The details list of imported Ch inese raw herbs applied for the 
Ministry of Health and Welfare, R.O.C.  
 
Herbs classification 
number Herbs name Inspection items and standard Inspection method code 
0804.10.10.00-4 Red dates, dried. 
(incl. for Chinese 
drugs) 
(only Chinese herb for inspection use)  Total BHC under 0.2 ppm
＊＊＊ 
Total DDT under 0.2 ppm＊＊＊ 
Aflatoxin under 15 ppb＊＊＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection H02 
1211.90.13.00-9 Tu Chung (Cortex 
Eucommiae) Lead under 30 ppm＊＊ 
Cadmium under 2.0 ppm＊＊ 
Mercury under 2.0 ppm＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection H01 
1211.90.20.00-0 Fu Ling; China 
root, Ping Pien 
(Poria) 
(Slices) Total heavy metal under 
10ppm＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0ppm＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection H01 
1211.90.21.00-9 Fu Ling; China 
root, Chieh Pien 
Szu (Poria)  
(cut into shreds)  Total heavy metal under 
10ppm＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ 
 Monitoring 
Inspection H01 
1211.90.22.00-8 Fang Fu Ling, 
Fu Shen, 
Pi Fu Ling (Poria) 
 Total heavy metal under 
10ppm＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection H01 
1211.90.25.00-5 Chuan Kung 
(Rhizoma Ligustici Wallichii) Total heavy metal under 
10ppm
＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ 
 Monitoring 
Inspection H01 
1211.90.30.00-8 Pai Chu (Rhizoma 
Atractylodis 
Macrocephalae) Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ 
 Monitoring 
Inspection H01 
1211.90.44.00-2 Pai Shau (Radix 
(Paeonige Alba) Lead under 5.0 ppm＊＊ 
Cadmium under 0.3 ppm＊＊ 
Mercury under 0.2 ppm＊＊ 
Copper under 20 ppm＊＊ 
Arsenic under 2.0 ppm＊＊ 
 Monitoring 
Inspection H01 
1211.90.49.00-7 Ti Huang 
(Rehmannia glutinosa) Total heavy metal under 
10ppm
＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ 
 
 Monitoring 
Inspection H01 
1211.90.50.00-3 Huang Chi (Radix 
Astragali) Lead under 5.0 ppm＊＊ 
Cadmium under 0.3 ppm＊＊ 
Mercury under 0.2 ppm＊＊ 
Copper under 20 ppm＊＊ 
Arsenic under 2.0 ppm 
Total under BHC 0.9 ppm＊＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection H01 Total DDT under 1.0 ppm＊＊＊ 
Total PCNB under 1.0 ppm＊＊＊
Aflatoxin under 15 ppb＊＊＊＊ 
 
1211.90.54.00-9 Tang Kuei 
(Chinese Angelica) Total heavy metal under 
10ppm＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ 
 Monitoring 
Inspection H01 
1211.90.55.00-8 Hsi Kuei Chao, 
Siao Kuei Wei Total heavy metal under 
10ppm＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ 
 Monitoring 
Inspection H01 
1211.90.56.00-7 Po Wei Kuei Pien Total heavy metal under 
10ppm＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ 
 Monitoring 
Inspection H01 
1211.90.61.00-0 Pai Shao 
(Hao Shao) Lead under 5.0 ppm＊＊ 
Cadmium under 0.3 ppm＊＊ 
Mercury under 0.2 ppm＊＊ 
Copper under 20 ppm＊＊ 
Arsenic under 2.0 ppm＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection H01 
1211.90.70.00-9 Gan Cao Gen; 
Liquorice roots  
(only Chinese herb 
for inspection use)  Lead under 5.0 ppm＊＊ 
Cadmium under 0.3 ppm＊＊ 
Mercury under 0.2 ppm＊＊ 
Copper under 20 ppm＊＊ 
Arsenic under 2.0 ppm＊＊ 
Total BHC under 0.9ppm＊＊＊ 
Total DDT under 1.0 ppm＊＊＊ 
Total PCNB under 1.0 ppm＊＊＊
 Monitoring 
Inspection H02 
0906.19.00.00-4  Cinnamon-tree 
flowers and other 
cinnamon, neither 
crushed nor 
ground  
(1.exclude  
cinnamon's flowers  
2. only Chinese 
herb for inspection 
use)Lead under 30 ppm＊＊ 
Cadmium under 2.0 ppm＊＊ 
Mercury under 2.0 ppm＊＊ 
Total BHC under 0.2 ppm＊＊＊ 
Total DDT under 0.2 ppm＊＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection  H02 
0906.20.00.00-1  Cinnamon and 
cinnamon-tree 
flowers, crushed or 
ground (1.exclude 
cinnamon's flowers  
2. only Chinese 
herb for inspection 
use)Lead under 30 ppm＊＊ 
Cadmium under 2 ppm＊＊ 
Mercury under 2.0 ppm＊＊ 
Total BHC under 0.2 ppm＊＊＊ 
Total DDT under 0.2 ppm＊＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection  H02 
0906.11.00.00-2  Cinnamon 
(Cinnamomum 
zeylanicum 
Blume), neither Lead under 30 ppm＊＊ 
Cadmium under 2.0 ppm＊＊ 
Mercury under 2.0 ppm＊＊ 
Total BHC under 0.2 ppm＊＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection  H02 crushed nor 
ground (1.exclude 
cinnamon's flowers  
2. only Chinese 
herb for inspection 
use)Total DDT under 0.2 ppm＊＊＊ 
1211.90.43.00-3  
 Chai Hu (Radix 
Bupleuri)  Total heavy metal under 10 
ppm＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection  H01 
1211.90.46.00-0  Huang Chin (Radix 
Scutellariae)  Total heavy metal under 10 
ppm＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection  H01 
1211.90.37.00-1  Pan Hsia (Tuber 
Pinelliae)  Total heavy metal under 
10ppm＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection  H01 
1211.90.41.00-5  Niu Hsi 
(Achyranthis 
Radix) Chuan Niu 
Chi, Tu Niu Chi 
(Radix Cyathulae)  Total heavy metal under 10 
ppm＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection  H01 
1211.90.23.00-7   Ta Huang 
(Rhizoma Rhei)  Total heavy metal under 
10ppm＊ 
Arsenic under 5.0 ppm＊＊ Monitoring 
Inspection  H01 
Other Inspection Regulations: 
1. The commodities in the list have carried out imported inspection since May 5, 2015.  
2. The codes of imported commodities in the list are labeled as H01, which are under the regulations by 
Ministry of Health and Welfare.  Those imported Chinese herbs should have the imported permit notice from the Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare; the codes of imported commodities in the 
list are labeled as H02, which are under the regulations by t Ministry of Health and Welfare. Those herbs 
should have the imported permit notice from the Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare. 
3. Location for Accepting inspection: Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare. 4.    Inspection method: 
＊ Heavy metal inspection method, Taiwan Herbal Pharmacopeia (announced on Jan, 2013). 
＊＊ Heavy metal determination method (Cadmium ,lead, copper, Mercury and arsenic), Taiwan Herbal 
Pharmacopeia (announced on Jan, 2013). 
＊＊＊ Pesticide residues determination method, Taiwan Herbal Pharmacopeia (announced on Jan, 2013). 
＊＊＊＊ Aflatoxin determination method, Taiwan Herbal Pharmacopeia (announced on Jan, 2013). 
5. For the Chinese medicine materials required for inspection by the competent authority, the obligatory 
inspection applicants shall submit the following documents to the inspection authority to carry out the 
inspection: 1) An application form for inspection. 
2) A copy of Chinese medicines pharmaceutical firms permit license. 
3) A copy of application for import declaration. 
4) A certificate of examination issued by the laboratories approved by central health competent authority, 
Chinese medicine manufacturers in compliance with Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations, or related competent authority from the country of origin. 
5) Necessary documents required by the competent authority. 
6. Listed Chinese medicine materials are taken random-selected batch inspection, according to " Regulations 
for the Inspection and Examination of Imported Medicaments " requirement; drawn approved subject to other 
on-site check packaging, appearance and labeling programs, sampling and inspection; others without taking inspection should inspect documents are available and match the requirements, when necessary sampling 
and inspection. 
7.    Commodity label: The Chinese medicine materials should be labeled with the commodity name, lot 
number ,the name and address of the imported.   
8. If the inspection result shows that a batch of sample d commodities is unsatisfactory, the simplified sampling 
method specified in Article 6 shall not be adopted for future applications filed by the same obligatory 
inspection applicant for inspection of any and all commodities made from the same country of origin with the 
same brand and that have the same C.C.C. Code as that of the unsatisfactory commodities unless these 
commodities are inspected batch by batch and found to be compliant with the regulations for five successive 
batches. However, if the preceding batch before those five consecutive batches of the same obligatory 
inspection applicant fail to conform to regulations, then  the quantity of these five consecutive batches of 
such products shall be three times greater than the preceding batch of unqualified products. 
9.    Which with container shipment, less than ten containers inspect one of them, 11-50 containers inspect two(of 
them), and each 50 more containers(less than 50  numbers accounted 50 ) inspect one additionally. Each 
batch of boxes/bags applying for inspection, less than 50 numbers inspect 2 of them, 51-500 numbers 
inspect 5,more than 500 numbers inspect 15.  
10.    The number of samples to 600 grams for the principle, but the weight of 10 kilograms or less, or the value of 
NT $ 1,000 per kilogram (in CIF basis) above, the obligatory inspection applications reductions sampler, too 
reduction sampling, but samples should be sufficient for inspection and reinspection required.  
11.    Inspection regulations executed in accordance with  “Regulations for the Inspection and Examination of 
Imported Medicaments”.