Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements for Printing or Copying

Machines and 30 Other Commodities

By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)

Introduction:

BSMI will adopt the newest version of the electrical safety specifications, electromagnetic compatibility

and related inspection standards, CNS 15598-1: 2020 and CNS 15936: 2016 to bring our regulations into line

with the international standards to ensure consumers’safety.

In addition, CNS 15598-1:2020 was also revised to meet the ratification requirements of the Minamata

Convention on Mercury to address the threat to human health and the environment.

Date of implementation: 1 January 2024

Scope of covered products:

Item Description of Goods Inspection Standards

(Revisions underlined)

C.C.C. Code (the first

6 digits are the same as

HS Code)(Reference)

Conformity

Assessment

Procedures

Printing or copying machines

(inspection scope: exclusive

1 of those medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section

5“Marking of Presence”

8443.31.00.00.2A

8443.31.00.00.2B

8443.32.00.00.1A

8443.32.00.00.1B

8443.39.00.90.5

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

or

TABI Scheme

Automatic data processing

machines (inspection scope:

exclusive of those medical 2 devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

4、The directions to note the warning

for information, communication and

consuming electronic products

8471.30.00.00.8

8471.41.00.00.5

8471.49.00.00.7

8471.50.00.00.3

8471.60.10.00.9

8471.90.10.00.3

8471.90.90.00.6

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

or

TABI Scheme

Radio keyboard (inspection

scope: exclusive of those

3 medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

8471.60.30.10.3

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

or

TABI Scheme

Image scanners (inspection

scope: exclusive of those

4 medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

8471.60.90.10.0

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

or

TABI Scheme

Radio mouse (inspection

scope: exclusive of those

5 medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

8471.60.90.20.8

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

or

TABI Scheme

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Other input or output units,

whether or not presented with

the rest of a system and

whether or not containing

storage units in the same

housing (inspection scope:

exclusive of those medical

devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

8471.60.90.90.3

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

or

TABI Scheme

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Automatic teller machines

(inspection scope: exclusive

of those medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8472.90.50.00.3 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

or

TABI Scheme

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Static converters for automatic

data processing machines and

units thereof, and

telecommunication apparatus

(inspection scope:

only adapters convertible from

AC to DC, excluding those

designed for HI-END audio,

medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8504.40.20.00.3A 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

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Other power supply,

exchangeable type (inspection

scope:

only adapters convertible from

AC to DC, excluding those

designed for HI-END audio,

medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8504.40.91.00.7A 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

10

Automotive video camera

(inspection scope: exclusive

of those medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8525.80.90.10.2B

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 8525.80.90.90.5B

of Presence”

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

or

TABI Scheme

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Monitors used in an automatic

data processing (inspection

scope: exclusive of those

medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 8528.42.00.00.7 of Presence” 8528.52.00.00.4 4、The directions to note the warning

for information, communication and

consuming electronic products

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

or

TABI Scheme

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Head-mounted monitors used

in an automatic data

processing (inspection scope:

exclusive of those medical

devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8528.42.00.00.7A

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 8528.52.00.00.4A

of Presence” 9504.50.00.10.0B

4、The directions to note the warning 9504.50.00.19.1B

for information, communication and 9504.50.00.90.3B

consuming electronic products

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

or

TABI Scheme

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Drafting tables and machines

fitted with data processing

system, whether or not

automatic (inspection scope:

exclusive of those medical

devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 9017.10.10.00.9 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

or

TABI Scheme

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Drafting machines for data

processing system (inspection

scope: exclusive of those

medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

9017.20.10.00.7

RPC Scheme

(Modules II+III)

or

TABI Scheme

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Electronic calculators

(inspection scope: exclusive

of those medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

8470.10.10.00.1

1、CNS 15936:2016 8470.10.20.00.9

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8470.21.00.00.0

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 8470.29.00.00.2

of Presence” 8470.30.00.00.9

8470.90.00.00.6

Declaration of

Conformity

16

Cash registers (inspection

scope: exclusive of those

medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8470.50.00.00.4 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

17

Wired keyboard (inspection

scope: exclusive of those

medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8471.60.30.90.6 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

18

Hard disc devices (inspection

scope: exclusive of those

medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8471.70.10.10.5 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

19

Soft disc devices (inspection

scope: exclusive of those

medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8471.70.10.20.3 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

20

Optical disc devices

(inspection scope: exclusive

of those medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8471.70.10.30.1 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

21

Other magnetic disc devices

(inspection scope: exclusive

of those medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8471.70.10.90.8 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

22

Other storage units (inspection

scope: exclusive of those

medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8471.70.90.00.0 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

23

Other units of automatic data

processing machines

(inspection scope: exclusive

of those medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8471.80.00.00.7 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

24

Magnetic or optical readers

(inspection scope: exclusive

of those medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

8471.90.30.00.9 Declaration of

Conformity

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Data transcribing machines

for inputting into data

processing machines

(inspection scope: exclusive

of those medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8471.90.40.00.7 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

26

Typewriters (inspection scope:

exclusive of those medical

devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8472.90.70.10.7 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

27

Word-processing machines

(inspection scope: exclusive

of those medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8472.90.70.20.5 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

28

Class B main board of

computers and add-on cards

with I/O port; except for fax

card, modem card, fax/

modem card and other add-on

card with communication

function(inspection scope:

exclusive of those medical

devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8473.30.00.00.6 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

29

Machines for the reception,

conversion and transmission

or regeneration of voice,

images or other data.

( including router, bridge,

switch, hub, gateway,

exclusive of those medical

devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment))

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8517.62.00.00.5 3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

30

Digital still image video

cameras and digital cameras

(inspection scope: exclusive

of those medical devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020 8525.80.21.10.6

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 8525.80.21.90.9

of Presence”

Declaration of

Conformity

31

Electrical machines with

translation or dictionary

functions (inspection scope:

exclusive of those medical

devices or

telecommunications terminal

equipment)

1、CNS 15936:2016

2、CNS 15598-1:2020

3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking

of Presence”

8543.70.91.00.3 Declaration of

Conformity

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

must have their products type-tested in advance (Module II) by the BSMI or BSMI-designated testing

laboratories before applying for registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers will also be

required to ensure by declaration (Module III, conformity-to-type declaration) that all products made at

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their manufacturing facilities or imported are in conformity with the prototypes submitted for type-test at

Module II stage.

2. Type-Approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme

Under this procedure, manufacturers or importers shall have their products type-tested by the BSMI or

BSMI-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

Mark with the letter ‘T’ and the identification number given by the BSMI. The application fee for the Type

Approval is NT$3,500, and a Type Approval certificate is valid for three years. The fees for type testing

vary by products and depend on the fee policies of the testing laboratories.

3. Declaration of Conformity (DoC) Scheme

The manufacturer or importer shall obtain test repost from a BSMI-designated laboratory, prepare

relevant technical documents, and shall draw up a Declaration of Conformity. Both the technical

documents and Declaration of Conformity shall be kept by the manufacturer or importer for an applicable

period.

The manufacturer or importer shall apply to the BSMI or its branch for registration and a registration

number for the DoC marking.

The DoC marking printed by the manufacturer or importer must be affixed to the body of the

products.

4. Further information about the three schemes is also available on the BSMI website at

https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/lp?ctNode=9768&CtUnit=4132&BaseDSD=7&mp=2

Locations to apply for Registration of Product Certification or Type-Approved Batch Inspection:

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 to

deficiencies in the documents or samples. Extra seven working days may be required if additional tests are

required.)

Related requirements:

1. The revised inspection standards listed in the table will come into force on the date of announcement and

the current inspection standards will become invalid from 1 January 2024. The applicable inspection

schemes, conformity assessment modules of RPC and duration of certificates for the commodities above

will remain unchanged. For a commodity described in a declaration of conformity declaration of

conformity will be invalid from 1 January 2025 if declaration of conformity are not updated according to

the revised inspection standards before 31 December 2024.

2. The gateway of item 29 will be subject to mandatory inspection from 1 January 2024.

3. The column of import regulation codes 8471.90.90.00.6, 8472.90.50.00.3, 9017.10.10.00.9 and

9017.20.10.00.7 will be changed to C02 since the announcement date.

4. The National Certification Bodies (NCBs) and their associated CB Testing Laboratories (CBTLs) under

IECEE CB Scheme are allowed to apply for registration to the BSMI. Testing report(s) and certificate(s)

issued by the registered NCBs and CBTLs may be transferred to the BSMI required test report(s) by the

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BSMI-designated domestic laboratories according to the related procedures.

5. From the date of announcement, the BSMI can accept applications for registration of product certification

and type approval of listed products. BSMI will issue RPC or type approval certificates to the applicants

whose products meet all the requirements. For products included in the inspection scope for the first time,

the certificate is valid for three years from the date of issuance (if the date of issuance is before 31

December 2023, it will be counted from 1 January 2024).

6. Those commodities using AC power source, rechargeable lithium batteries or affixed power altering

devices shall be conformed to safety testing requirements CNS 15598-1.

7. The listed products use button-type batteries to provide power shall comply with the relevant provisions

of the CNS 15598-1 standard for button-type batteries.

8. The listed products with personal music players features must comply with section 10.6 of CNS 15598-1.

9. The listed products with electronic displays features must comply with the provisions of section 7.2 of

CNS 15598-1: 2020.

10. For the requirement of Section 5 “Marking of presence” of CNS 15663, the certificate holders of the

commodities 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.

11. 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 (five digits)” and the

presence 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.

(3) The size of the Mark can be applied proportionally on a prominent location of the commodities. The

Mark shall use materials that are not easily altered, and the content shall be in a clearly identifiable and

indelible 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, ...), other

than 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.

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Example:

 RoHS (Pb): indicates that the Pb percentage content in certain parts of the commodity exceeds the

reference percentage value of presence condition.

 RoHS (Cd, Cr+6, PBB): indicates that the Cd, Cr+6, and PBB percentage content in certain parts of the

commodity exceed the reference percentage value of presence condition respectively.

12. The C.C.C. Code listed in the table are used for reference only. The commodity shall still comply with the

requirements before entering into the market, even though its C.C.C. Code is identified differently by the

Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance or Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs.

13. The inspection standards of the commodities 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 further announcements.

14. Commodities with combined features or multifunctional products shall comply with the respective

inspection standards.

15. The medical equipment described in the table indicates the medical equipment regulated under the

Pharmaceutical Affairs Act.

16. The telecommunications terminal equipment mentioned in the table is the telecommunications terminal

equipment regulated under in the Telecommunications Act.

17. The listed commodities that have obtained the vehicle safety testing report issued by the certification

institutions authorized by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications are not within the scope of

the inspection items required by the BSMI.

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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

Polybrominated

Diphenyl Ethers

(PBDE)

○

○

○

○

Exceeding

0.1 wt %

Equipment name: Printing or copying machines, Model:XXX(*)

Restricted substances and its chemical symbols

Unit

Lead

(Pb)

Mercury

(Hg)

Cadmium

(Cd)

Hexavalent

Chromium

(Cr+6)

Polybrominated

Biphenyls

(PBB)

Circuit board Exceeding

0.1 wt % ○ ○ ○ ○

Cabinet ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Power

switch ˇ Exceeding0.1 wt % ○ ○ ○

Power cord ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Control

panel ○ ○ Exceeding0.01 wt % ○ ○

Note 1: “Exceeding 0.1 wt %” and “exceeding 0.01 wt %” indicate that the percentage content of the

restricted substance exceeds the reference percentage value of presence condition.

Note 2: “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed the

percentage of reference value of presence.

Note 3: 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 the

reference percentage value of presence condition

Equipment name: Printing or copying machines, Model:YYY(*)

Unit

Restricted substances and its chemical symbols

Lead

(Pb)

Mercury

(Hg)

Cadmium

(Cd)

Hexavalent

chromium

(Cr+6)

Polybrominate

d biphenyls

(PBB)

Polybrominated

diphenyl ethers

(PBDE)

Electric board ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Cabinet ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Power switch − ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Power cable ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Control panel ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Note 1: “○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed the

percentage of reference value of presence.

Note 2: The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.

(*) The “name and model” row can be omitted if the position of “the markings for the presence conditions” shows clearly to

specify the corresponding commodity. Multiple models could be shown together in the same field if “the markings for the

presence conditions” can be applied to contemporarily.

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