On January 20, 2025, the Customs Statistics online query platform announced the import of 29,367 sets of 13 types of major semiconductor equipment in 2024, an increase of 4.6%, and the import amount of $19.612 billion, an increase of 8.5%.
In 2024, the import amount of chemical vapor deposition equipment (CVD) and plasma dry etching machine is still the largest import amount of second class semiconductor manufacturing equipment, accounting for 64.5% of the total import amount of 13 types of major semiconductor equipment.
In 2024, the import value of ion implanters grew the fastest, increasing by 35.9% year-on-year. The import amount of three types of semiconductor equipment, such as step repeat lithography machine, silicon single crystal furnace and plastic sealing machine, decreased by 51.1%, 41.1% and 31.20% respectively.