The import of CTRFD shall be granted and import permit issued by NCC.
Aforesaid the application of import permit may be submitted online. The effective time and application procedures will be promulgated by NCC.

Those who apply for import permit certificates, unless otherwise specified by the Regulations, shall attach the CTRFD import permit certificate application form in accordance with the usage of CTRFD and one of the documents in the following subparagraphs and relevant documents to be handled by NCC:
1. Public telecommunications station: System establishment permit documents, network construction permit documents, or special program authorization documents.
2. Broadcast TV and radio station, dedicated telecommunications station, or other telecommunications station: Station establishment permit certificate or special program authorization documents.
3. Mobile satellite earth station or small satellite earth station: Documents of proof for type approval, documents of proof for Declaration of Conformity (hereinafter as “DoC”), or special program authorization documents.
4. Amateur wireless devices: Documents of proof for type approval, documents of proof for DoC, establishment permit documents, or special program authorization documents.
5. CTRFDs for use on foreign flag-flying ships or export ships: Foreign flag-flying registry certificates, sale and purchase contracts, or special program authorization documents.
6. CTRFDs that require a station license for research and development, testing purposes, or the purpose of exhibitions: Special program authorization documents.
7. Other CTRFD: Special program authorization documents.
Those applications whose documents in the previous paragraph are deemed incomplete shall be informed to undertake corrective action within a period prescribed by NCC. For those who fail to undertake corrective action or whose corrections are deemed to be still incomplete after the prescribed period shall be rejected.
Those who apply for import permit certificates online shall complete the documents and certificate number or authorization number for the following documents in accordance with the online application form and are exempted from attaching the documents in the various subparagraphs of Paragraph 1:
1. Assurance number of documents of proof for type approval and documents of proof for DoC of mobile satellite earth stations, small satellite earth stations, or amateur wireless devices or authorization number of amateur wireless device establishment permit documents.
2. Certificate number of wireless station establishment permit certificate of ships.
3. Authorization number of public telecommunications system establishment permit documents and network construction permit documents.
4. Authorization number of broadcast TV and radio station establishment permit certificates, dedicated telecommunications station establishment permit certificates, or establishment permit certificates of other stations.
5. Authorization number of special program authorization documents.
Those applying for import permit certificates in Paragraph 1 using station establishment permit certificate who have not obtained a station license within the predetermined period or those applying for import using the documents in subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1 shall immediately re-export or handle in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 after the system establishment permit documents, network construction permit documents, or special privileged licenses have become invalid.
Those applying for import permit certificates in Paragraph 1 using special program authorization documents shall re-export the imported CTRFDs within the period specified in the authorization documents or report to NCC for the imported CTRFD to be destroyed under surveillance. When necessary, the original applicant may apply for extension by providing written statements of reasons within thirty days prior to the specified expiration date. Those handling re-export or reporting to NCC to be destroyed under surveillance after expiration, after being notified by NCC, shall handle re-export or the destroying under surveillance in accordance with the notification period of NCC. However, those in the following situations may be exempted from re-export or reporting to NCC to be destroyed under surveillance:
1. Those with CTRFDs that require a station license and have obtained station establishment permit certificate or station license and CTRFDs that do not require a station license, have obtained proof for type approval or proof for DoC and have reported to NCC for recordation.
2 Those who need to retain the CTRFD for static display or other special purposes and have reported to NCC for approval.
Those whose CTRFDs are re-exported in accordance with the provisions in the previous two paragraphs shall fill in and submit the following documents after the devices are exported and report to NCC for recordation:
1. CTRFDs in subparagraphs 1 through 4 and Subparagraphs 6 and 7, Paragraph 1: One copy of the customs export certification page or other documents proving re-export.
2. CTRFDs in subparagraph 5, Article 1: One copy of foreign flag-flying registry certificates and the duplicate (or triplicate) uniform invoice of Taiwan.
Those whose imported CTRFDs do not require a station license, is approved by NCC special program and have not obtained proof for type approval or proof for DoC, its replacement, usage suspension, or yielding to a third party shall be approved by NCC.
The documents of proof for type approval or documents of proof for DoC in Subparagraphs 3 and 4, Paragraph 1, copies of the testing compliance label recordation letter of those who have obtained proof for type approval or proof for DoC and have reported to NCC for usage agreement and their documents of proof for type approval or documents of proof for DoC as replacement may be used.

Those in one of the following situations when importing CTRFDs shall be exempt from applying for and obtaining import permit certificates:
1. The wireless TTE and LPD, where the type approval is qualified by or the DoC registration has been completed by the NCC or certification bodies recognized and entrusted by NCC.
2. Besides mobile satellite earth stations and small satellite earth stations, to import self-use wireless TTE or LPD, one shall fill in the self-use affidavit, where the affidavit is only for self-use and not for sale or other commercial purposes and shall attach documents proving the compliance of relevant technical specifications. The restrictions to the imported quantity are as follows:
(1) For those who are to import through hand carry, at most, the quantity may not exceed five sets each time.
(2) For those who are to import by mail or other non-hand carry methods, at most, the quantity may not exceed two sets at one time.
(3) For the same natural or legal persons importing the same brand and model number, the limit is ten sets within one year.
3. Domestically manufactured CTRFDs that were returned or shipped back after having been exported.
4. Imported CTRFDs from overseas, which are bonded goods, to business entities within government-approved tax-free export processing zone, science park businesses within bonded scope, agricultural technology park businesses within bonded scope, and bonded factories, bonded warehouses, or logistics centers managed by customs.
5. Imported CTRFDs from overseas to government-approved free economic pilot zone businesses for testing purposes and free trade port zone businesses to be stored.
6. Those goods applicable to temporary customs clearance regulations and have been authorized for import by NCC special programs.
Those whose CTRFDs enter into other regions within the ROC territory to the businesses, factories, warehouses, or logistics centers in subparagraph 4, Paragraph 1 or to the free economic pilot zone businesses or free trade port zone businesses in subparagraph 5, Paragraph 1 shall handle in accordance with the provisions of the previous article. However, this shall not apply to those who have undergone type approval, testing compliance, or have completed DoC registration.

Those that apply for import permit certificates for the following different types of CTRFDs shall attach the CTRFD import permit certificate application form and relevant documents to be handled by NCC:
1. Those whose non-domestically manufactured CTRFDs have been returned or shipped back after having been exported.
2. Those that import at most ten sets of CTRFD of the same brand and model number for type approval purposes each time.
3. CTRFDs that do not require a station license for research and development, testing purposes, or for exhibitions.
4. CTRFDs for export purposes only are imported to be processed, repaired, or assembled.
5. With the exception of mobile satellite earth stations and small satellite earth stations, self-use wireless TTE or LPDs.
6. A maximum of two self-use amateur mobile radio stations imported for amateur radio operators.
For the self-use wireless TTE or LPDs in subparagraph 5 of the previous paragraph, the restrictions to the imported quantity shall be as follows:
1. Those that import through hand carry: at least six sets to a maximum of ten sets.
2. Those that import by mail: at least three sets to a maximum of ten sets.
3. Importing the same brand and model number: the limit shall be ten sets within one year for natural persons and twenty sets within one year for legal persons.
When applying for import permit certificates in subparagraphs 2 to 4, Paragraph 1, applicants shall fill in the affidavit for one year starting from the issue date of the import permit certificate, where the imported CTRFD are re-exported or reported to NCC to be destroyed under surveillance. When necessary, the original applicant may apply for an extension by providing written statements of reasons within 30 days of the expiration date; the maximum extension period shall be one year and can only be extended twice. Those handling re-export or reporting to NCC to be destroyed under surveillance after expiration, after being notified by NCC, shall handle re-export or the destroying under surveillance in accordance with the notification period of NCC. However, those in the following situations may be exempted from re-export or reporting to NCC to be destroyed under surveillance:
1. Those with CTRFDs that require a station license and have obtained a station establishment permit certificate or station license and CTRFDs that do not require a station license that have obtained proof for type approval or proof for DoC and have reported to NCC for recordation.
2. Those who need to retain CTRFDs for static display or other special purposes and have reported to NCC for approval.
When applying for import permit certificates per subparagraph 6, Paragraph 1, applicants shall fill in the affidavit for three months starting from the issue date of the import permit certificate to obtain amateur mobile radio station license. Those that fail to obtain the license shall re-export the imported CTRFD or report to NCC for the imported CTRFD to be destroyed under surveillance. When necessary, the original applicant may apply for extension providing written statements of reasons within 30 days of the expiration date; the maximum extension period shall be three months and only granted once. Those handling re-export or reporting to NCC to be destroyed under surveillance after expiration, after being notified by NCC, shall handle re-export or the destroying under surveillance in accordance with the notification period of NCC.
Those re-exporting CTRFDs in accordance with the provisions of the previous two paragraphs shall handle in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 6, Article 17.
When applying for import permit certificates in subparagraphs 5 and 6, Paragraph 1, applicants shall fill in the self-use affidavit, which is for self-use and not for sale or other commercial purposes, and shall attach documents proving the compliance of relevant technical specifications.

Imported ships or aircrafts with CTRFDs previously installed shall be exempted from an import permit but shall apply for radio station license as per relevant regulations.

Under the circumstance that the different model number of devices are imported at one time by the same applicant, or setup permit, special program authorization document provided has different period of validity, import permits shall be applied for separately.
An exception shall be CTRFDs listed in Article 19.1 for which import permits can be applied for together.

The import permit shall be valid for one year and limited to import CTRFDs once. If necessary, the permit can be extended once for one year before expiration. Only one extension shall be allowed. However, the validity of import permit cannot be longer than the validity of setup permit or special program authorization document.
In the case of a lost import permit, the holder shall apply for reissue herewith to NCC.