The Necessity of External Quality Control in China

If you’ve been doing business in China for a while, you’ve probably heard suppliers say that they have an internal quality control team. While in many instances they do have a quality control team that works to review the products produced, their standards for inspection may be different than what you are looking for as a buyer. 

If you’re new to doing business in Chin and feeling a bit overwhelmed with where to start and what to expect, quality control is going to be an important area of focus for you.

Communication Barriers

Language barriers often create unforeseen communication issues. Both parties may believe that their needs and desires were clearly expressed, but the understanding of either party may be lacking. This is where a third-party inspection service comes in handy. They can communicate with each party and assist with assuring both that their ideas are being carried out appropriately and address any concerns that arise during the process.

Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest is inherent in internal quality control from a supplier. The supplier is trying to produce the product as quickly and as inexpensively as possible. The buyer is looking for a high-quality and cost-effective solution for their product. These two goals are not necessarily mutually exclusive, but having external quality control inspections visit the supplier’s location to ensure the buyer’s needs are being met can reduce or eliminate issue that arise from this conflict of interest. This saves both the buyer and seller time and money by reducing the amount of product that is produced but doesn’t meet the customer’s quality standards.

The Right Product, Right Away

Ensuring that the product that was requested is what is received is at the forefront of most buyers’ minds. Hiring a company to conduct a review of the product quality before a large number of items are created is a way to save the expense of products that don’t meet your standards or that have sub-par quality. Using a third party quality control China inspection service is often more cost-effective than the customer making a trip to China themselves or sending their own personnel. Receiving the right product in a timely manner is as simple as having on-site quality control inspectors that you can trust.

If you want to receive the best possible product from your supplier and you have specific quality control needs associated with producing that product, hiring a third-party quality control inspection service is the way to go. They can provide you with inspections on-site, saving shipping costs for pre-inspection products, saving time on delays in production due to quality issues that could be easily resolved by having a person visit the supplier’s location, and breaking down communication barriers to ensure everyone is on the same page.