1Inspection requirements for non-wood walking sticks 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Background: 
 
The safety for walking sticks is highly concer ned in Taiwan, especially in terms of non-wood 
walking sticks. In order to enha nce the protection of elderly or disabled consumers, the BSMI 
intends to regulate the inspection requirements  for non-wood walking sticks. The conformity 
assessment plan for  all such products will be  under the Registration of Pr oduct Certification (RPC) 
Scheme. 
 
Date of implementation:   
1 August 2015 
  
Table of non-wood walking sticks (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection 
standards:  
Description of Goods  Reference 
C.C.C.Code(the first 6 
digits are the same as HS Code) Inspection 
Standards Inspection scheme 
Non-wood walking 
sticks （inspection 
scope: walking sticks 
on the non-wood walking sticks national 
standard, CNS 15192 
, other than the medical devices specified by the Pharmaceutical Affairs 
Act）  6602.00.00.00.0  CNS 15192 ：
Non-wood walking 
sticks  Registration of Product 
Certification (RPC) (Module II and Module III) 
Remarks： 
 
 The conformity assessment procedures fo r the inspection schemes are as follows: 
 
Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme(Module II+ III) 
 
Under this procedure, domestic manufacturers or importers must have products type-tested 
by the BSMI-recognized designated testing labor atories (Module II) before applying for 
registration of their products. As for Module I II (conformity-to-type declaration) procedure:     
   2a declaration of conformity to type shall be drawn up by the manufactur er or the authorized 
local representative, declari ng that the products concerned comply with the type as 
described in the type-test report. 
Products will be allowed to use a RPC certification ma rk after they are certif ied and registered with 
the BSMI. The RPC certificate is valid for three years.  
 
The application fee and annual fee for RPC are both NT$5,000(about US$170) for each certification, and the RPC certificati ons 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. 
 
Locations to apply for Type Testing: ‧BSMI-designated testing laboratories.  
 
Locations to apply for Registrati on of Product Certification: 
‧The BSMI or his branch offices. 
 
Time required for Registration of Product Certification:  
‧Fifteen working days. ( This period does not include the time for corrective actions by the 
applicant due to deficiencies in the docume nts or samples; another twenty-one working 
days may be required if additional tests are required ) 
 
Related requirements: 
1. Starting from 1 August 2015, the above-mentioned non- wood walking sticks wi ll be subject to  
mandatory commodity inspection. The inspectio n plan is the Registration of Product 
Certification (RPC) Scheme. When the BSMI co mpletes the review pro cedure and approves the 
application, a certification will be issued and valid for 3 years.  
2. The inspection standards shall be the latest versio n of standards as of th e date this public notice 
is 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.