Regarding the following commodities, which are restricted for import under this Act, TITA shall compile a“List of Commodities Subject to Import Restriction” according to the import regulations and commodity name list as hereby announced:
1.Commodities manufactured in specific countries or territories to be designated under Article 5 of the Act.
2.Commodities for which necessary measures need to be taken to restrict import thereof in accordance with Article 6 of the Act.
3.Commodities of which import is restricted in accordance with the proviso of Article 11 of the Act.
4. Importation of endangered species of wild fauna and flora, and products thereof in accordance with Article 13-1 of the Act.
5.Commodities for which an import quota system is enforced in accordance with Article 16 of the Act.
6.Commodities of which import is restricted due to import relief in accordance with Article 18 of the Act.
Import of commodities included on the “List of Commodities Subject to Import Restriction” shall be filed in accordance with the regulations prescribed in the said List. Those commodities that do not comply with import regulations and have not been given special approval by TITA shall not be permitted for import.

Where a firm, government agency, government operated enterprise and a public or private school imports commodities not included on the list of commodities subject to import restriction, licensing shall be exempted.

In respect of commodities for which licensing is exempted but whose import is regulated subject to other laws or regulations, TITA may, to the extent that examination of import commodities can be performed by the customs, compile and publish a list of commodities assisted by the customs for import examination, listing the nomenclatures of and the import regulations applicable to such commodities.
For import of commodities listed in the above said list of commodities entrusted to the customs for import examination, the applicable import regulations listed on the said list shall be followed when an import application is filed with the customs.

Where a person, other than a firm, a government agency, a government operated enterprise, and a public or private school, who is not a professional importer, imports commodities subject to Article 10 of the Act, he/she shall apply for import licensing; however, subject to any of the following circumstances, import licensing shall be exempted:
1. Baggages and articles of which the quantities and values are within the limits set by customs brought in by passengers and crews of vessels and aircraft.
2. Duty free articles for official and/or personal use imported by embassies/consulates of various countries in the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, international organizations, and diplomatic organizations stationed in this country against the duty-exemption application forms issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
3. Commodities which are not included on the list of commodities subject to import restriction but are imported by other importers through marine shipment, airfreight, or parcel post, at an FOB price less than US$20,000 or its equivalent.
4. Articles for humanitarian relief.
5. Other articles approved by TITA.
For import of the above licensing-exemption commodities, if they are included on the list prescribed in Article 6 or 8 hereof, regulations set forth on the list shall be complied with when import application is filed with the customs, unless there are other special regulations applicable.
Specific commodities for which import licensing is applied for by an importer mentioned in Paragraph 1 of this Article, shall be limited to those imported for personal use by the importer, unless special approval is obtained from TITA.

If an importer imports any commodity on the list of commodities subject to import restriction in a small quantity for own use or as gift, the customs may release it by assessing a duty thereon with consideration of the circumstances and in accordance with the applicable regulations listed in the said list; and in such case import licensing may be exempted. However, if special provisions are otherwise provided in other laws and regulations in force, such special provisions shall be followed.

To satisfy the requirement of trade administration, TITA may designate items of commodities to be imported on which country of origin shall be marked or for which certificates of country of origin shall be submitted for examination at the time of filing import applications with the customs.