1 Proposal for Legal Inspection of Exterior Tile  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Background:  
In response to the concerns raised by the public for regulating the quality of exterior tiles to avoid sa fety 
hazards caused by falling tiles, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) propose s to 
require that exterior tiles, both domestically produced and imported, be subject to mandatory inspection 
before they are placed on the market. The con formity assessment procedure will be Registration of  Product 
Certification (RPC) (Module II Type Test + Module VII Factory Inspection ). 
 
Proposed date of implementation:  1 August 2021  
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection stand ards:  
Description  of Goods  Inspection Standards  Conformity Assessment 
Procedure s Reference C.C.C. Code (the 
first 6 digits are the same as 
HS Code)  
Exterior tile  CNS 9737:2016  RPC Scheme  
(Module II + Module VII) List of related item numbers 
under Chapter 6 907 
 
Remarks : 
The inspection standards are available at the CNS online service website: www.cnsonline.com.tw . You can 
preview the content of these standards for free. If you need to download and print the standards, please 
contact our Information Center.  
Tel: +886 -2-23414772 or +886 -2-23431994  
Fax: +886 -2-8192 -6746  
E-mail: cnsonline@hibox.hinet.net  
 
Registration  of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme (Module II+ VII): 
Under this scheme, domestic manufacturers or importers shall have their products type -tested in advance 
(Module II) by the BSMI or BSMI -designated testing laboratories before applying for registration of their 
products.  Manufacturers or importers are also required to ensure by factory inspection  (Module VII), the 
production premises shall obtai n a factory inspection report issued by the BSMI or BSMI -recognized factory 
inspection bodies recognized by the BSMI, that all products made at their manufacturing facilities or 
imported are in conformity with the prototypes submitted for type test at Modu le II stage.  
 
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark with the letter “R” and the identification 
number given by the BSMI, after they are certified and registered with the BSMI. These products can then be 
placed on the market without any further inspection. The application fee and annual fee for RPC are both 
NT$5,000 for each certification, and the RPC certificates are valid for three years. If there are any serial 
products, an extra NT$3,000 of application fee is needed for every application in each certification.  
 
Further information on this procedure is also available on the BSMI website at  
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=4470&ctNode=9452&mp=2  
 
Locations to apply for Type Testing : 
The BSMI or its designated testing laboratorie s. 
Locations to apply for Registration  of Product Certification : 
The BSMI or its branches.  
 2 Related requirements:  
1. 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.  
2. The C.C.C. Code listed in the table is used for reference only. The commodities listed in the table shall  
complete the inspection procedures before  entering into the market.