Amendment to Legal Inspection Requirements for  Children Restraint System for Vehicles  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Background:  
Child ren restraint system for vehicles is subject to mandatory inspection under the product safety  
system administered by  the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) in accordance 
with the Commodity Inspection Act. The BSMI adopt s the revised CNS 11497 “Children restraint 
system for vehicles” (2019) as the new testing and inspection standard, to replace the current version 
published in 2010. Revisions included in the new version mainly concern labelling, such as  
information to be l abelled in Chinese and included in the user manual, warnings for airbags, etc.  
 
Date of implementation:  
28 April 2020  
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection standards:  
Updated  Superseded  
Description 
of Goods  Inspection 
Standards  Reference  
C.C.C Code(the 
first 6 digits are 
the same as HS 
Code)  Description 
of Goods  Inspection 
Standards  C.C.C Code(the 
first 6 digits are 
the same as HS 
Code)  
Children  
restraint 
system for 
passenger 
cars CNS 
11497( 2019 ) 9401.80.00.00.0  A chil d 
restraint 
system for 
vehicles  CNS 
11497(2010)  9401.80.00.00.0  
Remarks:  
The inspection standard CNS 11497 can be accessible on the CNS online service website https:// 
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 at 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 (Module II + III)  
Under this procedure, domestic manufacturers or importers must have product type -tested that have to provide 
suitable samples for use in performing all inspection i tems tests by the BSMI -designated testing laboratories  
(Module II) before applying for registration of their products.  
Registration applicants shall also draft a declaration of conformity -to-type and ensure that the manufactured 
products are in conformity with those in the type -test report.  
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark with the letter ‘R’ and the identification 
number given by the BSMI as following, after they are certified and registered with the BSMI. The 
Commodity Inspect ion Mark shall be printed by the certificate holders. The size of the Mark can be applied proportionally on a prominent location of the commodities.  
The examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark are listed below:  
 
 
or 
 
 
 
These products can then clear  customs directly without any further inspection if not be sampled by RPC 
border check procedure. The application fee and annual fee for RPC are both NT$5,000(about US$ 170) for 
each certification, and the RPC certificat es are valid for 3 years. If there are any serial products, the extra 
NT$3,000  (about US$ 102) of application fee is needed for every application in each certification.  
 
Locations to apply for Type Testing:  
The BSMI -designated testing laboratories.  
 
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification : 
The BSMI or its branches.  
 
Time required for Registration of Product Certification : 
Fourteen working days. (This period does not include the time for corrective actions by the applicant due to 
deficiencies i n the documents or samples; another seven working days may be required if additional tests are 
required)  
 
Related requirements for the inspection procedures:  
1. The revised inspection standard CNS 11497 ( 2019) for children restraint system for vehicles will be 
effective from the date of adoption . The current inspection standard CNS 11497 ( 2010) will be invalid since 
1 September 2020.  
2. Certificates of Registration of Product Certification:  
(1) New application:  
For applicants applying for a new certificate before 31 August 2020 in accordance with the old version 
of inspection standard CNS 11497( 2010 ), the certificate will expire on 31 August 2020.  
From the date of publication, for applications with type -test repo rts and technical documents in 
compliance with the revised inspection standards to apply for certificate(s), the validity period of the 
certificate will be 3 years from the date of issuance.  
(2) Replacement or extension:  
Certificate holders may apply for exten sion of the certificate before 31 August 2020 in accordance with 
the old version of inspection standard, and the extended certificate will expire on 31 August 2020.  
Certificate holders shall apply to the BSMI or its branches for a replacement of the certif icate(s) before 
31 August 2020 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 th e original certificate.  
1. The import regulat ion code of the listed commodit y is C02.  
2. The fees for type -testing vary by products and depend on the fee policy  of the testing laboratory.  
3. Inspection fees of the listed product will be c harge d based on the “Regula tions Governing Fees for 
R30001  
R30001  Commodity Inspection.”  
4. 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 
updat ed version in further announcements.  
5. The C.C.C. Code listed in the table is used for reference only. The commodity listed in the table shall 
still complete the inspection procedures before entering into the market even though its C.C.C. Code is 
identified differently by the Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance or Bureau of Foreign Trade, 
Ministry of Economic Affairs.