Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019
Document Information Line Items
Entity Registrant Name	TAITRON COMPONENTS INC
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000942126
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Common Class A [Member]
Document Information Line Items
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,990,235
Common Class B [Member]
Document Information Line Items
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		762,612