AS9100 certification in Taiwan

AS9100 certification in Taiwan at a glance

Aerospace buyers rarely take a supplier's word on quality, and the certificate they look for is AS9100. The standard belongs to the International Aerospace Quality Group, which describes itself as setting the standards for quality across the worldwide aerospace supply chain, runs and monitors the certification scheme, and operates OASIS, the supplier certification and registration database. A Taiwanese machining, electronics or fabrication supplier that wants aerospace work is normally asked for that certificate, issued by a certification body working inside the scheme, never by Sterling. Public tenders are different: the Government Procurement Act leaves qualifications to each tender. Most suppliers start from an ISO 9001 system and extend it. Sterling supports that work from its Tokyo office, with 20+ years and 8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries behind it and Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement.

Who needs AS9100 in Taiwan, and what happens without it

In Taiwan the question rarely comes from a law. It comes from the buyer, the regulator or the partner that wants proof before it signs. These are the organisations that get asked.

• Machining, casting and fabrication shops entering aerospace workAerospace buyers flow the 9100 series requirement down to their approved suppliers.
• Electronics and avionics component suppliersTheir customers look for the aerospace quality certificate recorded in the industry database.
• Defence and space programme suppliersThe industry group that owns the scheme sets standards for the worldwide aerospace supply chain.
• Existing ISO 9001 manufacturers extending upwardAn ISO 9001 system gives the process base that the aerospace requirements build on.

AS9100 requirements in Taiwan

Strip away the vocabulary and AS9100 asks a supplier to prove six things about delivering aerospace products safely and on time.

In Taiwan these six sit alongside the local laws and regulations listed under drivers below; one system can evidence both. The detail is on the global hub: AS9100 explained →

How to get AS9100 certified in Taiwan

One team from the Tokyo office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients across Taiwan are served from Sterling's Tokyo office, on-site where the work needs it and remotely otherwise.

1. Discovery call and scopeEntities, locations, regulators and target date, agreed before any proposal.
2. Gap assessment against AS9100 and the Taiwanese requirements that apply to youControls you already run for your regulators and customers are reused, not rebuilt.
3. Your system built with your team in EffivityRisks, controls, evidence, incidents and reviews in one live system the auditor can see.
4. Internal audit, management review and corrective actionsYour internal auditors trained by Sterling; the evidence proven before the certification body arrives.
5. Certification body stage 1 and stage 2, then surveillanceAn accredited body audits and decides. Sterling supports the audits and the three-year cycle.

The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

How long does AS9100 certification take in Taiwan?

There is no standard duration: it depends on your scope and on how much of the system already runs. In Taiwan these are the factors that set the timeline.

• Gap against ISO 9001 and the aerospace requirements
• Configuration management, special process and counterfeit-part controls
• Customer flow-down requirements
• Recognised certification body availability

Sterling agrees a dated plan with you on the discovery call, once the scope is known.

• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does AS9100 certification cost in Taiwan?

The cost has two parts: the consulting work to build and prove the system, and the certification body’s audit fees, which are quoted separately. In Taiwan these factors move both.

• Number of sites and product lines in scope
• Depth of existing aerospace controls
• Certification body audit fees quoted separately from consulting
• Investment in inspection and traceability systems

Sterling gives one customised, all-inclusive proposal after the discovery call, never before the scope is agreed.

AS9100 consultants and certification bodies in Taiwan

Two different organisations are involved. A consultant helps you build the system and prove it works; an accredited certification body then audits or assesses it and decides. Keeping the two separate is what makes the result credible to buyers and regulators.

• Check that the body’s accreditation or approval covers AS9100 and your sector, and that its certificates can be verified online.
• Ask the consultant how the local requirements in Taiwan are mapped into the same system, so nothing runs twice.
• Ask for client references in your sector; Sterling’s client letters are available on request.
• Agree who owns the evidence and the tool after the engagement; with Sterling the system stays yours, in Effivity.

AS9100 in Taiwan: questions clients ask

More on AS9100 for Taiwanese organisations

• AS9100: the complete guide
• Watch: How to implement AS9100
• AS9100 certification in Taiwan and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards Taiwanese businesses ask Sterling for

Organisations in Taiwan often combine AS9100 with one of these, under one management system where the scopes allow.

All 22 standards Sterling delivers in Taiwan →