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Report Highlights Throughout 2020, Taiwan remained essentially unimpacted by the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to the Taiwan authorities’ swift, effective response in managing this global crisis.

The Government of Bolivia approved the production of biodiesel in 2019 and now plans to build a processing plant in Santa Cruz.

On March 2, 2021, Taiwan announced the final version of new regulations for labeling chocolate products, set to take effect on January 1, 2022.

Taiwan is the United States' eighth-largest export market for food and agricultural products and 18th largest market for seafood products, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.

After years of effort by ATO Taipei in collaboration with APA - The Engineered Wood Association (APA), Taiwan authorities announced a long-waited revision to wood building codes on fire protections.

On February 18, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang publicly presented the details of Taiwan's fund to support and upgrade its domestic pig industry.

The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) enhanced inspection list for food imports in calendar year 2021 contains no U.S. products.

This report lists major export certificates required by the Taiwan government to export food and agricultural products to Taiwan.

In 2019, Taiwan was the eight largest export market for U.S. food and agricultural products, valued at just over $3.6 billion.

Since the previous report, Taiwan has granted approval for imports of genetically engineered (GE) products for processing, food, and feed use.

Taiwan imported a record 211 million liters of beer (1.8 million barrels) in 2019 with a corresponding value of $197 million.

In MY 2019/2020, the United States was the leading supplier of apple exports to Taiwan, valued at $78 million and accounting for 31 percent market share.