The EU Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 applies in full from January 20, 2027, repealing the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC on the same day. There are new rules on digital instructions, cybersecurity, substantial modification, and high-risk categories, and exporters need to prepare early.
For food machinery sold in Europe, every part that touches dough or filling is a food contact material regulated by EU Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004. This article covers the general requirements, good manufacturing practice, labeling, traceability, and how to prepare a declaration of conformity.
Food machinery sold to the US often raises questions about FDA, NSF, and UL. The FDA regulates the food plants that use the machines, NSF is a hygienic design standard and certification, and UL relates to electrical safety. Distinguishing the federal, state and local, and buyer levels is the only way to know what's actually required.
Taiwan uses 110V/220V at 60Hz; Europe, mainland China, and Australia mostly use 230V or 220V at 50Hz, and Japan even has two frequencies in one country. Mismatched voltage, phases, or frequency can change machine speed or even burn it out, so before exporting, confirm the supply and decide whether to change the voltage, swap motors, or add an inverter.
Food machinery can spend more than a month crossing the ocean, and the biggest threat isn't being dropped but humidity and salt rusting non-stainless parts and soaking the electrics. From securing the machine and rust and moisture protection to the phytosanitary mark on the wooden crate, here are the key points of export packing for machinery.
Solid wood crates, pallets, and dunnage used to export machinery must be treated under International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) and bear the IPPC mark; otherwise they may be returned or destroyed at the destination port. This article covers treatment methods, what the mark contains, exemptions, and where to get it done in Taiwan.
Once a machine has crossed the ocean and reached the customer's plant, next come positioning, power connection, test runs, and training. This article covers three common approaches to overseas installation, how far video training can go, the fastest ways to ship parts, and what should be agreed before ordering.
Before ordering, overseas customers almost always ask: Is there an English manual? Which parts should we keep in stock? How does the warranty work? This article covers what a manual should contain, how to put together a spare parts list, and what overseas warranty terms need to spell out, useful to both buyers and sellers.
The tariff heading most often used for exporting food machinery is 8438, which is further divided into bakery machinery, pasta and noodle machinery, meat machinery, other machinery, and parts. This article covers which code an encrusting machine or bun machine should use, who decides the classification, and where to look up the importing country's duties.
Most food machinery isn't on Taiwan's list of strategic high-tech commodities, but there is a total trade ban on North Korea, sensitive goods lists for Iran, Russia, and Belarus, and entity list and catch-all control rules. This article covers the laws, lists, and red flags Taiwanese exporters need to know.
Frozen dumplings, baozi and mantou, tangyuan, and scallion pancakes are regulars in freezers across Taiwan, and the mainstay of exports to overseas Chinese markets. This article covers the main product categories of frozen prepared foods, their production characteristics, the export picture, and where to find industry figures.
A central kitchen consolidates ingredient prep, cooking, and forming for all branches in one place and then delivers to the stores. This article covers how Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare describes central kitchen-type food service, why restaurant chains adopt them, the hygiene regulations they must meet, and the equipment needed from prep to encrusting and forming.
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