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Things You Must Know
New! May29
The Taiwanese unit of currency is the New Taiwan Dollar (NT$), which has five denominations in paper money and five in coins. Paper money comes in NT$2000, NT$1000, NT$500, NT$200, and NT$100 denominations. Coins come in NT$50, NT$20, NT$10, NT$5 and NT$1 denominations.
For different currencies, please visit the Currency Converter at Currency Conversion 1,and Currency Conversion 2
Foreign currencies can be exchanged at government-designated banks and hotels. Receipts are given when currency is exchanged, and must be presented in order to exchange unused NT dollars before departure.
Major credit cards such as American Express, Master Card, Visa, and Diners Club are accepted and traveler's checks may be cashed at foreign-exchange banks, some tourist-oriented businesses, and (by room guests) most international tourist hotels.
To make Taiwan's banknotes and coins more difficult to counterfeit, on July 1, 2002 the island's Central Bank of China issued new NT$2,000 notes and discontinued the circulation of some old notes and coins, as follows:
Notes:
Notes bearing the inscription "Bank of Taiwan" in denominations of NT$1,000, NT$500, NT$100, and NT$50.
Coins:
Brass-colored NT$50 coins issued in 1992 and 1993, with a plum blossom and rays of light on the face and "Fifty Yuan" and "50" on the obverse, and with 50 plum blossoms on the edge.
The old notes and coins may be exchanged for notes and coins of equal value at Bank of Taiwan branches. For further information about New Taiwan Dollar notes, please visit the Bank Of Taiwan.
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Taiwan uses electric current of 110 volts at 60 cycles, appliances from Europe, Australia or South-East Asia will need an adaptor or transformer. Many buildings have sockets with 220 volts especially for the use of air conditioners. 
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Public phones in Taiwan are divided primarily into two types, coin and card. Coin phones accept coins in denominations of NT$1, NT$5, and NT10. For local calls, NT$1 buys one minute of phone time.
Phone cards are divided into magnetic strip stored value cards and IC stored value cards, and can be used all over Taiwan. Magnetic strip cards sell for NT$100 each, and IC cards are available in NT$200 and NT$300 versions.
The cards are sold in railway stations, bus stations, scenic spots, and convenience stores. When making local calls it is not necessary to dial the area code; when making long-distance calls, however, the area code of the party being called must be dialed in first (see explanation on the public telephone) and then the number itself dialed. International calls can be made from private cell phones, public IDD phones, or hotel IDD phones. International calls are charged in units of six seconds.
The procedure for making international direct dial calls from Taiwan is as follows:
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Dial Taiwan's international access code, 002 |
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Dial the country code of the country being called (1 for the U.S., 86 for mainland China, etc.) |
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Dial in the area code of the called party (leaving out the long-distance recognition digit, "0" |
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Dial in the number of the called party. For operator-assisted international calls, please dial "100." For international information, call this free number : 0800080100. |
Reduced price periods and fees for International Subscriber Dialing (ISD) are as follows: 10:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m. daily, 12:00 noon Saturday - all day Sunday - 8:00 a.m. Monday, and all day on national holidays.
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| Emergency Numbers(Free Service) - Fire or Ambulance |
119 |
| Emergency Numbers(Free Service) - Police |
110 |
| Overseas Operator |
100 |
| Chinese Local Directory Assistance |
104 |
| Chinese Long Distance Directory Assistance |
105 |
| English-language Directory Assistance |
106 |
| Telephone Repair |
112 |
| Time |
117 |
| Weather |
166 |
| Tourist Information Hotline |
(02)2717-3737 |
| 24-Hour Toll-Free Travel Information call center |
(0800)011-765 |
| Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Tourist Service Center |
(03)383-4631 |
| Tourist Service Center, Kaohsiung International Airport, Tourism Bureau |
(07)805-7888 |
| Government Information Office |
(02)3356-8888 |
| International Community Service Hotline |
(0800)024-111 |
| English- speaking taxi |
(02)2799-7997 |
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Conti-nent |
Fee Rate |
Original Rate
NT$10/Sec |
New Rate
NT$5/Sec. |
Rate of Reduced
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Country/Time Period
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General |
Reduced |
General |
Reduced |
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Asia |
Hong Kong |
24 |
26 |
30 |
32 |
39.87% |
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Singapore, Japan, South Korea,
mainland China |
23 |
25 |
23 |
24 |
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Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand,
Indonesia, Macau |
19 |
21 |
17 |
18 |
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Vietnam |
17 |
20 |
8 |
9 |
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Other |
17 |
20 |
10 |
11 |
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Oceania |
Australia, New Zealand
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23 |
25 |
23 |
24 |
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Others |
17 |
20 |
9 |
11 |
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Europe |
England, France, Germany
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20 |
23 |
15 |
16 |
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Spain, Italy, Holland, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark,
Ireland |
19 |
21 |
15 |
16 |
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Others |
17 |
19 |
10 |
11 |
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Amer-ican |
United States (including Hawaii,
Alaska) |
38 |
42 |
50 |
52 |
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Mexico |
18 |
26 |
9 |
14 |
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Others |
13 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
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Middle East |
14 |
17 |
8 |
10 |
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Africa |
13 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
For reverse charges or credit calls, dial 008 + the
communication number for the country being called, as follows:
Australia
008-061-0061
Canada
008-012-0012
Germany 008-049-0049
Hong Kong 008-085-2111
Italy
008-039-0039
Japan (via KDD) 008-81-0051
South Korea
008-082-0082
Malaysia 008-60-0060
Philippines 008-63-0063
Singapore
008-065-6565
England 008-044-0044
United States (AT&T) 008-010-2880 TOP
The rate for domestic
express letters are NT$5, and NT$12 for prompt delivery. There
is also a domestic super-express mail, which is expensive, but
your letter is guaranteed to be delivered anywhere in just a few
hours. International express mail service is available. For
further information, please check with
Directorate General of Posts, or contact the Post Service
Line : 0800-099246
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Government |
Weekdays |
8:30~12:30
13:30~17:30 |
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Weekends |
Closed |
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Business |
Weekdays |
8:30/09:00~17:30 |
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Department Stores |
11:00~21:30 |
※ Open almost daily |
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Shops |
10:00/11:00 ~21:00/ 22:00 |
※Open almost everyday except for
the Chinese Lunar New Year. |
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Convenience Stores |
24 hours a day |
※Open daily |
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Restaurants |
Lunch 11:30~14:00
Dinner 17:30~21:00 |
※ Most open daily |
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Foundation Day of the ROC |
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Lunar New Year's Eve; 1st, 2nd, 3rd
of
the 1st month by lunar calendar |
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Peace Memorial Day |
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Tomb Sweeping Day |
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Dragon Boat Festival |
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Moon Festival |
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Double Tenth National Day |
For more
information please visit
Central Personnel Administration
Government Agencies Holiday Overview
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