Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has earmarked 21 distinct programs in Metal and Mechanical Industries (金屬機電) for fiscal year 2026 — fastener innovation, machine-tool transformation, EV manufacturing, offshore wind supply chains, and the full ladder of programs serving Taiwan's metal-and-mechanical sector. Below is the full list, with English-language summaries and direct contact details for each.

The largest subsidy ceiling in this chapter is NT$2.5M per project. Every program below carries its own eligibility bar and application window — verify terms with the issuing agency before you build a budget around them.

The programs

  • Fastener and Rotating-Parts Innovation Program — up to NT$2.5M · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Supports new-fastener product development, process optimization, production-line equipment upgrades, supply-chain process modernization, and smart manufacturing value-add.
  • Smart Machinery Industry Smart Upgrade & International Linkage Program — up to NT$2.5M · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Drives smart-machinery makers to adopt AI, industrial robotics, and international communication standards — modernizing manufacturing processes, strengthening global supply-chain linkages, and lifting value-add.
  • Smart Electric Vehicle Industry Counseling & Promotion Program — up to NT$1.0M · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Combines public R&D institutes to coach companies in lifting the competitiveness of EV finished vehicles or key system components — getting them into car-OEM supply chains and into export markets.
  • Vehicle Industry Transformation & International Competitiveness Program — up to NT$1.0M · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Targets the EV/auto value chain: helps automakers integrate domestic smart-electrical systems into export vehicle models; supports component and software makers to combine AI and smart-vehicle-electronics tech in R&D to win international certification and tier-1 vehicle-OEM design wins; and strengthens production processes to lift quality and global competitiveness.
  • Smart Manufacturing Equipment Promotion Program — up to NT$500K · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Responds to international demand for digitalization and decarbonization by combining machinery products with DX (digital transformation) and GX (green transformation) technologies — boosting the international competitiveness of Taiwan-made equipment.
  • Electric Commercial Vehicle Demonstration & Key-System Decarbonization Program — up to NT$300K · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Supports product design analysis and decarbonization for the electric-commercial-vehicle value chain — covering both EV commercial vehicles and the key low-carbon supply-chain components feeding them.
  • Bicycle Industry Net-Zero Carbon & Product Innovation Value-Added Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Counsels bicycle assemblers and components makers on new-product R&D, product design, and quality-verification technologies — strengthening in-house R&D capacity and global competitiveness.
  • Civil Aviation, Shipbuilding & Rail Vehicle Industry Promotion Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Adds value to Taiwan's aviation, shipbuilding and rail-vehicle industries by strengthening key technologies, lifting product quality and value-add, and expanding domestic and overseas supply-chain opportunities.
  • Digital Management Co-Prosperity Value-Added Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Funds the deployment of digital operations management — bringing ERP, MES, BI, CRM, and DPP-grade systems into producers' day-to-day operations alongside structured employee skills transfer and seed-staff training.
  • Electromechanical Industry Smart Manufacturing Upgrade Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Coaches small and mid-sized home-appliance manufacturers and their suppliers to deploy smart machinery and build high-efficiency, high-quality smart production lines — boosting product competitiveness.
  • Electronics and Semiconductor Equipment Benchmark Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Brings together end-user, equipment vendor, and component manufacturer requirements to set benchmark specifications for electronics and semiconductor equipment — accelerating domestic supply-chain readiness for high-end fabrication.
  • Five Metals Industry Innovation Promotion Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Helps five-metals manufacturers adopt AI and low-carbon technology, executing a dual-axis transformation (digital + green) to build supply-chain resilience and meet the sector's low-carbon goals.
  • Green Metal Industry Brilliance Value-Added Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Two parallel tracks: green manufacturing-management system deployment (MES + EMS) and low-carbon technology adoption — together raising green output and cutting emissions.
  • Industry Operations Upgrade Value-Added Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Cross-industry digital upgrade and value-added — coaches metal-mechanical manufacturers to install integrated ERP/MES/BI/CRM/DPP systems and develop the seed-instructor capacity to operate them.
  • Machine Tool Industry Transformation & Cross-Sector Integration Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Three counseling tracks for the machine-tool industry: dual-axis transformation, key-component application, and cross-domain transition — supporting machine-tool makers in their digital and green transformation.
  • Metal and Mechanical Industry Manufacturing Transformation & Upgrade Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Counseling that helps metal-industry manufacturers reduce process emissions, modernize multi-stage production for lower carbon footprint, optimize energy use on production lines, and strengthen overall environmental performance.
  • Mold Manufacturing Application Transformation & Upgrade Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Eligible companies are matched with developers of advanced AU/DA/SI/AI capability and supported to deploy either the Production Tracking Optimization plan or the Production Design Optimization plan suited to their domain.
  • Offshore Wind Power Industry Counseling & Low-Carbon Technology Promotion Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Counsels suppliers on energy-saving and carbon-reduction technology for systems and components, plus low-carbon product design and process improvement — strengthening Taiwan's offshore-wind supply-chain decarbonization.
  • Smart Technology Application Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Coaches metal-mechanical companies through smart-technology adoption — covering supply-chain digitization, intelligent inspection, machinery-application standards, and AI-driven decision support.
  • Sports & Recreational Vehicle Industry AI Manufacturing Tech Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Combines free on-site diagnostic visits with cost-shared deep counseling on AI智能, digital transformation, low-carbon production, and quality consistency — helping sports & recreational vehicle makers raise productivity and competitiveness.
  • Transportation-Vehicle Manufacturing Net-Zero Supply Chain Counseling Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Coaches transportation-vehicle manufacturers on low-carbon management and applied verification — including waste battery recycling/handling technology — to lift the sector's net-zero supply-chain readiness.

How to use this list

Click any program above to open its full profile — eligibility, what's funded, application process, deadlines, and contact information. To narrow the directory by another dimension (deadline, subsidy size, agency), browse the master directory of all 147 programs or use the chapter filter at /programs?chapter=10.

Compass Global publishes this directory in English to make Taiwan’s industrial-policy stack legible to foreign-invested companies operating in Taiwan. Source: 115年度產業輔導資源手冊 (FY2026 Industry Counseling Resource Handbook), Ministry of Economic Affairs.