Proposal  for Amendment to L egal Inspection Requirements  of Gas Cylinders and 
the Fuel t hereof for Portable Gas Stoves , Blowt orches and Refill able Lighters  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Backgroun d: 
Gas C ylinder s and the fuel thereof for portable gas stove s, blow torches and refillable  lighters  are 
subject to  mandatory  inspection under the certification system of t he Bureau of Standards, 
Metrology and Inspection (BSMI ). BSMI  intends to  adopt the rev ised version of CNS 14530 “Gas 
cylinder s for portable gas cooker ” (announced  on 8 April  2014) as the testing  and inspection 
standard . 
 
Proposed  date of implementation:  
1 July 2017 
 
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  
Gas cylinders  and the 
fuel thereof  for portable 
gas stove s, blowtorche s 
and refillable  lighters  1. Gas cyli nders and the fuel thereof for 
portable gas stove s:  
CNS 14530 (promulgated on 8 April 
2014)  
2. Gas cylinders and the fuel thereof for 
blow torches and refill able lighters:  
Paragraph s 9.2.2 , 9.2.3, 9.6, 9.9 and 9.10 
in the CNS14530 (promulgated on 8 April 
2014 ), and markings in accordance with 
Paragraph  9 in the CNS 12 951 
(promulgated on 29 July 2003)  2711.13.00.00 .1B 
2711.19.10.00 .3B 
2901.10.20.00 .0B TABI Scheme  
The conformity assessment procedure s for the inspection scheme are as follows:  
Procedures for Type  Approved Batch Inspection (TABI)  
Under this procedure, manufacturer s or importer s shall have their products type -tested by the BSMI , and  file 
an application for Type  Approval to the BSMI or its branches . 
After ma nufacturers or importers  have obtain ed type approval certificates, they are still required to file an  
application for batch inspection to 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 b e required for 
further testing  as it is deemed necessary . The application  fee for a Type Approval is NT$3,500, and a Type 
Approva l Certificate is valid for 3 years.  
The fees for type -testing vary by products and depend on the fee schedule of the testing la borator y.  
*Further information about the scheme is also available on the BSMI web site at  
http://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite /ct?xItem=8673&ctNode=811&mp=2  Locatio ns to apply for Type T esting:  
The BSMI  
Related  requirements for the inspection procedures:  
1. The revised inspection standard CNS 14530  (promulgated on 8 April 2014 ) of gas cylinders and the fuel 
thereof for portable gas stove s, blowtorches and  refillable  lighters  will come into f orce from  the date of 
announcement . The current inspection standard will be valid till  30 June 2017 . 
2. Type Approval Certificate s: 
(1) New application :  
For a pplicant s apply for a new certificate (s) before 30 June  2017 in accordance with the old version of  
inspe ction standard  CNS 14530 (promulgated on  6 March 2001) , the certificate will expire  on 30 June 
2017.  
From the date of publication , applicant s shall prepare type -test reports and technical documents in 
compliance with  the revised inspection standards to app ly for certificate(s). The valid ity period  of the  
certificate will be  3 years fr om the date of issuance . 
(2) Replacement  or extension : 
Certificate holders may  apply for extension of the certificate  before 30 June  2017 in accordance with the 
old version of  inspection standard , and the extended certificate will expire on 30 June  2017.  
Before 30 June 2017, 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) from 
the BSMI or its branches. Otherwise , 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.   
3. This new public announce ment of updated inspection standards supersedes the previous ones and won ’t 
be revised or amended until further notice decided and announced by the BSMI.  
4. The C.C.C. Codes listed in the table are used for reference only. The commodities whose  product  name 
listed in the table but not belong to the C.C.C. Codes for reference after being recognized by the Customs 
Administration, Ministry of Finance, or Bureau of Foreign  Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs shall still 
complete the inspection procedure s before entering  into the market .