Taiwan SME definition and company capital tiers explained

Under Taiwan’s SME standard, a company with paid-in capital of NT$100M or less (or fewer than 200 regular employees) is an SME. By capital: micro (

Four capital tiers

Micro under NT$1M; small NT$1M–10M; medium NT$10M–100M; large ≥NT$100M (above the SME ceiling).

Capital is a quick proxy for scale and ability to perform, but only one dimension — combine with status, age and litigation.

Per the SME White Paper, SMEs are 98%+ of all Taiwanese enterprises and about 80% of employment.

Does high capital guarantee reliability?

No — registered capital is not actual financial strength; still check litigation and penalties.

How do I know a company’s tier?

Searching it in AI DD Map auto-labels micro/small/medium/large.

Official sources:中小企業認定標準、經濟部中小企業及新創公司署《中小企業白皮書》。
Public-data summary, not legal or investment advice. Updated:2026-06-20。