Civil Code Article 358
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
A buyer, who declines to accept a thing forwarded from another place by asserting that it is defective, is bound to preserve it in his custody temporarily, when the seller has no agent in the place of delivery.In the case specified in the preceding paragraph, if the buyer fails to take proper measures immediately to prove the existence of the defect, it is presumed that the defect asserted did not exist at the time of the delivery.If the thing forwarded will easily deteriorate, the buyer may sell it according to the market price when he takes proper measure to prove that. If it is to the advantage of the seller, the buyer is bound to make such sale, when necessary.The buyer, who sells the thing in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, shall notify the seller without delay. If he delays the notice, he shall be liable to compensate for the injury arising therefrom.
中文原文 民法第358條
買受人對於由他地送到之物，主張有瑕疵，不願受領者，如出賣人於受領地無代理人，買受人有暫為保管之責。
前項情形，如買受人不即依相當方法證明其瑕疵之存在者，推定於受領時為無瑕疵。
送到之物易於敗壞者，買受人經依相當方法之證明，得照市價變賣之。
如為出賣人之利益，有必要時，並有變賣之義務。
買受人依前項規定為變賣者，應即通知出賣人。
如怠於通知，應負損害賠償之責。
前項情形，如買受人不即依相當方法證明其瑕疵之存在者，推定於受領時為無瑕疵。
送到之物易於敗壞者，買受人經依相當方法之證明，得照市價變賣之。
如為出賣人之利益，有必要時，並有變賣之義務。
買受人依前項規定為變賣者，應即通知出賣人。
如怠於通知，應負損害賠償之責。