1 
 Amendment  to Legal Inspection of  Safety Footwear and Protective Footwear 
Products  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Background:  
Protective footwear and anti -electrostatic footwear are s ubject to mandatory inspection under the 
Commodity Inspection Act. The current inspection standards CNS 6863 on protective footwear and 
CNS 8878 on anti -electrostatic footwear were replaced by CNS 20345 on personal protective 
equipment−safety footwear (published on 13 January 2015) and CNS 20346 on personal protective 
equipment−protective footwear (published on 14 January 2016) to cope with needs evolved over the 
past 5 years. The BSMI intend s to adopt CNS 20345 and CNS 20346 standards as the inspection 
standards.  
The BSMI also revise s the description of goods of safety  footwear,  protective footwear , and 
protective boots for occupational health  in the draft measure . The conformity assessment procedure 
for Safety footwear and Protective footwear products will be under the Type -Approved Batch 
Inspection (TABI) Scheme or Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme , but the 
inspection scheme for protective boots for occupational health  products remain unchanged . 
 
date of implementation:  1 January 2018  
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection standard s: 
Proposed Revision  Current Requirements  
Description  
of Goods  Inspection 
schemes  Reference  C.C.C. 
Code (the first 6 
digits are the same 
as HS Code)  Inspection 
Standards  Description of 
Goods  Inspection 
schemes  C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 
digits are the 
same as HS 
Code)  Inspection 
Standards  
Protective 
boots for 
occupational 
health  Batch -by- 
batch 
Inspection, or 
RPC Scheme  
(Module II + 
III) 6401.10.10.00.9 -A 
6401.10.90.00.2 -A 
6401.92.00.00.2 -A 
6401.99.10.00.3 -A 
6402.91.10.00.0 -A 
6402.99.10.00.2 -A CNS 12707  
(23 October 
1998)  Safety shoes 
with steel toe 
protection for 
labors' use  
(Inspection 
scope: 
Protective boots 
with steel to e 
protection for 
occupational 
health , make of 
rubber or 
plastic)  Batch -by- 
batch 
inspection, 
or RPC 
Scheme  
(Module II 
+ III)  6401.10.10.
00.9-A CNS 12707  
(23 October 
1998)  2 
 Proposed Revision  Current Requirements  
Description  
of Goods  Inspection 
schemes  Reference  C.C.C. 
Code (the first 6 
digits are the same 
as HS Code)  Inspection 
Standards  Description of 
Goods  Inspection 
schemes  C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 
digits are the 
same as HS 
Code)  Inspection 
Standards  
Other footwear 
of heading No. 
6401, 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap 
(Inspection 
scope: 
Protective boots 
with steel toe 
protection for 
occupational 
health , make of 
rubber or 
plastic)  6401.10.90.
00.2-A 
Other footwear 
of heading No. 
6401, covering 
the ankle but 
not covering the 
knee  
(Inspection 
scope: 
Protective boots 
without steel toe 
protection for 
occupational 
health , make of 
rubber or 
plastic)  6401.92.00.
00.2-A 
Other footwear 
of heading No. 
6401, covering 
the knee  
(Inspection 
scope: 
Protective boots 
without steel toe 
protection for 
occupational 
health , make of 
rubber or 
plastic)  6401.99.10.
00.3-A 3 
 Proposed Revision  Current Requirements  
Description  
of Goods  Inspection 
schemes  Reference  C.C.C. 
Code (the first 6 
digits are the same 
as HS Code)  Inspection 
Standards  Description of 
Goods  Inspection 
schemes  C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 
digits are the 
same as HS 
Code)  Inspection 
Standards  
Other footwear 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap, with 
outer soles and 
uppers of rubber 
or plastics  
(Inspection 
scope: 
Protective boots 
with steel toe 
protection for 
occupational 
health , make of 
rubber  or 
plastic)  6402.91.10.
00.0-A 
Other footwear 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap, with 
outer soles and 
uppers of rubber 
or plastics  
(Inspection 
scope: 
Protective boots 
with steel toe 
protection for 
occupational 
health , make of 
rubber or 
plast ic) 6402.99.10.
00.2-A 
Safety 
footwear 
(Inspection 
scope: Safety 
footwear, 
and 
protective 
footwear)  TABI 
Scheme  or 
RPC Scheme  
(Module II + 
III) 6401.10.10.00.9 -E 
6401.10.90.00.2 -E 
6401.92.00.00.2 -E 
6401.99.10.00.3 -E 
6402.91.10.00.0 -E 
6402.91.90.00.3 -E 
6402.99.10.00.2 -E 
6403.40.00.00.3 -E 
6403.51.00.00.9 -E 
6403.91.10.00.9 -E 
6403.91.90.00.2 -E 
6403.99.90.18.4 -E 
 CNS 20345  
(13 January 
2015)  and 
CNS 20346  
(14 January 
2016)  Safety shoes 
with steel toe 
protection for 
labors' use 
(Inspection 
scope: Rubber 
safety s hoes)  Batch -by- 
batch 
inspection, 
or RPC 
Scheme  
(Module II 
+ III)  6401.10.10.
00-9-C 
 CNS 6863  
(30 September 
2010)  
Other footwear 
of heading No. 
6401, 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap 
(Inspection 
scope: Rubber 
safety shoes)  6401.10.90.
00-2-C 
 4 
 Proposed Revision  Current Requirements  
Description  
of Goods  Inspection 
schemes  Reference  C.C.C. 
Code (the first 6 
digits are the same 
as HS Code)  Inspection 
Standards  Description of 
Goods  Inspection 
schemes  C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 
digits are the 
same as HS 
Code)  Inspection 
Standards  
Other footwear 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap, with 
outer soles and 
uppers of rubber 
or plastics 
(Inspection 
scope: Rubber 
safety shoes)  6402.91.10.
00.0-C 
 
Other footwear 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap, with 
outer soles and  
uppers of rubber 
or plastics 
(Inspection 
scope: Rubber 
safety shoes)  6402.99.10.
00.2-C 
Other footwear, 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap, with 
outer soles of 
rubber, plastics, 
leather or 
composition 
leather and 
uppers of 
leather 
(Inspection 
scope: Leather 
safety shoes)  6403.40.00.
00.3-A 5 
 Proposed Revision  Current Requirements  
Description  
of Goods  Inspection 
schemes  Reference  C.C.C. 
Code (the first 6 
digits are the same 
as HS Code)  Inspection 
Standards  Description of 
Goods  Inspection 
schemes  C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 
digits are the 
same as HS 
Code)  Inspection 
Standards  
Other footwear, 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap, with 
outer soles of 
rubber, plastics, 
leather or 
composition 
leather and 
uppers of 
leather 
(Inspection 
scope: Safety 
shoes with 
polyurethane 
foam sole)  6403.40.00.
00.3-C 
Other footwear, 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap, with 
outer soles of 
rubber, plastics, 
leather or 
composition 
leather and 
uppers of 
leather 
(Inspection 
scope: Safety 
shoes with 
metatarsal 
protector)  Declaration 
of 
conformity  6403.40.00.
00.3-D 
Safety shoes 
with steel toe 
protection for 
labors' use 
(Inspection 
scope: Anti - 
Electrostatic 
footwears with 
steel toe 
protection , 
make of rubber)  Batch -by- 
batch 
inspection, 
or RPC 
Scheme  
(Module II 
+ III)  6401.10.10.
00.9-B CNS 8878 (4 
March 2009)  6 
 Proposed Revision  Current Requirements  
Description  
of Goods  Inspection 
schemes  Reference  C.C.C. 
Code (the first 6 
digits are the same 
as HS Code)  Inspection 
Standards  Description of 
Goods  Inspection 
schemes  C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 
digits are the 
same as HS 
Code)  Inspection 
Standards  
Other footwear 
of heading No. 
6401, 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap 
(Inspection 
scope: Anti - 
Electrostatic 
footwears with 
steel toe 
protection , 
make of rubber)  6401.10.90.
00.2-B 
Other footwear 
of heading N o. 
6401, covering 
the ankle but 
not covering the 
knee  
(Inspection 
scope: Anti - 
Electrostatic 
footwears 
without steel toe 
protection , 
make of rubber)  6401.92.00.
00.2-B 
Other footwear 
of heading No. 
6401, covering 
the knee  
(Inspection 
scope: Anti - 
Electrostatic 
footwears 
without steel toe 
protection , 
make of rubber)  6401.99.10.
00.3-B 7 
 Proposed Revision  Current Requirements  
Description  
of Goods  Inspection 
schemes  Reference  C.C.C. 
Code (the first 6 
digits are the same 
as HS Code)  Inspection 
Standards  Description of 
Goods  Inspection 
schemes  C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 
digits are the 
same as HS 
Code)  Inspection 
Standards  
Other footwear 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap, with 
outer soles and 
uppers of rubber 
or plastics  
(Inspection 
scope: Anti - 
Electrostatic 
footwears with 
steel toe 
protection , 
make of rubber)  6402.91.10.
00.0-B 
Other footwear 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap, with 
outer soles and 
uppers of rubber 
or plastics  
(Inspection 
scope: Anti - 
Electrostatic 
footwears with 
steel toe 
protection , 
make of r ubber)  6402.99.10.
00.2-B 
Other footwear, 
incorporating a 
protective metal 
toe-cap, with 
outer soles of 
rubber, plastics, 
leather or 
composition 
leather and 
uppers of 
leather  
(Inspection 
scope: Anti - 
Electrostatic 
footwears with 
steel toe 
protection , 
make of leather)  6403.40.00.
00.3-B 8 
 Proposed Revision  Current Requirements  
Description  
of Goods  Inspection 
schemes  Reference  C.C.C. 
Code (the first 6 
digits are the same 
as HS Code)  Inspection 
Standards  Description of 
Goods  Inspection 
schemes  C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 
digits are the 
same as HS 
Code)  Inspection 
Standards  
Work -shoes, 
with outer soles 
of rubber, 
plastics or 
composition 
leather and 
uppers of 
leather  
(Inspection 
scope: Anti - 
Electrostatic 
footwears 
without steel toe 
protection , 
make of leather)  6403.99.90.
18.4 
Remarks
  
1. The inspection  scope of CNS 20345:  
This standard specifies basic and additional (optional) requirements for safety footwear used for general purpose.  
2. The inspection scope of CNS 2034 6: 
This standard specifies basic and additional (optional) requirem ents for protective  footwear used for general 
purpose.  
3. The inspection  standards can be accessible  at CNS online service  website : www.cnsonline.com.tw . You can 
preview the content of these standards for free. If you need  to download  and print, please contact our  service 
counter of Information Center at  BSMI .  
Tel: +886 -2-23414772 or +886 -2-23431994  
Fax: +886 -2-8192 -6746  
E-mail: cnsonline@hibox.hinet.net     
 
The two kinds of conformity assessment schemes  for the commodities  are as follows:  
 
1. Registration of Product Certification ( RPC ) Scheme (Module II + III )  
Under this procedure, domestic manufacturers or importers must have their products type -tested in 
advance (Module  II) by Tainan  Branch of the BSMI or BSMI -recognized testing laboratories  before 
applying for registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers will also be required to ensure by 
declaration that all products made at their manufacturing fac ilities or imported are in conformity with 
the prototypes submitted for type test at Module II stage, and the declaration procedure is called Module 
III (conformity -to-type declaration). The conformity -to-type declaration shall be drawn up by the 
manufactu rer or the authorized local representative, declaring that the products mass -produced will 
comply with the prototype as described in the type -test report.  
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark with the letter ‘R’ and the 
identificat ion 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 for RPC is NT$5,0 00 (about US$170), annual fee for 
RPC is NT$3,000 (about US$1 02) 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 applic ation in each certification.  
The fees for type testing vary by product s and depend on the fee schedule of the testing laborator ies. 
 
2. Type -approved Batch Inspection  (TABI) Scheme  
Under this scheme , manufacturer s or importer s shall have their products typ e-tested by Tainan 
Branch of 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 obtain ed a type-approval certificate, they are still required  9 
 to file an application 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 application 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 product s and depend on the fee schedule of the testing 
laborator ies. 
 
Further information  about the two schemes 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:  
Tainan Branch of t he BSMI  or The BSMI -recognized testing laboratories.  
 
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification:  
The BSMI or its branch offices.  
 
Time required for Registration of Product Certification:  
Fourteen  working days , which  do not include the ti me for corrective actions by the applicant due to 
deficienc ies in the documents or samples. A nother ten working days may be required if additional tests are 
required . 
 
Related requirements : 
1. The updat ed inspection requirements of the commodities will come into force  on 1 January 2018 . The 
current  inspection requirements will be applicable  until 31 December  2017. 
2. After public ation of this measure, the following arrangements are made available to current RPC 
certificate  holders  (except those with scope o f protective boots for occupational health ): 
(1)For certificates expiring  before 31 December 2017: the certificate holder may apply to the BSMI for 
extension of the validity period to  31 December 2017  by filling out  an application form and 
presenting the original certificate (s). 
(2)For certificates expiring after  31 December 2017:  the certificate holder is required to apply for a new 
certificate by presenting  type-test report s based on the revised  inspection standards  before 31 
December 2017 . If the certifi cate holder fails to make the application before 31 December 2017 , the 
current certificates shall be rescinded in accordance with Paragraph 9, Article 42 of the Commodity 
Inspection Act.  
3. Upon publication of this measure, the applicant may apply to the B SMI for RPC certificates or 
Type -Approval Certificates by presenting type -test reports based on the revised inspection standards. 
The term of validity of the RPC certificates or Type -Approval Certificates shall be determined in the 
following ways:  
(1)Where the certificates are granted before 1 January 2018, the term of validity shall be from 1 January 
2018 to 31 December 2020 . 
(2)Where the certificates are granted after 1 January 2018, the term of validity shall be 3 years from the 
date of issuance.