by Insight Team | Mar 5, 2019 | Product Inspections, Quality Control
Recently, we ran into a sticky situation with one of our customers. They hired us for a product inspection and we returned their inspection report with a HOLD result, rather than a PASS or FAIL. They ended up accepting the shipment from their supplier and when they...
by Insight Team | Dec 28, 2018 | Company News
As the holidays draw to a close, it is time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to the future. So, what happened this year? 2018 was an interesting year in global politics. The US-China trade war has caused importers to take a careful look at their supply...
by Insight Team | Dec 17, 2018 | Sourcing
Finding the right manufacturer is a process that every importer has to go through. If you’re new to importing, it can be difficult to know the best steps to follow. And, even when you already have the process figured out, the whole thing can be time-consuming and...
by Insight Team | Oct 16, 2018 | Current Events
Back in June, when the first shots were fired in the global trade war, many consumer-product importers didn’t seem to have any major concerns. Although the US had placed significant worldwide tariffs on aluminum and steel, there was no major direct effect on these...
by Insight Team | Sep 25, 2018 | Product Inspections, Quality Control
If you want to have success as an importer, it’s important that your products live up to the quality standards you set for them. If they don’t, it can lead to low customer satisfaction, excessive customer complaints, and high levels of returns. Quality management is...
