Taiwan: Taiwan Removes US Products From Enhanced Border Inspection List

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   TW2023-0001

Taiwan released its list of imported food and agricultural products undergoing enhanced border inspection for 2023. No U.S. products were included on the list. In 2022, U.S. apples, avocadoes, and paper plates had been subject to enhanced inspection.

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