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Distilleries and liquor manufacturers in Taiwan

86 producers listed, including 2 bulk or neutral spirit.

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Taiwan at a glance

Population
23.3 million (2025)
GDP
US$920.6 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$39,512 (2025)
Capital
Taipei
Currency
New Taiwan dollar (TWD)
Languages
Mandarin (Standard Chinese)
Climate
Marine tropical overall: subtropical in the north and centre, tropical in the south, temperate in the mountains. The plum-rain monsoon is May-June, hot humid weather June-September, typhoons mostly July-September, and a rainy northeast winter from November to March.
Alcohol status
legal
Legal drinking age
18
Spirits imports
US$759.3 million (2024); mainly from United Kingdom, France, Japan, USA
Spirits exports
US$136.0 million (2024); mainly to China, Japan, Rep. of Korea, Netherlands
Import duty on spirits
Standard (MFN) rate 2023: whisky 0.0%; vodka 0.0%; rum 0.0%; gin 0.0%
Popular brands
Jack Daniel's (Brown-Forman), Jim Beam (Suntory Global Spirits), Scotch single malts (generic) (various), Taiwan Beer / Koxinga Gold Rum / Omar whiskey (Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation (TTL))
Major producers
Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation (TTL)
State monopoly
Ended. Taiwan's alcohol and tobacco monopoly ran from 1947 (successor of the 1901 colonial bureau) until WTO entry in 2002; the successor TTL remains a state-owned producer and distributor but competes with private and imported products.
The market
Taiwan imported EUR 945 million of alcoholic drinks (331 million litres) in 2025, down 16% in value. Whisky imports reached EUR 431 million in 2025, making Taiwan the sixth-largest whisky market worldwide. More than 300 wine and spirits importers compete, ready-to-drink cocktails are growing by double digits, and single-cask and cask-strength whisky are highlighted growth niches.
Importing
Per USDA (May 2022, 2021 data): the tariff on whiskey (HS 220830) is 0%; liquor tax is NT$2.5 per litre per degree of alcohol; business VAT is 5%; each shipment needs a certificate of origin. Whiskey was the largest imported spirit (USD 553m in 2021, 49% of spirits imports), 92% of it Scotch by volume.

Regulators: Ministry of Finance, Taiwan - Tobacco and Alcohol Administration Act, liquor tax and customs

Trade bodies and fairs: ProWine Shanghai, ProWine Singapore, Vinexpo Asia, Hong Kong

Compiled by Distillers Hub in October 2026 from the World Bank, WHO, UN Comtrade, the WITS tariff database and the sources below. Figures change: check with the regulator or a customs broker before you act.

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About Taiwan

Taiwan is an island located in East Asia off the southeastern coast of mainland China. Mandarin Chinese is the official language, with Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka also widely spoken. The economy is internationally recognized for its advanced high-tech industries, electronics, and semiconductor manufacturing.

The spirits market

Alcohol is legal with a drinking age of 18, and products are sold through private retail channels without a state monopoly. Licensed corporate entities handle commercial imports, which benefit from a 0% customs duty on major spirits, an excise tax of NT$2.5 per liter per degree of alcohol content, and 5% VAT. Domestic producers supply liqueurs, baijiu, whisky, rice spirits, rum, and gin. With zero tariffs and ad-quantum excise rates, Taiwan presents prime opportunities for exporters of premium single malt whiskies, boutique gins, and craft spirits.

Licences, import duty and labelling rules in Taiwan

Spirits importers and distributors in Taiwan

Duty-free and travel-retail shops in Taiwan

Who makes liquor in Taiwan? This list covers 86 liquor manufacturers and distilleries — Fortune Star Brewery Co., Ltd. [福星利華酒業股份有限公司], Hometown Liquor Corporation [賀木堂股份有限公司], Mao Shei Distillery Co., Ltd. / September Ninth Winery [九月九酒業股份有限公司], Tengda Distillery Co., Ltd. [騰達酒廠股份有限公司] and more: whisky, rum, gin, vodka, brandy, neutral spirit (ENA) and local spirits producers, with their towns, products and websites. See also how to import or export liquor to Taiwan and the licences needed to make it there.

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