Proposal for  Legal Inspection of Childr en’s high chair  Commodities 
By the Bur eau of  Standards, Metrology and Inspect ion (BSMI) , Ministry of  Economic Affairs 
 
 
Backgr ound: 
In recent y ears, there have been  lots of inciden ts with injur y reported worldwide caused by 
bad design or m anufacture of  child ren’s high ch air. In orde r to ensur e the saf ety an d quality  of 
children’ s high chair , many countries have condu cted m andatory inspection for these products. 
The Bureau of Standards,  Metrolog y and Inspecti on (BSMI) is very  concerned about t he safety  of 
children’ s high chair , after having consulted w ith interested  parties, intends to regulate the 
quality  and safety of th ese products . The propos ed amendment is scheduled to be ef fective starting  
from  1 Mar . 2014 . 
 
Proposed date of implementation: 1 Mar . 2014 
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) cover ed: 
HS/CCCN 9401.30.00.00.1 Swivel seats with variable  height adjustm ent. (Inspection scope 
confined to children’ s high chai r which intended for children 
from  6 months to 36 m onths of age.) 
HS/CCCN 9401.51.10.00.3 Seats of bam boo, cane, without any painted or coated. 
(Inspection  scope con fined to ch ildren ’s hig h chair wh ich 
intended for children from 6 m onths to 36 m onths of age.) 
HS/CCCN 9401.51.90.00.6 Other seats of ba mboo or cane. (Inspection scope confined to 
childr en’s high chair which inten ded f or children f rom 6 
months to 36 m onths of age.) 
HS/CCCN 9401.59.10.00.5 Seats of osier or sim ilar materials, without any painted or  
coated. (Inspection scope conf ined to child ren’s high ch air 
which intended for children from  6 m onths to 36 m onths of 
age.) 
HS/CCCN 9401.59.90.00.8 Other seats of osier or similar materials. (Inspection scope  
confined to children’ s high chai r which intended for children 
from  6 months to 36 m onths of age.) 
HS/CCCN 9401.61.10.00.1 Other seats, with wood en fra mes, upholstered, without any 
painted or coated. (Inspection scope  confined to children’ s high 
chair which intended for children from  6 months to 36 m onths 
of age.) 
HS/CCCN 9401.61.90.00.4 Other seats, with wo oden fram es, upholstered. (Inspection 
scope confined to children’ s high chair which intended for 
children from 6 m onths to 36 m onths of age.) 
HS/CCCN 9401.69.10.00.3 Other seats, with woode n fra mes, without any painted or  
coated. (Inspection scope conf ined to child ren’s high ch air 
which intended for children from  6 m onths to 36 m onths of 
age.) 
HS/CCCN 9401.69.90.00.6 Other seats, with wooden fram es. (Inspection scope confined to 
childr en’s high chair which inten ded f or children f rom 6 
months to 36 m onths of age.) 
HS/CCCN 9401.71.00.00.1 Other seats, with m etal frames, upholstered. (Inspection scope  
confined to children’ s high chai r which intended for children 
from  6 months to 36 m onths of age.) 
 1HS/CCCN 9401.79.00.00.3 Other seats, with m etal frames. (Inspection scope confined to 
childr en’s high chair which inten ded f or children f rom 6 
months to 36 m onths of age.) 
HS/CCCN 9401.80.00.00.0B Other seats.  (Inspection scope confined  to children’ s high chair 
which intended for children from  6 m onths to 36 m onths of 
age.) 
 
Inspection standards:  
CNS 15017 Children’ s high chair 
 
Inspection items : 
• Chemical Materia ls Test : Plas ticizers, heav y mental, fo rmaldehyde em ission tes t will be 
perform ed. 
• Physical Performance Test : The te st will b e performed for all pa rts of  the child ren’s high 
chair, includ ing construc tion te st and  stability tes t etc. 
 
Conformity assessment pr ocedur es: 
Monitoring Inspection and Registration of Pr oduct Certification (RPC) Schem e (Module II + 
III) 
 
• Monitoring  Inspection   
Further inform ation on the two procedures is available on the BSMI web site at  
http://www .bsm i.gov.tw/wSite/ct? xItem =4460&c tNode=81 1&mp=2
• Registratio n of Pr oduct Certifica tion (RPC) Scheme  
Under this procedure, m anufacturers m ust 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 al so be required to ensure by 
declaration (Module III) that all products m ade at their m anufactur ing facilities  are in 
confor mity with the pro totypes submitte d for typ e testing in Module II.  
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity  Inspection Mark, the letter “R” and the 
identif ication num ber given by the BSMI, af ter they are c ertified and  registe red with th e 
BSMI. These products can then pass throug h custom s directly without any further 
inspection.  
 
Further inform ation on this procedure is al so available on the BSMI web site at  
http://www .bsm i.gov.tw/wSite/ct? xItem =4452&c tNode=81 1&mp=2
 
Locations to apply for  Monitoring  Inspection or Registration of Pr oduct Certification: 
‧The BSMI or its b ranches.  
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