Proposal  for Amendment to L egal Inspection Requirements  for Power Press or 
Shearing Machinery and Similar Equipment  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Background:  
Power press or shearing machinery an d similar equipment  are subject to the mandatory  inspection 
under the certification system of T he Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI ). The 
BSMI  will adopt the revised “Safety Standard of Machinery and Equipment”  (announced  on 22 
December  2014) as new testing  and inspection standard , instead of the current  “Safety Standard of 
Prevention and Guarding Devices –Machinery and Tools” (announced  on 13 May 2009) . 
 
Proposed  date of implementation:  
1 January 2016 
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and thei r applicable inspection standard s: 
Updated  Superseded  
Description of 
Goods  Inspection 
standards  Reference  
C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 digits 
being the same 
as HS Code)  Description of 
Goods  Inspection standards  C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 digits 
being the same 
as HS Code)  
Forging machines 
(inspection scope: 
forging machines 
for the cold 
working of metals, 
with manual 
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
movable working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s)  The 
requirements of 
Chapter 2 , and 
Article 112 to 
114 in the 
“Safety Standard 
of Machinery 
and Equipment ” 
(announced by 
the Ministry  of 
Labor  on 
December 22  
2014) are 
specified as the 
inspection 
standard.  8462.10.10.00.1  Forging machines 
(inspection scope: 
forging machines 
for the co ld 
working of metals, 
with manual 
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
movable working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s)  1.The requirements of 
Chapter 2, and 
Article 112 to 114 
in the “Safety 
Standard of 
Prevention and 
Guardi ng 
Devices –Machiner
y and Tools” 
(announced by the 
Council of Labor 
Affairs on July 27, 
1992, and 
amended on July 
30, 2004, and 
amended on May 
13, 2009) are 
specified as the 
inspection 
standard.  
2. But the 
requirements for the 
equipments with the 
special ha nd tools 
mentioned in 
Paragraph 2 of Article 
4 must be excluded in 
the application.  8462.10.10.00.1  Die-stamping 
machines 
(including presses) 
(inspection scope: 
Die-stamping 
machines for the 
cold working of 
metals, with 
manual loading 
and/or unloading, 
whose movable 
working parts may 
have a travel 
exceeding 6 mm 
and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s)  Same as above.  
8462.10.20.00.9  Die-stamping 
machines 
(including presses) 
(inspection scope: 
Die-stamping 
machines for the 
cold working of 
metals, with 
manual loading 
and/or unloading, 
whose movable 
working parts may 
have a travel 
exceeding 6 mm 
and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s)  Same as above.  
8462.10.20.00.9  
Other bending, 
folding, 
straightening or 
flattening machines 
for metal 
(inspection scope: 
folding machines 
with ma nual 
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
movable working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s)  Same as above.  
8462.29.00.00.2  Other bending, 
folding, 
straightening or 
flattening machines 
for metal 
(inspection scope: 
folding mach ines 
with manual 
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
movable working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s)  Same as above.  
8462.29.00.00.2  
Numerically 
controlled shearing 
machines 
(inspection scope: 
shearing machines 
with manual  
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
movable working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s)  Same as above.  
8462.31.00.00.8  Numerically 
controlled shearing 
machines 
(inspection scope: 
shearing machines 
with manual 
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
movable working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s)  Same as above.  
8462.31.00.00.8  
Other shearing 
machines 
(inspection scope: 
shearing machines 
with manual 
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
movable working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s)  Same as above.  
8462.39.00.00.0  Other shearing 
machines 
(inspection scope: 
shearing machines 
with manual 
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
movable working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6  
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s)  Same as above.  
8462.39.00.00.0  
Numerically 
controlled Same as above.  8462.41.00.00.6  Numerically 
controlled Same as above.  8462.41.00.00.6  punching or 
notching machines 
(including presses), 
including 
combined 
punching and 
shearing machines
inspection 
scope: numerically 
controlled 
punching or 
notching mac hines, 
including 
combined 
punching and 
shearing machines 
with manual 
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
movable working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s
  punching or 
notching machines 
(including presses), 
including 
combined 
punching and 
shearing machines
inspection 
scope: numerically 
controlled 
punching or 
notching machines, 
including 
combined 
punching and 
shearing machines 
with manual 
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
mova ble working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s
  
Other punching or 
notching machines 
(including presses), 
including combined 
punching and 
shearing machines
inspection scope: 
numerically 
contr olled 
punching or 
notching machines, 
including combined 
punching and 
shearing machines 
with manual 
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
movable working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s
  Same as above.  
8462.49.00.00.8  Other pu nching or 
notching machines 
(including presses), 
including combined 
punching and 
shearing machines
inspection scope: 
numerically 
controlled 
punching or 
notching machines, 
including combined 
punching and 
shearing machines 
with manual 
loading and/or 
unloadin g, whose 
movable working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s
  Same as above.  
8462.49.00.00.8  
Hydraulic presses 
(inspection scope: 
hydraulic and/or 
pneumatic presses 
with manual 
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
movable worki ng 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s)  Same as above.  
8462.91.00.00.5  Hydraulic presses 
(inspection scope: 
hydraulic and/or 
pneumatic presses 
with manual 
loading and/or 
unloading, whose 
movable working 
parts may have a 
travel exceeding 6 
mm and a speed 
exceeding 30 
mm/s)  Same as above.  
8462.91.00.00.5  The conformity assessment procedures for the inspection schemes are as follows:  
 
Registration of Product Certification ( RPC ) Scheme (Module II + III)  
Under this procedure, ma nufacturers must have their products type -tested by 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 that all pr oducts made at 
their manufacturing facilities are in conformity with the prototypes submitted for type testing in 
Module II.  
For Module III (conformity -to-type declaration)  procedure: a declaration of conformity to type shall 
be drawn up by the manufacture r or the authorized local representative, declaring that the products 
concerned comply with the type as described in the type -test report.  
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark with 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 if not be 
sampled by RPC border check procedure. The application fee and annual fee for RPC are both 
NT$5,000(about US$170) for each certification, and the RPC certifications are valid for three years. 
If there are any serial products, the extra NT$3,000(about US$102) of application fee is needed for 
every application in each certification.  
 
Locatioits to apply for Type Testing:  
designated testing laboratories recognized by the BSMI  
 
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification:  
The commodity certification body (hereinafter as the CCB)  
 
Time required for Registration of Product Certification : 
Fourteen  working days. (This period does not include the time for corrective actions by the applicant due to 
deficiencies in the documents or samples; another seven working days may be required if additional tests are 
required)  
 
Related  requirements for the inspection procedures:  
1. The revised inspection standard “Safety Standard of Machinery and Equipment”  (announced  on 22 
December  2014) for Power press or shearing machinery and similar equipment  will be effective from the 
date of adoption. The current inspection standard “Safety Standard of Prevention and Guarding 
Devices –Machinery and Tools”(announced  on 13 May 2009)  will be invalid from 1 January 2016.  
2. From the date of adoption, for a new or c ertificate extende d application before 31 December 2015 
accord ing to the revised inspection standard, the RPC certificate will be validated from the date of issue to 
31 December 2018.  
3. For RPC c ertificate s issued according to the current inspection standard and expiring after 1 January  
2016, they shall be renewed befo re 31 December 2015 according to the revised inspection standard and 
the certificates will be validated from the date of issue to 31 December 2018. Without renewing before 31 
December 2015, these RPC certificates will be rescinded.