Regulations Governing the Approval and Management of Using Self-prepared Seals by Relevant Stakeholders｜第 2 條｜關務｜Regulation｜In Force
財政部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2024-05-14
The terms used in these Regulations are defined as follows: 1. Mechanical seal refers to a seal which can be affixed to sea containers, means of bonded transportation or means of transportation approved by Customs without any radio frequency electronic element embedded in the main body. Mechanical seals based on its type may be classified as follows: (1) High-security mechanical freight container seal: referring to a seal complying with the regulations of high-security seals set by the National Standards of Republic of China (CNS) 17712 and being limited to bolt seal and cable seal illustrated in CNS 17712 standards. (2) General mechanical seal: referring to mechanical seals other than those defined in the preceding item. 2. Electronic seal refers to a seal to be affixed to sea containers, sea transiting containers entering or exiting inland container terminals, bonded transports or means of transportation approved by Customs, with an embedded chip encrypted with a unique identification code not allowed to be rewritten and can be recognized by radio frequency readers. Electronic seals on the basis of type may be classified as follows: (1) Passive electronic seal: referring to an electronic seal without embedded active emitter for wireless communication and no signal is emitted actively. (2) Active electronic seal: referring to any type of electronic seal other than those mentioned in the preceding item.