The Administrative Regulations Governing the Inspection of Imported Alcohol Article 9

In the case that the alcohol imported by the obligor of the application for inspection is inspected by the method of lot-to-lot inspection or by the method of lot-sampling by which a sampled lot is chosen to be for inspection, that obligor of the application for inspection may apply to the central competent authority for the release in advance of the imported alcohol, under the condition that until such time as the alcohol is deemed to be in conformity to the stipulations of the inspection, that the alcohol shall neither be removed from the authorized storage site nor transferred to a third party without authorization and that the competent authority may send inspectors to perform any necessary check, and where the aforementioned situations including one of the following under which:1. There are difficulties in sampling at the customs areas due to reasons such as the special dimensions or material of the packaging, miscellaneous categorization or stacking of the goods.2. The time required for inspection is longer than seven working days.3. Special grape wines that are sold at the same time internationally within a limited period of time or must be conserved by a particular freezing equipment.4. Although the alcohol could be sampled at the customs areas, the central competent authority regards it as necessary to be release in advance for the sake of safety, storage condition or other necessary situations.The imported alcohol for which the obligor applies for inspection shall not be allowed for release in advance under any of the following circumstances:1. The imported alcohol was previously disqualified for inspection, and thereafter any one of the three consecutive lots with the same brand name, origin, product category, and manufacturer was not qualified on inspection.2. The inspected alcohol was in violation of the provision stated in the preceding paragraph, and was removed from the authorized storage site or was transferred to a third party without authorization before the alcohol was deemed to be in conformity to the stipulations of the inspection. However, alcohol removed from the authorized storage site due to force majeure, verified by the central competent authority, shall not be subject to the items of this provision.3. The sampling performed by the authorized agency (institution) was rejected without proper reason(s).4. The alcohol that was disqualified failed to be returned, re-exported, or destroyed within four months following the first day after the central competent authority makes the decision of disqualification on inspection.5. There are certain conditions under which the hygienic safety of the imported alcohol could be threatened.
中文原文 進口酒類查驗管理辦法第9條
申請查驗義務人進口之酒類,屬逐批查驗或抽批查驗之抽中批,且有下列情形之一者,得向中央主管機關申請先行放行。
未符合查驗規定前,不得擅自變更儲存地點或移轉第三人,主管機關得視情況派員查核:
一、體積龐大、種類繁多或因包裝、貨物堆置等原因有無法取樣之情事。
二、檢驗時間超過七個工作日。
三、國際間限時同步發售或須以特殊冷藏設備保存之特殊葡萄酒。
四、雖可取樣但因安全、儲存條件或其他情事經中央主管機關認有先行放行必要。
申請查驗義務人申請查驗進口酒類,有下列情形之一者,不准許先行放行:
一、進口酒類有查驗不合格紀錄,且其後進口同品牌名稱、同原產地、同產品種類、同製造業者之酒類,未經連續三批查驗合格。
二、曾有違反前項規定,於查驗符合規定前擅自變更儲存地點或移轉第三人。
但運出貨物儲存地點因不可抗力因素經中央主管機關審核屬實者,不在此限。
三、曾有無正當理由拒不配合受託機關(構)取樣情事。
四、曾有檢驗不合格酒類未能於中央主管機關作成查驗不合格決定之次日起四個月內完成退運、復運出口或銷毀。
五、有衛生安全疑慮情事。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.