Taiwan BSMI to add electric vehicle charging equipment as products subject to Taiwan RoHS rules 
On June 6, 2024, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), M.O.E.A of Taiwan released a draft to the “Legal inspection requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment” and started soliciting comments. The comment period will last until to August 5, 2024.
Currently, the vehicle charging equipment is only subject to the voluntary product certification (VPC), the reason to be regulated as products subject to mandatory inspection this time is said that electric vehicle charging equipment is becoming popular in homes and indoor parking lots, it needs stricter regulations. According to the draft, the regulation is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2026.
EV charging equipment subject to mandatory inspection
| Product | Inspection standard | Inspection method | CCC code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conductive charging equipment for EV (lower than 30kW) |
|
Type approved batch inspection (TABI) or registration of product certification (RPC) (type test + factory inspection) | 8537.10.10.00.2 8537.10.90.00.5 |
| Conductive DC/hybrid charging equipment for EV (lower than 30kW) |
|
Type approved batch inspection (TABI) or registration of product certification (RPC) (type test + factory inspection) | 8504.40.99.90.0 |
Scheduled effective date
According to the draft, the inspection will be conducted from July 1, 2026 for the above-mentioned two products, regardless of whether they are domestic products or imported products. For products that have obtained the VPC certificate, the manufacturers or importers can apply for the type test report after providing additional information to the testing organization that issued the VPC certificate.
Requirements of Taiwan RoHS
- Products subject to CNS 15663 Article 5 “Marking of presence” (Taiwan RoHS) shall follow the requirements of Article 5 and mark the presence of restricted substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBB, PBDE) on the product itself, packaging, label, or instruction manual.
- If the information on the presence of restricted substances is provided through a website, the URL should be displayed on the product itself, packaging, label, or instruction manual.
For the original text of the above-mentioned draft, please refer to the following URL (in Traditional Chinese).
https://join.gov.tw/policies/detail/952a5db4-8dcd-4d7a-87a7-f9161a0e162b
