Leverage our experience with pre-shipment inspections to ensures your product meets your quality specifications before it is shipped. When at least 80% of your order is complete, an inspector visits the factory and uses industry standard processes to comprehensively review and test your product, giving you the opportunity to fix issues before it’s too late.
Pre-Shipment Inspection for QC
Production Timeline
0-20%
Initial Product Check (IPC)
Detect quality issues early in the production process (raw materials machines setup,etc.).
20%-80%
During Production Inspection(DUPRO)
Provide mid-production follow up to ensure that all issues discovered during IPC are corrected before order completion
80%-100%
Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI)
Verify the quality of the whole production lot before it leaves the factory.
100%
Container Loading Check (CLC)
Ensure every product you paid for makes it to the truck; reduce the risk of damage during shipment.
A pre-shipment inspection from an independent third party gives you the peace of mind that your order has been filled successfully before it is dispatched. Today’s globalized marketplace offers amazing opportunities, but also presents real risks. When working with a supplier overseas it’s critical to ensure the specifications you’ve agreed upon are in fact met.
Mitigate the risk of an improperly filled order by taking the necessary precautions. Our pre-shipment inspections help you:
Ensure that your order was filled successfully, before it’s dispatched
Verify quality at the source and don’t pay for defective goods
Rest assured that the supplier has met all agreed-upon specifications
Mitigate costly import risks
Avoid returns and protect your brand’s image
Following a pre-shipment inspection, QIMA provides a comprehensive report on the same day as the inspection. The report provides detailed information and pictures of any product defects or irregularities in your order.
What Is a Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI)?
A pre-shipment inspection is a systematic inspection of units selected at random from all batches of your order, conducted when your production is at least 80% complete. This is your final opportunity to take corrective action before your production is finished and packed; making it an effective tool to safeguard your product against costly import risks.
For all inspections, QIMA uses the standard internationally recognized ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 (ISO 2859-1) statistical sampling procedure. These comprehensive criteria cover:
Functionality
Performance
Durability
Overall appearance
Dimension.
What Does a Pre-Shipment Inspection Consist Of?
QIMA's highly trained product inspectors will use the appropriate sampling process to select product lots for pre-shipment inspection, and check them against your quality requirements or the standards of your destination market.
Our comprehensive pre-shipment inspection covers:
Quantity of the product and adherence to production schedule
Adherence to Acceptable Quality Limits
Adherence to measurement, color, weight and other product specifications
Compliance with international regulations
Compliance with customer expectations
Proper packaging, barcodes, and labeling
Adherence to testing and special requirements
Our product inspectors receive regular training in their fields of specialization, including Softlines, Hardlines, Food, and other industries. Their expertise combined with hundreds of customizable checklists for all product categories make for flexible and reliable quality control that helps you secure your supply chain.
Inspection certificates are issued if stipulated in the letter of credit.
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With over 2,500 trained and qualified inspectors and auditors, we guarantee to be at any factory within 48 hours.
We follow the strictest hiring standards, employing only university graduates, with a minimum requirement of five years experience in quality control and auditing. Each inspector and auditor is native to the area in which they work, with an unparalleled expertise in local business practices.