Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission Approves an Increase in Turnover Filing Thresholds and the Sales Revenue Threshold for Exclusion from being deemed a Monopolistic Enterprise
The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (the “TFTCâ€) issued press releases stating that, on 21 January 2026, the TFTC Commissioners’ meeting approved the following, with effect from the date of promulgation (“Effective Dateâ€):
Amendment to the Standards and Calculation Methods for Turnover Filing Thresholds for Merger Notifications (“Standardsâ€):
Under Article 1 of the Standards, as amended, a transaction is notifiable in Taiwan if:
(a) all participating parties to the combination had combined global sales revenues exceeding NTD 50 billion (previously NTD 40 billion) in the preceding fiscal year, and each of at least two of the parties to the combination had sales revenues in Taiwan exceeding NTD 3 billion (previously NTD 2 billion) in the preceding fiscal year;
(b) for non-financial enterprises, the Taiwan sales revenue in the preceding fiscal year of (i) one party exceeded NTD 20 billion (previously NTD 15 billion), and (ii) that of another party exceeded NTD 3 billion (previously NTD 2 billion); or
(c) for financial enterprises, the Taiwan sales revenue in the preceding fiscal year of (i) one party exceeded NTD 40 billion (previously NTD 30 billion), and (ii) that of another party exceeded NTD 3 billion (previously NTD 2 billion).
In addition, in response to amendments to the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Insurance Enterprises, Article 4 of the Standards has been amended to provide that the turnover of insurance companies is determined based on the sum of insurance revenue, net investment income (loss), asset management service income, and other operating income, instead of their total operating revenue.
Increase of the total sales revenue threshold for exclusion from being deemed a monopolistic enterprise
The total sales revenue threshold for exclusion from being deemed a monopolistic enterprise has been increased from NTD 2 billion to NTD 3 billion, calculated based on each enterprise’s total sales revenue in the preceding fiscal year. An enterprise whose total sales revenue does not reach this threshold may, in principle, be excluded from being deemed a monopolistic enterprise.
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