Briefings of Economic Division duties:
- Bilateral and multilateral cooperation in economic and trade issues between Taiwan and Malaysia.
- Conduct promotion projects to further explore Malaysian market.
- Assist governmental or institutional economic and trade visiting delegation from both Taiwan and Malaysia.
- Compiling Malaysia’s investment climate introductory & economic annual report.
- Assist in facilitating investment and resolving trade disputes between Taiwan and Malaysia.
- Assist Taiwan customs authority to investigate country of origin & price transaction.
- Real time business information collection and report.
- Collect various economic, trade and regulatory information in Malaysia
- Conduct Taiwan business association related counseling services
- Assist in providing Taiwan-Malaysian private investment consulting and business opportunity search
- Other administrative business and economic and trade-related business entrusted by various domestic agencies and organizations
Important Economic and Trade organization in Malaysia:
- Investment regulation and incentives:
Malaysian Investment and Trade : https://www.miti.gov.my/index.php
Malaysian Investment Development Authority: https://www.mida.gov.my/
- National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), Ministry of Health Malaysia: https://www.npra.gov.my/index.php/en/
- Commercial Laws and Business Registration:
Companies Commission of Malaysia: https://www.ssm-einfo.my/index.php
- Taxation Regulation:
Ministry of Finance: https://www.mof.gov.my/portal/en
Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia: https://www.hasil.gov.my/en/
- Labor Regulations:
Ministry of Human Resources: https://jtksm.mohr.gov.my/en/home
- Export Import Regulations
Royal Malaysian Customs: https://www.customs.gov.my/en/home
National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency: https://www.npra.gov.my/index.php/en/
- Federations:
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers: https://www.fmm.org.my/
Taiwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Malaysia: https://www.twcham.org.my/
The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia: https://acccim.org.my/
- Statistics:
Bank Negara Malaysia: https://www.bnm.gov.my
Department of Statistics Malaysia: https://www.dosm.gov.my/
Economic Census: http://economiccensus.dosm.gov.my/ec2/index.php/en/
Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation: https://www.matrade.gov.my
- Trade Information and News:
International Trade Administration, MOEA : https://www.trade.gov.tw/english/Pages/List.aspx?nodeID=4663
The Edge Malaysia: https://theedgemalaysia.com/
BFM 89.9 (English Radio Station): https://www.bfm.my/
News Straits Times: https://www.nst.com.my/
Malaysian National News Agency: https://www.bernama.com/en/
Contact Information:
Director: Mr. James Y. C. Chang
Economic Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia
Tel: 603-2162 0021, 603-2162 2321
Email: malaysia@sa.moea.gov.tw
Bilateral Trade:
(1) Economic and Trade Relations:
According to statistics from MATRADE Malaysia, bilateral trade between Taiwan and Malaysia reached USD 57.42 billion in 2025, a 32.3% increase from 2024. Taiwan exported USD 35.74 billion to Malaysia (Malaysia's import value from Taiwan) and imported USD 21.67 billion from Malaysia (Malaysia’s export value to Taiwan). Taiwan's major imports from Malaysia include processors and controllers, semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits), machines and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor devices or integrated circuits, parts and accessories for recording automatic data processing machines, and RAM (Random Access Memory).
(2) Investment Relations:
In September 2025, Taiwan's investment in Malaysia amounted to approximately USD 619.74 million. As of September 2025, Taiwan's investment in Malaysia's manufacturing sector reached approximately USD 16.22 billion, ranking 9th. The main industries invested in include electrical and electronics products, basic metals and alloys, textiles, chemicals, and fabricated metal products.
