Taiwan Company Data — Directors, Shareholders & Financials

Look up any Taiwanese company by its Unified Business Number (UBN / 統一編號) and get a clean, structured profile — the full board of directors and supervisors with each member's shareholding, registered & paid-in capital, business scope, address, responsible person and status — straight from Taiwan's official GCIS registry (Ministry of Economic Affairs). Listed companies are automatically enriched with financials (balance sheet + income statement), English name and governance contacts from the TWSE OpenAPI.

Built on official open-government APIs and pure JSON parsing — no API key, no login, no headless browser — so it's fast, cheap and doesn't break when a website changes. Try it with 22099131 (TSMC).

• 🇹🇼 The whole national registry is reachable — GCIS covers all of Taiwan's registered companies (800K+); look up any of them by UBN
• 👔 Directors & supervisors with shareholdings — the complete board, each member's stake and any juristic-person backer — a depth most registries never expose
• 📈 Listed firms auto-enriched — English name, chairman/CEO/contacts, and the latest balance sheet + income statement from TWSE
• ⚡ One run → one clean, flat dataset (JSON / CSV / Excel / API), no proxies or third-party keys required

Quick start (API)

Get TSMC's full profile — registry, board, capital and financials — in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/foxlabs~taiwan-company-data/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "ubns": ["22099131"], "includeFinancials": true }'

Prefer no code? Open the Input tab, paste one or more UBNs (or company names), and click Start — then download the results.

What you get

One clean, flat record per company:

Field	Type	Description
ubn	string	Unified Business Number (統一編號) — 8-digit registry/tax ID
name	string	Registered Chinese legal name (GCIS)
nameEnglish	string	English short name (TWSE 英文簡稱) — listed companies only
shortName	string	Chinese short name (TWSE 公司簡稱) — listed only
status	string	Registration status, e.g. 核准設立 (approved / active)
responsiblePerson	string	Legal responsible person (負責人)
address / addressEnglish	string	Registered address (Chinese; English for listed firms)
registerOrganization	string	Registering authority
setupDate / lastApprovalDate	string	Incorporation date / last approved change (ISO; converted from the ROC 民國 calendar)
capitalStock	number	Registered capital in NT$ (raw)
capitalStockFormatted / capitalStockExact	string	Compact (NT$280.50B) and exact (NT$280,500,000,000) capital
paidInCapital / paidInCapitalFormatted	number / string	Paid-in capital (NT$)
currency	string	Always TWD
industries	array	Business-scope items { code, description } (industry code + Chinese description)
industriesText	string	All business-scope descriptions, joined
directors	array	Board & supervisors: { position, name, juristicPerson, shareholding } — each member's shareholding included
directorsCount	number	Number of board members & supervisors
directorsText	string	Board member names, comma-joined
isListed	boolean	Whether the company is TWSE-listed
stockCode	string	TWSE ticker (e.g. 2330) — listed only
listingDate	string	TWSE listing date (ISO) — listed only
industryCategory	string	TWSE industry category (產業別) — listed only
chairman / ceo / spokesperson	string	Governance contacts — listed only
email / website / phone	string	Public contact details — listed only
auditorFirm	string	Signing audit firm — listed only
financials	object	{ period, balanceSheet, incomeStatement } — listed only (see below)
revenue / revenueFormatted	number / string	Latest revenue (NT$) convenience fields
financialsText	string	One-line financial summary
matched	boolean	true when a company was found; false rows carry an error
resolvedFrom	string	Present when the row came from a name lookup — the original query
source / sourceUrl	string	Provenance (GCIS [+ TWSE]) + findbiz.nat.gov.tw detail URL
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp of the fetch

financials.balanceSheet = { totalAssets, totalLiabilities, totalEquity, shareCapital, retainedEarnings, netValuePerShare }; financials.incomeStatement = { revenue, cost, grossProfit, operatingIncome, pretaxIncome, netIncome, eps }. Monetary values are absolute NT$ (converted from the source's NT$-thousands); per-share values (eps, netValuePerShare) are as reported. Missing fields are null, never guessed.

Sample output

{
  "ubn": "22099131",
  "name": "台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司",
  "nameEnglish": "TSMC",
  "shortName": "台積電",
  "status": "核准設立",
  "responsiblePerson": "魏哲家",
  "address": "新竹科學園區新竹市力行六路8號",
  "addressEnglish": "No. 8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 300096, Taiwan",
  "setupDate": "1987-02-21",
  "capitalStock": 280500000000,
  "capitalStockFormatted": "NT$280.50B",
  "capitalStockExact": "NT$280,500,000,000",
  "paidInCapital": 259336810000,
  "currency": "TWD",
  "industries": [
    { "code": "CC01080", "description": "電子零組件製造業" },
    { "code": "IG03010", "description": "能源技術服務業" }
  ],
  "industriesText": "電子零組件製造業; 電池製造業; 能源技術服務業; …",
  "directors": [
    { "position": "董事長", "name": "魏哲家", "juristicPerson": null, "shareholding": 7452349 },
    { "position": "董事", "name": "葉俊顯", "juristicPerson": "行政院國家發展基金管理會", "shareholding": 1653709980 },
    { "position": "獨立董事", "name": "彼得‧邦菲爵士", "juristicPerson": null, "shareholding": 0 }
  ],
  "directorsCount": 10,
  "directorsText": "魏哲家, 曾繁城, 葉俊顯, …",
  "isListed": true,
  "stockCode": "2330",
  "listingDate": "1994-09-05",
  "industryCategory": "半導體業",
  "chairman": "魏哲家",
  "email": "invest@tsmc.com",
  "website": "https://www.tsmc.com",
  "financials": {
    "period": "2026 Q1",
    "balanceSheet": { "totalAssets": 8660949685000, "totalLiabilities": 2728560764000, "totalEquity": 5932388921000, "netValuePerShare": 227.17 },
    "incomeStatement": { "revenue": 1134103440000, "netIncome": 572801304000, "eps": 22.08 }
  },
  "revenue": 1134103440000,
  "revenueFormatted": "NT$1.13T",
  "financialsText": "Revenue NT$1.13T · Net income NT$572.80B · EPS 22.08 · Assets NT$8.66T (2026 Q1)",
  "matched": true,
  "source": "GCIS (data.gcis.nat.gov.tw) + TWSE OpenAPI",
  "sourceUrl": "https://findbiz.nat.gov.tw/fts/query/QueryCmpyDetail/queryCmpyDetail.do?banNo=22099131"
}

Example record. The registry identity, capital, board (positions, names, shareholdings) and business-scope fields are returned exactly as fetched from GCIS; the financials block shows representative headline figures to illustrate the shape — a live run carries the full balance-sheet and income-statement breakdown documented above. A lookup with no match returns { "matched": false, "error": "…", ... }.

Input & filters

This Actor is lookup / enrichment based — you bring the companies, it returns rich records. There is no whole-registry sector or location filter (GCIS doesn't expose one); you identify companies by UBN (best) or name.

• UBNs — one or more 8-digit Unified Business Numbers. The most precise input, guaranteeing an exact match.
• Company names — best-effort resolution via the GCIS keyword registry. Traditional Chinese works best (e.g. 台積電). Ambiguous names may resolve to the wrong company — check resolvedFrom + the returned name, or pass the UBN.
• Include financials — enrich TWSE-listed companies with their latest statements, English name and governance contacts (default true).
• Max results — a hard cap on records returned (you're billed per result); 0 = unlimited. Bounded by how many UBNs/names you supply. Up to 100,000.
• Concurrency — parallel lookups (default 8, up to 25). Lower it on very large lists if you hit GCIS rate limits.
• Proxy — Apify Proxy is sufficient for these government APIs.

{ "ubns": ["22099131", "04541302"], "includeFinancials": true }

Example inputs (copy & paste)

// 1) Deep single lookup: TSMC — registry, full board, capital & financials
{ "ubns": ["22099131"], "includeFinancials": true }

// 2) Batch-enrich a portfolio of UBNs (TSMC, Hon Hai/Foxconn, HTC)
{ "ubns": ["22099131", "04541302", "16003518"], "includeFinancials": true, "maxConcurrency": 8 }

// 3) Best-effort lookup by name (Traditional Chinese works best)
{ "companyNames": ["台積電", "鴻海", "宏達電"], "includeFinancials": true }

// 4) Firmographics only — skip financials for a faster, lighter run
{ "ubns": ["22099131", "04541302"], "includeFinancials": false }

// 5) Mixed input — combine a UBN with a best-effort name (MediaTek)
{ "ubns": ["22099131"], "companyNames": ["聯發科"], "includeFinancials": true }

// 6) Large list — cap results and lower concurrency to respect GCIS rate limits
{ "ubns": ["22099131", "04541302", "16003518"], "maxResults": 500, "maxConcurrency": 3 }

Use cases

• KYC / KYB & due diligence. Onboarding or vetting a Taiwanese counterparty or supplier? Pass its UBN → verified legal identity, status, registered capital, responsible person, and the full board with shareholdings in one record — the ownership signal compliance teams need.
• Semiconductor & electronics supply-chain mapping. Taiwan is the heart of the chip ecosystem (TSMC / Foxconn / MediaTek / ASE). Feed a list of supplier UBNs → firmographics, board interlocks and (for listed vendors) financial health, to model concentration and counterparty risk.
• Lead generation & CRM enrichment. Have a list of Taiwanese UBNs or names? Enrich each with capital, industry scope, status and — for listed firms — contact email, website and phone, so reps prioritise real, current accounts.
• Investment & M&A research. Screen targets with directors, ownership and the latest balance sheet + income statement (revenue, gross profit, operating/net income, EPS, assets/equity) side by side — no juggling two portals.
• Ownership / UBO & interlock analysis. Director shareholdings and juristic-person backers are exposed universe-wide (not just for listed firms), so you can trace who controls a company and map shared directors across a group.
• Competitive & market research. Pull a set of competitors' UBNs to compare capital, scope and (where listed) financials — Taiwanese firms that global B2B databases barely cover.

Performance & throughput

Each run first loads the TWSE listed-company index once (used to detect and enrich listed firms), then fetches every company in parallel — 3 lightweight GCIS JSON calls per company (basics, business scope, directors), plus an in-memory financials join for listed firms. There's no headless browser, so runs are fast and cheap. Throughput scales with Concurrency (default 8, up to 25) and is bounded only by the GCIS API and your Apify plan — lower concurrency if a very large list starts hitting rate limits. Requests retry with back-off on transient errors.

Integrations

JavaScript (apify-client):

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('foxlabs/taiwan-company-data').call({
  ubns: ['22099131', '04541302', '16003518'], includeFinancials: true,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

Python (apify-client):

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("foxlabs/taiwan-company-data").call(run_input={
    "ubns": ["22099131", "04541302", "16003518"], "includeFinancials": True,
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["ubn"], item.get("name"), item.get("directorsCount"))

Also works with Make / n8n / Zapier (Apify app → run this Actor, map the input), scheduled runs, webhooks, and the Apify MCP server for AI agents.

Data quality

• Registry fields (name, UBN, status, capital, responsible person, address, business scope, directors) come from GCIS and are present for every matched company.
• Listed-only fields (English name, financials, chairman/CEO, email/website/phone, auditor, stock code) exist only for TWSE-listed companies (about 1,000 firms); for everyone else they're null. Non-listed Taiwanese companies aren't legally required to publish financial statements — a legal reality, not a gap in the Actor.
• Everything is read live from the official GCIS and TWSE APIs on each run. Contacts and financials come only from those sources — never fabricated; missing values are null.

Pricing

Pay per result — you're billed per company record returned, and listed-company enrichment is included in that price. Cost scales linearly with the number of companies, so set Max results to cap spend. Because the Actor uses free government open APIs and no headless browser (no proxy or third-party cost), platform usage per run is low. There's an Apify free tier to evaluate the full feature set before you scale.

FAQ

Do I need an API key or account with GCIS or TWSE? No. Both are official open-government APIs — no key, no login.

Can I look up by company name instead of UBN? Yes, best-effort via the GCIS keyword registry (Traditional Chinese works best). A UBN guarantees the exact company; names can be ambiguous — check resolvedFrom and the returned name.

What is a UBN? The Unified Business Number (統一編號) — Taiwan's 8-digit company registry / tax identifier. It's the key that unlocks a precise match.

Why are financials / nameEnglish empty for some companies? Those fields come from TWSE and exist only for the ~1,000 listed companies. Non-listed firms return null there — they aren't required to publish statements.

Can I use or resell this data commercially? It's official open-government data (GCIS under Taiwan's Open Government Data License; TWSE OpenAPI), which permits commercial reuse with attribution. Records carry a source string; keep it. See the legal note below.

How fresh is the data? Each run reads live from the GCIS and TWSE APIs, so you get the current registry and the latest published statements.

What export formats are available? JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or via the Apify API/integrations.

Are director and shareholder names included? Yes — positions, names, shareholdings and any juristic-person backer are public registry data. You're responsible for your own legal basis when processing personal data (see below).

How many companies can I look up in one run? As many UBNs/names as you supply; Max results caps the output (up to 100,000, 0 = unlimited).

Does it use a headless browser — can it break easily? No. It calls official JSON APIs directly, so it's fast and resilient to website changes.

Troubleshooting

• matched: false / "No company found" → the UBN isn't in the GCIS registry, or a name didn't resolve. Double-check the 8-digit UBN, or supply the UBN instead of the name for a guaranteed match.
• financials is null → the company isn't TWSE-listed. Only listed firms (~1,000) publish statements; this is expected for the vast majority of companies.
• A name resolved to the wrong company → name lookup is best-effort. Compare resolvedFrom with the returned name; if it's off, pass the exact UBN.
• Errors / slow-downs on a very large list → you may be hitting GCIS rate limits. Lower Concurrency (e.g. to 3–5) and re-run.

Notes, limits & legal (honest)

• Lookup, not bulk export. You provide the companies (by UBN or name); this Actor does not filter or dump the entire registry by sector or location — GCIS doesn't offer that. UBN is the reliable key.
• Financials are listed-only. Non-listed companies have no published financial statements, so financials, nameEnglish and the TWSE contact fields are null for them — a legal limitation, not a coverage miss.
• nameEnglish is the TWSE English short name (英文簡稱), available for listed companies only — not a full English translation, and not present for private firms.
• Personal data. Director, supervisor and shareholder names and shareholdings are individuals' data published by law in the official registry. Redistribution is permitted under the source licenses, but if you process this personal data you're responsible for your own legal basis (e.g. GDPR / Taiwan's PDPA).
• Attribution & licenses. GCIS data is provided under Taiwan's Open Government Data License; TWSE data via its OpenAPI — both permit commercial reuse with attribution. Records carry a source string; keep it.
• Not affiliated with the Ministry of Economic Affairs / GCIS or the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE); this Actor redistributes their public open data.

Support

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Changelog

0.2 — 2026-07-05

• Reworked docs: API quick-start, full field table, real sample output, integration snippets (JS/Python/Make/MCP), use cases, FAQ & troubleshooting.

0.1

• Initial release. GCIS lookup by UBN: registry basics, capital, business scope, and the full board of directors/supervisors with shareholdings. TWSE enrichment for listed companies: English name/address, governance contacts, and the latest balance sheet + income statement. Best-effort company-name → UBN resolution via the GCIS keyword registry.

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