1 Proposal for legal inspection requirements for drinking water faucet  
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Background:  
The safety for drinking water faucet  products is highly concerned in Taiwan, especia lly in 
terms of the content of lead. In order to enhance the protection for consumers, the BSMI intends to 
regulate the inspection  requirements for drinking water faucet  products. The conformity assessment 
plan for all such products will be un der the inspe ction scheme of the Registration of Product 
Certification  or the Type Approved Batch Inspection . 
 
Proposed date of implementation:   
‧1 January 2017 
 
Table of drinking water faucet (HS/CCCN  codes ) covered  and their applicable inspection standard s: 
Descriptio n of Goods  Inspection 
Standards  Reference C.C.C. Code  
(the first 6 digits are the 
same as HS Code)  Conformity Assessment 
Procedures  
Faucet  
(inspection scope :drinking 
water faucet subject to CNS 
8088)  CNS 
8088 (2015.11) 
 8481.80.10.00.3  Registration of Prod uct 
Certification (Module II and 
Module  III) or Type 
Approved Batch Inspection  
Remarks : 
CNS 8088 : Faucets, ball taps and flush valves  
CNS:National standards  of the Republic of China  
Test item s: Only Inorganic pollutant a nalysis , Insulation performance test ( for products operated by 
electric control ), Material (Lead content < 0.25%)  and Marking  of CNS 8088  
The conformity assessment procedures for the inspection schemes are as follows:  
 
1.Registration of Product Certificatio n (RPC ) Scheme(Module II+ III) 
Under this procedure, manufacturers must have their products type -tested by the BSMI or 
designated testing laboratories recognized by the BSMI (Module II) before applying for registration 
of their products. Manufacturers or importers will also be required to ensure by declaration (Module 
III) that all products made at their manufacturing facilities are in conformity with the prototypes 
submitted for type testing in Module II.  
Products will be  allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark, the letter “R” and the 
identification number given by the BSMI,  after they are certified and registered with the BSMI. 
These products can then pass through customs directly without any further inspection.  The  
application fee and annual fee for RPC are both  NT$5,000 for each type of product, and a RPC 
certificate is valid for three years.  
 
     
   2 2.Type -approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme  
Under this scheme, manufacturers or importers shall have their products typ e-tested by the 
BSMI or BSMI -recognized testing laboratories, and then file an application for type approval with 
the BSMI or its branches.  
After manufacturers or importers have obtained a type -approval certificate, they are still 
required to file an appli cation for batch inspection with the BSMI each time before their products 
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 a pplication fee 
for a type approval is NT$3,500, and a type approval certificate is generally valid for three years.  
The fees for type testing vary by products and depend on the fee schedule of the testing 
laboratories.  
Further information about the two sch emes is also available on the BSMI web site at 
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=8673&ctNode=811&mp=2  
 
Locations to apply for Type Testing:  
‧The BSMI or his branch offices . 
‧BSMI -designated testing laboratories .  
 
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification  and Type -approved Batch 
Inspection : 
‧The BSMI or his branch offices . 
 
Time required for Registration of Product Certification  and Type -approved Batch Inspection :  
‧Fifteen  working days. ( This period does not includ e the time for corrective actions by the 
applicant due to deficiencies in the documents or samples; another 21 working days , upon 
the arrival of samples,  may be required if additional tests are required )  
 
Related requirements : 
1. After  1 January 2017, the a bove -mentioned  drinking water faucet  will be subject to  mandatory 
commodity inspection. The applicable  inspection plan is the Registration of Product 
Certification (RPC)  or the Type -approved Batch Inspecti on Scheme . When the BSMI 
completes the review procedure and approves the application, a certificat e will be issued and 
valid for 3 years starting from the issue date.   
2. The inspection standards shall be the latest versi on of standards as of the date this pu blic notice 
to be adopted . When the applicable standard is revised or amended, the date of applying the 
revised or amended standard shall be decided and announced by the BSMI.