Category Archives: Inspection

Top 7 tips: On how to properly source goods Internationally September 2013 By Aidan Conaty In today’s world you are putting your business at risk if you are not sourcing internationally. As barriers to international trade are being removed it has now become easier than ever to source product using websites such as Alibaba, Tradekey or […]

This is a shocking story from the Shanghai Daily in April 2013. This story proves that as an international buyer you must always have the products inspected and tested before completing the purchase. The story is about pigs which had died from disease in neighboring provinces around Shanghai being sold into Shanghai Restaurants and Markets […]

Tests for furniture – Clients who use Goodada’s inspection services for Furniture products often inquire as to what types of laboratory tests are available for furniture. While the vast majority of orders will not require specific tests as the buyer will have used Goodada’s Factory Audits to inspect and verify that the Manufacturer already hold the […]

Why do I need a Factory Audit? Knowing who you are buying reduces the risks of loss through product failure, production delays and even fraud! A Factory Audit is used to assess if your potential Seller is a real company who has the capabilities, experience and quality control methods to produce and deliver the goods […]

How to determine the quantity to be inspected While we all would like to have every single unit of goods to be inspected, this is simply not practicable or affordable for most products and companies. The best approach, which is recommended by International Standards Agencies such as ANSI/ ASQ, is to use the AQL (Acceptable […]

Tests for Clothing and Textile Products There are many tests that clothing and textile buyers can get conducted on the products that they are buying. Apart from visual inspections to confirm the dimensions, sizes and identify any visual issues; the following tests should be brought into your Clothing/ Textile Supply Chain quality control process Goodada.com’s […]

What is REACH Compliance and Certification (1907/2006/EC) REACH is designed to address the impact caused by chemicals on the environment and human health in the European Union. The REACH regulation requires that if more than one tonne of chemicals is imported into the EU per year, that these substances must be registered with the ECA […]