1 
 Proposal  for amendment s to the legal inspection requirements  for valves for liquefied 
petroleum gas cylinder  
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Background:  
In order to enhance protection of consumers  from hazards arising from unsafe valves for liquefied petroleum gas 
cylinder, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)  intends to amend the inspection scheme of  
valves for liquefied petroleum gas cylinder , and update the inspection standar d. The conformity assessment proc e-
dure for the product will be Registration of Product Certification  (Module II + Module  VII). 
 
Proposed  date of implementation:  1 Jan 2022 
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection standard s: 
Updated  Superseded  
Description 
of Goods  Conformity 
Assessment 
Procedures  Inspection 
Standards  Reference C.C.C.  
Code (the  first 6  
digits are the same 
as HS  Code)   Description 
of Goods  Conformity 
Assessment 
Procedures  Inspection 
Standards  Reference C.C.C.  
Code (the first 6  
digits are the same 
as HS  Code)   
Valves for 
liquefied 
petroleum 
gas cylinder  RPC Scheme  
(Modules 
II+VII) CNS 
1324：2020  8481.40.00.00.4A  
8481.80.90.00.6U  Valves for 
liquefied 
petroleum 
gas cylinder  RPC Scheme  
(Modules 
II+III)  
or  
Type -App-
roved 
Batch I n-
spection  
Scheme  CNS 
1324：2010  8481.40.00.00.4A  
8481.80.90.00.6U  
Remarks:  
The inspection  standard CNS 1324 can be accessible  at CNS online service  website : www.cnsonline.com.tw . The  con-
tent of the standard can be previewed for free. To d ownload  or print the above  mentioned standard, please contact the 
Information Center at  the BSMI .  
Tel: +886 -2-23414772 or +886 -2-23431994  
Fax: +886 -2-8192 -6746  
E-mail: cnsonline@hibox.hinet.net  
 
The conformity assessment procedure s are  as follows:  
Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme (Modules II + VII ) 
Under the II+  VII combination of modules used in this scheme, domestic manufacturers or importers must 
have their products type -tested in advance (Module II) by the BSMI -designated testing laboratories before 
applying for registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers are also be required to ensure by 
factory inspection  (Module  VII) that all products made at their manufacturing facilities or imported are in 2 
 conformity with the prototypes submitted for type -test at Module II stage. For Module VII, a factory i n-
spection report issued by the BSMI -recognized factory inspection bodies  is needed.  
After being certified and registered by the BSMI, products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspe c-
tion Mark with the letter ‘R’ and the identification number given by the BSMI. These products can clear 
customs directly without any further i nspection if not being sampled by RPC border check procedures. The 
application fee and annual fee for RPC are both NT$5,000 for each certification, and a RPC certificat e is 
valid for 3 years. If there are any serial products, an extra NT$3,000 of applicati on fee will be charged for 
every application in each certification. The fees for type testing vary by products and depend on the fee 
policies of the testing laboratories.  
*Further information on the scheme can also be found on the BSMI website  at 
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/public/Attachment/f1561105698645.pdf  
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification:  
The BSMI  or its branches  
Locations to apply for Type Testing : 
The BS MI-designated testing laboratories   
Locations to apply for factory inspection : 
The BSMI - recognized factory inspection bodies  
Time required for Registration of Product Certification:  
14 working days. (This period does not include the time for corrective actions by the applicant due to def i-
ciencies in the documents or samples. Extra 14 working days may be required for additional tests.)  
Related  requirements for the inspection procedures:  
1. Both imported and domestic manufactured products subject to this r equirements  shall conform to the inspection 
requirements when if enters into force.  
2. The BSMI accept s applications for Registration of Product Certification since  the date this requirements  were  
published. After the applications are reviewed and approved by th e BSMI, the Product Registration Certificate(s) 
will be issued and valid for 3 years starting from the issue date.  
3. “C02”  is the import regulation code of the products subjected to this requirements . 
4. Inspection fees of the listed product will be collected b ased on the “Regulations Governing Fees for Commodity 
Inspection.”  
5. Type -test fees and factory inspection fees of the product will be collected by the testing facilities and the factory 
inspection bodies in accordance with their respective rates.  
6. The revise d inspection standard CNS 1 324 (publish ed on  25 May 2020) will come into force from the date of 
announcement . The current inspection standard will be valid till 3 1 December  2021. 
7. Certificates of Registration of Product Certification : 
(1) New application:  
From  the date of publication, for applications with type -test reports and technical documents in compliance 
with the revised inspection standard to apply for certificate(s), the validity period of the certificate will be 3 
years from the date of issuance.  3 
 (2) Repl acement or extension:  
Certificate holders may  apply for extension of the certificate  before 1 January 2022  in accordance with the 
current  version of inspection standard , and the extended certificate will expire on 1 January 2022 . 
Certificate holders shall apply to the BSMI or its branches for a replacement of the certificate(s) before 1 Janu-
ary 2022 by providing type -test reports and technical documents in compliance with the revised inspection 
standard. Otherwise, certificate(s) will be rescinded. The expi ry date of the replaced certificate(s) will remain 
the same as the original certificate.  
8. The inspection standard of the product  listed in the table shall be the version published in this announcement. If 
any updated version is available, the BSMI shall publish the implementation date of the updated version in fu r-
ther announcement . 
9. The C.C.C. Codes listed in the table are used for reference only. Completion of inspection procedures is required 
for products listed in the table even though their C.C.C. Code s are identified differently by the Customs Admi n-
istration, Ministry of Finance or Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic A ffairs .