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TaiwanTHE COMMODITY INSPECTION ACT
Products subject to the Commodity Inspection Act are essentially covered under four schemes. The list of products covered under this Act have been sectored into the applicable schemes corresponding to the regulated products:
It is important to note that these regulated products under the Commodity Inspection Act may be covered under multiple schemes and there is not necessarily any one specific scheme for each product. Products must comply with Taiwanese standards, specifically Chinese National Standards (CNS), many of which are based on international requirements. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACTAccording to the Telecommunications Act, Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (TTE) is classified into two categories SALE USE or PRIVATE USE. A Certificate of Compliance approval must be obtained before placing TTE and radio equipment on the Taiwanese market. Applications for compliance approval for TTE and radio equipment products shall be submitted to the Directorate General of Telecommunications (DGT) and/or its recognized certification bodies. Telecommunications Terminal Equipment refers to any digital or analog equipment that interfaces with the end point of the Public Switched Telecommunications Network (PSTN) by using wireless or wired transmission media and conducting communications by means of optical or electromagnetic wave. Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and radio equipment must comply with the standards as specified in the relevant technical specifications. UL SERVICESA CB test report and CB test certificate, including any national country differences, issued from UL will be accepted by BSMI designated safety testing laboratories for commodity inspection. In addition, for EMC, as a BSMI designated laboratory, UL is able to issue EMC test reports toward BSMI approval. UL's Market Access Solutions also offers a comprehensive Intermediate Applicant Program that will benefit manufacturers in obtaining the BSMI Mark. For further informationShould you have questions about UL's Market Access Solutions in Taiwan, require additional information, or wish to pursue any of these services, please contact us.
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The Commodity Inspection Act was established to enhance the quality of commodities and protect consumers. The Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI) must conduct a commodities inspection on all products that fall under the Act to the applicable electrical safety and/or EMC requirements before they are placed on the Taiwanese market. Commodity Inspections currently consists of four schemes: Batch-by-Batch (also known as Lot Inspection), Monitoring Inspection, Registration of Product Certification (RPC), and Declaration of Conformity (DoC). The Act designates the appropriate scheme to be used based on the product. Products falling under the Batch-by Batch and Monitoring Inspection must receive an inspection certificate, issued to the manufacturer's local representative from BSMI. Products falling under the RPC must obtain a product registration certificate and approval to apply the RPC mark, issued to the manufacturer's local representative from BSMI. Products falling under the DoC route require the manufacturers local representative to prepare the relevant documentation called out in the Act along with a DoC for submittal to BSMI.
