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 Proposal for  Amendment to L egal Inspection Requirements  of Fire Doors of 
Buildings  
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Introduction : 
Fire doors of buildings  are subject to  mandatory  inspection under th e certification system of t he 
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI ). The BSMI  decided  to adopt the latest 
standard  CNS 11227 -1 “Fire resistance tests – Part 1: Door and shutter assemblies ” (announced  on 
10 November  2016) as the testing  and i nspection standard  to enhance protection of consumers . 
The previous standard CNS 11227:  2002 -12 will not be adopted since 1 January 2022. However, the 
date will be postponed until 30 June 2022, considering the industry need more time to update their 
certif icates during Covid -19 pandemic.  
 
Proposed  date of implementation:  
November 2020  
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection standard s: 
Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  C.C.C. Code (the first 
6 digits are the same as 
HS Code)  (for 
Reference)  Conformity 
Assessment Procedures  
Fire Doors of 
Buildings below 
3m*3m  CNS 11227 -1: 2016  4418.20.00.00. 4 
6815.99.90.00. 6B 
7308.30.00.00. 9 
7419.99.90.00. 4 
7610.10.00.00. 6 RPC Scheme  
(Modules II+Ⅲ) 
The conformity assessment procedure s for the inspection scheme are as follows:  
Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme  (Modules II + III ) 
Under the II+III combination of modules used in this scheme, domestic manufacturers or importers 
must have their products type -tested in advance (Mod ule II) by the BSMI -recognized testing 
laboratories before applying for registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers will also 
be required to ensure by declaration (Module III, conformity -to-type declaration) that all products 
made at their m anufacturing facilities or imported are in conformity with the prototypes submitted 
for type -test at Module II stage. The conformity -to-type declaration shall be drawn up by the 
manufacturer or the authorized local representative, declaring that the mass -produced products 
comply with the prototype as 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. Thes e products 
can clear 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 three  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 Page  2 of 4 
 laboratories.  
*Further information on the two schemes can also be found on the BSMI website:  
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=97617&ctNode=9768&mp=2  Page  3 of 4 
 Locations to apply for Type Testing:  
BSMI -designated testing laboratories  
 
Locations to apply for Registr ation of Product Certification:  
The BSMI, its branches or BSMI -recognized certification bodies   
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 
deficiencies in the documents or samples. Extra seven  working days may be required for additional 
tests.)  
Related  requirements for the inspection procedures:  
1. The revised inspection standards of the commodities listed above will come into force from the 
date of announcement , and the previous  inspection standard will become invalid from  1 January  
2022. 
2. The applicable conformity assessment modules of RPC and duration of certificates for the 
commodities above will remain unchanged . 
3. Processing of applications : 
(1) New application :  
From the date of publication, applicants shall prepare type -test reports and technical documents 
in compliance with the current  inspection standards to apply for certificate(s). T he validity 
period will be three  years from the date of issu ance.  
For a pplicant s apply for a new certificate (s) before 31 December 2021  in accordance with the 
previous  inspection standard  CNS 11227 : 2002 -12, the certificate will expire  on 30 June 2022. 
(2) Replacement  or extension : 
Certificate holders may  apply for extension of the certificate  before 31 December 2021  in 
accordance with the previous  inspection standard , and the extended certificate will expire on 30 
June 2022 . 
From the date of publication,  the c ertificate holders shall  prepare type -test reports and techn ical 
documents in compliance with the current  inspection standards to apply for a replacement o f 
the certificate(s); o therwise , certificate(s) will be rescinded. After replacement of certificate(s),  
the expiry date of the replace d certificate (s) will remai n the same as the original cer tificate.  
4. From the date of publication,  for a certificate in accordance with the current  inspection standards,  
the certificate holders are admitted to apply for same -type recognition by providing original 
reports of assemblies  in accordance with the previous  inspection standard. Before 31 December  
2024, above reports of assemblies shall adhere to the revised inspection standards . 
5. The inspection standards of the products 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 announcement . 
6. The C.C.C. Codes listed in the table are used for reference only. The commodities whose  product  
name listed i n the table shall still complete the inspection procedure s before entering  into the Page  4 of 4 
 market  even though their C.C.C. Code is identified differently by the Customs Administration, 
Ministry of Finance or Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs .