Taiwan BSMI Commodity Inspection 2026 | C01/C02, RPC, Marks

1. What is BSMI inspection? C01 and C02 explained

Taiwan import declarations use import rule codes. The CCC tariff item shows whether BSMI inspection is required.

2. Who is responsible for inspection filing

3. Four inspection routes compared

4. Application system and filing steps

5. BSMI inspection mark codes

6. Example product groups requiring inspection

Common regulated product groups include the following. The official BSMI list controls.

July–October 2026 additions and amendments to BSMI inspection: which products changed?

Short answer: Between July and October 2026 the BSMI announced or pre-announced 8 inspection rules relevant to imported goods (wooden ready-to-assemble furniture has its own page). Final announcements cover digital cameras/video cameras and audio-visual recorders/players (2026-10-02), paints (2026-10-06) and simply re-processed hot-rolled H-section steel (2026-08-03). Still draft pre-announcements: stationary lithium energy storage systems (08-12), power conversion systems (08-17), portable gas stove fuel canisters (09-14) and flame-retardant building materials (10-19). Most new rules take effect on 2027-07-01 or 2028-07-01, but concealed cameras without storage have been subject to inspection since 2026-10-02.

The code column lists only part of the "reference commodity classification codes" in each notice (full lists are in the sources below). The notices also state that reference codes are for reference only: if a product is found not to fall under a listed code, it must still complete inspection before entering the market. Items marked "draft" are not final; final content and dates follow the official announcement.

Shipping cameras, energy storage equipment or gas canisters from China: what matters in practice?

Can small personal-use quantities be exempt? What the exemption regulations say

Article 9(1)(3) of the Commodity Inspection Act allows exemption for "non-sale personal-use items, commercial samples, exhibits or R&D test items"; the conditions are in the Regulations Governing Exemption of Commodities from Inspection (last amended 2019-11-21). Key provisions (translated from the original):

• Art. 5(1)(1): items whose total value of the same model on one declaration is US$1,000 or less, or exceeds US$1,000 but the quantity does not exceed the listed limits — for "other products: personal-use items: 2 pieces".
• Art. 5(1)(7): "information technology equipment" whose total value of the same model on one declaration is US$1,000 or less, or exceeds US$1,000 with no more than 5 pieces. Toys, helmets, lighters, stationery and infant products have separate quantity limits in items 2–6.
• Art. 3(2): goods under Art. 5(1)(1) with a same-model total of US$1,000 or less on one declaration, or goods under items 2–7, may skip the application and self-declare the BSMI-designated exemption clearance code in the import permit number field of the import declaration; they are released after document matching. Other cases apply in advance under Art. 4.
• Art. 6: items meeting Art. 5(1) "sent by postal parcel or carried in travelers' accompanied baggage" are exempt and released directly by Customs.
• Art. 8: for the same model, the exemption is limited to "once within six months" per obligor (exceptions include multiple declarations on the same import date and prior special approval). Goods bought for resale are not "non-sale personal-use items".

Who is the inspection obligor, and what if inspection is skipped?

• Commodity Inspection Act Art. 8(1)(2): for products made abroad, the obligor is the importer; if import is entrusted to another party and the goods are sold in Taiwan under the name of an entrusting party with a domicile or business office in Taiwan, the obligor is that entrusting party. For goods bought in China and brought to Taiwan, this is in principle whoever imports them in their own name.
• Art. 60: an obligor who imports or places on the market goods not meeting inspection requirements faces a fine of NT$200,000 to NT$2,000,000; if the goods fail inspection, NT$250,000 to NT$2,500,000. Art. 60-1: where the total value is below NT$100,000, the fine may be up to twice the total value but not less than NT$10,000.
• Inspection filing, exemption applications and certificates are the obligor's responsibility; HowBridge's Shenzhen warehouse receiving and China-to-Taiwan transport do not mean goods are exempt or have passed inspection.

Sources for this section (each checked against the original on 2026-10-23)

• BSMI 2026-10-02: amended inspection rules for digital video cameras/digital cameras and audio-visual recorders/players
• Attachment of the above announcement (PDF)
• BSMI 2026-08-12: draft amendment for stationary lithium energy storage systems
• Draft comparison table of the above (PDF)
• BSMI 2026-08-17: draft amendment for power conversion systems
• Draft comparison table of the above (PDF)
• BSMI 2026-09-14: draft amendment for portable cassette stove fuel canisters and fuel
• BSMI 2026-10-06: amended inspection rules for paints (PDF)
• BSMI 2026-10-19: draft amendment for flame-retardant building materials (PDF)
• BSMI 2026-08-03: inspection rules for simply re-processed hot-rolled H-section steel (PDF)
• Laws & Regulations Database: Commodity Inspection Act (Art. 8, 9, 60, 60-1)
• Laws & Regulations Database: Regulations Governing Exemption of Commodities from Inspection (Art. 3–8)

What else changed in how products are inspected? (August–September 2026)

In one sentence: these 5 notices add no new products to the inspection list; they change inspection procedures: for type-approved machinery, a sampled batch is now tested on one randomly drawn item per three items (order of 2026-09-08, effective immediately); ice/cold/hot drinking water dispensers must meet the amended energy-efficiency baseline from 2028-01-01; LPG cylinder valves move to registration of product certification under CNS 1324 (2024 edition); and for building fire doors, the rules concern factory-inspection bodies and designated-laboratory staff training.

Summarized from the original BSMI notices and orders; the original texts and annexes prevail. The attachment link for the testing-laboratory amendment in the BSMI feed currently returns 404, so this page cites the PDF with the same reference number (11530014720) on the BSMI website.

What does type approval mean in practice when importing machinery from China?

In one sentence: type approval means BSMI first approves the product type; every imported batch must still be filed for inspection by the obligor, only with sampling or document review instead of full testing, so a certificate does not exempt each batch. From the Directions for Type Approval of Machinery Commodities as amended on 2026-09-08:

• Point 3: applicants submit, per type, the technical documents and samples listed in the annex to BSMI, its regional branch or a designated testing laboratory for type testing. The annex documents include a catalogue and photos, user manual, parts list, assembly drawing and a Traditional Chinese label sample.
• Point 4: a type-approval certificate for machinery is in principle valid for three years.
• Point 5: where the obligor prints the inspection mark itself, the manufacturing date or batch number must be entered on the inspection application.
• Point 6: the first filing is inspected batch by batch (document check or sampling); once passed, later batches are sampled with a one-in-five probability and unsampled batches get a document review; after twenty consecutive batches of the same tariff code with no failure, the rate may drop to one in ten. A failure under the simplified procedure requires three consecutive batches to pass sampling at triple quantity before it is restored. On a complaint or market-surveillance doubt about conformity, batch-by-batch checks or sampling may be applied directly.
• What this means for consolidated shipping: receipt at the Shenzhen warehouse and arrival in Taiwan do not mean type approval or inspection filing is done; regulated machinery for sale must still go through the procedure above by the obligor. For whether small personal-use quantities are exempt, see the section “Can small personal-use quantities be exempt?” above.

Sources for this subsection (original BSMI documents)

• BSMI 2026-09-09: amended Directions for Type Approval of Machinery Commodities (PDF, with general explanation and annex)
• BSMI 2026-08-11: interpretive order on CNS 3910 Section 10 for ice/cold/hot drinking water dispensers (PDF)
• BSMI 2026-08-24: amended inspection requirements for LPG cylinder valves (PDF)
• BSMI: partial amendment of the Specific Requirements for Designated Testing Laboratories for Machinery Commodities (Ref. No. 11530014720, PDF)
• BSMI 2026-09-30: qualifications for factory-inspection bodies for building fire doors (PDF)

Example: lots in Keelung Customs' 2026-10-29 sale list that “must present a BSMI certificate of conformity”

In the inspection list for the 9th tender by mail published by Keelung Customs on 2026-10-21 (sale date 2026-10-29), the sale conditions of the following lots state that the winning bidder must “obtain import release based on a certificate of conformity from the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs”; otherwise, the goods must be exported in their original condition and packaging within 2 months from the day after the award. In other words, even for goods bought from Customs by tender, where the sale conditions require a certificate of conformity, the BSMI procedure must still be completed before the goods can be collected.

Data dates: Keelung Customs announcement 2026-10-21, sale date 2026-10-29, checked by HowBridge 2026-10-26. This table lists only the lots whose sale conditions state that a BSMI certificate of conformity is required; in the same list, some lots instead require the country of origin to be re-marked, and some lots list no collection condition. For all 19 lots, see this round's list in the Customs auction guide. HowBridge only handles consolidation shipping from China (Shenzhen consolidation warehouse) → Taiwan; it does not bid in Customs sales on anyone's behalf and does not guarantee customs clearance or collection of any goods.

Keelung Customs, Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance (Taiwan): Inspection list (master list) for the 9th tender by mail on 2026-10-29

7. How to check whether BSMI inspection applies

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