for privatization of government-owned institutions and enhancement of the functions of Privatization Task Force" chaired by the Directive Team of Privatization of the Ministry of Finance on 17 October 1995, the business nature of the CDIC is not suitable for privatization
The Export- Import Bank of the Republic of China / 100
Printing Plant, Ministry of Finance / 100
Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) / Official Bureaucratic Agency / Suspended
Chunghwa Post (CHP)a / 100 / Undecided: The CHP was reorganized and granted state-run corporate status on 1 January 2003
RSEA Engineering Corporation / 19 / Latest release of shares: November 2009
LongCi Commercial Dynamite Plant / 40 / Latest release of shares: July 2006
aMarket monopolized.
Source:Information provided by the Chinese Taipei authorities.
Table AIII.5
Enforcement statistics related to competition policy, 2004-09
(Number of cases/defendants)
Fiscal year2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009a
A. Cases processed / 1,331 / 1,951 / 1,716 / 1,625 / 1,725 / 1,431
Cases concluded in current year, total / 1,012 / 1,541 / 1,304 / 1,304 / 1,477 / 1,220
Ruling on the violation of the FTL / 101 / 97 / 101 / 112 / 101 / 121
No-action decision / 176 / 225 / 390 / 342 / 353 / 289
Administrative action / 8 / 11 / 15 / 2 / 2 / 2
Review terminated / 680 / 1,114 / 713 / 762 / 967 / 760
Cases consolidated / 47 / 94 / 85 / 86 / 54 / 48
Pending at year-end / 319 / 410 / 412 / 321 / 248 / 211
B. Rulings by the FTC / 135 / 141 / 175 / 184 / 169 / 158
Order to cease or rectify conductb / 118 / 131 / 175 / 173 / 147 / 150
Fineb / 124 / 156 / 183 / 194 / 164 / 139
Operation suspended / - / - / - / - / - / -
Order to close business / - / - / - / - / - / -
C. Appeals / 166 / 145 / 216 / 217 / 194 / ..
Cases concluded in current year, total / 134 / 103 / 153 / 166 / 149 / ..
Rejected / 116 / 92 / 141 / 147 / 117 / ..
Original decision repealed / 2 / 2 / 3 / 2 / 14 / 3
Not accepted / 13 / 5 / 9 / 16 / 11 / 7
Withdrawn / 3 / 2 / - / - / - / 2
Partially rejected (or not accepted) / - / - / - / 1 / - / -
Partially rejected, partially withdraw / - / 2 / - / - / 2 / -
Partially withdrawn / - / - / - / - / 5 / -
Cases pending / 32 / 42 / 63 / 51 / 45 / 55
D. Court judgments (initial) with regard to defendants involvedc / 44 / 48 / 50 / 29 / 50 / 12
Guilty / 28 / 22 / 26 / 23 / 32 / -
Imprisonment / 25 / 18 / 22 / 16 / 30 / -
Under custody / - / 1 / 1 / 3 / - / -
Criminal fine / 3 / 3 / 3 / 4 / 2 / -
Exempted from punishment / - / 1 / 1 / 2 / 1 / -
Not guilty / 9 / 4 / 7 / 1 / 2 / 12
Rejected / 4 / 12 / 8 / 3 / 8 / -
Beyond jurisdiction / - / - / - / - / 3 / -
Listed as wanted / 1 / 3 / - / - / 1 / -
Withdrawn / 2 / 2 / 8 / - / 3 / -
Others / - / 4 / - / - / - / -
..Not available.