Send SMS to Taiwan online
Taiwan's busy cities like Taipei are filled with small businesses such as tea shops, night market vendors, and boutique hotels. Schools, clinics, and event organizers rely on text messages to communicate with parents and customers. They send updates about class schedules, appointment reminders, and event confirmations. Texts are effective here because they reach everyone instantly, even those without smartphones or data plans.
Taiwan
+886 · East Asia
Price per message
$0.01408
- For $40
- 2,840 SMS
- Alphabet
- Unicode (UCS-2)
- 1,000 messages
- $14.08
- Example number
- +886 912 345 678
What a bulk SMS campaign to Taiwan costs
Need a different count? The pricing calculator works it out for any number of messages, and the workspace shows the exact total for your own list, including names merged into the text.
| Recipients | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $1.41 | $2.82 |
| 500 | $7.04 | $14.08 |
| 1,000 | $14.08 | $28.16 |
| 5,000 | $70.40 | $140.80 |
| 10,000 | $140.80 | $281.60 |
Who sends text messages to customers in Taiwan
Tea shops
Tea shops in Taipei text customers about new blends and special promotions.
Night market vendors
Vendors text regular customers about discounts and new food items.
Boutique hotels
Hotels text guests in Taipei to confirm reservations and provide check-in details.
Event organizers
Organizers text attendees about event schedules and venue changes.
Phone number format in Taiwan
A mobile number in Taiwan has 9 digits after +886. People write it locally with a 0 in front (0912 345 678); paste it like that with Taiwan as the default country, or as +886 912 345 678, and the workspace treats both the same.
Alphabet and message length
Writing in traditional Chinese characters always uses Unicode, so a message to Taiwan in Mandarin Chinese holds 70 characters in one segment and 67 in each part of a longer text. Short notices in English or plain Latin letters hold 160 characters, which keeps a long message in fewer segments.
Main languages: Mandarin Chinese.
Best time to send to Taiwan
Taiwan stays on UTC+8 all year, so 10:00 in Taipei is always 02:00 UTC. The scheduler takes your own time zone and shows the same moment in UTC, which makes a 10:00 local send easy to set from anywhere.
Your business
Text Message · Today 09:30
Hi Lee, your order is ready. Collect it today from 2 pm at the front desk.
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Questions about texting Taiwan
How much does it cost to send an SMS to Taiwan?
One message (one segment) to Taiwan costs $0.01408. A campaign to 1,000 people with a short text costs $14.08, and a two-segment text costs twice that. Failed messages are refunded to your credit.
How many messages to Taiwan does a $40 top-up send?
$40 sends 2,840 single-segment messages to Taiwan, and more with the bonus on your first top-up. Credit has no expiry date, so what you do not use stays in your account.
How long can a text to Taiwan be?
Writing in traditional Chinese characters always uses Unicode, so a message to Taiwan in Mandarin Chinese holds 70 characters in one segment and 67 in each part of a longer text. Short notices in English or plain Latin letters hold 160 characters, which keeps a long message in fewer segments.
What number format do I use for Taiwan?
A mobile number in Taiwan has 9 digits after +886. People write it locally with a 0 in front (0912 345 678); paste it like that with Taiwan as the default country, or as +886 912 345 678, and the workspace treats both the same.
Should I use Mandarin or English for texts in Taiwan?
Mandarin is preferred for local audiences, but English works well for tourists and international visitors.
Are there busy seasons when texts are more effective?
Texts are especially useful during festivals like Lunar New Year, when people are planning events and gatherings.
Ready to text Taiwan?
Create an account, paste your Taiwan numbers and see the exact total before you send. Top up from $40: that is 2,840 messages to Taiwan.