 1 Proposal for Legal Inspection Requirements for  Playpens for Domestic Use 
 
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 playpens f or domestic use  
due to incidents in recent years that resulted in severe injuries to  young children , the Bureau of 
Standards, Metrology and Inspection  (BSMI)  intends to regulate the safety and quality of 
playpen s for domestic use. The conformity assessment  procedure is either  Type -Approved Batch 
Inspection or Registration of Product Certification (Module 2 + Module 3).  
 
Proposed date of implementation:  1 December  2021  
 
Products (HS/CCCN  codes ) covered  and their applicable inspection standards : 
Description o f Goods  Inspection standards  Reference C.C.C. Code (the 
first 6 digits  are the same as 
HS Code)  
Playpens for domestic use  CNS 16004 :2017 “Child use 
and care articles −  Playpens for 
domestic use ” 9403.60.10.00.0 -C 
9403.60.90.00.3 -C 
9403.70.00.00.0 -D 
  
Inspection items:  
According to characteristic s of playpens for domestic use , the chemical material tests  and 
physical performance tests are in cluded.  
 
Conformity assessment procedures:  
Type -Approved Batch Inspection  (TABI) or Registration of Pro duct Certification (RPC) Scheme  
[type test (Mod ule 2) + declaration of conformity to type (Mod ule 3)]. 
 Type Approved Batch -by-Batch Inspection  (TABl) 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 (Mod ule 2)] before applying for 
registration of their products. Manufacturers or importers are also required to ensure by 
declaration [declaration of conformity to type (Mod ule 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 w ithout 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  2 https://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.  