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 Proposal for Legal Inspection Requirements  for Fabric Steamers  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  (MOEA.)  
 
Introduction:  
The convenience of fabric steamers has made them popular in consumer households in recent years. Concerns 
have been raised about hazards of electric shock and fire as the high temperature of steam used to remove 
textile wrinkles may cause degradation of insula tion. Besides, a relatively high percentage of products 
randomly sampled from the market were found not in compliant with voluntary standards in terms of their 
safety and EMC aspects. The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) proposes to reg ulate 
fabric steamers in a similar manner as electric irons. Proposed requirements include safety, EMC and use of 
hazardous substances. The conformity assessment procedure will be Registration of Product Certification 
Scheme (Module II+III) or Type -approve d Batch Inspection.  
  
Proposed date of implementation:  1 January 202 3 
 
Scope of covered products:  
Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  C.C.C. Code (the first 
6 digits are the same as 
HS Code)(Reference)  Conformity 
Assessment 
Procedures  
Fabric steamer s (inspection 
scope: rated voltage not 
exceeding 250V AC)  1.CNS 60335 -1 (2014)  & 
CNS 60335 -2-85 (2020 ) 
2.CNS 13783 -1 (2013)  or 
CNS 13803  (2003 ) or 
CNS 13803  (2018 ) 
3.CNS 15663 (2013), Section 5 “Marking of 
Presence”  
4.For the product with the secondary lithium 
cells/batteries:  
 Cells (include the cell s in the 
batteries): CNS 15364 ( 2013 ) 
 Batteries: CNS 62133 -2 (2018 ) 
Sections 7.3.8.1 “vibration” and 
7.3.8.2 “mechanical shock”  8516.40.00.00.3C  
8516.79.00.00.7D  RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+ III) 
or 
TABI Scheme  
 
Description of the two kinds of conformity assessment procedures  
 
1. Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Sch eme: Modules II+I II 
Under the II+III combination of modules used in this scheme, domestic manufacturers or importers must 
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 will also be 
required to ensure by declaration (Module III, conformity -to-type de claration) that all products made at 
their manufacturing 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 loc al 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 i dentification number given by the BSMI. Additionally, these 
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 a RPC certific e is valid for 3 years. If there are any serial products, an extra NT$3,000 
(about US$102) 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. Type -Approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme  2 
 Under this procedure, manufacturers or importers shall have their products type -tested by the BSMI or the 
BSMI -designated testing laboratories, and file an application for Type Approval to the BSMI or its 
branches.  
After manuf acturers or importers obtain a Type Approval certificate, they are required to file an application 
for batch inspection to the BSMI each time before their products are released f rom the production premises 
or arrive at the port of entry. The BSMI will then review the application and the related documents while 
additional samples may be required for further testing if it is deemed necessary.  
After the products have passed the insp ection, they will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark 
with the letter ‘T’ and the identification number given by the BSMI. The application fee for a Type 
Approval is NT$3,500, and a Type Approval certificate is valid for 3 years. The fees for t ype testing vary 
by products and depend on the fee policies of the testing laboratories.  
*Further information on the two schemes ca n also be found on the BSMI web site: 
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=4447&ctNode=811&mp=2  
 
Locations to apply for Regi stration of Product Certification:  
The BSMI or its branches.  
 
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 s amples. Extra 7 work ing days may be required if additional tests are 
required.)  
 
Related requirements:  
1. This proposed measure does not apply to products with any of the following features:  
(1) Without a n AC to DC adaptor , rated input b y USB cord/port DC 5V  and not p owered  by secondary 
cells/batteries,  
(2) Powered by automotive cigarette lighter plug  only and not p owered  by secondary cells/batteries,  
(3) Powered by three -phase  system only,  
(4) Powered by  primary batteries  only, or  
(5) Toys which  are subject to legal inspec tion. 
2. Documents specifically required for secondary lithium cells/batteries: Certificates issued by product 
certification bodies or test reports issued by testing laboratories accredited by Taiwan Accreditation 
Foundation, showing compliance with the stand ards listed in Box “Inspection Standards” of above table 
or other national/i nternational standards that are  identical to or updated of that inspection standards.  
3. Upon the date of announcement of this measure, applications can be made to the BSMI for RPC 
certification. When the BSMI completes the review procedure and approves the application, a certificate 
will be issued and valid for 3 years.  
4. For the requirement of Section 5 “Marking of presence” of CNS 15663, the certificate holders of the 
commodities sh all clearly mark the presence condition of the restricted substances on the body, packages, 
stickers, or the instruction books of the commodities. Those who utilize website as a means to announce 
the presence condition of the restricted substances of the c ommodities shall clearly mark the website 
address on the body, packages, stickers, or the instruction books of the commodities, instead . 
5. The Commodity Inspection Mark:  
(1) The Commodity Inspection Mark shall be printed by the certificate holders. The identification number of 
the Commodity Inspection Mark consists of “Letter (R or T),” “Designated Code (5 digits)” and the 
presence conditions of the restricted substance (e.g., RoHS or RoHS (XX,XX)).  
(2) The identification number shall be placed below or to t he right of the graphic symbol and the presence 
conditions of the restricted substance shall be indicated in the second row.  3 
 (3) The size  of the Mark can be applied proportionally on a prominent location of the commodities. The 
Mark shall use materials that a re not easily altered, and the content shall be in a clearly  identifiable and 
indelible form affixed permanently  to the commodity . 
(4) For RPC scheme, the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark are listed below:  
 
 
 
 
 
(5) For TABI scheme , the examples of t he Commodity Inspection Mark are listed below:  
 
 
 
 
 
(6) “RoHS” indicates the content of restricted substance(s), other than exemptions stated in CNS 15663, 
does not exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition.  
“RoHS (XX,XX)” indicates the content of restricted substance(s) (element XX, element XX, …), other 
than exemptions stated in CNS 15663, exceeds the reference percentage value of presence condition.  
The restricted substances: indicates Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr+6, PBB, and PBDE.  
Example:  
 RoHS (P b): indicates that the Pb percentage content in certain parts of the commodity exceeds the 
reference percentage value of presence condition.  
 RoHS (Cd, Cr+6, PBB): indicates that the Cd, Cr+6, and PBB percentage content in certain parts of the 
commodity exc eed the reference percentage value of presence condition respectively.  
6. The C.C.C. Codes listed in the table  are used for reference only. The commodities 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.  
7. 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.  
8. Commodities with combined types or multifunction al products shall comply with the respective 
inspection standards and the conformity assessment procedures of RPC scheme.  
 
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 Table 1 . Example of markings for the presence conditions of the restricted substances exceeds the reference 
percentage value of presence conditions  
Equipment name: Fabric steamer , Model：XXX(*)  
Unit Restricted substances and its chemical symbols  
Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
Chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
Biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
Diphenyl Ethers  
(PBDE)  
Circuit board  Exceeding 
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Shell  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power 
switch  ─ Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power cord  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Heater  ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.01 wt %  ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.1 wt %  
Note 1:   “Exceeding 0.1 wt %” and “exceeding 0.01 wt %” indicate that the percentage content of the 
restricted substance exceeds the reference percentage value of presence condition.  
Note 2:   “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed the 
percentage of reference value of presence.  
Note 3:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.  
Table 2  Example of markings for the content of the restricted substances other than exemption do not exceed the 
reference percentage value of presence condition  
Equipment name:  Fabric steamer , Model：YYY(*)  
Unit Restricted substances and its chemical symbols  
Lead  
 
(Pb) Mercury  
 
(Hg) Cadmium  
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
chromium  
(Cr+6) Polybrominate
d biphenyls  
(PBB)  Polybrominated 
diphenyl ethers  
(PBDE)  
Electric board  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Shell  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power switch  − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power cord ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Heater  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Note 1:   “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed the 
percentage of reference value of presence.  
Note 2:   The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.  
(*) The “name and model” can be omitted if the position of the “markings for the presence conditions” clearly identifies 
the corresponding commodity. Multiple types could be shown together if the “markings for the presence conditions” 
are applicable.