1 
 Proposal for Amendment s to the Legal Inspection Requirements  for Belts for Work 
Positioning and Restraint and Work Positioning Lanyards, Full -body Harnesses and  
Safety Belts (Fasten Type)  
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Background:  
1. Belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards, full-body harnesses and safety belts 
(Fasten Type) , whether domestically produced or imported from abroad, must be in compliance with the 
inspection requirements before they are transported out of production premises or released from the Customs.  
2. With a view to enhancing the performance of belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning 
lanyards  and full-body harnesses , the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) proposes to 
update the inspection standards . CNS 7534  published in 2015 will be adopted for belts for work positioning 
and restraint and work positioning lanyards . CNS 14253 -1 and CNS 14253 -6 published in 2014 will be 
adopted for full-body harnesses . 
3. The BSMI also proposes to adopt the procedure of Type -Approved Batch Inspection (TABI) in place of 
Batch -by-batch Inspection to speed up customs clearance . The alternative procedure is still Registration of 
Product Certification  (Modules II+IV, II+V, or II+VII) . Business operators  can choose the procedure 
appropriate for them depending on their needs.  
 
Proposed date of implementation : 1 February  2023 
 
Products  (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection standard s: (changes made are 
underlined)  
Description of Goods  Inspection schemes  Inspection Standards  Reference C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 digits are the 
same as HS Code)  
Belts for work positioning 
and restraint and work 
positioning lanyards  
(Inspection scope:  
assembled finished 
product ) Type Approved Batch 
Inspection  or 
Registration of Product 
Certification (Modules 
II+IV, II+V, or II+VII)  CNS 7534 :2015  6307.90.90.90 -1A 
Full-body harnesses  
(Inspection scope:  CNS 
14253 -1 "Class A full-body 
harnesses ," and " energy 
absorbing lanyard " or 
"Lanyards and energy 
absorbers " assembler)  CNS 14253 -1:2014  
CNS 14253 -6 Section 6.2 :2014  6307.90.90.90 -1E 
Safety belts ( fasten type) CNS 6701 :1996 6307.90.90.90 -1B 
 
 
 
 
Description of the two kinds of conformity assessment procedures  
1. Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme: Modules II+IV, II+V, or II+VII  2 
 For product s subject to Modules II+IV, II+V, or II+VII procedures, not only the products are required to be  
type-tested (Module II) by the BSMI or BSMI -designated  testing laboratories, but the quality management 
systems of the production premises must be audited under  Module IV (Full Quality Management System), 
Module V (Production Quality Management System) or Module VII (Factory Inspection).  
For Module IV and Module V, a registration certificate issued in accordance with CNS 12681 (ISO 9001) is 
required to be obt ained from certification bodies recognized by the BSMI. As for Module VII, a factory 
inspection report issued by the BSMI or BSMI -recognized factory inspection bodies is needed.  
In addition, a declaration of conformity -to-type is also required to ensure th at the mass -produced commodities 
are in conformity with that shown 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 gi ven by the BSMI. Additionally, these products can 
clear the 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 
certificat ion, and an RPC certificat e is valid for 3 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 laboratories.  
2. Type -Approved Batch Inspection  (TABI) Scheme  
Under this scheme , manufacturer s or importer s shall have their products type -tested by BSMI or 
BSMI -designated  testing laboratories, and then file an application for  type approval with the BSMI  or its 
branches . 
After manufacturers or importers have obtain ed Type Approval Certificate s, they are  required to file an 
application for batch inspection with the BSMI each time before their products are transported out of the 
production premises or arrive at the port of entry. The BSMI will then perform  inspection with simplified 
procedures . Additional samples may be required for further testing  if it is deemed necessary . The application 
fee for a type approval is NT$3 ,500, and a type approval certificate is generally valid for three years.  
 
Locations to apply for type testing : 
BSMI, Taichung  Branch  of BSMI , or BSMI -designated  testing laboratories.  
 
Time required for Registration of Product Certification:  
14 work ing days (not including the time for corrective actions by the applicant due to deficiencies in the 
documents or samples. An extra 7 working days may be required for additional tests) . 
 
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. Products listed  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, M inistry of Economic Affairs.  
 
Others:  
 Please refer to the “Directions Governing the Inspection of Personal Protective Equipment ” for more detailed 
explanation about the processes.