Apple’s Taiwan App Store commission falls from 30% to 26% starting today for paid apps and standard Apple In-App Purchase transactions on iOS and iPadOS. The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission suspended its investigation in exchange, and it can reopen the case if Apple does not keep the commitment.
Apple said the Taiwan storefront changes follow discussions with the regulator, and developers do not have to sign the revised Apple Developer Program License Agreement by October 31 to receive the lower rate. Translations of the agreement will appear on the Apple Developer website within one month.
The Taiwan App Store Commission Cut Needs No Developer Action
The 26% rate applies to standard Apple In-App Purchase and paid app transactions on the Taiwan storefront. Developers who want the revised license agreement can accept it by signing in to their Apple Developer account.
Apple set a new figure only for the standard rate in Taiwan. When it cut App Store fees in China in March, it also lowered the 15% rate for the App Store Small Business Program, the Mini Apps Partner Program and subscription renewals after the first year to 12%.
Taiwan’s Regulator Suspended the Case and Can Reopen It
The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission had been investigating whether Apple’s restrictions on app developers and the App Store commission widely called the Apple tax violated Taiwan’s Fair Trade Act. During the investigation, Apple offered to cut its rate under Article 28 of that law, which allows an investigation to be suspended, and the regulator accepted Apple’s commitment on October 30.
The regulator also said Taiwanese developers do not need to apply or take any other step to get the 26% rate, which it said matches the rate that applies in Japan and Brazil. In Brazil, where Apple also opened iOS to alternative app marketplaces in June, that 26% splits into a 21% App Store commission and a 5% payment processing fee, a structure Apple first introduced in Japan in December 2025.
The regulator will monitor Apple’s compliance and resume the investigation if Apple fails to keep its commitment, if the facts behind the suspension change materially, or if the decision rested on incomplete or untrue information. It also said it will still act on any other anticompetitive conduct by Apple, based on the evidence in each case.
Apple Cut the Taiwan Rate Days After a South Korean Fine
South Korea’s regulator announced its App Store fine on October 28, penalizing Apple 20.81 billion won, about $15.7 million, and ordering it to revise its payment and app review policies. Apple said it disagrees with that decision and is evaluating its options under South Korean law. In Taiwan, Apple proposed the lower rate itself, and that let the regulator suspend its case.
