1 
 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 
1 Printing or copying machines 
(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” 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  
2 Automatic data processing 
machines (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” 
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  
3 Radio keyboard (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” 8471.60.30.10.3 RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+III)  
or 
TABI Scheme  
4 Image scanners (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” 8471.60.90.10.0 RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+III)  
or 
TABI Scheme  
5 Radio mouse (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” 8471.60.90.20.8 RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+III)  
or 
TABI Scheme  
6 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  2 
 7 Automatic teller machines 
(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” 8472.90.50.00.3 RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+III)  
or 
TABI Scheme  
8 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8504.40.20.00.3A RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+III)  
9 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8504.40.91.00.7A 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8525.80.90.10.2B 
8525.80.90.90.5B RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+III)  
or 
TABI Scheme  
11 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 
of Presence” 
4、The directions to note the warning 
for information, communication and 
consuming electronic products 8528.42.00.00.7 
8528.52.00.00.4 RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+III)  
or 
TABI Scheme  
12 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 
4、The directions to note the warning 
for information, communication and 
consuming electronic products 8528.42.00.00.7A 
8528.52.00.00.4A 
9504.50.00.10.0B 
9504.50.00.19.1B 
9504.50.00.90.3B RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+III)  
or 
TABI Scheme  
13 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 9017.10.10.00.9 RPC Scheme 
(Modules II+III)  
or 
TABI Scheme  
14 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  3 
 15 Electronic calculators 
(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” 8470.10.10.00.1 
8470.10.20.00.9 
8470.21.00.00.0 
8470.29.00.00.2 
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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8470.50.00.00.4 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8471.60.30.90.6 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8471.70.10.10.5 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8471.70.10.20.3 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8471.70.10.30.1 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8471.70.10.90.8 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8471.70.90.00.0 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8471.80.00.00.7 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 4 
 25 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8471.90.40.00.7 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8472.90.70.10.7 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8472.90.70.20.5 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8473.30.00.00.6 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8517.62.00.00.5 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 
3、CNS 15663:2013 Section 5“Marking 
of Presence” 8525.80.21.10.6 
8525.80.21.90.9 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 5 
 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 6 
 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 
Equipment name: Printing or copying machines, Model ：XXX(*) 
Unit Restricted substances and its chemical symbols 
Lead 
 
(Pb) Mercury 
 
(Hg) Cadmium 
 
(Cd) Hexavalent 
Chromium 
(Cr+6) Polybrominated 
Biphenyls 
(PBB) Polybrominated 
Diphenyl Ethers  
(PBDE) 
Circuit board  Exceeding 
0.1 wt % ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Cabinet ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power 
switch ˇ Exceeding  
0.1 wt % ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Power cord ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 
Control 
panel ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.01 wt % ○ ○ Exceeding  
0.1 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.  