On September 9, 2026, Taiwan's Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) published an implementation update on the phased regulatory framework for electric-vehicle charging equipment. BSMI confirmed that conductive charging equipment below 30 kW entered mandatory commodity inspection on July 1, 2026.

Before importation or sale, covered products must complete product verification against requirements addressing electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility, communication compatibility and cybersecurity, and compliant products must bear the Commodity Inspection Mark. BSMI will also use post-market inspections to supervise compliance.

The authority announced that the mandatory program is planned to expand in 2028 to charging equipment up to 750 kW. Separately, charging stations that bill customers by electrical energy are subject to legal-metrology controls intended to ensure measurement accuracy and transaction fairness.

BSMI expects to develop local testing capacity by 2030 for megawatt-scale commercial charging and bidirectional power-transfer technologies. The September notice is an official implementation and roadmap update; it does not itself publish new test standards for the planned 2028 expansion.

Impact

Impact assessment: High.

Key reasons: EV charging equipment below 30 kW is already subject to mandatory pre-market inspection and verification, including safety, EMC, communications and cybersecurity requirements, and must display the Commodity Inspection Mark before importation or sale.

Who is affected?

Manufacturers, importers, laboratories, conformity-assessment bodies, distributors and charging operators.

Conclusion:

verify product scope, complete the applicable BSMI verification route and marking before market access; begin readiness work for the announced expansion to equipment up to 750 kW in 2028.