1 
 Proposal for 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 proposal involves adoption of revised inspection standards for eye protectors, expanding  the current 
inspection scope s to cover face shield. The conformity assessment procedure will be Registration of 
Product Certification  (RPC)  Scheme (Modules II  Type  Test+IV Full Quality Mana gement System , II+V  
Production Quality Management System , or II+VII  Factory Inspection ) or Batch -by-Batch Inspection 
Scheme.  
 
Proposed date of implementation:  1 December  2020  
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable  inspection standard s: 
Proposed Revision  Current  Requirement s 
Description 
of Goods  Inspection 
Standard s Reference 
C.C.C. 
Code (the 
first 6 dig -
its are the 
same as HS 
Code)  Inspec -
tion 
Scheme  Description 
of Goods  Inspection 
Standard  C.C.C. 
Code (the 
first 6 
digits are 
the same 
as HS 
Code)  Inspec -
tion 
Scheme  
 
Eye protec -
tor for weld -
ing (includ -
ing specta -
cle, goggle, 
goggle,  
and front 
type, which 
only for 
plano, 
non-prescrip t
ion, or 
non-auto-
matic dim -
ming  lens)  CNS 
7175 :2020  
CNS 
7177 :2015  9004.90.19
.90.H Batch -by-
Batch 
Inspec -
tion 
Scheme  
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules  
II+IV,  
II+V, 
II+VII ) Eye protect -
or for radia -
tion CNS 
7174:1998  9004.90.1
9.90.9.B  Batch -by-
Batch 
Inspec -
tion 
Scheme  
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules 
II+IV, 
II+V, 
II+VII)  
Filter for 
welding  face 
shield  (only 
for plano, 
non-prescrip t
ion, or 
non-auto-
matic dim -
ming  lens)  CNS 
7177 :2015  7006.00.00
.00.0  
7007.19.00
.00.8  Batch -by-
Batch 
Inspec -
tion 
Scheme  
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules  
II+IV,  
II+V, Filter for 
welding face 
shield  CNS 
7174:1998  
7006.00.0
0.00.0  
7007.19.0
0.00.8  Batch -by-
Batch 
Inspec -
tion 
Scheme  
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules  
II+IV,  
II+V, 2 
 II+VII ) II+VII ) 
Welding face 
shield  (only 
for non -auto-
matic dim -
ming  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
.90.7.I  
9004.90.19
.90.9.C  Batch -by-
Batch 
Inspec -
tion 
Scheme  
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules  
II+IV,  
II+V, 
II+VII ) Welding face 
shield  
(helmet or 
handshield)  CNS 
7175:2005  9004.90.1
9.90.9.C   
Eye 
protector of 
ultraviolet 
filtering, in -
frared filter -
ing, sunglare 
filter for in-
dustrial use, 
and ocular 
without fil -
tering effect  
(including  
spectacle, 
goggle, gog-
gle, front 
type, and 
face shield , 
which  only 
for plano, 
non-prescrip t
ion, or 
non-auto-
matic dim -
ming  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 
Inspec -
tion 
Scheme  
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules  
II+IV,  
II+V, 
II+VII ) Eye protect -
or for radia -
tion CNS 
7174:1998  9004.90.1
9.90.9.B  Batch -by-
Batch 
Inspec -
tion 
Scheme  
or RPC 
Scheme 
(Modules 
II+IV, 
II+V, 
II+VII)  
Eye protect -
or with 
temp ered 
glass  lenses  CNS 
7176:2002  9004.90.1
9.90.9.D  Declara -
tion of 
Conformi
ty 
Eye protec t-
or with plas -
tic lenses  CNS 
7177:2002  9004.90.1
9.90.9. E Batch -by-
Batch 
Inspec -
tion 
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 -recognized testing laboratories, but the quality 
management systems of the production premises must be in conformity with Module IV (Full Quality 
Mana gement System), Module V (Production Quality Management System) or Modul e VII (Factory 
Inspec tion).  3 
 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 facto ry inspection report issued by the BSMI or BSMI -recognized factory inspection 
bodies is needed in the same way.  
In addition, a declaration of conformity -to-type is also required to ensure that the mass -produced 
commodities 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 
Inspection Mark with the letter ‘R’ and the identification number given by the BSMI. Additionally, these 
products can clear the custom s directly without any further inspection if not being sampled by RPC 
border check procedures. The app lication fee and annual fee for RPC are both NT$5,000 (about US$170) 
for each certif ication, and the RPC certificat e is valid fo r 3 years. If there are any serial products, an 
extra NT$3,000 (about US$10 0) 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.  
 
2. Batch -by-Batch Ins pection 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 insp ection 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 work ing days. (This period does not include the time for corrective actions by the applicant due to 
deficiencies in the documents or samples. Extra 7 work ing days ma y be required if additional tests a re 
required.)  
 
Related requirements:  
1. The listed products should be  labell ed with the manufacturing date on the product itself or the smallest 
package . 
2. The listed products that are composite products or multifunction al shall comply with the respective 
inspection standards. Where the components are subject to legal inspection, the y shall also comply with 
relevant inspection standards.  
3. The inspection standards of the commodities listed in the table shall be the version pu blished 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 form are used for reference only. Products listed  shall still comply with 
the requirements before entering into the market, 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.  
5. Please refer to “ Directions  Governing the Inspection of Personal Protective Equipment” for other 
relevant requirements.