Taiwan used to be the world's factory from the 1980's to 1990's.  Today, Taiwan outsources and exports many products such as IT technologies, tools and machinery, steel, and plastic goods.  China, U.S., EU, ASEAN and Japan markets are some of Taiwan's major business and trading partners.   

In dollar amounts, Taiwan's exports and imports were US$258.98 billion and US$213.20 billion respectively. Taiwan's current foreign reserve is at US$451.5 billion, the 3^rd largest in the world.  GDP per capita is US$23,573.

Transportation is very convenient in Taiwan.  It only takes 90 minutes to travel from the North to South of the island via the High Speed Rail.  Taiwan is also famous for its wide variety tasty food and cuisine, such as Xiao Long Bao and beef noodle soup.

The Taoyuen International Airport is a major transportation gateway. There are four international sea ports in Taiwan, namely Keelung, Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung.  The major port of Kaohsiung represents nearly 80% of total throughput each year.  In addition to the major container ports, there are also other important inland ICD for trade at Wutu, Taoyuan, and Hsinchu in North Taiwan.  OOCL provides container shipping and logistics services across Taiwan, including door to door services.  

Container Throughput per annum 

Ocean transportation is vital to the trade-oriented economy of Taiwan.  The four container ports of Kaohsiung, Keelung, Taipei, and Taichung together handles over 13 million TEUs per annum.