Proposal for Legal Inspection Requirements for Fabric Steamers
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA.)Introduction:
The convenience of fabric steamers has made them popular in consumer households in recent years. Concerns
have been raised about hazards of electric shock and fire as the high temperature of steam used to remove
textile wrinkles may cause degradation of insulation. Besides, a relatively high percentage of products
randomly sampled from the market were found not in compliant with voluntary standards in terms of theirsafety and EMC aspects. The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) proposes to regulate
fabric steamers in a similar manner as electric irons. Proposed requirements include safety, EMC and use ofhazardous substances. The conformity assessment procedure will be Registration of Product Certification
Scheme (Module II+III) or Type-approved Batch Inspection.
Proposed date of implementation: 1 January 2023
Scope of covered products:
Description of Goods

Fabric steamers (inspection
scope: rated voltage notexceeding 250V AC)

Inspection Standards

C.C.C. Code (the first6 digits are the same as
HS Code)(Reference)

1.CNS 60335-1 (2014) &CNS 60335-2-85 (2020)
2.CNS 13783-1 (2013) or
CNS 13803 (2003) or
CNS 13803 (2018)
3.CNS 15663 (2013), Section 5 “Marking ofPresence”
8516.40.00.00.3C
4.For the product with the secondary lithium 8516.79.00.00.7D
cells/batteries: Cells (include the cells in thebatteries): CNS 15364 (2013)
 Batteries: CNS 62133-2 (2018)
Sections 7.3.8.1 “vibration” and7.3.8.2 “mechanical shock”

ConformityAssessment
Procedures

RPC Scheme(Modules II+III)
orTABI Scheme

Description of the two kinds of conformity assessment procedures
1. Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme: Modules II+III
Under the II+III combination of modules used in this scheme, domestic manufacturers or importers musthave their products type-tested in advance (Module II) by the BSMI or BSMI-designated testinglaboratories before applying for registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers will also berequired to ensure by declaration (Module III, conformity-to-type declaration) that all products made attheir manufacturing facilities or imported are in conformity with the prototypes submitted for type-test at
Module II stage. The conformity-to-type declaration shall be drawn up by the manufacturer or theauthorized local representative, declaring that the mass-produced products comply with the prototype as in
the type-test report.
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. Additionally, theseproducts can clear customs directly without any further inspection if not being sampled by RPC bordercheck procedures. The application fee and annual fee for RPC are both NT$5,000 (about US$170) for eachcertification, and a RPC certifice is valid for 3 years. If there are any serial products, an extra NT$3,000(about US$102) of application fee will be charged for every application in each certification. The fees fortype testing vary by products and depend on the fee policies of the testing laboratories.
2. Type-Approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme
1Under this procedure, manufacturers or importers shall have their products type-tested by the BSMI or theBSMI-designated testing laboratories, and file an application for Type Approval to the BSMI or its
branches.
After manufacturers or importers obtain a Type Approval certificate, they are required to file an application
for batch inspection to the BSMI each time before their products are released from the production premises
or arrive at the port of entry. The BSMI will then review the application and the related documents while
additional samples may be required for further testing if it is deemed necessary.
After the products have passed the inspection, they will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Markwith the letter ‘T’ and the identification number given by the BSMI. The application fee for a TypeApproval is NT$3,500, and a Type Approval certificate is valid for 3 years. The fees for type testing varyby products and depend on the fee policies of the testing laboratories.
*Further information on the two schemes can also be found on the BSMI website:
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=4447&ctNode=811&mp=2
Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification:
The BSMI or its branches.
Time required for Registration of Product Certification:
14 working days. (This period does not include the time for corrective actions by the applicant due todeficiencies in the documents or samples. Extra 7 working days may be required if additional tests arerequired.)
Related requirements:
1. This proposed measure does not apply to products with any of the following features:(1) Without an AC to DC adaptor, rated input by USB cord/port DC 5V and not powered by secondary
cells/batteries,(2) Powered by automotive cigarette lighter plug only and not powered by secondary cells/batteries,(3) Powered by three-phase system only,(4) Powered by primary batteries only, or(5) Toys which are subject to legal inspection.
2. Documents specifically required for secondary lithium cells/batteries: Certificates issued by productcertification bodies or test reports issued by testing laboratories accredited by Taiwan Accreditation
Foundation, showing compliance with the standards listed in Box “Inspection Standards” of above tableor other national/international standards that are identical to or updated of that inspection standards.
3. Upon the date of announcement of this measure, applications can be made to the BSMI for RPC
certification. When the BSMI completes the review procedure and approves the application, a certificate
will be issued and valid for 3 years.
4. For the requirement of Section 5 “Marking of presence” of CNS 15663, the certificate holders of thecommodities shall clearly mark the presence condition of the restricted substances on the body, packages,stickers, or the instruction books of the commodities. Those who utilize website as a means to announce
the presence condition of the restricted substances of the commodities shall clearly mark the website
address on the body, packages, stickers, or the instruction books of the commodities, instead.
5. The Commodity Inspection Mark:(1) The Commodity Inspection Mark shall be printed by the certificate holders. The identification number of
the Commodity Inspection Mark consists of “Letter (R or T),” “Designated Code (5 digits)” and thepresence conditions of the restricted substance (e.g., RoHS or RoHS (XX,XX)).
(2) The identification number shall be placed below or to the right of the graphic symbol and the presence
conditions of the restricted substance shall be indicated in the second row.

2(3) The size of the Mark can be applied proportionally on a prominent location of the commodities. TheMark shall use materials that are not easily altered, and the content shall be in a clearly identifiable andindelible form affixed permanently to the commodity.
(4) For RPC scheme, the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark are listed below:(5) For TABI scheme, the examples of the Commodity Inspection Mark are listed below:(6) “RoHS” indicates the content of restricted substance(s), other than exemptions stated in CNS 15663,
does not exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition.
“RoHS (XX,XX)” indicates the content of restricted substance(s) (element XX, element XX, …), otherthan exemptions stated in CNS 15663, exceeds the reference percentage value of presence condition.
The restricted substances: indicates Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr+6 , PBB, and PBDE.
Example: RoHS (Pb): indicates that the Pb percentage content in certain parts of the commodity exceeds thereference percentage value of presence condition.
 RoHS (Cd, Cr+6 , PBB): indicates that the Cd, Cr+6 , and PBB percentage content in certain parts of thecommodity exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition respectively.
6. The C.C.C. Codes listed in the table are used for reference only. The commodities shall still comply withthe requirements before entering into the market, even though their C.C.C. Codes are identified differently
by the Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance or Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of EconomicAffairs.
7. The inspection standards of the commodities listed in the table shall be the version published in thisannouncement. If any updated version is available, the BSMI shall publish the implementation date of theupdated version in further announcements.
8. Commodities with combined types or multifunctional products shall comply with the respective
inspection standards and the conformity assessment procedures of RPC scheme.

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Table 1. Example of markings for the presence conditions of the restricted substances exceeds the reference
percentage value of presence conditions
Equipment name: Fabric steamer, Model：XXX(*)
Restricted substances and its chemical symbols
LeadUnit

Mercury

Circuit board

Exceeding
0.1 wt %○ShellPower─switchBiphenyls

Diphenyl Ethers

(Cd)

(Cr )

(PBB)

(PBDE)

○○○

○

○

○○

○

○

○

○

○

○

○○○○○

○

○

Exceeding
0.1 wt %○○Heater○○

Note 3:+6(Hg)Power cord

Note 2:Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated
Chromium(Pb)Note 1:

Cadmium

Exceeding

Exceeding

0.01 wt %0.1 wt %“Exceeding 0.1 wt %” and “exceeding 0.01 wt %” indicate that the percentage content of therestricted substance exceeds the reference percentage value of presence condition.
“○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed thepercentage of reference value of presence.
The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.

Table 2 Example of markings for the content of the restricted substances other than exemption do not exceed thereference percentage value of presence condition
Equipment name: Fabric steamer, Model：YYY(*)
Restricted substances and its chemical symbols
LeadUnit

Mercury

Cadmium

Hexavalent

Polybrominate Polybrominatedchromiumd biphenyls

diphenyl ethers+6(Pb)

(Hg)

(Cd)

(Cr )

(PBB)

(PBDE)

Electric board

○

○

○

○

○

○Shell○

○

○

○

○

○

Power switch−○

○

○

○

○

Power cord○

○○○○

○

Heater

○

○

○

○

○

○

Note 1:Note 2:“○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed thepercentage of reference value of presence.
The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.

(*) The “name and model” can be omitted if the position of the “markings for the presence conditions” clearly identifies
the corresponding commodity. Multiple types could be shown together if the “markings for the presence conditions”
are applicable.

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