London, UK – 7 November 2025 — Taiwan’s leading innovators took centre stage at Westfield White City this October at the Taiwan Select Pop-Up Showcase 2025.
Organised by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the International Trade Administration (TITA) from Taiwan, the five-day event featured 25 award-winning Taiwanese brands, each recognised with the prestigious Taiwan Excellence mark for innovation, quality, and sustainability. The showcase introduced UK consumers to new products that define modern Taiwanese design.
During the event surveys were taken to receive visitor feedback. The feedback highlighted strong engagement from UK consumers and a strong commercial opportunity for the companies exhibiting. The responses found that:
- An impressive 95% said their perception of Taiwanese products improved after visiting the showcase
- 93% said they were likely or very likely to buy Taiwanese products in the future
- 91% would recommend Taiwanese brands to others
- When asked what they most enjoyed about visiting the stand, 70% of respondents chose the innovative, high-quality products
Smart tech, wellbeing and lifestyle innovation peaks consumer interest
Taiwan’s advanced technology products were chosen by 78% of visitors as the most interesting on the stand.
Many technology brands from Taiwan exhibited, including Acer, showcasing its intelligent mobility products including the Free Sense Smart Ring (Gen 1) and Predator Utility Lite Backpack. ASUS impressed at the showcase with the VivoWatch 6 wearable; and GIGABYTE caught eyes with the AERO X16 laptop, AORUS FO32U2P gaming monitor, and X870 AORUS Stealth Ice motherboard.
As well as technology products on the stand, wellness, health and lifestyle products caught consumer attention. The survey data found that health, wellbeing and lifestyle brands were chosen by 40% of visitors as being of interest.
The KYMCO, Freerider, and Heartway Medical showcased smart foldable scooters were popular, as were OptiqB’s glasses-free 3D film display, and JIYONSON’s BeanGo Cube coffee roaster.
The Vinxper’s adjustable electric wine aerator and Aromase, Juniper Scalp Purifying Liquid Shampoo and Head-To-Toe Shampoo & Body Wash also caught eyes.
Sustainability featured heavily in fashion and travel products, which saw a lot of shoppers admiring the with Uni-Paragon’s deya marine-recycled roll-up backpack. The UKL Enterprise pineapple-leaf fibre garments were also of interest to shoppers looking for sustainable clothing options, and Acer’s Predator Pulse luggage combining durability and futuristic style, saw a lot of interest from consumers who like to travel.
Taiwanese food and drink delicacies receive interest from shoppers
On the stand, there was also the opportunity to try Taiwanese delicacies during the Happy Hours on Thursday and Saturday, and throughout the week. Over half of visitors said the appeal to the stand was to explore new food and drink from Taiwan. This included Your Zesty Bliss bubble fruit tea, Pineapple cakes from Taipec and Bubble (Boba) tea from T4.
With awareness, affinity, and purchase intent trending upwards on all products at the Taiwan Select Pop-Up Showcase 2025, the event demonstrated Taiwan Excellence’s global appeal, turning curiosity into connection and innovation into commercial opportunity.