Inspections, AQL sampling, golden samples and what to do when the goods are not what you ordered.
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From December 9, 2026, an EU importer can be sued first for a defect made in an Asian factory. Here is the quality file, contract and inspection plan to build now.
Chinese New Year falls on February 6, 2027, eleven days earlier than this year. Work backward from that date to lock your orders, inspections and shipments.
The FCC votes October 29 on ending recognition of test labs in mainland China. Here is what the draft says, which grants stay valid, and how to build the lab question into your QC program.
Since July 8, 2026, importers of regulated consumer products must file certificate data at entry. Most of that data starts at the factory, so here is what to collect and when.
A pre-shipment inspection that says "pass" does not mean the order is defect-free. Here is how AQL sampling works, how to read the numbers in the report, and which limits to set before the inspector arrives.