Know What You're Shipping Before It Ships
Inspections, factory audits and supplier quality services for importers, brands and retailers, with clear reports you can act on and documents your partners can verify online.
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Where Are You in Your Sourcing Cycle?
Every stage carries its own risks. Pick yours to see what typically goes wrong and which checks we recommend.
1. New Product Development
Most quality problems start with a misunderstanding: a tolerance read differently, or a material assumed rather than agreed. We check first samples against your drawings and help the supplier understand what "good" looks like before tooling is final.
Recommended checks
- First Article Inspection (FAI)
- Supplier development
- Resident quality engineer
Typical risks
- Drawings and specifications interpreted differently by the factory
- Critical characteristics not identified up front
- Prototype supplier not able to scale to mass production
- Design revisions not reaching the shop floor
2. Supplier Selection
A professional website and a good sample do not prove a factory can deliver. We visit shortlisted suppliers to confirm they exist as described, own the equipment they claim, and have the capacity and quality controls for your order.
Recommended checks
- Supplier verification audit
- Quality & capability audit
- Social & environmental audit
- Business background check
Typical risks
- Trading companies posing as manufacturers
- Overstated capacity or capabilities
- Unclear ownership or financial stability
- Little local knowledge of a new sourcing region
3. Supplier Qualification
Before you place repeat business, you need evidence that a supplier's systems work consistently. We audit quality systems, processes and compliance against a scorecard, and give you a corrective action list to close before approval.
Recommended checks
- Supplier quality audit
- Management system audit (ISO 9001 etc.)
- Social & ethical audit
- Environmental audit
- Supply chain security audit
Typical risks
- Certificates that do not reflect day-to-day practice
- No working process for non-conforming product
- Retailer code-of-conduct gaps
- Labour, safety or environmental violations
4. Pre-Production Validation
The weeks before mass production are the cheapest time to find problems. We confirm that tooling, process, staffing and the control plan are ready for each product line.
Recommended checks
- Pilot run / first article inspection
- PPAP review
- Process audit (incl. VDA 6.3)
- Resident quality engineer
Typical risks
- Line not ready when production is scheduled to start
- Control plan exists on paper only
- Late design changes not validated
- Problems discovered only after volume production begins
5. Production Planning
Late shipments usually trace back to material shortages or overbooked lines. We visit the factory, check materials and capacity against your order, and send you regular progress reports.
Recommended checks
- Production monitoring
- Order expediting
- Resident quality engineer
Typical risks
- Raw materials ordered late
- Production line shared with other customers' orders
- Sub-suppliers not managed by the factory
6. Incoming Quality Control
A factory is only as good as the materials and components it accepts. We check how the supplier controls incoming goods, and we inspect critical components before they go into your product.
Recommended checks
- Incoming material inspection
- During production inspection
- Process audit
Typical risks
- Defective components accepted into production
- Cheaper materials substituted without approval
- Quality slowly drifting over repeat orders
- Materials degraded by poor storage
7. Production & Assembly
Defects will happen in mass production. What matters is catching them early and stopping them from repeating. We inspect during production, investigate root causes and verify that corrective actions work.
Recommended checks
- During production inspection (DUPRO)
- Root cause investigation (8D)
- Corrective action verification
- End-of-line checks
Typical risks
- Operators not following work instructions
- Pressure to ship overriding quality checks
- Temporary workers without proper training
- Reworked product not re-inspected
8. Outgoing QC & Shipping
The final inspection is your last chance to stop a problem before you pay and ship. We inspect the finished goods, check packaging and labels, and supervise container loading.
Recommended checks
- Pre-shipment inspection (PSI)
- Container loading check
- Amazon FBA inspection
- Supply chain security (C-TPAT) audit
Typical risks
- Cosmetic defects and missing parts causing returns
- Wrong labels or markings causing customs or retailer issues
- Weak packaging failing in transit
- Short-shipped or mixed-up cartons
Your Independent Eyes in the Factory
We check your products and suppliers on site so you can make shipping and sourcing decisions on facts, not promises. You get one point of contact, a checklist agreed with you before the visit, and a photo report you can share with your team and your supplier.
Every report and certificate we issue carries a unique document number that your buyers, banks, and customs brokers can verify online, free of charge, at any time.
What We Do
Five ways we help you control quality at your suppliers. Each one is scoped and priced before we start.
Product Inspections
Inspections at every stage of an order: first article, during production, pre-shipment and container loading. You get a photo report with a clear result within 24 hours. We also supervise sorting and rework, and coordinate lab testing.
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Factory & Supplier Audits
Find out whether a supplier is real, capable and compliant before you depend on it. Our audits cover quality, process, social and environmental compliance and supply chain security. Each ends with a scored report and a corrective action list.
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Management System Audits
We audit a supplier's quality, environmental or safety management system against ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, IATF 16949 or AS9100. We report where actual practice differs from the paperwork.
Learn moreSupplier Development
When a supplier keeps missing targets, we work with them on site. Together we find the root cause, agree corrective actions and check that the improvements last.
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Quality Staffing
Resident inspectors and supplier quality engineers placed at your suppliers for launches, ramp-ups or recovery projects. They are managed by us and report to you.
Learn moreHave an order coming up?
Tell us what, where and when. We reply with a quote within one business day.
Quality Assurance & Quality Control Services by Industry
Our inspectors and auditors work to your specification and the relevant industry standards across consumer, industrial and regulated products.
Service Coverage
We arrange inspections and audits where your suppliers are. These are the sourcing countries we are asked about most often. Tell us the factory city and we will confirm availability, lead time and price.
Americas
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- USA
- Venezuela
Europe
- Albania
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herz.
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Middle East & Africa
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Morocco
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- UAE
Asia
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- China
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Korea
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Vietnam
From Booking to Report
Tell us what to check
Send the product, quantity, factory address and target date through the quote form.
Agree the checklist
We confirm the price, the inspection date and a checklist built from your specification and AQL.
On-site inspection
Our inspector visits the factory, checks the goods and records findings with photos.
Report & verification
You receive the report within 24 hours. Its document number can be verified on this site.
Get a Quote or Book a Service
We look forward to providing more information about our quality solutions. Please fill in this form to contact us. We will reply with a quote within one business day.
- Fixed man-day pricing, no hidden fees
- Booking lead time as short as 24 hours
- Reports within 24 hours of inspection, with photos of every finding
- Every document verifiable online, free of charge
Prefer email? Write to info@globalchecklabs.com.