Proposal for  amendment to the Legal Inspection of 10 species of Toys 
Commodities and r egulations for  toys 
By the Bur eau of  Standards, Metrology and Inspect ion (BSMI) , Ministry of  Economic Affairs 
 
Introductio n:
The Bureau of S tandards, Metrology and In spection (BSMI) is very  concerned about the 
safety of toys, no m atter where they m ight be manufactured. T o protect consum er rights and 
interests, all toys, whether dom estically prod uced or imported from abroad, must be in 
compliance with the Chinese National S tandards (CNS) before they are releas ed from  the 
production  prem ises or the Custom s. The list to y commodities include tatt oo stickers, toy fans, 
toy shaped pens m agnetic toys and so on.  The pr oposed am endment is sche duled to be ef fective 
starting from October . 15, 2013. 
 
Proposed date of implementation:  Oct. 15, 20 13. 
 
Table of toys (HS/CCCN codes) cover ed and their  applicable inspection standards:
C.C.C. Code Description of Commodi ties Standards Methods 
7326.90.90.90-6-B Other articles of iron or steel 
(inspection scope confined to toys and 
any object as a p laything for child ren 
through 14 specified in the toy safety 
national standards CNS 4797 ,such as 
toys of iron or stee l, all kinds of toys 
attached to hanging decorations or key 
rings…etc). CNS 4797 
CNS 4797-1 
CNS 4797-2 
CNS 4797-3 
CNS 4797-4 
CNS 4797-5 
CNS 14276 
CNS 15138 Import: m onitor ing 
inspection or 
registration of 
product 
certification 
(Module II + III) 
Shipping: 
monitoring 
inspection or 
registration of 
product 
certification 
(Module II + III) 
8505.1 1.00.00.1 Perm anent m agnets and a rticles 
intended to becom e permanent magnets  
after m agnetisation, of metal. 
(inspection scope confined to toys and 
any object as a p laything for child ren 
through 14 specified in the toy safety 
national standards CNS 4797, such as 
magnetic toys …etc). id. id. 
8505.19.00.00.3 Perm anent m agnets and a rticles 
intended to becom e permanent magnets  
after m agnetisation, of other m aterial  
(inspection scope confined to toys and 
any object as a p laything for child ren 
through 14 specified in the toy safety 
national standards CNS 4797, such as 
magnetic toys …etc). id. id. 
9608.10.00.00-6 Ball point pens 
(inspection scope confined to toys and 
any object as a p laything for child ren 
through 14 specified in the toy safety 
national standards CNS 4797, such as id. id. 
 1toys attached to pens or toy shaped 
pens…etc). 
9608.20.00.00-4 Felt tipped and other porous-tipped 
pens and m arkers (inspection scope 
confined to toys and any object as a 
plaything for children through 14 
specified in the toy safety national 
standards CNS 4797, such as  toys 
attached to pens or toy shaped 
pens…etc). id. id. 
9608.31.00.00-1 Indian ink drawing pens  
(inspection scope confined to toys and 
any object as a playth ing for children  
through 14 specified in the toy safety 
national standards CNS 4797, such as  
toys attached to pens or toy shaped 
pens…etc). id. id. 
9608.39.90.00-4 Other pens  
(inspection scope confined to toys and 
any object as a playth ing for children  
through 14 specified in the toy safety 
national standards CNS 4797, such as  
toys attached to pens or toy shaped 
pens…etc). id. id. 
9608.40.00.00-0 Propelling or sliding pencils  
(inspection scope confined to toys and 
any object as a playth ing for children  
through 14 specified in the toy safety 
national standards CNS 4797, such as  
toys attached to pens or toy shaped 
pens…etc). id. id. 
9608.50.00.00-7 Sets of articles from  two or m ore of t he 
foregoing subheadings  
(inspection scope confined to toys and 
any object as a playth ing for children  
through 14 specified in the toy safety 
national standards CNS 4797, such as  
toys attached to pens or toy shaped 
pens…etc). id. id. 
9608.99.00.00-0 Other articles of heading No.96.08 and 
parts thereof  
(inspection scope confined to toys and 
any object as a playth ing for children  
through 14 specified in the toy safety 
national standards CNS 4797, such as  
toys attached to pens or toy shaped 
pens…etc). id. id. 
Other inspection regulations: 
1. The regulated input code of the listed  commodities is C02. The Applicable Conform ity Assessment 
Procedures follow Monitoring Inspection and M onitoring Inspection of Products from  Prem ises 
with Registered Managem ent System s or Regist ration of Product Certif ication (RPC) Schem e 
 2(Module II + III). The inspection obligatory appl icant who follows the m onitoring inspection, 
shall app lies for inspection before to y comm odities im ported or produced dom estically . The 
inspection obligatory applicant who follows th e registration of produc t certification, shall 
obtains the certificate of the registration of product certificatio n from  the BMSI before toy 
commodities im ported or produced d omestically . The commodities subject to m andatory 
inspection shall be released from  the production prem ises, if they conform to the inspection 
requirem ents. 
2. The list inc ludes toy par ts of commoditie s composed of  food and toy , which are prescr ibed in  
the Announcem ent (89) No. 89316263, MOEA  on 4 Oct ober 2000, and the toy part of children' s 
commodities, such as wheeled toy s designed to be ridde n by childr en, childr en’s beds ¯
chairs …and so on. 
3. As to enable  the insp ection obligato ry applican t to realize the applicab le C.C.C. Code of the toy  
commodities, som e C.C.C. Codes of  toy comm oditie s are listed on th e spe cification; h owever , it 
is im possible to lis t all of  them  for the  num erous kinds o f toy commoditie s; ther efore, the  
applicable extent is confined to the extent  prescribed in  the national standards CN S 4797. If 
toys attached to com posite comm odities or toy shap ed’s (such as pens or pencils with additional  
elem ents which can be used to play , toy com puters, m agnetic toys,  hanging decorations , key 
rings e tc.) were subjec t to C.C.C. Code of the toy commodities in  accordanc e with The  
Commodity Inspection Act Article 3 which m ade known to the public notice by the BMSI. The  
commodities were still the range of  the toy s subject to  inspecti on. Moreover , due to  the div erse 
sizes  and m aterials of toy comm oditie s, C.C.C. Codes m ay fail to b e applicab le to  som e toy 
commodities. Since  C.C.C. Codes in volve in  the custom  tarif f rate, the d etermination of  C.C.C. 
Codes will com ply with the recog nition of the Commodity Classification Comm ission, the 
Bureau of Foreign T rade, the M inistry of Ec onom ic Af fairs and the Di recto rate General of  
Custom s, the Ministry of Finance. 
4. The listed comm odities follow the re gistration of product certification dthe inspection o bligato ry 
applican t may exerc ise the se lf-prin ted co mmodity in spection m ark. The lis ted co mmodities  
follow the monitoring inspection, the inspection obligatory applicant who obtains the approval 
for the qualif ication of  self-prin ted commodity inspection m ark from  the BMSI, m ay exercise 
the self -printed comm odity insp ectio n mark. 
5. The listed comm odities follow the monitoring in spection, the inspectio n obligato ry applican t 
shall subm it the application of  the in spection re gistration for monitoring inspection to  the BMSI 
and its branches in the jurisdictional region. 
6. Location r eceiving th e inspection : 
(1)Commodities produced dom estica lly: the in spection sh all be applied in accordance with the 
production p lace to the B MSI and its branches in  the jurisdictional reg ion; the inspectio n may 
be applied to the inspection authority in other jurisdictional regions if necessary .f 
(2)Commoditie s imported via agency  or im porter: the inspe ction shall be a pplied in acc ordance 
with the por ts where the commodities arr ive to th e BMSI and its br anches in the ju risdictiona l 
region; the inspection m ay be applied to the insp ection au thority in othe r jurisd ictiona l region s 
if necessary . 
7. The conf ormity assessm ent procedures of the listed commoditie s subject to the re gistration of  
product certification are established in  accordance with Article 3 of the regulations governing 
registration of product certification .  
8. Expiration of the certificate of the registration of  product certification: 3 years. If the inspection 
obligatory applicant obtains the certificate of the registration of product certification from the  
BMSI before the im plem entation date of th e inspection, the validit y period of the RPC 
certificate is from  the implem entation date of the inspection to Oct. 14, 2016. 
9. Location receiving the registration of product certif ication: the Bureau of  Standards, Metrology 
 3and Inspection (the BMSI) of the Ministry  of Econom ic Affairs and its branches 
10. Location receiving the applicati on for type test report: the sp ecified toy labor atory recognized 
by the BMSI  
11. The char ge of the test of the lis ted co mmodities is assess ed pursuant to th e Measures Governing  
Commodity Inspection Char ges. 
12. Char ge of type test: in com pliance with the provisions relating to char ges of the inspection 
authority receiving the case. 
13. Other relevant provisions are handled in acc ordance with the Regulations Governing the 
Inspection o f Toy Commoditie s. 
14. The inspection standards of the listed comm odities confo rm to the latest versio n when the 
Announce ment is pro mulgated. If any supplem ent or am endment occurs, th e BMSI will 
implement the latest version on another date. 
 
Conformity  Assessment Procedur es 
Applicable Conform ity Assess ment Procedures for toy s listed in the T able are  as follows: Monitoring 
Inspection and Monitoring Inspectio n of Produc ts from  Prem ises with Registered Managem ent 
System s or Registration of Product Certif ication (RPC) Schem e (Module II + III) 
 
Monitoring  Inspection   
Further inform ation on the procedures is  availab le on the BS MI web site at  
http://www .bsm i.gov.tw/wSite/ct? xItem =4460&c tNode=81 1&mp=2
Registratio n of Pr oduct Certifica tion (RPC) Scheme  
Under this p rocedure, manufacturers m ust have th eir products type-tested by the BSMI  or designated  
testing laboratories recognized by the B SMI (Module  II) be fore appl ying for registration of their products.  
Manufacturers or im porters will also be required to ensure by  declaration (Module III) that all products 
made at their manufacturi ng facilities are in conformity  with the protot ypes submitted for type testing in 
Module II. 
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity  Insp ection Mark, the letter “R” and the identification 
number given by  the BSMI , after they  are certified an d registered with the BSMI. These products can then  
pass through custom s directly  without  any further inspection.  The application fee and a nnual fee for  
RPC is NT$ 5,000 for each ty pe of product, and a RPC certific ate is valid for three y ears. 
 
Further infor mation on thi s procedure is al so available on the BSMI web site at  
http://www .bsm i.gov.tw/wSite/ct? xItem =4452&c tNode=81 1&mp=2
 
Locations to apply for  Monitoring  Inspection or Registration of Pr oduct Certification: 
‧The BSMI or its b ranches.  
 
  
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