Plug adapter for Taiwan from the United States
What travellers from the United States need to charge and power their devices in Taiwan: plugs, voltage and frequency, with the rest of the trip basics below.
Plug adapter
Needed for some plugs
Your Type A plugs fit. For Type B plugs, bring an adapter to Type A (a simple B-to-A adapter).
Voltage
Same band
The United States 120 V → Taiwan 110 V. No converter needed.
Frequency
Same
60 Hz → 60 Hz.
Your plug, their socket
fits
does not fit
It does fit the Type B sockets also found in Taiwan, but you can't count on finding one.
In Taiwan: Older buildings often have two-pin Type A sockets only.
Your devices in Taiwan
Look for the “INPUT” line on the charger or label. A range such as 100–240V ~ 50/60Hz means the device adapts by itself and needs only a plug adapter.
| Device | Usually | In Taiwan |
|---|---|---|
| Phone, tablet and laptop chargers | 100–240 V | Plug adapter only |
| Camera and power-bank chargers, e-readers | 100–240 V | Plug adapter only |
| Electric shavers, toothbrushes | often 100–240 V; check | Works with the adapter |
| Hair dryers, straighteners, curling irons | single voltage | Works with the adapter |
| Kettles, irons, travel cookers | single voltage, high power | Works with the adapter |
The rest of the trip basics
- Time
- Taiwan is 13 h ahead of the United States right now (UTC+8 vs UTC−5, capitals).
- Money
- The New Taiwan Dollar (TWD).
- Driving
- On the right, as at home.
- Advisories
- US: Level 1 Exercise normal precautions. UK: no FCDO warnings. Details
- Next holidays
- 25 Dec Constitution Day · 1 Jan Founding Day of the Republic of China · 4 Feb Chinese New Year's Eve All 22
- Calling code
- +886