2025 Taiwan Double Twelve Shopping Guide: Livestream Shopping + Proxy Shopping Tips + Shipping Tutorials, A Comprehensive Analysis of Saving Money on Cross-Border Shopping

The Double Twelve Shopping Festival of 2025 is approaching. For friends who are overseas or unable to visit Taiwan in person, this is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to snap up Taiwanese specialties and enjoy great discounts!

This guide will take you on a deep dive into how to snap up your favorite items through live-streaming during the Double Twelve period in Taiwan, and will also guide you step by step on how to use purchasing agents and consolidated shipping services to easily save money and safely deliver your purchases to your doorstep.

  I. 2025 Taiwan Double Twelve Shopping Preview: An Unmissable Shopping Extravaganza

Double Twelve (December 12th) originated in Chinese mainland as a continuation and supplement to Double Eleven and has now become a global year-end shopping carnival.

In Taiwan, major e-commerce platforms and brand owners will also launch considerable promotional activities covering various aspects such as beauty and skin care, clothing and accessories, electronic products, home life, and food and souvenirs.

For consumers who want to purchase local Taiwanese brands or missed the discounts on Double Eleven, Double Twelve is the golden period to seize the last large-scale promotion of 2025.

Key shopping trend predictions

    Live-streaming e-commerce remains popular: More brands and Internet celebrities will promote products through live-streaming rooms, offering exclusive discounts and interactive benefits.

    Cross-border shopping demand is strong: More consumers will pay attention to how to ship Taiwanese goods overseas.

    Green environmental protection and health concept products: Related organic food, eco-friendly products, fitness equipment, etc. will attract attention.

    Personalized customization and distinctive cultural and creative products: Taiwan's unique cultural and creative products and customized services will be highlights.

  Ii. Live Streaming Flash Sale Strategy: Quickly, Accurately, and Decisively Secure Bestsellers!

Live-streaming shopping, with its immediacy, interactivity and exclusive offers, has become an indispensable battlefield for purchasing during the Double Twelve period.

To return with a full load in a live stream, some strategies are needed:

  1. Preparations before shopping: Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat

    Follow your favorite brands and live-streamers: Pay advance attention to the official live-streaming rooms of the Taiwanese brands you are interested in, as well as the official live-streaming of well-known Kols or e-commerce platforms (such as Shopee, Momo, PChome). Set live broadcast reminders to ensure you don't miss any of them.

    Research live stream preview: Most live streams will announce in advance the list of upcoming products, the extent of discounts and the flash sale time. Read the preview carefully to determine the target product.

    Register an account in advance and bind the payment method: Make sure you have accounts on all major e-commerce platforms and have bound your common payment methods (credit cards, electronic payments, etc.) to avoid being flustered when making payments.

    Pre-add to shopping cart/Favorites: For the products that appear in the preview, if the platform allows them to be added to the shopping cart or favorites in advance, you can directly jump to purchase them after the live stream starts.

    Ensure a smooth network environment: A stable and fast network is the lifeline of live-streaming flash sales.

  2. During the flash sale: Be quick and decisive to place your order

    Enter the live stream on time: Enter the live stream a few minutes in advance to familiarize yourself with the interface and wait for the products to be listed.

    Pay attention to the live broadcast information of the host: Live streaming rooms often have ; Limited time and quantity “ Exclusive link to the live streaming room Wait for discounts. Live streaming by the host is the most direct way to obtain this information.

    Click the exclusive link quickly: When the host announces the flash sale link or discount password, click or copy it immediately to go to the purchase page.

    Quickly verify order information: Before placing an order, quickly check whether the product model, color, quantity, and delivery address (consolidation warehouse address or purchasing agent address) are correct.

    Speed determines everything: Hesitation over time-limited and limited-quantity items will lead to defeat. After confirming that there are no errors, submit the order immediately and complete the payment.

    Active interaction: Leaving comments, asking questions, participating in raffles or interactive activities in the live stream can sometimes bring unexpected surprises.

    Multi-device collaborative operation: If you have multiple must-buy items and there is a time conflict, you can consider using multiple devices such as a computer and a mobile phone to purchase them simultaneously.

  3. Post-purchase handling: Ensure everything is correct and foolproof

    Confirm the order status: Go to immediately after a successful order placement; My order Check the status to confirm whether the payment was successful.

    Keep transaction vouchers: Screenshots of order details, payment records, etc. for future inquiries or rights protection.

    Pay attention to logistics updates: If it is direct mail to the consolidation warehouse, you need to closely monitor the logistics information.

  Iii. Easy and Cost-effective Purchasing and Consolidated Shipping Tutorial: Take Taiwan's Best Products Home!

For consumers overseas, purchasing on behalf of others and consolidated shipping are the best solutions to the problem of cross-border shopping while saving money.

Cross-border Consolidated shipping Tutorial: Combining multiple Packages for Shipping is more cost-effective!

What is container shipping?

Consolidated shipping service means that the goods you purchased on different e-commerce platforms in Taiwan are first sent to a consolidated shipping warehouse located in Taiwan. After all the packages have arrived, the consolidated shipping company will combine and pack all the goods into one international package and then send it uniformly to your country/region. This can greatly save international freight charges and avoid the high cost of sending multiple packages separately.

Consolidation operation steps

The first step

Download and register/log in to the Taojiyun TW app

Open an iPhoneClick to jump to the APP Store downloadSearch for the Taojiyun Taiwan version APP     

  Android phoneClick here to download and jumpDownload the Taojiyun Taiwan version APP

  2. Click【Register/Log in】

Get an exclusive address for the Chinese mainland

 

Step Two

Copy the address to the address bar of the shopping APP

Wait for the goods to arrive at the consolidation warehouse and check the box to apply for consolidation

Step Three

Fill in the delivery address in Taiwan

Pay the freight

Waiting for the delivery to your door

 

Step Four

Waiting for the goods to be delivered to your door

Tips for Consolidated Shipping

    List of prohibited items: Be sure to check the prohibited item list of the consolidated shipping company in advance to avoid purchasing goods that cannot be transshipped (such as flammable and explosive items, batteries, food, medicine, liquids, cosmetics, etc.).

    Tariffs: Cross-border shopping may involve tariffs and consumption taxes in the destination country. Understand the customs policies and duty-free allowances of the destination country and make reasonable declarations to avoid unnecessary troubles.

    Insurance service: It is recommended to purchase consolidation insurance for high-value goods just in case.

    Delivery time: The Double Twelve period is a peak time for logistics. The delivery time for international transportation may be extended. Please wait patiently.

  Cross-border Purchasing Agent Tutorial: You can Buy Easily Even if You Don't understand Taiwanese!

What is a purchasing agent?

A purchasing agent service refers to a third-party purchasing agent or individual purchasing goods on your behalf. They are familiar with the Taiwanese market, language and payment methods, and can directly place an order for you and arrange for shipment.

Scenarios applicable to purchasing agents

    You cannot directly access the e-commerce platforms in Taiwan (due to regional restrictions).

    You don't have a local payment method in Chinese mainland or an international credit card.

    You are not familiar with the shopping process on the Chinese mainland or you don't speak the language.

    The goods you purchased require special treatment, customization, etc.

Steps for purchasing on behalf of others

The first step

Open the APP or live stream room where you need to purchase the goods

Step Two

Download and register/log in to the Taojiyun TW app

Open an iPhoneClick to jump to the APP Store downloadSearch for the Taojiyun Taiwan version APP     

  Android phoneClick here to download and jumpDownload the Taojiyun Taiwan version APP

 

 

Step Three

  ClickRegister/Log inGet an exclusive address for the Chinese mainland

Click on the purchasing agency Mall on the homepage

If you need a manual purchasing agent → 【Click to jump to the tutorial】

 

Step Four

 Enter the purchasing agent page and input the name of the product you need to buy

  Click on the shopping cart, select the items you need to purchase, and apply for settlement

Step Five

For choosing a consolidated shipping channel, you can consult our customer service.

Select the payment method and complete the order

Step 6

Taoji Shipping

The goods are consolidated and packed, the parcels are reinforced, and they are weighed and dispatched

TIPS: After shipment, you can check in ; Taojiyun APP” -“ My - [My Orders] Check the logistics information

Step 7

Waiting for the delivery

View the logistics trajectory and keep track of the package delivery progress on the package list page

TIPS：

During the process of international parcel delivery, there is a certain probability of unexpected situations occurring, such as delays, confiscation, taxation, damage, loss, etc. Taojiyun cannot control or avoid the service quality and unexpected situations that may occur with third-party logistics providers and customs of various countries.

However, in line with the service philosophy of putting users first, Taojiyun will inform and remind you in advance based on the conditions of each route and country, and do its best to assist you in case of any problems.

Step 8

Confirm receipt of goods

After receiving the package, at Taojiyun APP” -“ My Check and confirm the signed package in the Completed section

In case of any problems, you can submit an after-sales application on the corresponding package form or contact Taojiyun Taiwan &rarr. 【人工Online customer service】

Tips for Purchasing Agents

    Be vigilant against high service fees and opaque quotations.

    After a successful purchase through a purchasing agent, you can request the agent to provide screenshots of the order, payment vouchers, etc., to ensure the source and authenticity of the goods.

    Confirm after-sales service in advance: Ask the purchasing agent about the policies and procedures for returns and exchanges, especially how to handle any quality issues with the goods.

    Time cost: The purchasing agent process may require more time for communication and waiting for suggestions to be planned in advance.

  Shopping Tips for Double Twelve 2025

    Budget planning: No matter how many discounts there are on Double Twelve, you should act within your means and avoid impulsive spending.

    Payment security: Use secure payment channels to protect personal information and property security.

    Customs clearance and taxes: It is essential to understand the import tariff policies of the destination country/region and declare the value of the goods reasonably to avoid unnecessary taxes or delays in the package.

    Expected delivery time: During the Double Twelve period, the order volume and logistics pressure are huge, and the shipping and international transportation time may be extended. Please wait patiently.

    Rational shopping: Pay attention to the quality of the goods themselves and your needs. Do not blindly pursue low prices.

I hope this 2025 Taiwan Double Twelve Shopping Guide can help you easily master the live-streaming flash sales and take your favorite Taiwanese items home through the agency's consolidated shipping service! Wish you a pleasant shopping experience and a bountiful return!

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