 1 Legal Inspection of Children’s Cots and Folding Cots for Domestic Use 
Commodities   
 
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 children’s cots and folding cots 
due to incidents in recent years that resulted in severe injuries to infants, the Bureau of Standards, 
Metrology and Inspection will regulate  the safety and quality of children’s cots and folding cots for 
domestic use.  
 
Date of implementation:  1 September  2020 
 
Products (HS/CCCN  codes ) covered:  
Description of Goods  Inspection standards  Reference C.C.C. Code (the  
first 6 digits being the same  
as HS Code)  
Children ’s Cots and Folding 
Cots for Domestic Use  CNS11676(2019)“Chil dren’s Cots 
and Folding Cots for Domestic Use”  9403.20.00.00 -1 
9403.50.10.00 -2 
9403.50.90.00 -5 
9403.60.10.00 -0 
9403.60.90.00 -3 
9403.70.00.00 -0B 
9403.82.10.00 -4 
9403.82.90.00 -7 
9403.83.10.00 -3 
9403.83.90.00 -6 
9403.89.10.00 -7 
9403.89.20.00 -5 
9403.89.90.00 -0 
 
Conformity assessment procedures:  
Batch -by-Batch Inspection  (Type Approval)  or Registration of Product Certification (RPC) 
Scheme (Module II + III)  
 
 Batch -by-Batch Inspection(Type Approval)  
Further information on this procedure is available  on the BSMI w ebsite at  
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=4447&ctNode=9452&mp=2  
 
 Registration of Product Certification ( RPC ) Scheme  
Under this procedure, manufacturers must have their pro ducts type -tested by the BSMI or 
designated testing laboratories recognized by the BSMI (Module II) before applying for 
registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers will also be required to ensure by 
declaration (Module III) that all products  made at their manufacturing facilities are in 
conformity with the prototypes submitted for type testing in Module II.   2  
Products will be allowed to use the Commodity Inspection Mark, the letter “R” and the 
identification number given by the BSMI, after the y are certified and registered with the 
BSMI. These products can then pass through the 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 R PC certificate is valid for three years.  
 
Further information is also availableon the BSMI web site at  
https://www.bsmi.gov.tw/wSite/public/Attachment/f1561105698645.pdf . 
 
Locations to apply for Type Approval  or Registration of Product Certification:  
‧The BSMI or its branches.  