Taiwan country code, +886 explained.
Everything you need to call Taiwan with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Taiwan
Taipei · Asia
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
ISO Alpha-2
TW
Capital
Taipei
Region
Asia
Timezone
UTC+8
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +886 · XX · XXXXXXXX
How Taiwan numbers break down
A complete number to Taiwan follows this pattern. Twiching adds the exit and country codes automatically when you dial from the app.
EXIT CODE
Dial from the US/Canada to leave the country.
COUNTRY CODE
Routes the call directly into Taiwan.
AREA / MOBILE
Regional or mobile prefix — drop the leading 0.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +886 · XX · XXXXXXXX
Taiwan on the map
Taipei · Asia
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
Taiwan virtual phone numbers, built for business
A Taiwan virtual number from Twiching plugs into SIP trunking, so an existing phone system can dial out with local +886 presence without swapping hardware or carriers.
Local +886 caller ID
Calls display a recognisable Taiwan number instead of an unfamiliar international one.
SIP trunking
Route your existing PBX or softphone through Twiching's Tier-1 trunk — no hardware swap.
Minutes to provision
Numbers activate in the dashboard the same day, with no on-the-ground carrier contract.
+886
Taiwan · ready to provision today
Tier-1 delivery into Taiwan, end to end
Taiwan isn't treated as a secondary market — it runs on the identical direct-carrier routing and delivery guarantees as every other country in the directory.
Taiwan
+886
191
Countries in directory
TAIWAN INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
How Taiwan phone numbers are structured
Numbering Format
COUNTRY
+886
AREA
XX
LOCAL
XXXXXXXX
Taiwan uses an open numbering plan under country code +886. After the country code, a 2-digit area or mobile prefix is followed by a 8-digit subscriber number, giving a 10-digit national number. Domestic numbers are often written with a leading trunk "0" that is omitted when dialing Taiwan from abroad.
Carriers & language
Taiwan has 92% internet penetration and is served by 3 major mobile networks (Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone). VoIP is permitted and regulated by National Communications Commission (NCC). The local currency is TWD and the primary language is Mandarin Chinese, which shape IVR prompts, SMS content, and business-hours handling.
Asia context
Asian markets range from fully liberalised to licensed-only VoIP, so compliant routing and correct local caller ID have an outsized effect on answer rates.
Skipping the exit code
Taiwan calls from the US need 011 first, then +886 — the exit code isn't optional.
Keeping the national trunk "0"
If a Taiwan number is written with a leading 0 for domestic use, omit that 0 after the +886 country code when calling from abroad.
Ignoring the time difference
Before dialing Taiwan, check the local clock — it runs on UTC+8, and off-hours calls tend to go unanswered.
Compliance, carriers & rates for Taiwan
Permitted — NCC regulated
Regulated by National Communications Commission (NCC)
National Communications Commission (NCC) permits VoIP in Taiwan without special licensing for compliant operators, which keeps setup straightforward — no separate approval process stands between signing up and placing the first call.
- VoIP is fully permitted and regulated by the NCC under the Telecommunications Act.
- Service providers must obtain type-I or type-II operator licenses from NCC.
- Personal Data Protection Act governs subscriber data handling for all telecom providers.
Direct Tier-1 interconnect with Chunghwa Telecom — no wholesale transit in between.
US → Taiwan
$0.010/min
Taiwan → US
$0.012/min
Billed per second, not rounded to the minute
How businesses use a Taiwan number
Look like a local business
A +886 number with Taiwan caller ID reads as domestic to the person picking up — unfamiliar international numbers get screened far more often.
Sales & support in one line
The same Taiwan number handles inbound support and outbound sales calls, both landing on Tier-1 routes into Chunghwa Telecom and the wider network.
Built for UTC+8 hours
Multi-country teams route Taiwan calls to whoever's actually awake and working in UTC+8, without juggling separate numbers per shift.
SIP trunking for market entry
Stand up a Taiwan presence on SIP trunking before committing to local infrastructure — the same number scales from a pilot to full local hiring.
FAQ
Calling Taiwan — frequently asked questions
The major networks in Taiwan are Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone. Twiching interconnects with Tier-1 carriers for direct delivery to these networks, rather than routing through cheaper wholesale transit that can degrade call quality.
Dial 011 (US exit code), then 886 (the Taiwan country code), then the area or mobile prefix and subscriber number. Drop any leading domestic trunk 0 — that digit is only used for calls placed from inside Taiwan itself.
Twiching rates to Taiwan start at $0.010/min, and calls back from Taiwan to the US start at $0.012/min. Both directions are billed per second rather than rounded up to the nearest minute, on Tier-1 routes throughout.
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan. A local +886 number is recognisable to callers there and nationwide, which is part of why presenting local caller ID tends to improve answer rates across the whole country, not just the capital.
Yes — since Taiwan runs on UTC+8, calls can be routed to the right team based on local business hours there. That's especially useful for support or sales teams covering multiple countries across different time zones from one platform.
The subscriber portion of a Taiwan number is 8 digits, after the country code and area/mobile prefix. That's the part that identifies the specific line once the call has been routed to the right network.
Full country code directory
Asia is fully covered in Twiching's 191-country directory. Jump to any of the markets below for the same level of detail shown on this Taiwan page. All 190 other countries are listed below, Asia first.
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