Foreign Trade Act Article 29

Should an exporter/importer commit any of the violations as prescribed in subparagraphs 1 through 5 of paragraph 4 of Article 16, the BOFT may, after taking into account the seriousness of the violation, impose an administrative fine of not less than NT$60,000, but not more than NT$300,000; reclaim the allocated quota; or suspend export, import or export/import of such goods for not less than three (3) months, but not more than six (6) months; and in addition, may cancel the record of performance, suspend the eligibility for quota application, or nullify the export/import registration of such exporter/importer for less than three (3) months and not more than six (6) months.Should an exporter/importer commit any of the violations as prescribed in subparagraphs 6 through 8 of paragraph 4 of Article 16, the BOFT may issue a warning or impose an administrative fine of not less than NT$30,000, but not more than NT$150,000; reclaim the allocated quota; or suspend export, import or export/import of such goods for not less than one (1) month, but not more than three (3) months; and in addition, may cancel the record of performance, suspend the eligibility for quota application of such export/import for not less than one (1) month, but not more than three (3) months.To prevent an exporter/importer suspected of violation from evading punishment, during the investigation of violation, the BOFT may provisionally suspend the assignment or freeze the utilization of allocated quota, either in whole or in part, of such exporter/importer.