TISAX assessment in Taiwan

TISAX assessment in Taiwan at a glance

Prototype parts, design data and customer information are what TISAX exists to protect. The scheme is operated by the ENX Association and rests on the Information Security Assessment catalogue that ENX maintains and the VDA publishes. A TISAX audit provider approved by ENX assesses your chosen scope, and the label travels to business partners through the ENX exchange mechanism, so one assessment serves many customers. No Taiwanese law requires it; the demand comes from automotive partners, and ENX describes the scheme as serving supply chains in Germany, Europe and worldwide. TISAX is an assessment with labels, not a certificate. Taiwanese suppliers with an ISO/IEC 27001 system already have much of the base. Sterling prepares the scope, gap closure and evidence from its Tokyo office, drawing on 20+ years of work, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement.

Who needs TISAX 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.

• Taiwanese suppliers to automotive customers abroadENX describes TISAX as a supply chain assurance infrastructure for Germany, Europe and worldwide.
• Engineering and electronics firms that receive design data or prototypesTISAX was set up to protect design data, production information, customer information, prototypes and intellectual property.
• IT, data and logistics partners in automotive chainsBusiness partners may require a TISAX label instead of auditing each supplier separately.
• Suppliers that already hold ISO/IEC 27001An existing ISMS gives much of the base for the assessment, though the catalogue has its own requirements.

TISAX requirements in Taiwan

Strip away the vocabulary and TISAX asks an automotive supplier to be assessed on six things about protecting its customers' information.

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: TISAX explained →

How to get a TISAX assessment in Taiwan

One team from the Tokyo office carries the work from scoping to assessment result. 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 TISAX 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 any external review.
5. The assessment by an approved audit providerAn approved audit provider assesses and records the result. Sterling supports the assessment.

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 TISAX assessment 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.

• Assessment objectives chosen
• Number of locations in the assessment scope
• Existing ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS that can be reused
• Audit provider scheduling

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

• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does TISAX assessment cost in Taiwan?

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

• Assessment level and number of objectives
• Number of locations in scope
• Audit provider fees quoted separately from consulting
• Physical security upgrades where prototypes are protected

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

TISAX consultants and assessors in Taiwan

Two different organisations are involved. A consultant helps you build the system and prove it works; an approved audit provider 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 TISAX 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.

TISAX in Taiwan: questions clients ask

More on TISAX for Taiwanese organisations

• TISAX: the complete guide
• Watch: How to get TISAX labels
• TISAX assessment in Taiwan and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards Taiwanese businesses ask Sterling for

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

All 22 standards Sterling delivers in Taiwan →