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 Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements for Cement  
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Background: 
1. With a view to enhancing the quality of cements, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) 
is updating the inspection standard CNS 61 for Portland Cement to its current version, published in 2021. 
The changes mainly involve maximum limits of added ingredients, maximum value of loss on ignition and 
insoluble residues in chemical substances, test of physical properties in fitness, specific surface, packaging 
and labeling. 
2. The conformity assessment procedures remain the same, i.e. Monitoring Inspection (MI) or Monitoring 
Inspection of Products from Premises with Registered Management System (MS-Based Monitoring 
Inspection).  
3. The obligatory inspection applicants will be allowed to print the Commodity Inspection Mark by themselves 
or purchasing labels from the BSMI.  
 
Date of implementation:  1 June 2022 
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection standards: 
Description of Goods Inspection 
Standard Inspection Scheme Reference C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 digits are the 
same as HS Code) 
Portland Cement CNS 61:2021  
Monitoring Inspection or 
Monitoring Inspection of 
Products from Premises 
with Registered 
Management System. 2523.29.90.00.2A 
Blended Hydraulic 
Cement CNS 15286:2014 2523.29.90.00.2B 
2523.90.90.00.6B 
 
 
Description of the conformity assessment procedures 
1. Monitoring Inspection (including random inspection)  
(1) The Monitoring Inspection Scheme is a simplified batch-by-batch inspection scheme, based on a 
confidence building process. When a number of batches of a certain commodity have successfully passed 
batch-by-batch inspection, the inspection of that commodity may be conducted in the manner of 
batch-by-batch verification, randomly selected batch inspection, document examination or monitoring 
program. 
(2) An application shall apply to the inspection authority of the entry port upon arrival of the commodities or 
to the one located at the manufacturing location before domestically-manufactured commodities are 
shipped out of the production premises. The application for inspection can be made through visit in 
person, mail or the Internet. 
(3) When making the application, an applicant shall complete an application form and pay the inspection fees.  
 
2. Monitoring Inspection of Products from Premises with Registered Management System 
(Management-System-Based Monitoring Inspection)  
(1) The production premise of a commodity subject to monitoring inspection may apply for registration with 2 
 the BSMI if its quality management systems are certified by bodies recognized by the BSMI. Products 
manufactured by BSMI registered production premises are entitled to the program of 
management-system-based monitoring inspection. 
(2) To apply for registration, the applicant shall fill out the application form, accompanied by the QMS 
certificate and list of basic testing equipment, for review. A registration code will be granted if compliance 
is found after the review. 
(3) If the applicant is a foreign-based premise, the application shall be made by a local agent who has its 
domicile or business place in Taiwan.   
 
Fee for Monitoring Inspection: 0.25% of CIF per batch 
 
Fee for Monitoring Inspection of Products 
from Premises with Registered Management 
System: 0.02% of CIF per batch 
 
Commodity Inspection Mark: 
The Roman letter “C” Mark labels printed by the BSMI, or the Roman letter “M” or”Q” with a designated code, 
authorized by the BSMI to be printed by the applicant. 
 
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. Codes listed in the table are used for reference only. The listed products 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.