In the era of trade globalization, every business is trying to expand in foreign markets to tap the opportunities of making more profits. When it comes to importing consumer goods from China which is an ocean away, it’s incredibly important to partner with a reliable inspection company. A pre-shipment inspection in China will ensure the manufacturer is compliant with local regulations and has trained staff who are capable of mass-producing consumer goods that meet industry or otherwise specified requirements without any critical or minor defect.
As the name suggests, Final Random Inspection is a quality control method that takes place at the end of production when the whole shipment quantity is finished, packed and ready for shipment. This inspection usually takes place in the factory before the goods are shipped when nothing can be repaired or corrected. Guangdong Inspection can help you with pre-shipment inspection in China by doing a full-spectrum probing of your goods. We can travel to the factory on your behalf and conduct a series of checks to ensure that the products are meeting your specific requirements and standards, free from any major or minor defects, have proper packaging and levels and so on.
How FRI is conducted?
Before conducting a Final Random Inspection, you need to sit with your inspection company and chalk out a detailed strategy.
- Develop a specific defect list:
First, you need to brief the inspector about the defects that he/she should be looking for. You can prepare a list of potential defects and categorize them into – minor, major and critical. A slight deviation and a significant deviation from specifications can fall under minor and major defect respectively while a critical defect is referred to problems that make the product hazardous or unsafe for the consumers to use. The concrete defect list will help the inspector to determine the severity of any issues they find.
- Determine acceptance quality level:
Once the defect list is developed, it is time for sampling procedures or AQL (acceptance quality level). A predefined number of products is selected by the inspector at random which he checks one by one to find out the defects. AQL procedure determines the number of units to inspect and the exact number of defects to label it as failed inspection. To make the inspection achieve its goal, the defects need to be well-categorized.
- Develop an Inspection checklist:
Quality inspection is a collaborative effort. As you understand each and every aspect of your product better than anyone else, develop a product inspection checklist that will guide the inspection. The checklist might include packaging, labelling, functional testing, visual aspects, size, product safety, workmanship etc. The inspector will evaluate each of the procedure on the checklist and provide a detailed report of any defects present there.
Many companies still wonder if Final Random Inspection is really helpful. The final report after the inspection will give you a clear idea of whether the products are meeting your specific quality standards. Based upon which you can make the decision about whether to accept, reject or hold the shipment from your supplier.
