 1Legal Inspection of Safety Barriers 
 
By the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs 
 
Background: 
In response to the concerns raised by the public about the safety of safety barriers due to 
incidents in recent years that resulted in severe injuries to young children, the Bureau of 
Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) decides to regulate the safety and quality of safety 
barriers for domestic use. The conformity assessment procedure is either Type-Approved Batch 
Inspection or Registration of Product Certification (Module 2 + Module 3). 
 
Date of implementation: 1 December 2021 
 
Products (HS/CCCN codes) covered and their applicable inspection standards: 
Description of Goods  Inspection standards  The conformity 
assessment procedures Reference C.C.C. Code 
(the first 6 digits are the 
same as HS Code) 
Safety barriers  CNS 16005: 2017  Type-Approved Batch 
Inspection or Registration 
of Product Certification 
(Module 2 + Module 3) 4421.91.00.00-3A 
4421.99.00.90-6B 
7308.90.90.00-7 
7326.90.90.90-6D 
 
Inspection items: 
According to characteristics of safety barriers, the chemical material tests and physical 
performance tests are included. 
 
Conformity assessment procedures: 
Type-Approved Batch Inspection (TABI) or Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme 
[type test (Module 2) + declaration of conformity to type (Module 3)]. 
 Type-Approved Batch Inspection (TABI) Scheme  
Further information on this procedure is available on the BSMI website at  
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=4447&ctNode=9452&mp=2 
 
 Registration of Product Certification (RPC) Scheme  
Under this procedure, manufacturers or importers must have their products type-tested by 
the BSMI or BSMI-designated testing laboratories [type test (Module 2)] before applying for 
registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers are also required to ensure by 
declaration [declaration of conformity to type (Module 3)] that all products made at their 
manufacturing facilities are in conformity with the prototypes submitted for type testing in 
Module 2. 
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark with the letter “R” and the 
identification number given by the BSMI, after they are certified and registered with the 
BSMI. These products can then clear customs directly without any further inspection. The 
application fee and the annual fee for RPC are NT$5,000 and NT$2,000 respectively for 
each type of product, and a RPC certificate is valid for three years. 
 
Further information on this procedure is also available on the BSMI website at   2https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=4470&ctNode=9452&mp=2 
 
Locations to apply for Type Approval or Registration of Product Certification: 
‧The BSMI or its branches.  