Hard Goods Quality Inspection and Quality Assurance
GIS Inspection provides third-party quality control and quality assurance services enable you to ensure quality and safety in hard goods with a variety of products like household product, furniture, toys, fitness equipment, ceramic products, and other hard goods to support your regulatory compliance in different consumer markets.
GIS Inspection's hard goods department, a team of technical managers, inspection engineers, and audit specialists, enforces strict adherence to buyer-specified quality plans and industry regulations.
By prioritizing quality inspection, both hard goods manufacturers and buyers can ensure safety and regulatory compliance and maintain quality, customer satisfaction, and overall business success.
To ensure your hard goods products are reliable, safe and compliant, book an inspection today!
The Hard Goods Products GIS can Inspect
It is a vital step in ensuring hard goods excellence, compliance, and consumer safety. By investing in comprehensive inspections, brands can mitigate risks, enhance market competitiveness, and build lasting trust with their customers.
GIS Inspection, as a leading third-party quality control provider, specialize in inspecting a broad range of hard goods. Below is an overview of hard goods categories that GIS Inspection can inspect:
- Household products: thermos bottle, trash can, trolley, ironing board, candle, etc.
- Furniture: Chair, stool, sofa, table, bed, cupboard, wardrobe, shoe cabinet, bedside table, shelf, desk, office chair, children's furniture, window, door, mirror;
- Toys: skateboards, plastic toys, stuffed toys, wooden toys, electronic toys, etc
- Decoration materials: Bamboo floor, wood floor, tile, marble, building stone, etc
- Pet products: dog house/nest/cage, feeding tray/bird feeder, leash, pet clothes, pet toys;
- Sports goods: treadmill, stationary bike, step machine, fat machine, rowing machine, elliptical machine barbell, dumbbell, kettlebell and other fitness equipment; Bicycles, roller skates, skateboards, skiing products, boxing bags, golf clubs and other sports products and a variety of balls;
- Tableware and kitchenware: stockpot, saucepan, casserole, pressure cooker, etc. Bottle opener, egg beater, peeler, filter, baking utensils and other kitchen utensils; Spoons, forks, chopsticks, bowls, plates, POTS, basins and other tableware; Kitchen knives, cutting boards, etc.;
- Ceramic products: ceramic POTS, ceramic bowls, ceramic crafts, etc
- Gifts: various gifts, Christmas supplies and other home decoration and holiday ornaments;
- Other hard goods: Tape, refrigerator magnets, playing cards, lighters, mirrors, napkins, bicycles, etc
Types of Third-party Hard Goods Products Quality Control Service
Hard goods buyers demand that their suppliers meet high product quality specifications. As a global third-party inspection agency, GIS Inspection offers quality solutions throughout the entire hard goods production cycle.
This allows our customers to identify defects, ensure product quality, and avoid product recall. Our hard goods quality control services include:
Factory Audit
A Factory Audit ensures that the supplier or vendor can design and produce according to normative requirements. It also ensures that a new or existing manufacturer can deliver quality products, undertake continuous improvements and operate efficiently.
GIS’s auditor qualifies or disqualifies a potential supplier based on manpower, production capability, production and related system, quality control, follow up and suggestions before you start working with them.
Pre-Production Inspection(PPI)
A on-site check on the Hard Goods, workmanship, safety, labels, and quality of Hard Goods at the beginning or even before of production, against the clients’ specifications, technical drawings and golden sample.
During Production Inspection (DUPRO)
A check on the dimensions of components, quality of materials and finished products during Hard Goods industry manufacturing to identify issues early.
Pre-Shipment Inspection(PSI)
PSI also called Final Random Inspection (FRI) -A detailed visual and final inspection in Hard Goods industry on randomly selected finished clothing products. It takes place when the merchandise is completed, packed and ready for shipment. The quantity, workmanship, function, color, size specifications safety test, and packing details are verified to ensure that the contract specifications are met.
Loading Supervision (LS)
A Container Loading Supervision is an on-site inspection service designed to ensure your soft products are shipped exactly as ordered, in the right quantities and condition.
GIS loading supervision services check your products before shipment to ensure the intended goods and quantity loaded into the container are in accordance with your purchase order.
Hard Goods Products Quality Inspection Checklists
A comprehensive hard goods pre-shipment checklist is essential to ensure that all aspects of the product are inspected thoroughly. Here are some key areas to include in GIS Inspection quality assurance PSI checklist:
1. Quantity Inspection
GIS inspectors count products and shipping cartons to verify that the correct quantity of an order has been finished which including PO quantity, shipment quantity, packed quantity, unpacked quantity, and unfinished quantity.
2. Sampling Inspection
Inspectors randomly select cartons from different areas where the products are placed for inspection. Then the inspector will select a sample size according to the AQL standard, and conduct a visual check for any damages and flaws in workmanship and classify them as major, minor, or critical defects.
3. Quality Inspection
Visual inspection:
Under sufficient light, keep the product one arm away from the inspector, and inspect the style, color, material, accessories, quality, etc. of the product to determine whether it meets the requirements.
Basic functional inspection:
Compare with the instruction manual, color box, etc., and check if the product has the necessary basic functions and if the functions are normal and smooth.
On-site check:
- Barcode Check: Must be able to scan and barcodes are correct as requirement.
- Carton Size and Weight Check
- Product Size Check
- Product Weight Check
- Carton Drop Test
- Assembly Check
- Rub Check
- Tape Check
- Smell check
- Carton Quantity and Assortment Checking
4. Identification and Label Inspection
Identification on transportation packaging: Check or verify the information on the shipping mark / label, such as product description, product model, case quantity, carton size and weight, to ensure they meet customer requirements.
Identification on retail packaging: Check or verify the identification on the retail packaging, such as logo, manufacturer information, product name, product specifications, certification mark, barcode, version number, etc., to ensure they meet customer requirements.
Identification of product: Check or verify whether the nameplate, label, logo, printing, product manual, quality assurance card, etc. of the product meet customer requirements.
5. Packaging check
- Check whether the product packaging materials and packaging methods meet the
- requirements;
- Check if the packaging specifications and quantity are consistent with the shipping
- information;
- Check if there are any quality issues with the packaging.
Check a Sample Report for Hard Goods Inspection
GIS Hard Goods Products Quality Control in China, India, Vietnam, and Malaysia
GIS Inspection is a leading third-party quality inspection agency, our safety parameters can help to provide added views of safety and quality performance before goods are shipped.
Whether you are a seller, importer, exporter or manufacturer in the industry, running field quality check gives extra assurance in the quality and safety aspect.
At GIS Inspection, we’ve helped businesses in the Hard Goods industry for 20 years with our quality control services. We have set up a network of China, Vietnam, Malaysia, and India to help buyers ensure the Hard Goods industry supply chain. Contact us today if you need assistance with quality control services for your Hard Goods business.
