1 
 Amendments to the legal inspection requirements for valves for liquefied petroleum gas 
cylinders 
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs 
 
Background: 
In order to enhance protection of consumers from hazards arising from unsafe valves for liquefied petroleum gas 
cylinders, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) intends to amend the inspection scheme of 
valves for liquefied petroleum gas cylinder, and update the inspection standard. The conformity assessment 
procedure for the product will be Registration of Product Certification ( Module II + Module VII ). 
Date of implementation: 
1 Jan 2023 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection standards: 
Updated Superseded 
Description 
of Goods  Conformity 
Assessment 
Procedures Inspection 
Standards  Reference C.C.C. 
Code (the first 6 
digits are the same 
as HS Code)  Description 
of Goods Conformity 
Assessment 
Procedures  Inspection 
Standards Reference C.C.C. 
Code (the first 6 
digits are the same 
as HS Code)  
Valves for 
liquefied 
petroleum 
gas cylinder  RPC Scheme  
(Modules 
II+VII) CNS 
1324：2022 8481.40.00.00.4A  
8481.80.90.00.6U  Valves for 
liquefied 
petroleum 
gas cylinder  RPC Scheme  
(Modules 
II+III)  
or  
Type-Approved  
Batch 
Inspection 
Scheme CNS 
1324：2010 8481.40.00.00.4A  
8481.80.90.00.6U  
Remarks: 
The inspection standard CNS 1324 can be accessible at CNS online service website: www.cnsonline.com.tw . The 
content of the standard can be previewed for free. To download or print the above mentioned standard, please contact 
the Information Center of the BSMI.  
Tel: +886-2-23414772 or +886-2-23431994 
Fax: +886-2-8192-6746 
E-mail: cnsonline@hibox.hinet.net  
 
The conformity assessment procedures for the inspection scheme are as follows: 
Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme (Modules II + VII ) 
Under the II+ VII combination of modules used in this scheme, domestic manufacturers or importers must 
have their products type-tested in advance (Module II) by the BSMI-designated testing laboratories before 
applying for registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers are also required to ensure by 
factory inspection (Module VII) that all products made at their manufacturing facilities or imported are in 
conformity with the prototypes submitted for type-test at Module II stage. For Module VII, a factory 
inspection report issued by the BSMI-recognized factory inspection bodies is needed. 2 
 After being certified and registered by the BSMI, products will be allowed to use the Commodity 
Inspection Mark with the letter ‘R’ and the identification number given by the BSMI. These products can 
clear customs directly without any further inspection if not being sampled by RPC border check 
procedures. The application fee and annual fee for RPC are both NT$5,000 for each certification, and a 
RPC certificate is valid for 3 years. If there are any serial products, an extra NT$3,000 of application fee 
will be charged for every application in each certification. The fees for type testing vary by products and 
depend on the fee policies of the testing laboratories. 
*Further information on the scheme can also be found on the BSMI website at 
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=8673&ctNode=811&mp=2  
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification: 
The BSMI or its branches  
Locations to apply for Type Testing: 
The BSMI-designated testing laboratories  
Locations to apply for factory inspection : 
The BSMI- recognized factory inspection bodies  
Time required for Registration of Product Certification: 
14 working days. (This period does not include the time for corrective actions by the applicant due to 
deficiencies in the documents or samples. Extra 14 working days may be required for additional tests.) 
Related requirements for the inspection procedures: 
1. Both imported and domestically manufactured products subject to this amendment shall conform to the 
inspection requirements when it enters into force.  
2. The BSMI accepts applications for Registration of Product Certification on the date this amendment is published. 
After the applications are reviewed and approved by the BSMI, the Product Registration Certificate(s) will be 
issued and valid for 3 years starting from the issue date. 
3. “C02” is the import regulation code of the products subjected to this amendment. 
4. Certification fees of the listed product will be collected based on the “Regulations Governing Fees for 
Commodity Inspection.” 
5. Type-test fees and factory inspection fees of the product will be collected by the testing facilities and the factory 
inspection bodies in accordance with their respective rates.  
6. The revised inspection standard CNS 1324 (published on 9 May 2022) shall apply beginning on the date of 
announcement. The current inspection standard will be valid till 31 December 2022. 
7. Certificates of Registration of Product Certification: 
(1) New application:  
From the date of publication, for applications with type-test reports and technical documents in compliance 
with the revised inspection standard, the validity period of the certificate will be 3 years from the date of 
issuance. 
(2) Replacement or extension: 
Certificate holders may apply for extension of the certificate before 1 January 2023 in accordance with the 3 
 current version of inspection standard, and the extended certificate will expire on 1 January 2023. 
Certificate holders shall apply to the BSMI or its branches for a replacement of the certificate(s) before 1 
January 2023 by providing type-test reports and technical documents in compliance with the revised inspection 
standard. Otherwise, certificate(s) will be rescinded. The expiry date of the replaced certificate(s) will remain 
the same as the original certificate.  
8. The inspection standard of the product listed in the table shall be the version published in this announcement. If 
any updated version is available, the BSMI shall publish the implementation date of the updated version in 
further announcement. 
9. The C.C.C. Codes listed in the table are used for reference only. Completion of inspection procedures is required 
for products listed in the table even though their C.C.C. Codes are identified differently by the Customs 
Administration, Ministry of Finance or Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs.