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 Proposal  for Amendment to L egal Inspection Requirements  of Fire Doors of 
Buildings  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Introduction : 
Fire doors of buildings  are subject to  mandatory  inspection under th e certification system of t he 
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI ). The BSMI  intends to  adopt the latest 
standard  CNS 11227 -1 “Fire resistance tests – Part 1: Door and shutter assemblies ” (announced  on 
10 November  2016) as the testing  and i nspection standard  to enhance protection of consumers . 
 
Proposed  date of implementation:  
July 2018  
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection standard s: 
Description of Goods  Inspection Standards  C.C.C. Code (the first 
6 digits being the same 
as HS Code)  (for 
Reference)  Conformity 
Assessment Procedures  
Fire Doors of 
Buildings below 
3m*3m  CNS 11227 -1 
(2016 -11) and its 
appendix  C.2 4418.20.00.00 -4 
6815.99.90.00 -6-B 
7308.30.00.00 -9 
7419.99.90.00 -4 
7610.10.00.00 -6 RPC Scheme  
(Modules II+
 ) 
The conformity assessment procedure s for the inspection scheme are as follows:  
Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme  (Modules II + III ) 
Under the II+III combination of modules used in this scheme, domestic manufacturers or importers 
must h ave their products type -tested in advance (Module II) by the BSMI -recognized testing 
laboratories before applying for registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers will also 
be required to ensure by declaration (Module III, conformity -to-type declaration) that all products 
made at their manufacturing facilities or imported are in conformity with the prototypes submitted 
for type -test at Module II stage. The conformity -to-type declaration shall be drawn up by the 
manufacturer or the authorized l ocal representative, declaring that the mass -produced products 
comply with the prototype as 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 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 (about US$170) for each 
certification, and the RPC certification is valid for 3 years. If there are any serial products, an extra 
NT$3,000 (about US$102) of application fee will be charged for every application in each 
certification. The fees for type testing vary by products and de pend on the fee policies of the testing 
laboratories.  
*Further information on the two schemes can also be found on the BSMI web site:  
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=8673&ctNode=811&mp=2  Page  2 of 2 
 Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification:  
The BSMI, its branches or BSMI -recognized certification 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. Extra 7 working days may be required for additional 
tests.)  
Related  requirements for the inspection procedures:  
1. The revised inspection standards of the commodities listed above will come into force from the 
date of announcement , and the current i nspection standard will become invalid from  1 January  
2022. 
2. The applicable conformity assessment modules of RPC and duration of certificates for the 
commodities above will remain unchanged , but t ype-approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme  
will become inval id from  the date of announcement . 
3. Processing of applications : 
(1) New application :  
From the date of publication, applicants shall prepare type -test reports and technical documents 
in compliance with the revised inspection standards to apply for certificate(s) . The validity 
period will be 3 years from the date of issuance.  
For a pplicant s apply for a new certificate (s) before 31 December 2021  in accordance with the 
old inspection standard  CNS 11227  (2002 -12), the certificate will expire  on 31 December 2021 . 
(2) Repl acement  or extension : 
Certificate holders may  apply for extension of the certificate  before 31 December 2021  in 
accordance with the old inspection standard , and the extended certificate will expire on 31 
December 2021 . 
From the date of publication,  the c ertificate holders shall  prepare type -test reports and technical 
documents in compliance with the revised inspection standards to apply for a replacement o f 
the certificate(s); o therwise , certificate(s) will be rescinded. After replacement of certificate(s),  
the expiry date of the replace d certificate (s) will remain  the same as the original cer tificate.   
4. From the date of publication,  for a certificate in accordance with the revised inspection standards,  
the certificate holders are admitted to apply for same -type recognition by providing original 
reports of assemblies in accordance with the old inspection standard. Before 31 December  2024, 
above reports of assemblies shall adhere to the revised inspection standards or get voluntary 
product certificates issued b y the BSMI.  
5. The inspection standards of the products 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 announcement . 
6. The C.C.C. Codes listed in the table are used for reference only. The commodities whose  product  
name listed in the table shall still complete the inspection procedure s before entering  into the 
market  even though their C.C.C. Code is identified differentl y by the Customs Administration, 
Ministry of Finance or Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs .