Draft Regulations for Import Inspection of Feed and Additives  
Article 1͒ 
This set of Regulations is formulated according to Section 22-2.3 of the 
Feed Control Act (hereinafter “the Act”).  
Article 2͒ 
Terms in this set of Regulations are defined as follows: 
2.1 Applicant: the importer of feed or feed additives (hereinafter “the 
product”).  
2.2 Inspection: tasks conducted by the central competent authority 
according to Section 22-2.1 of the Ac t, including pre- import document 
review, on-site verifi cation, and sampling analysis of products. ͒ 
2.3 Inspection authority: the central competent authority, or the 
organizations/groups commissioned by  the central competent authority. ͒ 
2.4 On-site verification: tasks performed by agents from the inspection 
authority (hereinafter “t he inspector”) at the pr oduct storage location –  
including verification of product names, specifications, packaging as well 
as sensory checks to observe the app earance, smell and features of the 
product.͒ 
2.5 Sampling analysis: inspectors taking samples for the laboratory to 
perform sensory, chemical, biological or physical examination and tests. ͒ 
2.6 Batch: one entry of imported product on the import declaration 
document. 
Article 3  3.1 The applicant shall file an application for inspection – along with a 
photocopy of import declaration and other prescribed documents – to the 
inspection authority at the port of arrival within 15 days before or upon arrival of the product; the authority may return applications made more than 15 days before arrival at the port.  
3.2 In case of missing documents or  issues to be resolved in the 
application described in Section 3.1, the inspection authority shall notify 
the applicant to rectify by a prescribed deadline; the applicant’s failure to rectify in time may result in the authority’s inspection on available 
information only.   
Article 4 4.1 Products imported as different batches shall be listed on separate 
applications for inspection unless in any/one of the following situations: 
4.1.1 The products have been mixed and can no longer be distinguished 
as from different batches; such a mixture shall be listed on one consolidated applicat ion for inspection. 
4.1.2 Other than the situ ation in Section 4.1.1, the applicant may file one 
consolidated application for inspection for products – though listed as 
different entries on the import declaration but – with the same CCC 
(commodity classification code) code , description, ingredients, brand 
name, manufacturer and country of origin.  
4.1.3 Other than the situation in Section 4.1.1, different applicants may 
file one consolidated application for inspection for products of the same CCC code and specifications importe d inside the same bulk cargo-hold 
on the same voyage of the vessel.   
4.2 Once a product is listed in a consol idated application for inspection as 
described in Section 4.1, that product  entry must not be pulled out and 
entered into a separate application for inspection.   
Article 5 Cargo-hold bulk product in a consolidated application described in 
Section 4.1 may be unload ed at multiple ports; the on-site verification 
and sampling analysis shall be conducted by the inspection authority at 
the first port of arrival; inspection authorities at ensuing ports may render the decision based on the first inspection authority’s ruling.  
Article 6 
6.1 Inspection authorities shall conduct  on-site verification and sampling 
analysis according to Articles 7 to 9, while consider ing the applicant ’s 
past inspection records as well as the origin and nature of the product. 
However, the authority may – for quality or hygiene concerns – increase 
the sampling rate or take samples from every batch (hereinafter batch-by-batch inspection).  6.2 For consolidated applications described in Section 4.1, the inspector 
shall conduct sampling analysis using the highest sampling rate among all 
products’  applicable rates in compliant with Section 6.1. 
Article 7 
On-site verification and sampling analysis are conducted on 2% to 10% 
of the batches randomly selected (hereinafter “general sampling 
inspection”)  for products imported by the same applicant in either of the 
following situations: 
7.1 There is no recent non-compliance as described in Section 8.1 or 
Section 9.1. 
7.2 This is a new batch declared fo r inspection after five consecutive 
batches of same-CCC code, same-origin product have been found compliant according to sampling analysis  in Article 8, and the quantity of 
this new batch is over three times more than that of the most recent non-compliant batch.     
Article 8 On-site verification and sampling analysis are conducted on 20% to 50% 
of batches randomly selected (hereinafter “enhanced sampling 
inspection”)  for products imported by the same applicant in either of the 
following situations: 
8.1 The most recent batch of same -CCC code, same-ori gin product is 
found non-compliant during a general sampling inspection. 
8.2 This is a new batch declared fo r inspection after five consecutive 
batches of same-CCC code, same-origin product have been found 
compliant according to sampling analysis  in Article 9, and the quantity of 
this new batch is over three times more than that of the most recent non-compliant batch. 
Article 9 
Batch-by-batch inspection shall be conducted on products imported by 
the same applicant in either of the following situations:  
9.1 The most recent batch of same -CCC code, same-ori gin product is 
found non-compliant during an enhanced sampling inspection.  
9.2 There has been a failure to comply with Section 11.1 or Section 12.2 
in the three months before product importation date.  Article 10 
10.1 Depending on the packing and transport mode, products shall be 
made available (h ereinafter “open for inspection”)  for on-site verification 
and sampling for analysis according to Articles from 6 to 9 in one of the 
following ways: 
10.1.1 Bulk product in cargo holds: one after another cargo hold will be 
open for inspection and a result rendered for each hold.  10.1.2 Product in shipping containers: one container will be open for inspection for each 10 containers up to 50; one more container will be 
open for inspection for each group of 50 containers (or less) beyond the 
first 50 containers.      10.1.3 Product in boxes/bags: two boxes/bags will be open for inspection for each 50 such units; five boxes/bags will be open for inspection for a lot of over 51 and under 500 such units; 15 boxes/bags will be open for inspection for a lot of over 501 such units.       
10.2 In case of concerns about the feed’s quality or hygiene, i nspection 
authorities may require more containers or boxes/bags than specified in Section 10.1-- or even all of them -- be open for inspection. 
Article 11 
11.1 The applicant shall follow the authority ’s instruction  to make the 
product open for inspection: by moving the designated container to a 
specific position on the ground level, providing necessary machinery or 
performing tasks to facilitate the inspection.  
11.2 Samples for inspection are to be randomly selected by the inspector; 
the applicant must not specify. The number of samples taken from each batch is limited to the quantity sufficient for laboratory tests. The inspector shall issue a sampling receip t to the applicant; there shall be no 
cost to the authority for samples obtained.    
 Article 12 12.1 In any of the following situations, the applicant may file an application for approval along with an affidavit stating his consent to move the product to a place of tem porary custody pending sampling by 
the inspection authority: 
12.1.1 The inspection task requires more than five days. 
12.1.2 It is difficult to perform sampling in the container yard or cargo hold.  
12.1.3 Taking samples may compromise the product quality.  
 12.2 The applicant shall be  responsible for the secu rity and custody of the 
product described in Section 12.1 which must not be sold, used or dealt 
with without prior consent of the inspection authority.     12.3 The application for approval in Section 12.1 will be denied in any of the following situations: 12.3.1 The scenarios in Section 12.1 do not apply. 
12.3.2 The product is designated for batch-by-batch inspection. 
12.3.3 The applicant has failed to comply with Section 12.2 in the past 
six months. 
 Article 13 If one product in temporary custody is found to be not compliant, all other products that cannot be easily separated in this storage space are 
deemed non-compliant.   
 Article 14 14.1 Inspection authorities are to send a compliance notice electronically 
to the applicant for the imported product found compliant after 
inspection.  
14.2 The applicant may collect the remaining samples by presenting the 
sampling receipt within 15 days after issuance of the compliance notice in 
Section 14.1. The inspection authority may, at its own discretion, dispose 
of samples unclaimed beyond deadline or those with a short shelf life.   Article 15 
The inspection will render a non- compliance result in any of the 
following situations: 15.1 Lab analysis shows levels of tested items exceeding maximum allowable limits (see attached Table) 
15.2 Missing/incorrect information in the application document cannot be 
resolved.  15.3 Other scenarios failing to comply with the Act or this set of 
regulations.   
 Article 16 16.1 Inspection authorities  shall send a notice of  non-compliance to the 
applicant after the imported product is found non-compliant during 
inspection.  
16.2 The applicant may – within seven days afte r receipt of the notice in Section 16.1 – apply to the original inspection authority for re-inspection 
(limited to only once) on the remaining samples already in the authority’s 
possession.  16.3 The remaining samples shall be destroyed after the deadline for 
re-inspection reques t, unless otherwise stipulated in the law.   
 Article 17 17.1 The applicant shall be notified if during on-site verification a product in the container appears to be rotten or decomposed; products in all containers of the same batch will be deemed non-compliant. However, 
the applicant may apply for a batched inspection under Section 17.2 for a 
second round of on-site verification and sampling analysis to render a 
new ruling.   
17.2 The inspection authority – after approving the application in Section 
17.1 – shall conduct on-site verification on all containers one after 
another (hereinafter “ sequential container inspection”)  and sampling 
analysis in the presence of the ap plicant and customs authority. The 
applicant may apply to the customs authority for approval to divide the 
original import declaration into two batches based on the result of sequential container inspection; and then apply to the inspection authority for divided-batch inspection. However in a divided-batch inspection, no sample will be taken from containers in which the product has been found 
non-compliant during the sequential container inspection.  
 
17.3 The ruling on divided-batch inspection under Section 17.2 is final; it cannot be appealed through re-inspection.   Article 18 Inspectors shall carry and present their identification papers when 
conducting field inspections under this set of regulations. 
 Article 19  This set of regulations shall become effective as of the day of 
promulgation.     
  
Table: Test items and maximum allowable limits for feed or feed 
additives under import inspection 
Feed or feed additives CCC code  Test items Maximun 
limits 
Genetically modified maize 
(corn), for feeding 1005.90.00.11-1 Aflatoxin 50 ppb Feed or feed additives CCC code  Test items Maximun 
limits 
Non-genetically modified 
maize (corn), for feeding 1005.90.00.12-0 
Fish meal 2301.20.10.00-6 
Melamine Shall not be 
detected Other flours, meals, and 
pellets, of fish or of 
crustaceans, molluscs or 
other aquatic invertebrates 2301.20.90.00-9 
Soybean cake, for feed use 2304.00.10.10-5 
Other solid residues, whether 
or not ground or in the form 
of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of soyabean oil, 
for feed use 2304.00.90.10-8 
Fish soluble  2309.90.10.00-3 
Milk powder for feeding 
animals (containing 5% or 
more of fish meal, containing 
8% or more of rape seed 
meal or containing 3% or 
more of alfalfa meal), of a fat 
content by weight not 
exceeding 1.5% 2309.90.21.00-0 
Milk powder for feeding 
animals (containing 5% or 
more of fish meal, containing 
8% or more of rape seed 
meal or containing 3% or 
more of alfalfa meal), of a fat 
content, by weight, 
exceeding 1.5%, not 
containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter 2309.90.22.00-9 
 Feed or feed additives CCC code  Test items Maximun 
limits 
Milk powder for feeding 
animals (containing 5% or 
more of fish meal, containing 
8% or more of rape seed 
meal or containing 3% or 
more of alfalfa meal), of a fat 
content, by weight, 
exceeding 1.5%, containing 
added sugar or other 
sweetening matter 2309.90.23.00-8 
Whey and modified whey 
powder for feeding animals 
(containing 5% or more of 
fish meal, containing 8% or 
more of rape seed meal or 
containing 3% or more of 
alfalfa meal) 2309.90.30.00-9 
Corn gluten meal for feed 
use 2309.90.90.90-7E
X 
Whey and modified whey, 
concentrated, whether or not 
containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter, for 
feeding  0404.10.00.21-5 
Products consisting of 
natural milk constituents, 
whether or not containing 
added sugar or other 
sweetening matter, not 
elsewhere specified or 
included,for feeding  0404.90.00.10-1 Feed or feed additives CCC code  Test items Maximun 
limits 
Grated or powdered cheese, 
of all kind, for feeding 0406.20.00.10-4 
Whey and modified whey, 
concentrated, whether or not 
containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter, for 
feeding  0404.10.00.21-5 Total plate 
countˣE. 
coliˣColiform 
groupˣ
Listeria 
monocytogene
sˣSalmonella 
spp.ˣ
staphylococca
l enterotoxins Sanitation 
Standard for 
Milk and Milk 
Products Products consisting of 
natural milk constituents, 
whether or not containing 
added sugar or other 
sweetening matter, not 
elsewhere specified or 
included,for feeding  0404.90.00.10-1 
Grated or powdered cheese, 
of all kind, for feeding 0406.20.00.10-4 
Deflourinated calcium 
phosphate (for fodder use) 2835.26.10.00-5 
Heavy 
metals(lead ˣ
Arsenicˣ
Cadmium ˣ
Mercury) lead: 50ppm 烊 
Arsenic: 
12ppm烊 
Cadmium: 
10ppm烊 
Mercury烉
0.5ppm  Phosphates of calcium (for 
fodder use) 2835.26.90.10-6 
Calcium 
hydrogenorthophosphate 
("dicalcium phosphate") 2835.25.00.00-8 
Other cotton seeds  1207.29.00.00-6 
Gossypol 5,000 ppm 
Oil-cake and solid residues 
of cotton seeds 2306.10.00.00-5 400 ppm 
Pig lard, other than that of 
heading 02.09 or 15.03 1501.10.00.00-0 
Peroxide 
value  10 meq/kg Other pig fat, other than that 
of heading 02.09 or 15.03 1501.20.00.00-8 
Poultry fat, other than that of 
heading 02.09 or 15.03 1501.90.00.00-3 Feed or feed additives CCC code  Test items Maximun 
limits 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep 
or goats, rendered, acid value 
not exceeding 1, other than 
those of heading 15.03 1502.10.10.00-7 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep 
or goats, rendered, acid value 
exceeding 1, other than those 
of heading 15.03 1502.10.20.00-5 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep 
or goats, unrender, other than 
those of heading 15.03 1502.90.00.00-2 
Lard stearin, oleostearin and 
tallow stearin, acid value not 
exceeding 1 1503.00.11.00-7 
Lard stearin, oleostearin and 
tallow  stearin, acid value 
exceeding 1 1503.00.12.00-6 
Lard oil, oleo oil and tallow 
oil, acid value not exceeding 
1 1503.00.21.00-5 
Lard oil, oleo oil and tallow 
oil, acid value exceeding 1 1503.00.22.00-4 
Fish-liver oils and their 
fractions 1504.10.00.00-7 
Fats and oils and their 
fractions, of fish, other than 
liver oils 1504.20.00.00-5 
Fats and oils and their 
fractions, of marine 
mammals 1504.30.00.00-3 
Oil, egg-yolk 1506.00.10.00-5 
Bone-marrow oil 1506.00.20.00-3 Feed or feed additives CCC code  Test items Maximun 
limits 
Fat of soft-shell turtle 
(terrapin) 1506.00.90.10-6 
Other animal oils and fats 1506.00.90.90-9 
Crude soy -bean oil ,whether 
or not degummed 1507.10.00.00-4 
Refined soybean oil and its 
fractions 1507.90.00.00-7 
Crude ground -nut (peanut) 
oil 1508.10.00.00-3 
Refined ground -nut (peanut) 
oil and its fractions 1508.90.00.00-6 
Virgin olive oil 1509.10.00.00-2 
Refined olive oil and its 
fractions 1509.90.00.00-5 
Other oils and their fractions, 
obtained solely from olives, 
whether or not refined, but 
not chemically modified, 
including blends of these oils 
or fractions with oils or 
fractions of heading 15. 09 1510.00.00.00-1 
Crude palm oil 1511.10.00.00-8 
Refined palm oil and its 
fractions 1511.90.00.00-1 
Crude sunflower-seed oil 1512.11.10.00-4 
Crude safflower oil 1512.11.20.00-2 
Refined sunflower -seed oil 
and its fractions 1512.19.10.00-6 
Refined safflower oil and its 
fractions 1512.19.20.00-4 Feed or feed additives CCC code  Test items Maximun 
limits 
Crude cotton -seed oil, 
whether or not gossypol has 
been removed 1512.21.00.00-4 
Refined cotton -seed oil and 
its fractions 1512.29.00.00-6 
Crude coconut (copra) oil 1513.11.00.00-5 
Refined coconut (copra) oil 
and its fractions 1513.19.00.00-7 
Crude palm kernel oil 1513.21.10.00-1 
Crude babassu oil 1513.21.20.00-9 
Refined palm kernel oil and 
its fractions 1513.29.10.00-3 
Refined babassu oil and its 
fractions 1513.29.20.00-1 
Crude rape or colza oil of 
low erucic acid 1514.11.00.10-2 
Refined rape or colza oil and 
its fractions of low erucic 
acid 1514.19.00.00-6 
Other crude rape or colza oil 1514.91.10.00-5 
Crude mustard oil 1514.91.20.00-3 
Other refined rape or colza 
oil and its fractions 1514.99.10.00-7 
Refined mustard oil and 
fractions thereof 1514.99.20.00-5 
Crude linseed oil 1515.11.00.00-3 
Refined linseed oil and its 
fractions 1515.19.00.00-5 
Crude maize (corn) oil 1515.21.00.00-1 
Maize (corn) oil and its 
fractions 1515.29.00.00-3 
Castor oil and its fractions 1515.30.00.00-0 Feed or feed additives CCC code  Test items Maximun 
limits 
Sesame oil and its fractions 1515.50.00.00-5 
Jojoba oil and its fractions 1515.90.10.00-5 
Tung oil and its fractions 1515.90.20.00-3 
Poppy -seed oil and their 
fractions 1515.90.90.10-6 
Other fixed vegetable fats 
and oils and their fractions 1515.90.90.90-9 
Hydrogenated (hardened) 
animal fats and oils and their 
fractions, acid value not 
exceeding 1 1516.10.11.00-0 
Hardened fish oil, acid value 
not exceeding 1 1516.10.12.00-9 
Hydrogenated (hardened) 
animal fats and oils and their 
fractions, acid value 
exceeding 1 1516.10.21.00-8 
Hardened fish oil acid value 
exceeding 1 1516.10.22.00-7 
Hydrogenated (hardened) 
vegetable fats and oils and 
their fractions, acid value not 
exceeding 0.6 1516.20.11.00-8 
Hydrogenated palm oil and 
hydrogenated palm kernel 
oil, acid  value not exceeding 
0.6 1516.20.12.00-7 
Hydrogenated (hardened) 
vegetable fats and oils and 
their fractions, acid value 
exceeding 0.6 1516.20.20.00-7 Feed or feed additives CCC code  Test items Maximun 
limits 
Genetically modified 
soybeans, whether or not 
broken, for feeding 1201.90.00.21-1 
Pesticideˣ
Aflatoxin Standards for 
Pesticide 
Residue 
Limits in 
Foodsˣ
Sanitation 
Standard for 
the Tolerance 
of Mycotoxins 
in Food Non-genetically modified 
soybeans, whether or not 
broken, for feeding  1201.90.00.22-0 
All of above feed or feed additives radioactivity Cs-134為
Cs-137烉 
1,250 Bq/kg 
 
 Note: For classification of feed and feed additives, the CCC codes 
published by the Bureau of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of 
Economic Affairs shall prevail.