About the Commercial Section

The Commercial Service (CS) Kaohsiung is a constituent post of CS Taiwan. Kaohsiung is southern Taiwan’s largest city and the heart of the economy of the southern region from Jiayi to Pingtung. Kaohsiung has provincial-level administrative status, as does Taipei. The city of Kaohsiung, with a population of more than 1.5 million, is located on the southwestern coast of the island and is approximately 350 kilometers south of Taipei.

CS Kaohsiung is staffed by one American Foreign Commercial Service Officer and two Foreign Service national trade specialists to promote U.S. non-agricultural exports to southern Taiwan. CS Kaohsiung features a variety of programs and services, including business counseling and “matchmaking” services.

In addition, CS Kaohsiung manages a commercial library and information service to help local businesses establish contact with U.S. firms and organizes trade shows to promote U.S. products, and maintains contact with key companies and organizations in southern Taiwan to provide U.S. businesses with information on major projects in the region.

In a region where American business has no other voice, CS Kaohsiung has been a very effective advocate for US commercial interests. Over the past 16 months, CS Kaohsiung provided support to companies such as DMJM Engineering, Cubic Transportation Systems, Tatung Otis Elevators, Airis Holdings, Honeywell, the SECO-Warwick Corporation, AVS Bus Systems, Motorola, DAE Technologies, American Science and Engineering and Clear Channel in the face of stiff competition from Japan, the UK and Austria for projects worth over USD$850 million in Southern Taiwan.

CS Kaohsiung annually works with local department stores to host an America Week around July 4th to promote U.S. consumer goods. CS Kaohsiung also actively participates in events hosted by Kaohsiung AmCham, Importers/Exporters Associations and CETRA (CS Taiwan’s counterpart).

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