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ImageTaiwankoi provides its clients with consolidated access to Taiwan’s Koi and dry-goods industry. Transparent researched and updated information allows our customers to form strategic partnerships with Taiwanese companies.

We provide our clients with an updated state of the industry, pointing out leaders in quantity and quality, research and design.

The Koi industry in Taiwan is based on unique cultural and historical relations to Japan. Taiwan being a sophisticated and strong market for the resident Koi farms has much to offer in every quality segment. Taiwankoi is a very specialized industry portal, well established within Taiwan, also providing expertise with import/export logistics and regulations. Currently Taiwan's biggest Koifarms are affiliates.

Taiwan, renowned for its outsourcing capabilities and high-tech productions, functions as an innovative motor in Asia. New concepts enter production cycles quickly. At Taiwankoi.com you will find innovative and highly efficient products that are about to enter the global market.

In a time of re-intermediation and ever shortening supply-chains the key to success is up-to-date information, which we provide. Taiwankoi enables its clients to form strategic partnerships with the right parties optimizing their supply chains.
During the last year the dry-goods sector's importance increased considerably. Partnerships with major Taiwanese producers, allow us to offer competitive prices and highly specialized products, apart from high quantity sales.


Taiwankoi also allows producers to forward integrate, re-intermediate and develop their markets. It serves as a platform for market development and international marketing.

Koi Agents - How to
Wenever somebody is buying from an agent it is of great importance that the farm from where the fish is sourced is identified. The same holds true for  Koishops.. If there are more farms the fish are coming from it is essential that the shipments are prepared separately and that the agent knows about the paperwork prior to shipment. If the agents does not know his paperwork, then its not really professional, and it is to be expected that the rest of the shipping process follows on the same level.

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Taiwan Koishow 2005 Report
The Taiwan Koi Show 2005, held at the outskirts of Taipei, turned out to be a beautiful event. After a final rush to get everything organized, the organizers were able to line up an impressive display of Koi. The bigger sizes saw higher competition as usual, due to new koi show regulations, that required Koi, smaller than 40cm to be individually packed in plastic bags. Consequently some participants turned their focus from competition in all segments, to competing only with 40+ cm Koi. We believe, that such a high number of bigger Koi gave the championship more power.
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Official Health Certificates
Due to strict import and export governement regulations Koi exported from Taiwan has to be issued with health certificates that include a KHV certificate. Only two institutions are used to perform the official tests:

For the south of Taiwan (Pindong county):
Laboratory of Avian and Aquatic Pathology Department of Veterinary Medicine
of National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST)

For the north of Taiwan (Kelong county):
Fisheries Research Institute (FRI)

Apart from KHV, the following diseases are checked: IHN, SVC, VHS.
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Japan - Taiwan Cultural Link
SC-KOI at Interkoi 2005
Koi Appreciation at Interkoi 2005 in Germany
Japanese Koi Culuture in Taiwan

During the colonial days, a great deal of Japanese culture was injected into Taiwan’s society. Among this cultural diversification was the appreciation of Japanese language, art-work, Bonsai and Nishikigoi, which are still regarded as symbols of status, luck and beauty.

Up to this day, the appreciation of Koi, in natural settings and Japanese gardens, while performing tea ceremony, is a popular way of relaxation.

Places like monasteries, schools, hotels and tea houses, which are part of every day life, maintain Koi ponds for the pleasure of their patrons and improvement of Feng-Shui.

Taiwan feels a little bit like home to most visitors from Japan.

From other sources:

The German KLAN-Magazine, which is the official publication of the German KLAN Koi Club, published an article about the Sing Chang Koifarm and the cultural link between Japan and Taiwan. This link became strong during Japan's colonial rule of Taiwan.

The Sing Chang Koi Farm of Taiwan, a family-run enterprise, is a good example for the cultural link: Grandfather A-Gong, who grew up under Japanese colonial rule, is a native Japanese speaker, studied abroad in Japan before the war and even flew Japanese ZERO fighters (see photos below).

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