Regulatory
Taiwan — oil import rules
4 product categories open to private trade, 0 restricted, 0 blocked. These are the same rules the OilFlow matching engine uses when screening listings destined for Taiwan.
Product-by-product
- Crude oil
- Allowed for private tradeCPC Corporation (state) and Formosa Petrochemical (FPCC, Mailiao — one of the world's largest single-site refineries at ~540 kbd) dominate.
- Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)
- Allowed for private tradeMajor refined-products exporter.
- LPG
- Allowed for private tradeStandard licensing applies. No special restrictions recorded.
- LNG
- Allowed for private tradeCPC dominant LNG importer; Yung-An, Tai-Chung terminals.
Frequently asked
- Can private companies import crude oil into Taiwan?
- CPC Corporation (state) and Formosa Petrochemical (FPCC, Mailiao — one of the world's largest single-site refineries at ~540 kbd) dominate.
- Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Taiwan?
- Major refined-products exporter.
- Does OilFlow screen listings against Taiwan regulations?
- Yes. The same rule table shown on this page drives the matching engine — buyer-side listings that can't legally clear in Taiwan are rejected before they reach a seller.