Laboratory Scientific Instruments

Taiwan

Overview                                       

                                          2004              2005               2006 (Estimated)

Total Market Size           $2,315            $1,939            $2,103

Total Local Production        798                 783                 815

Total Exports                      614                 623                 794

Total Imports                   2,131              1,779              2,082

Imports from the U.S.         683                 557                 661

Notes:  Figures are in millions of USD.  The exchange rates (1USD=NTD) were NT$33.48 for 2004, NT$32.15 for 2005, and NT$32.50 for 2006 (estimated).  The statistics are unofficial estimates.

 

Taiwan’s demand for laboratory scientific instruments has been increasing due to the continuing growth of the chemical, petrochemical, optoelectronic, semiconductor, environmental, electronics, nanotechnology, biotechnology and plastics industries.  Technological advances have been made with research and development assistance from the Taiwan public and private sectors.  There is little competition from local manufacturers most of which are small and whose growth potential is limited by their research and development budgets. With a number of on-going and proposed high-tech investment projects and increasing production of semiconductors, optoelectronic and electronic products as well as wireless communication equipment and components, the demand for quality laboratory scientific instruments will be further stimulated in the Taiwan market.  Sales prospects for U.S. analytical instruments are promising in the Taiwan market.

 

Best Prospects/Services 

 

·           Ion implanters for doping semiconductor materials

·           Compound optical microscopes and parts

·           Surveying instruments and appliances and parts

·           Instruments for physical or chemical analysis

·           Instruments using optical radiation (UV, IR) 

·           Gas or smoke analysis apparatus and parts

·           Chromatograph and electrophoresis instruments and parts

·           Spectrophotometers and parts

·           Microtomes and parts

·           Hematology analyzers

·           Dust analysis apparatus for gases

·           Instruments and apparatus for measuring and checking semiconductor wafers

·           Parts of instruments and appliances for measuring and checking semiconductor wafers

·           Checkers, logic analyzers, and automatic integrated circuits testers

·           Instruments & apparatus specially designed for telecommunications

·           Signal generators

 

Opportunities                       

 

Over the past two decades, Taiwan has concentrated on developing its high-tech industries, and is now a world leader in the production of electronic, information technology, computer and semiconductor products.  Taiwan is now developing biotechnology and nanotechnology, in hopes of achieving similar success in these industries.  U.S. suppliers of laboratory scientific instruments will find good sales opportunities for these high-tech industries.

 

Resources         

 

Board of Foreign Trade, MOEA: http://www.trade.gov.tw

 

Biomedical Engineering Center (ITRI): http://www.bmec.itri.org.tw/

 

Taiwan Bio Industry Organization: http://www.bioclub.com.tw/

 

U.S. firms wishing to learn more about the laboratory scientific instruments market are also encouraged to contact CS Taiwan, Cindy Chang, Commercial Specialist, at cindy.chang@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov or visit the website http://www.buyusa.gov/taiwan/en