An applicant shall apply for inspection in accordance with the following rules:
1. An application shall be made to the inspection authority of the entry port upon arrival of the commodities.
2. An application shall be made to the inspection authority located at the manufacturing location before the commodities are exported; and
3. An application shall be made to the inspection authority located at the manufacturing location before domestically manufactured commodities are shipped out of the production premises.
An application for inspection can be made to an inspection authority that does not have jurisdiction over that application.

An applicant shall apply to the inspection authority for inspection by completing an application form and providing the following documents and inspection fees:
1. Relevant testing records, production records, or other documents as required by related announcement; and
2. Other documents required for inspection.
For commodities for which an application for monitoring inspection registration is not required, an applicant shall attach the documents mentioned in Article 3 of these Regulations when applying for inspection for the first time.
Where the application for inspection is made by an agent, a power of attorney and the agent's documentation must also be attached. Agents for inspection applications may register with the inspection authority by providing a power of attorney and then handle application procedures on behalf of applicants.
In case any special circumstance needs to be approved by the BSMI, the inspection fees prescribed in the first paragraph shall be paid before the inspection prescribed in Article 14 is carried out.

The name of commodities in an application for inspection must use the same names as used in announcements by BSMI, the names used in the inspection standards, or the names approved by the inspection authority.

An applicant may apply for inspection through visit in person, mail, facsimile or the Internet.

Under any of the following circumstances, the inspection authority shall reject an application for inspection:
1. Failure to apply for monitoring inspection registration in accordance with Article 3 of these Regulations;
2. Failure to apply for inspection in accordance with Article 8 of these Regulations; or
3. The application form has gross errors or omissions.

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The inspection application may be exempted when the commodity subject to random inspection.
The random inspection mentioned in the preceding paragraph includes the random inspection of a premises sampling and samples purchased on the market; such inspections shall be implemented by the BSMI according to respective commodity characteristics.