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You Cannot Inspect Quality Into a Product: This is Why
It's a trap many consumer product importers fall into: the belief that third-party inspection is a magic bullet to fix their quality issues. They think inspecting their products is the single key to making high-quality goods that earn rave reviews. But, alas, this is...
How to Use the AQL Inspection Levels (General & Special)
To achieve optimal results in your quality inspections, you must grasp the concept of Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL) sampling, particularly the inspection levels. A thorough understanding of inspection levels empowers you to interpret your inspection results...
How do Pre-Shipment Inspections Work? An Overview for Importers
Ensuring product quality is paramount when sourcing products from emerging markets like China, Vietnam, or Turkey. Pre-shipment inspections, a proven quality control procedure, help you achieve good quality and instill confidence in your import process. Consider this...
Audit Your Factory for Supply Chain Visibility and Mapping
Today, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) and similar regulations have thrust supply chain visibility, transparency, and mapping into the spotlight. For many companies, it's no longer a choice but a necessity to delve deeper into their sub-suppliers—the...
Importing to Australia: 3 Essential Tips for Navigating Regulatory Compliance
Importing goods to Australia can be a worthwhile endeavor. Still, importers need to navigate a myriad of standards and regulatory compliance measures, and sometimes, businesses don’t pay enough attention to them. Ignorance of these standards can lead to devastating...
Quality Inspection Checklists: How to Create Them
When you sell consumer products in the US or European market, working with manufacturers in low-cost countries can be fear-inducing. The possibility that you might randomly receive a shipment of substandard or unsafe products is like an ever-present shadow looming...
What is a DUPRO Inspection, and Why Would You Need to Conduct One?
Are you conducting inspections to catch defects in your goods before the factory loads them into a container and ships them overseas? As a third-party QC service provider, we conduct many of these Pre-Shipment Inspections for our clients. However, did you know you can...
How To Approach Functional Testing On Your QC Checklist
We go to many factories to conduct inspections on behalf of our clients, and every time, the inspector takes an inspection checklist. It lists all the tests and checks they must perform on the product. Some buyers think they can rely on the QC company to develop their...
What is AQL Sampling? Learn How to Use it For Quality Inspections
AQL stands for ‘Acceptance Quality Limit,’ and it’s an essential sampling method used in quality control. It’s defined in ISO 2859-1 as “The quality level that is the worst tolerable” over the course of many inspections. When an inspector goes to your manufacturer to...
Your Supply Chain in 2024: 5 Crucial Points to Reflect On
As we begin a new year, many importers are taking a hard look at their supply chains to determine what works and what doesn’t. We are in a time when many unknowns exist throughout the world due to the global economy and political landscape. With upcoming elections in...
This is Why Factory Audits are a Key Pillar in Supplier Quality Management
As an importer, you expect your suppliers to meet certain expectations. As such, it’s best to provide them with precise product specifications and take steps to manage supplier quality. Many importers understand that third-party inspections are a helpful tool for...
Amazon Sellers Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Compliance
We often get emails from frantic Amazon sellers regarding a message they received from the platform about a missing compliance document, like a Children’s Product Certificate. Of course, we’re happy to help in any way we can. However, if you sell on Amazon or any...