Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has earmarked 36 distinct programs in Consumer Goods and Chemical Industries (民生化工) for fiscal year 2026 — pharmaceuticals, medical devices, textiles, food, cosmetics, paper, plastics — the deepest single chapter of the handbook, covering every consumer-and-chemical sub-industry. Below is the full list, with English-language summaries and direct contact details for each.

The largest subsidy ceiling in this chapter is NT$6.0M 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

  • Innovative Medical Products Market-Access Value-Enhancement Program — up to NT$6.0M · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. End-to-end medical-product market access: drives domestic adoption, runs clinical-validation projects (including digital-health), provides feasibility advisory, connects products to Taiwan hospitals for clinical trials, and supports international rollout via overseas-field linkage.
  • Medical Device Industry Development & Cross-Domain Integration Program — up to NT$5.0M · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Advisory and counseling for the medical device sector — covering market launch, cross-sector integration, real-world field deployment, and international market expansion.
  • Outdoor & Leisure Textiles Manufacturing — Digital Transformation Value-Add Program — up to NT$2.5M · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Funds and hands-on services that help outdoor/leisure textile manufacturers digitalise their operations — connecting them to industry associations, in-plant diagnostic visits, software-based productivity upgrades, network-driven transformation models, and dissemination of best practice.
  • Compound Semiconductor and Component Materials Promotion Program — up to NT$1.5M · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Provides R&D counseling and technical advisory support for compound-semiconductor materials. Focuses on high-frequency, high-power, and power-management system technologies, plus the materials-validation work that brings new product specs to market.
  • High-Value Pharmaceuticals Development & New-Process Technology Expansion Program — up to NT$1.5M · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Two tracks: technology counseling that helps producers develop new drug-product lines including pilot scale-up feasibility, and regulatory counseling that walks new dosage forms through the registration pathway.
  • Food Manufacturing Digital Transformation & Value-Add Program — up to NT$750K · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Tiered service model — free preliminary and focused diagnostics, plus deeper hands-on counseling that brings domain-specific technology and digital tools into the production line.
  • Food Industry Competitiveness & International-Alignment Program — up to NT$460K · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Industry-wide diagnostic-visit service (free) plus a competitive-counseling track that brings sector technologies and international-market knowledge into firms wanting to upgrade.
  • Consumer Products — Plastics & Biomedical Products Low-Carbon Transition Program — up to NT$350K · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Expert teams audit plastics and biomedical manufacturers' carbon footprint, surface emissions gaps, build out carbon-management capacity, introduce low-carbon process technology, and feed companies the latest low-carbon transition information.
  • Cement & Building Materials Industry Low-Carbon Transition Program — up to NT$300K · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Helps cement and building-material manufacturers invest in low-carbon process technology and process-optimization work — delivering technical advisory and process-improvement recommendations.
  • High-End Electronic Components Critical Materials Promotion Program — up to NT$300K · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Three pillars: counseling for R&D in high-end electronic-components materials with cross-domain advisory; materials validation that builds an evaluation platform and stronger functional-formula testing to raise materials self-sufficiency; and technology exchange.
  • Paper Industry Supply-Chain Low-Carbon Transition Program — up to NT$300K · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Helps paper-industry firms invest in low-carbon process technology and process-optimization feasibility services, plus delivers process-improvement recommendations and validation diagnosis.
  • Printing Technology Cross-Domain Innovation Promotion Program — up to NT$250K · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Two tracks: technology counseling — covering cross-domain applied innovation, low-carbon process improvement, and AI-augmented industrial design — plus industry-promotion activities and talent development.
  • Apparel & Accessories Value-Chain Smart Upgrade Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. AI-driven smart design, 3D virtual prototyping, digital production tools and pattern-making, integrated digital application technologies, smart-tech process upgrades, and digital fibre-process development — all to raise the value-chain capability of Taiwan's clothing and accessories sector.
  • Beauty & Cosmetics Industry Technology Transfer and Value-Add Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. R&D subsidies for new-product development, core-technology transfer in natural/sustainable formulations using indigenous Taiwanese ingredients, advisory site visits, and industry-promotion events.
  • Consumer Goods Industry Transformation & Value-Add Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Anchored on 'innovation value-add' — uses digitalised management structures to help bag, towel, and baked-goods manufacturers achieve rapid product development and flexible production.
  • Cosmetics Manufacturing Digital-Transformation Value-Add Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Three-track counseling: industrial-manufacturing upgrades, integration of new IT and AI tools, and organizational process management. Cost-share via matching subsidy.
  • Critical Medical Materials Supply-Chain Readiness Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Builds Taiwan's domestic critical-medical-materials supply chain — develops core technologies, matches firms with end-user hospitals, and expands market reach for medical materials.
  • Data-Driven Smart Management for the Food Industry Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Free diagnostic visits and structured counseling that uses data and AI to lift food manufacturers' quality-management capability, reduce waste, and prepare products for export markets.
  • Emerging Biomedical Industry Development & Internationalization Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Provides a one-stop window for the biotech industry — 1-day intake plus 1-month case-flow service — and publishes the annual biotech industry white paper.
  • Food Industry Carbon-Emission Optimisation Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Free advisory, technology counseling, and decarbonisation-knowledge dissemination — helping food manufacturers respond to net-zero regulations and adopt smart-energy, AI, and low-carbon-process technologies.
  • Footwear & Bag Industry Smart Manufacturing Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Helps footwear and bag manufacturers digitise design, production and management — through diagnostic visits, technology counseling, and workforce development.
  • Green Functional Chemicals Industry Promotion Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Two service lines: technical counseling on functional coatings, structural materials, and panel materials, plus industry-exchange activities that bring suppliers and downstream players together.
  • Home-Based Medical Technology Industry Optimization & Adoption Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Four sequential counseling stages from early diagnosis and planning, through product-design support and pilot-site validation, to business-model optimization.
  • Medical Device Industry Innovation Transformation & Market Expansion Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Three tracks: technology counseling to clear technical bottlenecks for cross-domain device development and speed clinical introduction; cross-domain validation that supports joint innovation and clinical-effectiveness studies; and international market-entry support, including regulatory document preparation and validation for foreign markets.
  • Next-Generation Polymer Materials Application & Promotion Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Assigns a dedicated counseling team that helps members develop recyclable-format materials per their needs and helps them apply for matching subsidies to lower R&D cost.
  • Petrochemical Industry Low-Carbon Transition Promotion Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Low-carbon technology advisory plus on-site counseling to help petrochemical firms adopt low-carbon process technology, run process-improvement projects, and accelerate the sector's competitive low-carbon transition.
  • Pharmaceutical Industry Innovation & Process Smart-Upgrade Transformation Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Two tracks: technology counseling — expert teams help pharmaceutical plants execute concrete smart-upgrade plans; and regulatory counseling — guides the formal regulatory pathway for upgraded processes.
  • Pharmaceutical Industry Vertical Integration & Resilience Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Strengthens Taiwan's pharmaceutical supply chain by integrating local manufacturing and pushing toward self-sufficiency in critical raw materials. Helps companies harden both upstream sourcing and downstream technical capability.
  • Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing Digital-Transformation Value-Add Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Experts review the company's overall digitalization status and current development, then deliver fit-for-purpose digital-transformation advisory, on-site visits, technical counseling, and outreach activities.
  • Polymer Materials Waste-Reduction Recycling Applications & Supply-Chain Counseling Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Three-track support: organize a 'lightweight logistics circular-press industry alliance' connecting upstream / downstream supply chains with brands; deliver applied waste-reduction recycling technology counseling; and run professional skills training for the sector.
  • Polymer New Materials Innovation, Application & Industrialization Linkage Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Industry research, R&D consortium organizing, technical advisory, and on-site visit services.
  • Specialty Industry Innovation & Value-Added Promotion Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Three-track support: technology counseling for specialty-industry product innovation, industry-promotion services, and validation-application support to certify upgraded products.
  • Textile Industry Low-Carbon Transition Counseling Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. On-site visits, low-carbon counseling for facility/process/material upgrades, and rollout of recognised carbon-disclosure/verification frameworks (including GRS).
  • Textile Industry Smart Integrated Service Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Five integrated services for the textile sector: case-by-case expert advisory, international supply-chain linkage (especially with NSO partners), industry-policy events focused on hot topics and tech exchange, talent development, and a multi-channel real-time industry information feed.
  • Textile Industry Smart Value-Add Development & Counseling Program · Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Helps the textile industry pursue smart transformation, sustainability, and value creation — through industry-expert and AI-assisted advisory visits, smart-system applications, and the creation of benchmark 'MIT Smile' Taiwan-made products with consistent, certified quality.
  • Textile Integrated Marketing & Business-Opportunity Development Program · International Trade Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Three-track export programme for textiles — uplifting marketing competitiveness, hands-on international-marketing advisory, and inbound buyer-matching sessions in Taiwan.

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=12.

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.