# Taiwan Merchandise imports (DGBAS customs, USD thousand)

Taiwan Merchandise imports (DGBAS customs, USD thousand) was up 75.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 51.7% in September 2026.
The level stood at 68,885 USD thousand.
That is the highest reading since the series began in January 2014.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.3% (Jun 2023) to 75.1% (Oct 2026), averaging 13.1%.

- Source agency: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Taiwan
- Makrognosis code: `TW.IMPORTS.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD thousand
- Coverage: 2014-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (154 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/taiwan/merchandise-imports-dgbas-customs-usd-thousand

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 68,885 USD thousand | 75.1 |
| September 2026 | 63,592 USD thousand | 51.7 |
| August 2026 | 59,975 USD thousand | 43.8 |
| July 2026 | 58,102 USD thousand | 37.0 |
| June 2026 | 62,615 USD thousand | 51.5 |
| May 2026 | 60,540 USD thousand | 53.9 |
| April 2026 | 53,264 USD thousand | 28.6 |
| March 2026 | 58,909 USD thousand | 37.1 |
| February 2026 | 37,034 USD thousand | 6.6 |
| January 2026 | 46,840 USD thousand | 63.0 |
| December 2025 | 43,152 USD thousand | 15.2 |
| November 2025 | 48,062 USD thousand | 45.2 |
| October 2025 | 39,340 USD thousand | 14.9 |
| September 2025 | 41,925 USD thousand | 25.3 |
| August 2025 | 41,701 USD thousand | 29.6 |
| July 2025 | 42,404 USD thousand | 20.7 |
| June 2025 | 41,317 USD thousand | 17.4 |
| May 2025 | 39,341 USD thousand | 25.5 |
| April 2025 | 41,409 USD thousand | 33.4 |
| March 2025 | 42,976 USD thousand | 29.8 |
| February 2025 | 34,753 USD thousand | 47.8 |
| January 2025 | 28,732 USD thousand | −16.9 |
| December 2024 | 37,458 USD thousand | 30.2 |
| November 2024 | 33,092 USD thousand | 19.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/TW.IMPORTS.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/TW.IMPORTS.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```