Conducting a quality inspection before each shipment helps verify that your manufacturer is producing goods that meet your standards. It lowers the chance of having to put out an unexpected fire after the products arrive at your customer’s warehouse. However, if...
In a perfect world, quality inspections would always find flawless goods. But in real life, inspections sometimes fail. When your inspection comes back with reports of excessive defects and low-quality products, you may need to schedule a re-inspection after your...
When manufacturing goods in China, it’s vital to have processes in place that assess the quality of your products before they’re dropped on a customer’s doorstep thousands of miles away. That’s why many importers choose to conduct quality inspections on their goods...
China has been the largest exporter of goods in the world since 2009, with exports exceeding 3.3 trillion USD in 2021. And while manufacturing your goods in China has many benefits, finding a reliable manufacturer can often feel like a gamble. That’s why ensuring that...
Having your products manufactured overseas in China brings a wealth of benefits: lower costs can mean higher profits, and China’s well-established infrastructure and logistics networks make shipping easy. However, being so geographically distant from your...
If you’re regularly ordering large product volumes, you may have developed a container loading plan to ensure shipping efficiency. You may have also established packing and marking systems and taken other planning steps to minimize product damage. But how do you...
When you make consumer products to sell in the marketplace, you need to ensure that they are well-made. If people buy your product and it breaks easily or doesn’t work as expected, they’re likely to return it and give you a bad review. As such, product quality...
When you import goods from overseas or outsource manufacturing to a domestic partner, you must ensure that your products meet all specifications, legal requirements, and customer expectations. Unfortunately, it becomes more challenging to accomplish this if you do not...
AQL (Acceptance Quality Limit) is an important sampling method that you’ll use when conducting product inspections at your factory. So if you’re manufacturing consumer products and have been learning about AQL, you’ve probably looked at the various inspection levels...
If you’ve decided to import your products from China, Vietnam, or another emerging market, you are likely highly motivated by competitive pricing. It is crucial, however, that you do not neglect product quality. When working with a manufacturer on the other side of...
