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Last Published: 11/8/2019

Standards Body

The Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs is responsible for publishing relevant standards for imported goods. Known as the Chinese National Standards, these generally conform to international standards.

Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI)
No. 4, Sec. 1, Jinan Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-23431700
Fax: +886-2-23560998

Conformity Assessment

Under the Commodity Inspection Act, the following traded and nontraded commodities shall be inspected by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI): Agricultural, industrial, and mining commodities manufactured domestically. Most of the products are food and agricultural goods, mechanical, electrical, chemical, and mineral products. The law specifies four methods for determining compliance: batch-by-batch inspection, monitoring inspection, registration of product certification, and self-declaration of conformity. The commodity type determines the applicable method for assessing compliance.

WTO Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement

Taiwan must adhere to the WTO's Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, which prohibits the use of technical requirements as discriminatory barriers to trade. The TBT Agreement covers standards for all products, including agricultural, industrial, and consumer goods, as well as production and processing methods and conformity assessment procedures. Additional resources to help firms comply with U.S. and international standards are available through the American National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) website.

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