Setting Up a Business in Taiwan

An in-depth guide for foreign entrepreneurs and companies looking to enter the Taiwanese market — a genuinely advanced, export-oriented economy anchored by global semiconductor dominance, alongside a transparent, equally weighted account of its real geopolitical risk.
This guide covers legal structures, business taxation, company formation, the cost of labor, and immigration routes for executives, investors, and entrepreneurs, including the distinctive, employer-independent Employment Gold Card, a fast track to permanent residency within 3 years. Includes a dedicated chapter treating Taiwan’s semiconductor dominance (TSMC alone produces roughly 90% of the world’s most advanced chips) and its cross-strait risk with equal, unflinching weight — covering the January 2026 US-Taiwan trade agreement and Taiwan’s genuine domestic governance quality on its own terms. An operational checklist and useful contacts round out the guide.
Available in English.