Quality Inspection

Three Inspection Tiers, Priced to the Risk

Use this page if your goods are coming to our Shenzhen facility and you want them checked here before packing or shipping. Inspecting at your supplier's factory instead? See factory audits.

Full 100% inspection on every SKU isn't always worth the cost — a $4 accessory and a $120 electronics item don't carry the same return risk. We offer three tiers so you can match inspection depth to product value: a Level 1 receiving check for low-risk items, Level 2 AQL sampling for most standard products, and Level 3 full inspection for high-value or high-return-risk items.

Inspection results — including photos of any defects found — are reported back to you before packing continues, so you're making the call on borderline batches, not us.

What's Included

• • Level 1: receiving check — count, obvious damage, correct SKU
• • Level 2: AQL sampling inspection at a statistically valid sample size
• • Level 3: 100% full inspection of every unit
• • Defect photos and counts reported before packing proceeds
• • Pre-packaging and post-packaging inspection options

Starting Prices

100% inspection from USD 0.06/unit; receiving check and AQL sampling quoted per lot. The final price depends on how many check points each unit needs, product size, and whether units have to be unpacked and repacked. See our pricing page for all published starting prices.

AQL Sampling Basics

Level 2 sampling follows ISO 2859-1, the sampling standard most buyers and factories already use. By default we work at General Inspection Level II, which sets the sample size from the lot size, with the commonly used limits of AQL 2.5 for major defects and AQL 4.0 for minor defects. If your supplier contract sets different limits, we inspect to those instead. For a plain-English walkthrough of sample sizes and accept/reject numbers, read What Is AQL Inspection?

How It Works

1. 1 Agree the checklist Send your spec, an approved sample or reference photos, and the defects that matter most. We turn them into a written checklist and confirm the tier.
2. 2 Receive and count Cartons are counted and logged against your packing list on arrival, and any visible carton damage is photographed.
3. 3 Inspect to the tier A receiving check, an AQL sample drawn to ISO 2859-1, or every unit checked for 100% inspection.
4. 4 Report before packing You get counts, defect photos and a pass or fail result before any labeling or packing continues.
5. 5 You decide Rework, return to the factory, or ship. A failed lot doesn't move on without your go-ahead.
6. 6 Pack and ship Passed goods move on to labeling, packing and freight. Rejected units are kept separate.

What You Receive

• • Received quantity against your packing list, carton by carton
• • Photos of the goods, the cartons, and every defect type found
• • Defect counts sorted into critical, major and minor
• • For AQL sampling: lot size, sample size, accept and reject numbers, and the result
• • For 100% inspection: pass and reject counts, with rejected units set aside

What We Need From You

• • Your product specification, or an approved sample or reference photos
• • Known problem areas from past batches or customer returns
• • The tier you want, or your product value and return rate so we can recommend one
• • AQL limits from your supplier contract, if you have them
• • Your supplier's packing list with SKU and quantity per carton