Send Watches (Commercial) → 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Can I post Watches (Commercial) to Taiwan?
A watch can be posted to Taiwan with full-value declaration; high-value pieces should go by insured courier with formal entry.
1-2 personal watches; multiple units of the same model are treated as commercial
- Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
- Authenticity/warranty papers recommended for high-value pieces
Required at the destination customs authority
Full Details
Posting a watch to Taiwan is permitted with no licensing requirement; the compliance risk is valuation. Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance (財政部關務署) assesses charges on the declared value from the CN22/CN23 or courier entry: import VAT/GST at 5% applies above the exemption threshold, plus duty on above-threshold consignments. Taiwan's de minimis threshold for customs duty and business tax (VAT) exemption on imported goods is NTD 2,000 (approximately USD $65–$70). Goods valued at or below NTD 2,000 per shipment are exempt from customs duty and business tax. Goods above this threshold are subject to customs duty (rate varies by HS code) and business tax (5%). Taiwan has been considering adjustments to its de minimis rules in response to the growth in cross-border e-commerce. High-value watches should travel by insured courier with formal customs entry — postal channels cap indemnity far below luxury-watch values, and undervaluation to dodge charges voids insurance and invites seizure.
Use an insured courier service with formal entry for anything valuable, declare the true price, and keep the invoice — undervaluing a shipped watch is the classic seizure-plus-penalty case.
1-2 personal watches; multiple units of the same model are treated as commercial
- —Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
- —Authenticity/warranty papers recommended for high-value pieces
Chunghwa Post and customs process international postal imports. Goods above NTD 2,000 are subject to customs duty and business tax. Prohibited items including any drugs or drug-related materials are actively seized. Taiwan Post coordinates with Taiwan Customs Administration for inspection.
Sending Watches (Commercial) to other countries
Watches (Commercial)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Duty and VAT apply; IP enforcement on luxury brands
Watches (Commercial)
🇺🇸 United States
A watch can be posted to United States with full-value declaration; high-value pieces should go by insured courier with formal entry.
Watches (Commercial)
🇨🇦 Canada
A watch can be posted to Canada with full-value declaration; high-value pieces should go by insured courier with formal entry.
Watches (Commercial)
🇦🇺 Australia
A watch can be posted to Australia with full-value declaration; high-value pieces should go by insured courier with formal entry.
Watches (Commercial)
🇳🇿 New Zealand
A watch can be posted to New Zealand with full-value declaration; high-value pieces should go by insured courier with formal entry.
Watches (Commercial)
🇹🇭 Thailand
A watch can be posted to Thailand with full-value declaration; high-value pieces should go by insured courier with formal entry.