India-Taiwan trade totaled US$12.5 billion in 2025, with a hike of 17%

March 25, 2026 at 8:36 PM

Taiwanese enterprises are actively investing in India’s electronics manufacturing, semiconductor and automotive sectors. Indian businesses are discovering valuable opportunities in Taiwan’s Information Technology sector and engineering industries.

Bilateral trade between India and Taiwan reached the US$12.5 billion mark in 2025, up 17% from the previous year. In 2025, India’s exports to Taiwan amounted to US$3.3 billion, consisting of mineral fuels, aluminium, iron, steel, organic chemicals, plastics, and articles thereof, while Taiwan’s exports to India amounted to US$9.2 billion, consisting mainly of plastics, electronic integrated circuits, organic chemicals, electrical machinery, iron, and steel.

Estela Chen (Chen Yu-Chi), Director, Economic Division, TECC, New Delhi, said during the launch of Taiwan Excellence expo in New Delhi on Monday, “Taiwan is well-known for its leading role in semiconductors, AI server, AIoT total solution and edge computing.

Last year, the bilateral trade between Taiwan and India reached a record high of 12.5 billion US dollars. This growing economic relationship continues to drive investment and deepen business cooperation between the two sides.

Estela said that Taiwanese enterprises are actively investing in India’s electronics manufacturing, semiconductor, and automotive sectors, while Indian businesses are discovering valuable opportunities in Taiwan’s information technology and engineering sectors.

“India continues its rapid growth and modernisation. The demands for digital infrastructure, smart manufacturing, and resilient supply chains are expanding at a lightning-fast pace.

Taiwan is proud to be a trusted partner in India’s flagship initiatives such as Digital India and the India AI Mission. From smartphone and IoT manufacturing to advanced high-tech product design, Taiwan’s expertise is committed to supporting India’s digital transformation,” she added.

Currently, the total number of Taiwanese companies operating in India has crossed 300.

However, compared with Taiwan’s bilateral trade with other countries such as the USA (US$246.43 billion), Mainland China (US$100.1 billion), South Korea (US$90.2 billion), and Japan (US$84.85 billion), it has yet to make much progress with India.

According to the International Trade Administration of Taiwan (https://www.trade.gov.tw/), since Taiwan and India are important bilateral trading partners, both sides have been vigorously working on and discussing mutually beneficial measures to expand bilateral trade based on the MOU signed between TAITRA and ITPO in 2018.

“India is an ideal business location due to the abundant workforce with high-tech talents. According to statistics from the Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, as of the end of 2025, Taiwan’s investments in India involved 198 cases, amounting to US$1,681 million, while India’s investments in Taiwan involved 816 cases, totaling US$79 million,” it stated.

The main sectors of Taiwan’s investment include smartphones, electronics, auto parts, textiles, and machinery. Taiwanese investments in India will leverage and benefit from India’s high-tech talents, who, in turn, will be part of the backbone of Taiwanese businesses.

Currently, Taiwan is undertaking several investment projects in India. For instance, the Technology and Innovation International Park (TIIP) project of Century Development Corporation. (ACN)