According to the CMO and Chinese Medicines Regulation, the following pCms may be exempted from registration (the following interpretation is for reference only. In any case, the legislation should prevail);
a pCm of a reasonable quantity that is manufactured by a manufacturer, or imported by a wholesaler of pCm, for the purposes of providing samples and seeking registration (Reference: section 119(3), CMO );
a pCm that is required for the purposes of education or scientific research. The Chinese Medicines Board may exempt, with or without conditions or restrictions, a person or institution concerned with education or scientific research from the requirements for registration for the pCms in question (Reference: section 158(1), CMO ); such persons or institutions are required to apply to the Chinese Medicines Board for the exemption, the application form can be downloaded from this website;
a pCm that is imported by a wholesaler of pCms for the purpose of re-exporting by the same wholesale dealer (Reference: section 158(5)(a), CMO );
a pCm that is imported by a holder of a valid certificate for clinical trial and medicinal test and is to be used for the purposes of the clinical trial or medicinal test to which the certificate relates (Reference: section 158(5)(b), CMO );
a pCm that is compounded by or under the supervision of a registered Chinese medicine practitioner or a listed Chinese medicine practitioner at the premises where he practises if, and only if, such pCm is being used for the purpose of administering or supplying to a patient under his direct care (Reference: section 158(6)(a), CMO );
a pCm that is individually prepared or compounded for one patient