Chinese National Railway Administration publishes policy supporting new energy vehicle railway transportation.,
Chinese National Railway,

▍BSMI Introduction Introduction of BSMI certification

BSMI is short for Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection, established in 1930 and called National Metrology Bureau at that time. It is the supreme inspection organization in Republic of China in charge of the work on national standards, metrology and product inspection etc. The inspection standards of electrical appliances in Taiwan are enacted by BSMI. Products are authorized to use BSMI marking on the conditions that they are in compliance with safety requirements, EMC testing and other related tests.

Electrical appliances and electronic products are tested according to the following three schemes: type-approved (T), registration of product certification(R) and declaration of conformity (D).

▍What is the standard of BSMI?

On 20 November 2013, it is announced by BSMI that from 1^st, May 2014, 3C secondary lithium cell/battery, secondary lithium power bank and 3C battery charger are not permitted to access to Taiwan market until they are inspected and qualified according to the relevant standards (as shown in table below).

▍Why MCM?

● In 2014, rechargeable lithium battery became mandatory in Taiwan, and MCM began to provide the latest information about BSMI certification and the testing service for global clients, especially those from mainland China.

● High Rate of Pass: MCM has already help clients to obtained more than 1,000 BSMI certificates till now in one go.

● Bundled services: MCM helps clients successfully enter multiple markets in worldwide through one-stop bundled service of simple procedure.

Recently, Chinese National Railway Administration, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and China Railway Group co-publish the document of Suggestions About Supporting New Energy Commodity Vehicles Railway Transport to Serve for New Energy Vehicle Industry Development. The document focuses on the demand of new energy vehicles railway transport, and clarifies the policy will support and standardize this service. The railway transport will optimize its management and supervision. PHEV and EV that uses lithium-ion batteries for propulsion, and are listed in the scope of Notice for Road Vehicles Manufacturers and Products, will not be seen as dangerous commodity according to Railway Safety Management Rule, Railway Dangerous Goods Transportation Safety Supervision Rule and Dangerous Goods List (GB 12268). The consigner and consignee can transport vehicles under only the requirement of this new Suggestion document. If there’s requirement on domestic and international railway transport, the products should comply with International Railway Transporting Goods Agreement (CMГC) attachment 2 Dangerous Goods Transporting Rule. The following rules should also be complied with:When consigning shipment of new energy vehicle, a consigner should provide qualified certification for products, and the document should align with the actual goods. Exported vehicles are not required.The SOC of vehicles should not be over 65%. The oil tank of PHEV should be well closed and no leakage. Vehicles should not add or extract oil during transporting.When consigning shipment of new energy vehicles, there should not be any backup batteries or other batteries except the original assembled batteries. Vehicles should not carry other items except for the equipped items that are necessary when leave factory.