Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Taiwan
Lifts and escalators in buildings are regulated under the Building Act (Art. 77-4) by the central and local building authorities (Ministry of the Interior system). The Building Equipment volume of the Building Technical Regulations sets design rules (Chapter 6, Arts. 108-132), and the Regulations for Installation and Inspection Management of Building Lift Equipment set use permits, inspection, maintenance and registration. A lift may not be used until it passes completion inspection and receives a use permit, which must be renewed after each periodic safety inspection.
Who regulates lifts
Ministry of the Interior (central competent building authority) and local competent building authorities
Periodic inspection
Safety inspection by a designated inspection institution's inspector: yearly for most equipment; every 3 years for freight and residential lifts and every 2 years for lifts in apartment buildings of five floors or fewer; shorter (yearly / semi-annual) once the building is 15+ years past completion. Monthly routine maintenance by a registered technician.
Installer and maintenance licensing
Yes: maintenance contractors (專業廠商) register in three classes for 5 years; technicians (專業技術人員) and inspectors (檢查員) need an engineer licence or lift technician certificate, registration valid 5 years, renewal needs 16 hours of retraining.
Laws, codes and standards
- Building Act Art. 77-4 — Building Act (lift equipment provisions)Mandatory · Statute; Art. 77-4 para. 9 authorises the lift installation and inspection regulation · Legislative Yuan
- Building Technical Regulations — Building Equipment, Chapter 6 (2022) — Building Technical Regulations, Building Equipment Volume, Chapter 6: Lifts and Escalators (Arts. 108-132)Mandatory · Building Act; last amended 29 Dec 2022 · Ministry of the Interior
- Fee standard for lift contractor, technician and inspector certificates (2025) — Fee standards for registration certificates of building lift equipment contractors and technicians and inspector certificatesMandatory · Dated 22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of the Interior
- Regulations for Installation and Inspection Management of Building Lift Equipment (2023) — Regulations governing installation and inspection management of building elevator equipmentMandatory · Building Act Art. 77-4 para. 9; last amended 11 Dec 2023 · Ministry of the Interior
- CNS 12651 — National standard for escalators (speed, inclination, rise, balustrades, safety devices)Referenced by law · Building Technical Regulations, Building Equipment, Arts. 121, 125, 129 · BSMI
- CNS 2866 — National standard referenced for lift machine/pit lighting equipment (Art. 112)Referenced by law · Building Technical Regulations, Building Equipment, Art. 112 · Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)
Lift associations and bodies
Last verified 2026-10-16. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.