The limitation of heavy metals in raw materials is an important issue in the quality control of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM). The amounts of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As) and copper (Cu) in 10 samples of raw materials, including Cyathulae Radix, Glehniae Radix, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Saposhnikoviae Radix, Carthami flos, Cinnamomi Ramulus, Artemisiae Scopariae Herba, Oryzae Germinatus Fructus and Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, were determined by ICP/MS (inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry). The 80^(th) percentile of each heavy metal in the raw materials fell in the range of 0.19- 6.53 ppm for Pb, 0.04-1.68 ppm for Cd, 0.01-0.05 ppm for Hg, 0.09-2.34 ppm for As and 3.84-20.24 ppm for Cu. These results could be used as a reference for the limitation assessment of heavy metals in raw materials of TCM by the regulatory authority in Taiwan.