Quality & Compliance
Quality control checkpoints and compliance requirements across the US, EU, UK and other markets.
Factory Capability Assessment Before Your First Purchase Order
A good sample is not a capable factory. What to assess, how to verify remotely, and a pilot order that measures performance.
Read articlePackaging Compliance: Labels, Warnings and Marks by Market
The label, warning and mark requirements per market, and the artwork checklist that catches errors before they are printed.
Read articleDefect Classification: Critical, Major and Minor in Practice
Definitions, examples and boundary samples for critical, major and minor defects — the list that makes pass/fail reproducible.
Read articleFactory Audit Checklist: What to Verify Beyond the Catalog
An audit checklist that predicts factory performance — production reality, quality systems, traceability — and the red flags.
Read articleWorking with Testing Labs: SGS, Intertek, BV and Peers
Lab engagement as a purchasing decision: what to prepare, what drives cost, and the five ways testing projects go wrong.
Read articleGPSR Explained: EU Seller Obligations Since December 2024
The two GPSR obligations that hit EU sellers — an EU responsible person and product information — turned into a setup sequence.
Read articleFCC and CPC: US Compliance Requirements for Imported Goods
The two US regimes that catch importers — FCC for transmitters, CPC for children's products — and when to test in the cycle.
Read articleCE Marking for Ecommerce Sellers: Requirements and Traps
CE marking without the myths: the conformity route, the evidence that matters, and the traps that catch marketplace sellers.
Read articleAQL Sampling Explained: How to Read an Inspection Standard
AQL sampling demystified: what the numbers decide, a worked 125-unit example, and how to choose values you can defend.
Read articleTypes of Quality Inspection in China: When to Check What
The four inspection types used in China manufacturing, what each one catches, and how to choose the gates your order needs.
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