Regulations for Inspection of Imported Feed and Additives (Draft)  
 
Article 1  
This set of Regulations is prescribed according to Section 22-2.3 of the Feed Control 
Act (hereinafter “ the Act ”). 
 Article 2   
Terms in this set of Regulations are defined as follows: 
2.1 Obligatory applicant for inspection: the vendor entity that imports the feed or 
additive (hereinafter “the product”)  
2.2 Inspection: tasks conducted by the central competent author ity according to 
Section  22-2.1 of the Act , including document review before product importation, 
on-site verification , and sample  analysis .   
2.3 Inspection authority : the central competent authority , or the  organization/group  
entrusted by the central competent authority  according to Section  22-2.4. 
2.4 Document review: review of the application for inspection and related documents 
by persons from the inspection authority  (hereinafter “the inspector”)  
2.5 On-site verification : tasks perf ormed by the inspector at the location of product 
storage -- including verification of product names, specifications, packaging  as well 
as sensory checks to get the appearance, smell and features of the product.   
2.6 Sample  analysis : inspectors taking sam ples for lab tests to perform sensory, 
chemical, biological or physical examination or analysis.  
2.7 Batch -by-batch inspection: each batch is  inspect ed – for document review, on- site 
verification and sample  analysis  -- on high -risk products applying  for inspection.  
2.8 Selected  batch inspection:  for medium -risk or low -risk p roducts applying for 
inspection;  batches  are selected by the following ratios for full inspection – document 
review, on- site verification and sample  analysis  – while  the rest of the p roducts  are 
subject to document review only. However, for quality or hygiene concerns, the inspection authority  may conduct on- site verification or sample  analysis on batches 
not selected.  
2.8.1 Regular random selection ratio: more than two, and less than 10 batches out of 
every 100 batches for low -risk products.  
2.8.2 Enhanced random selection ratio:  more than 20, and less than 50 batches out of 
every 100 batches for medium -risk products. 
  
Article 3   
3.1 The o bligatory applicant shall file the application  to the inspection authority  at the 
port of arrival within 15 days before the products arrive .  
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 3.2 Regarding  application s described in Section 3.1, if submitted by an agent , 
document  of authorization shall be attached. For -profit entities doing business as the 
agent for inspection applications shall file for record the Power of Attorney with the 
inspection authority .    
 
Article 4   
4.1 The obligatory applicant shall fill out the application form, pay the fee, and submit 
the application to the i nspection authority  along with following documents:  
4.1.1 A photocopy of the import declaration,  
4.1.2 Documents specified and proclaimed by the inspection authority  as proof s of 
feed quality and hygiene safety ,  
4.1.3 Other documents specified  by the inspection authority  as required . 
4.2 Ob ligatory applicants  may file a combine d application for  inspection if  
4.2.1 T he imported products on different entries  of one import declaration by one 
obligatory applicant  share the same HS code and same origin , or  
4.2.2 The imported products of different obligatory applicants arriving in the same 
bulk cargo hold of the same vessel voyage share the same HS code and specification, 
and from which it is impossible to sample separately.  
4.3 The inspection authority  shall notify the obligatory applicant to rectify by a 
deadline if documents or objects stated in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 are missing or 
incorrect. F ailure to fully rectify the issue by the deadline may result  in the authority ’s 
conducting the inspection base d on currently available information.   
    
Article 5  
The risk level of each application is assessed based on obligatory applicant’s past 
records as well as  the source and nature of the product; the inspection  procedures  
described in Articles 7 to 9 are th us conducted accordingly  to the risk level .  
 
Article 6  
6.1 The following p roducts shall be considered belong ing in the  same batch , and 
subject to inspection as the highest -risk products.  
6.1.1 Same product in the same bulk cargo hold of the same vessel voyage but  owned 
by different obligatory applicants.  
6.1.2 Products approved for combined inspection by the inspection authority  
according to Section  4.2.  
6.2 Once an inspection procedure is determined for products described in Section 6.1, 
no more appli cation -- re-batched or combined – for inspection will be accepted. 
However, products described in  Section 18.4 may be  re-batched for re -inspection.  
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Article 7   
Inspection procedure of r egular random -selection -ratio may be adopted for imported 
products  in any of the following situations; however, the inspection authority  may 
adopt the enhance d random selection procedure or batch -by-batch procedure if 
deemed necessary for quality or hygiene concerns.  
7.1 Other than the situations described in Section  8.1 or  9.1. 
7.2 Products that are originally subject to enhanced random selection procedure, but 
five consecutive batches of products imported by the same obligatory applicant with 
the same HS code from the same origin  have passed the inspection , and their total 
weigh t is more than three times of a previous non- compliant batch.   
 
Article 8   
Enhanced random selection procedure may be adopted for  imported products in any 
of the following situations: 
8.1 T he previous batch of products , imported by the same obligatory applicant with 
the same HS code from the same origin , was found incompliant after  an inspection 
with regular random selection procedure.  
8.2 Products that are originally subject to batch -by-batch procedure, but five 
consecu tive batches of products  of the same obligatory applicant with the same HS 
code from the same origin have passed the inspection, and their total weight is more than three times of a previous non- compliant batch.  
8.3 Deemed necessary by the inspection authority  for quality or hygiene concerns.  
 
Article 9  
9.1 Batch- by-batch procedure may be adopted for  imported products in one of the 
following situations: 
9.1.1 The previous batch of products of the same obligatory applicant with  the same 
HS code from the same origin  was found incompliant after an inspection with 
enhanced random selection procedure.  
9.1.2 Deemed necessary by the inspection authority  for quality or hygiene concerns.  
9.2 Products for which re -application for inspec tion is filed b efore a batch -by-batch  
procedure is completed, will still be subject to batch -by-batch inspection.  
 
Article 10   
Inspection sample s required by the inspection authority shall be collected at -random 
and free -of-charge by the inspector in collaboration with the obligatory applicant or 
its agent . The obligatory applicant may not designate any specific sample. The 
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 inspector shall issue a sampling receipt  to the obligatory applicant for sample s 
collected. The amount of samples  for each batch shall be limited to the quantity sufficient 
for examination.   
 
Article 11   
11.1 For container -shipped products, one container is to be opened and inspected for 
an under -10-container batch; two containers are to be inspected for an 
11-to-50-containe r batch ; one more container is to be inspected for each additional  
group of  50 container s beyond 50, or the last remaining group of less -than-50 
containers .   
11.2 For boxed or bagged products, besides the container -opening  ratio in Section 
11.1, t wo boxes/bags are to be inspected for the first 50 boxes/bags, five boxes/bags 
are to be inspect ed for a batch of 50-to-500 boxes/bags . A total of 15 boxes/bags are 
to be inspected for a batch of over 500 boxes/bags. 
11.3 The inspection authority may  -- for quality or hygiene concerns of the feed –  
open and inspect all containers/bags/boxes, or inspect more containers/bags/boxes  
than the number  described in Section 11.2.   
 
Article 12   
The obligatory applicant shall assist the authority to conduct inspect ion in the 
following situations: 
12.1 For container -shipped products, the obligatory applicant shall transfer the 
container specified by inspectors to the ground level for inspection. When necessary, 
the inspection authority may demand specific containers be inspected in a 
consolidated inspection zone. 12.2 If machinery is require d for sampling, the inspection authority may demand that 
the obligatory applicant  rent one.  
 
Article 13   
13.1 If on -site verification and/ or sample  analysis are required for bulk- cargo -hold 
products  applying for a combined inspection according to Section 4.2.2, and 
multiple -port discharge  is planned, the inspection authority at the first port of arrival 
shall conduct the inspection in a chamber -by-chamber  manner and make a pas s/fail 
decision  for each chamber. Authorities at the remaining ports shall make the decision  
based on the ruling at the first port of arrival.  
13.2 For bulk products  already moved from ship holds to a warehouse for interim 
storage prior to the completion of inspection, if some products are found to be 
incompliant but in separable from the rest, all products in the same warehouse shall be 
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 deemed  incompliant .       
 
Article 14   
14.1 Other than products subject to batch -by-batch  inspection, the obligatory 
applicant in any of the following situations may issue an affidavit guaranteeing 
product  safekeeping to apply for interim storage at a guaranteed location pending 
sampling and sealing by the inspection authority.  
14.1.1 It takes more than five days for the examination . 
14.1.2 Sampling is difficult in the container yard or ship hold. 14.1.3 There is a concern that sampling may compromise the product quality.  
14.2 The obligatory applicant must not sell, use, or dispose of the products described in Section 14.1, and shall be responsible for security and safekeeping.  
 
Article 15   
Application for product movement in Section 14.1 will be denied in any of the 
following situations: 15.1 The product  is subject to batch- by-batch inspection, 
15.2 Failure to meet any condition in Section 14.1, 15.3 Within the previous six months, the obligatory applicant was found to have stored the products in a place other than the guaranteed location, misrepresented the 
actual location, or used the product ex parte before [inspection authority] issues a 
compliance notice. The obligatory applicant shall be banned from making such an 
affidavit for six months.  
   
Article 16   
16.1 For imported products found compliant after inspection, the inspection authority may issue the  compliance  notice in electronic form at to the obligatory applicant.  
16.2 The obligatory applicant may, after paying a document fee, separately  apply to 
the inspection authority for the compliance notice in  paper form.  
16.3 The obligatory applica nt shall – within 15 days from the day after the issuance 
date of  compliance  notice – collect the remaining sample s by showing  the sampling 
receipt . The inspection authority may dispose of the  leftover  samples if they are not 
collected in time or perishable.  
 
Article 17   
The products are deemed incompliant and failing the inspection in any of the 
following situations: 
17.1 The inspected product contains  (1) ingredients not yet declar ed for use as 
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 feed/additive by the central competent authority according to Article 3 or Article 3-1 
of the Feed Control Act, or (2) substances banned from use in feed/additives as 
declared by the central competent authority according to Section  20.1 of the Feed 
Control Act. 17.2 Results of on- site verification or sample  analysis  show  a violation described in 
Article 20 of the Act.  
17.3 The m issing or incorrect information in the application cannot be fixed, or failure 
to rectify it according to Article 4.     
  
Article 18   
18.1 For import products found incompliant as described in Article 17, the inspection authority shall issue a non- compliance n otice to the obligatory applicant.  
18.2 Within seven days after  the day of receipt of the non- compliance n otice  
described in Sect ion 18.1, the obligatory applicant may apply for re -inspection, but 
limited to only once.  
18.3 For products having failed sample analysis examination, re -inspection shall be 
conducted by the same examination laboratory on the remaining samples previously 
colle cted. .  
18.4 For products  apparently  rotten  or decomposed caus ing the entire shipment  to be 
incompliant as a result  of on- site verification or notification by other authorities, the 
obligatory applicant may not apply for re -inspection until the docume nts described 
below are ready . The applicant is to apply to the customs authority for a 
walk -through- viewing in collaboration with the inspection authority to separate 
containers into two groups – those with fair -looking products and those with rotten  
products  – then listing container numbers on two import declarations . These revised 
import declarations issued by the c ustoms  should be attached to the application for 
re-inspection.             
18.5 When conducting  the walk -through- viewing along with the  customs authority 
according to Section  18.4, the inspection authority  shall collect samples then and there 
from containers with fair -looking products. After the application for re -inspection is 
approved, the inspection authority shall conduct analysis on samples already co llected. 
No new samples will be taken.  
18.6 Remaining samples of imported non- compliant products shall be destroyed after 
the deadline for re -inspection application, unless otherwise stipulated by  law.   
 
Article 19  
When conducting inspection in the field according to this set of Regulations , 
inspectors shall carry their identification paper .  
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Article 20  
This set of Regulations shall enter  into force on the date of its promulgation. 
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