Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei

The Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei (Chinese: 丹麥商務辦事處; pinyin: Dānmài Shāngwù Bànshì Chù) represents interests of Denmark in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy. Its counterpart in Denmark is the Taipei Representative Office in Denmark in Copenhagen.^[3]

Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei

丹麥商務辦事處
Farglory Financial Center
Agency overview
Formed	1983[1]
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan 25°02′23.0″N 121°33′51.3″E
Agency executive	Peter Sand, Director[2]
Website	taipei.um.dk

It was established in 1983 as the Danish Trade Organisations' Taipei Office.^[1]

The Trade Council’s Taipei office provides consular services to Danish citizens in Taiwan, including the issuing of Danish passports.^[4] In addition, it is responsible for the issuing of visas for Denmark, Norway and Iceland.^[5] It also handles Norwegian passport applications on behalf of the Norwegian Embassy in Singapore.^[6] Norway previously had its own Norwegian Trade Council office in Taipei, but this was closed in 2004.^[7]

The Office is headed by the Director, Peter Sand.^[2]

See also

• Denmark–Taiwan relations
• List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan
• List of diplomatic missions of Denmark