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 Legal Inspection Requirements  of Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel Pipes  
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Introduction : 
With a view to ensuring the safety of steels used in public construction , the Bureau of  Standards, 
Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)  decides  to regulate the inspection requirements for hot-dip 
galvanized steel pipes . The conformity assessment procedure for all such products is Registration of 
Product Certification.  
 
Date of implementation:  
1 July 20 21 
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection standard s: 
Description of Goods  C.C.C. Code (the first 
6 digits are the same as 
HS Code)  (for 
Reference)  Inspection Standards  Conformity 
Assessment Procedures  
Hot-dip galvanized 
steel pipes (inspection 
scope: Galvanized 
carbon steel conduits 
for electrical wires 
and cables and 
welded, of circular 
cross -section, out 
diameter is not 
exceeds 406.4mm ) 7306 .30.00.30 
7306 .30.00.41 
7306 .30.00.42 CNS 2606 : 2016  RPC Scheme  
(Modules II+VII) 
Hot-dip galvanized 
steel pipes (inspection 
scope: Galvanized  
carbon steel pipes for 
pressure service, 
ordinary piping, and 
welded, of circular 
cross -section, out 
diameter is not 
exceeds 406.4mm ) 7306 .30.00.41 
7306 .30.00.42 CNS 4626 : 2012  
CNS 6445 : 2012   Page  2 of 3 
 The conformity assessment procedure s for the inspection scheme are as follows:  
Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme (Modules II + VII ) 
Under the II+  VII combination of modules used in this scheme, domestic m anufacturers or importers 
must have their products type -tested in advance (Module II) by the BSMI -designated  testing 
laboratories before applying for registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers are also be 
required to ensure by factory inspe ction  (Module VII) that all products made at their manufacturing 
facilities or imported are in conformity with the prototypes submitted for type -test at Module II stage. 
For Module VII, a factory inspection report issued by the BSMI -recognized factory insp ection 
bodies is needed.  
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. 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 for each certification, 
and a RPC certificat e is valid for 3 years. If there are any serial products, an extra NT$3,000  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.  
*Further information on the two schemes can also be found on the BSMI we b site:  
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/mp?mp=2  
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification:  
The BSMI  and its branches  
Locations to apply for Type Testing : 
The BSMI -designated testing laboratories   
Locations to apply for factory inspection : 
The BSMI - recognized factory inspection 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. Extr a 14 working days may be required for additional 
tests.)  
Related  requirements for the inspection procedures:  
1. Both imported and domestic manufactured products  subject to this requirements  shall conform to 
the inspection requirements when i f enters into forc e. The applicable conformity assessment 
scheme is the Registration of Product Certification (RPC) . 
2. The BSMI accept s applications for Registration of Product  since  the date this requirements  were  
published . After the applications are reviewed and approved b y the BSMI, the Product 
Registration Certificate(s) will be issued and valid for 3 years starting from the issue date.  
3. “C02”  is the import regulation code of the products  subjected to this requirements .  
4. Inspection fees of the listed products will be colle cted based on the “Regulations Governing Fees 
for Commodity Inspection.”  
5. The inspection standards of the products listed in the table shall be the version published in this Page  3 of 3 
 announcement. If any updated version is available, the BSMI shall publish the imple mentation 
date of the updated version in further announcement . 
6. The C.C.C. Codes listed in the table are used for reference only. Completion of inspection  
procedures is required for product s listed in the table even though their C.C.C. Code s are 
identified differently by the Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance or Bureau of Foreign 
Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs .