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 Proposal  for Legal Inspection Requirements  of Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel Pipes  
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs  
 
Introduction : 
With a view to ensuring the safety of steels used in public construction , the Bureau of Standards, 
Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)  intends to regulate the inspection requirements for hot-dip 
galvanized steel pipes . The conformity assessment procedure for all such products will be 
Registration of Product Certification.  
 
Proposed  date of implementation:  
1 July 20 21 
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection standard s: 
Description of Goods  C.C.C. Code (the first 
6 digits being the same 
as HS Code)  (for 
Reference)  Inspection Standards  Conformity 
Assessment Proc edures  
Hot-dip galvanized 
steel pipes (inspection 
scope: Galvanized 
carbon steel conduits 
for electrical wires 
and cables and 
welded, of circular 
cross -section, out 
diameter is not 
exceeds 406.4mm ) 7306 .30.00.30 
7306 .30.00.41 
7306 .30.00.42 CNS 2606(2016)  RPC Scheme  
(Modules II+VII) 
Hot-dip galvanized 
steel pipes (inspection 
scope: Galvanized  
carbon steel pipes for 
pressure service, 
ordinary piping, and 
welded, of circular 
cross -section, out 
diameter is not 
exceeds 406.4mm ) 7306 .30.00.41 
7306 .30.00.42 CNS 4626(2012)  
CNS 6445(2012)   
The conformity assessment procedure s for the inspection scheme are as follows:  
Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme (Modules II + VII ) 
Under the II+  VII combination of modules used in this scheme, domestic manuf acturers or importers 
must have their products type -tested in advance (Module II) by the BSMI -recognized testing 
laboratories before applying for registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers will also 
be required to ensure by factory inspecti on (Module VII, factory inspection ) that all products made 
at their manufacturing facilities or imported are in conformity with the prototypes submitted for Page  2 of 2 
 type-test at Module II stage. For Module VII, a factory inspection report issued by the 
BSMI -recogn ized factory inspection bodies is needed.  
After being certified and registered by the BSMI, products will be allowed to use the Commodity 
Inspection Mark with the letter ‘R’ and the identification number given by the BSMI. These products 
can clear customs directly without any further inspection 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 the RPC certification is valid for 3 years. If there are any serial produc ts, an extra NT$3,000 of 
application 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 two schemes can also be  found on the BSMI web site:  
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/mp?mp=2  
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification:  
The BSMI  and its branches  
 
Locations to apply for Type Testing : 
The BSMI -designated testing laboratories   
 
Locations to apply fo r 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 
deficiencies in the docum ents 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 proposal shall conform to the 
inspection requirements when i t enters into force. The applicable conformity assessment scheme 
is the Registration of Product Certification (RPC) . 
2. The BSMI will accept applications for Registration of Product  on the date this proposal is 
published . After the applications are reviewed an d approved by the 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 proposal .  
4. Inspection fees of the listed products will be collected based on the “Regulations Governing Fees 
for Commodity Inspection.”  
5. The inspection standards of the products listed in the table shall be the version published in this 
announcement. If any updated version is available, the BSMI shall publish t he implementation 
date of the updated version in further announcement . 
6. The C.C.C. Codes listed in the table are used for reference only. Completion of inspection  
procedures is required for product s listed in the table even though their C.C.C. Code s are 
identified differently by the Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance or Bureau of Foreign 
Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs .