Establishment of the complete text of 10 articles, promulgated on April 18, 1994 as per Examination Yuan (83) Kao-Tai-Mi-Yi-Zi Order No. 1330.

Establishment of the eligibility requirements table and exam subjects table, promulgated on June 8, 1994 as per Examination Yuan and Executive Yuan orders.

Amendment to the exam subjects table, promulgated on January 14, 1997 as per Examination Yuan (86) Kao-Tai-Zu-(1)-Yi-Zi Order No. 00155 and Executive Yuan (86) Tai-Tsai-Zi Order No. 00841.

Amendment promulgated on December 30, 2000 as per Examination Yuan (89) Kao-Tai-Zu-(1)-Yi-Zi Order No. 10969.

Amendment to Article 10, promulgated on July 25, 2001 as per Examination Yuan (90) Kao-Tai-Zu-(1)-Yi-Zi Order No. 0900005462.

Amendments to Articles 5, 7, 10, 11, and 15, promulgated on April 29, 2003 as per Examination Yuan Kao-Tai-Zu-(1)-Yi-Zi Order No. 09200036491.

Amendments to name and complete text of these Regulations, promulgated on January 5, 2006, as per Examination Yuan Kao-Tai-Zu-(1)-Yi-Zi Order No. 09500001461.

Amendments to Articles 5 and 6, promulgated on December 15, 2009 as per Examination Yuan Kao-Tai-Zu-(1)-Yi-Zi Order No. 09800099191.

Amendments to Articles 1, 4, 5, and 8, promulgated on August 6, 2013 as per Examination Yuan Kao-Tai-Zu-(1)-Yi-Zi Order No. 10200066911.

Deletions of Articles 11 and 12 and replacement of Article 11 with Article 13, promulgated on March 24, 2017 as per Examination Yuan Kao-Tai-Zu-(1)-Yi-Zi Order No. 10600015091.

Amendment promulgated on August 3, 2020 as per Examination Yuan Kao-Tai-Zu-(1)-Yi-Zi Order No. 10900013011.

The text of these Regulations is as follows:

Article 1

These Regulations are established as per Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the Professional and Technical Personnel Examinations Act.

Article 2

Junior Professional and Technical Examination for Customs Clearance Agents (hereinafter "the Examination") is administered annually.

Article 3

Those who are disqualified from practicing as customs clearance agents according to the Regulations Governing the Establishment and Management of Customs Brokers or who are ineligible to take national examinations according to other laws and regulations may not take the Examination.

Article 4

R.O.C. citizens who meet any of the following eligibility requirements may take the Examination:

Have graduated from a public or registered private senior high school or vocational high school, or a foreign school at an equivalent level.

Have passed a national senior examination or junior qualification examination.

Article 5

The Examination is administered in written format and the exam subjects are as follows:

Professional English for customs affairs.

Laws and regulations on customs affairs.

Customs practice.

Tax regulations.

All exam subjects consist of essay and multi-choice questions.

Article 6

To pass the Examination, candidates must obtain a final score of 60 points or more. However, if the number of exam takers with a final score of 60 points or higher is less than the top 16% of all exam takers, candidates will be ranked in the order of their final score and the number of passing candidates will be the top 16% of all exam takers who receive a minimum final score of 50 points and no zero point on any subject. The passing score for the Examination will then be the score which the last candidate on the rank list receives.

Exam takers who receive a grade of zero will not pass.

If the number of the top 16% of all exam takers is not a whole number, the number of passing candidates should be rounded up to nearest number.

The final score is defined as the average score of all exam subjects. Absence from an exam session will result in a grade of zero for that subject.

Article 7

Foreign candidates who meet eligibility requirements set out in Article 4, Subparagraph 1 may take the Examination.

Article 8

The list of candidates passing the Examination will be submitted by the MOEX to the Examination Yuan for the issuance of qualification certificates and to the Ministry of Finance for reference.

Article 9

These Regulations shall come into effect upon promulgation.