1 
 Amendments to the inspection requirements for “eye protector for welding”, 
“filter for welding face shield”, “welding face shield”, and “eye protector of 
ultraviolet filtering, infrared filtering, sunglare filter for industrial use, and 
ocular without filtering effect” (hereinafter referred to as “eye protectors”) 
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Background: 
The amendments involve adoption of revised inspection standards for eye protectors, expanding the current 
inspection scope to cover face shields. The conformity assessment procedure will be Registration of 
Product Certification (RPC) Scheme (Modules II+IV, II+V, or II+VII) or Batch-by-Batch Inspection 
Scheme. 
 
Date of implementation:  1 January 2021 
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection standards: 
Updated Superseded 
Description of 
Goods Inspection 
Standard Reference 
C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 
digits are the 
same as HS 
Code) Inspection 
Scheme Description of 
Goods Inspection 
Standard C.C.C. 
Code (the 
first 6 dig-
its are the 
same as 
HS Code) Inspection 
Scheme 
 
Eye protector 
for welding 
(including 
spectacle, 
goggle,  
goggle,  and 
front type, 
which only for 
plano, non- 
prescription, 
or non- 
automatic 
dimming lens)  CNS 
7175:2020 
CNS 
7177:2015 9004.90.19.
90.H Batch-by-
Batch  
Inspection 
Scheme 
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules 
II+IV, 
II+V, 
II+VII) Eye protector 
for radiation CNS 
7174:1998 9004.90.1
9.90.9.B Batch-by- 
Batch  
Inspection 
Scheme 
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules 
II+IV, II+V, 
II+VII) 
Filter for 
welding face 
shield (only 
for plano, 
non- 
prescription, 
or non- 
automatic 
dimming lens)  CNS 
7177:2015 7006.00.00.
00.0 
7007.19.00.
00.8 Batch-by-
Batch  
Inspection 
Scheme 
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules 
II+IV, 
II+V, 
II+VII) Filter for 
welding face 
shield CNS 
7174:1998 7006.00.0
0.00.0 
7007.19.0
0.00.8 Batch-by- 
Batch  
Inspection 
Scheme 
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules 
II+IV, II+V, 
II+VII) 
Welding face 
shield (only 
for non- 
automatic 
dimming lens)  CNS 
7175:2020 3926.90.31.
00.9.A 
3926.90.90.
90.8.B 
4823.70.00.
00.2 
4823.90.00.
90.9.A 
6506.10.90.Batch-by-
Batch  
Inspection 
Scheme 
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules 
II+IV, 
II+V, welding face 
shield 
(helmet or 
handshield) CNS 
7175:2005 9004.90.1
9.90.9.C  2 
 90.7.I 
9004.90.19.
90.9.C II+VII) 
Eye protector 
of ultraviolet 
filtering,  
infrared  
filtering, 
sunglare filter 
for industrial 
use, and  
ocular without 
filtering effect 
(including 
spectacle, 
goggle,  
goggle,  
front type, and 
face shield, 
which only for 
plano, non- 
prescription, 
or non- 
automatic 
dimming lens)  CNS 
7177:2015 9004.90.19.
90.9.I 
3926.90.31.
00.9.B 
3926.90.90.
90.8.C Batch-by-
Batch  
Inspection 
Scheme 
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules 
II+IV, 
II+V, 
II+VII) Eye protector 
for radiation CNS 
7174:1998 9004.90.1
9.90.9.B Batch-by- 
Batch  
Inspection 
Scheme 
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules 
II+IV, II+V, 
II+VII) 
Eye protector 
with tempered 
glass lenses CNS 
7176:2002 9004.90.1
9.90.9.D Declaration 
of  
Conformity 
Eye protector 
with plastic 
lenses CNS 
7177:2002 9004.90.1
9.90.9.E Batch-by- 
Batch  
Inspection 
Scheme 
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules 
II+IV, II+V, 
II+VII) 
 
Description of the two kinds of conformity assessment procedures 
1. Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme: Modules II+IV, II+V, or II+VII  
For product subject to Modules II+IV, II+V, or II+VII procedures, not only the products shall be 
type-tested in advance (Module II) by the BSMI or BSMI-designated testing laboratories, but the quality 
management systems of the production premises must be in conformity with Module IV (Full Quality 
Management System), Module V (Production Quality Management System) or Module VII (Factory In-
spection). 
For Module IV and Module V, a registration certificate in accordance with the CNS 12681 (ISO 9001) 
series of standards is required to be obtained from the certification bodies recognized by the BSMI. As 
for Module VII, a factory inspection report issued by the BSMI or BSMI-recognized factory inspection 
bodies is needed. 
In addition, a declaration of conformity-to-type is also required to ensure that the mass-produced com-
modities are in conformity with that shown in the type-test report. 
After being certified and registered by the BSMI, products will be allowed to use the Commodity In-
spection Mark with the letter ‘R’ and the identification number given by the BSMI. Additionally, these 
products can clear the 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 (about US$170) 
for each certification, and the RPC certification is valid for 3 years. If there are any serial products, an 
extra NT$3,000 (about US$100) of application fee will be charged for every application in each certifi-
cation. The fees for type testing vary by products and depend on the fee policies of the BSMI-designated 
testing laboratories. 3 
  
2. Batch-by-Batch Inspection Scheme  
Batch-by-batch inspection applies to products with unstable manufacturing technology or those that pose 
concerns of risk or danger. In order for domestically manufactured or imported products to be placed on 
the market, applications for inspection shall be made to the BSMI when the products are to be shipped 
out of the manufacturers’ premises or when the products arrive at ports. 
 
Locations to apply for Type Testing: 
Tainan Branch of the BSMI or the BSMI designated testing laboratories. 
 
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 defi-
ciencies in the documents or samples. Extra 7 working days may be required if additional tests are re-
quired.) 
 
Related requirements: 
1. The listed products should be labelled with the manufacturing date on the product itself or the smallest 
package. 
2. The listed products that are composite products or multifunctional shall comply with the respective in-
spection standards. Where the components are subject to legal inspection, they shall also comply with 
relevant inspection standards. 
3. The inspection standards of the commodities 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 announcements. 
4. The C.C.C. Codes listed in the table are used for reference only. Products listed shall still comply with 
the requirements before being placed on the market, even though their C.C.C. Codes are identified dif-
ferently by the Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance or Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of 
Economic Affairs. 
5. Please refer to “Directions Governing the Inspection of Personal Protective Equipment” for other rele-
vant requirements.