Can I bring Cosmetics to Taiwan?
Cosmetics→Taiwan
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✅ Allowed
✅ Allowed
📋 Carrying Limits
- Quantity Limit:Personal use: reasonable quantities duty-free within the NT$35,000 total for new goods; no separate cosmetics limit
✅ Declaration Requirements
❌Not Required
📌 Quick Summary
Status:✅ ✅ Allowed
Limit:Personal use: reasonable quantities duty-free within the NT$35,000 total for new goods; no separate cosmetics limit
Declaration:❌ Not Required
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Last Updated:August 28, 2026
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📝 Important Notes
- •✅ ALLOWED — personal cosmetics enter freely
- •Makeup, skincare, perfume, sunscreen and toiletries for your own use come into Taiwan without restriction. Taiwan's cosmetics law (TFDA) regulates *sale*, not what travellers carry.
- •Things to know:
- •New purchases count toward the general allowance of NT$35,000 (≈ US$1,100) per traveller; above that you pay duty plus 5% VAT — a big haul of luxury skincare from Japan or Korea can cross it
- •Commercial quantities: more than a handful of identical items suggests resale; Taiwan requires TFDA product registration for imported cosmetics sold locally, so customs may hold them
- •Airline liquids rule: over 100 ml in checked baggage
- •Products with CBD are prohibited (cannabis is a Category 2 narcotic); whitening creams with hydroquinone or mercury are controlled
- •Advice: Taiwan is a strong cosmetics market itself — Watsons, Cosmed, Poya and department stores stock Japanese, Korean and Western brands, often cheaper than Japan for K-beauty. Bring your routine; buy the rest.
❓ More Questions
Is there a limit on how much perfume I can bring into Taiwan?
No specific perfume limit. Perfume is ordinary goods within the NT$35,000 allowance for new purchases, and used bottles are personal effects. The airline 100 ml cabin rule is the practical constraint.
Can I bring 20 sheet masks from Korea into Taiwan?
Yes — 20 sheet masks for personal use is fine and far below any allowance. A carton of 200 would look commercial and could be held pending TFDA registration. Note Taiwan already sells most Korean brands at similar prices.
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