Stin Quality Control Inspection Service - Your Eyes in the Supply Chain in China!

The on-site QC inspection plays a very important role in your sourcing in China,especially when your order is big enough. Product jnspections allow you to verify product quality on site at different stages of the production process prior to its loading. STIN company offers 4 different types of quality control inspection services nationwide in China, that is:

PPI - Pre-production QC Inspection
The Pre-Production QC Inspection is an inspection of all the manufacturing equipments & machinery, raw materials, package, materials and components to be used for the smooth execution of your order.Our inspector shall check whether your supplier can completely understand your requirements  or not. The factory's quality level, manufacturing process, production capacity, production standards, labels, package requirements, stock of raw materials, after-sale services and lead time etc shall also be checked and confirmed in this service.

Key features for Pre-production QC Inspection Service:
- Performed prior to mass production
- Cater for large orders or the order with strict quality requirements.
- Ensure your specifications and sourcing requirements are correctly understood by the factory
- Make sure the factory is fully prepared to meet your expectations
- Prevent any potential flaws and failure in the mass production
- Checking of stock of raw materials and production capacities
- Prevent usage of wrong material, wrong components, wrong colors, etc
- Check other aspects of the supplier required from the clients.

DPI - During-Production QC Inspection
The During-Production QC Inspection is mainly an inspection of semi-products, stock of raw materials, production process,package requirements,workmanship etc during the production of your order in China.

Key features for During-production QC Inspection Service:
- Performed prior to payment of the rest balance.
- Cater for large orders or the order with strict quality requirements.
-Check stock of raw materials and manufacturing process to make sure the lead time is correct.
- Make sure the factory is strictly following your QC requirement during the production
- Find out the defects and improve the quality level during the mass production
- Prevent usage of wrong materials and avoid re-work on your order.
- Check the packing materials, labels, shipping marks etc regarding your order.
- Avoid other illegal activities during your order (e.g. Child laborers are not allowed during production.)

PSI - Pre-shipment QC Inspection
The Pre-shipment QC Inspection is an inspection of all the finished products, documents, package, shipping marks,quantity etc of your order at the factory. This service shall be performed when the order is 80-100% completed.

Key features for Pre-shipment QC Inspection Service:
- Performed prior to the delivery of the shipment
- Cater for large orders or the order with strict quality requirements. 
- Prevent any defective products before loading
- Checking of quality, workmanship and measurements
- Quantity check
- Appearance check
- Style, color & material check
- Function test /safety check
- Package details check: shipping marks, label, hangtag, manner of packing, packing qty, safety of packing etc.

LPS - Loading Process Supervision Service
Loading Process Supervision Service means STIN inspector shall go to the factory's warehouse together with the shipper, overseeing the process of loading on behalf of the clients in China after they pay the factory. The purpose of a Supervision of Loading Process is to make sure the factory will deliver the right Quantity or Quality after the buyer pays the order.

Key features for Loading Process Supervision Service:
- Quantity check.
- Package check
- Documents check
- Record the container/ No. / truck No.
- Check the inner and outer side of the container to see if there is any damage / wet / hole / peculiar smell etc.
- Randomly draw and open some cartons to verify that the goods meet with clients' specification
- Supervise the whole loading process
- Seal the container with the custom's seal
- Record the unique seal No. and departure time of container.

Among all above QC inspections, PSI is the most important and popular among our clients worldwide. For more information, please feel free to contact us by email or whatsapp:0086-186-27558166

China Quality Control Inspection Service

STIN Pre-shipment QC Inspection - To be your eyes at Chinese factories!

      STIN Pre-shipment QC Inspection is an inspection of all the finished products,documents,package,shipping marks,quantity etc of your order at the factory.This service shall be performed when the order is 80-100% completed.

     Key features for Pre-shipment QC Inspection Service: 

  - Performed prior to the delivery of the shipment

  - Cater for large orders or the order with strict quality requirements. 

  - Prevent any defective products before loading

  - Checking of quality, workmanship and measurements

  - Quantity check

  - Appearance check

  - Style, color & material check

  - Function test /safety check

  - Package details check: shipping marks, label, hangtag, manner of packing, packing qty, safety of packing etc.

     STIN provides a range of Quality Control inspection services for overseas buyers, manufacturers, retailers and bulk commodity traders, including pre-production, during-production, final random sampling, pre-shipment, and loading process supervision inspection etc.

     Our mission is to save you more and reduce the risks in your business in China, we are simply acting as your own eyes,assistants and office in China !

     Would you like to reduce the risks and smooth your business in China ? Try Us Now !

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New fraud cases and their countermeasures in China

Recently we've come across some different fraud cases from typical scams in China and I'd like to share some of them with Alibaba members here, hoping you'll learn a lesson from these cases in the future transactions:

Case One:
Product related: Chemicals (GPPS and HIPS)
Chinese Supplier: Wuhan Hangyu Co., Ltd (a so-called Gold and trust pass member on Alibaba)
Case Details:
A South African buyer placed an order for GPPS and HIPS with Wuhan Hangyu in Nov, 2012, the client also booked a STIN Company Verification service in China and confirmed that the supplier was a fully registered exporter before payment.The supplier also showed a SGS QC report regarding the target product in China and the SGS report was authentic as well. In March,2013,the client received the container and found out the product received as NOT the one they ordered at all, they look similar but not the same one in their SGS report. Then they came to a trade dispute and the client lost more than 35000 USD for this trial order. The supplier now disappeared in China and local police station is still tracing them.

As far as we know there are many business fraud in the field like Chemicals, Used Cooking Oil, and Mineral (none-ferrous metals) business etc. For those products, the order is normally big and the professional scammer can simply register a very small company in China, then vanish after they obtain the deposit or full cost from the clients worldwide. Lot of cases found that some professional scammers will use Offshore Trade companies as a tool to scam businessmen worldwide. They did have a company and they did send you the goods, but the problem is that they will send you a bag of copper scraps when you're buying Gold from them.

Countermeasures:
1.A Factory Inspection service or Auditing service from a third-party business service company like STIN is very important in China before placing any large orders.
2.A formal Purchase Contract in Chinese and an On-site Quality Control Inspection service is also very important for such cases in China.
3.If the client booked a 'Loading Process Supervision Service'from local experts in China, then such losses could be avoided as well.

Case Two:
Product related: HDMI cables
Chinese supplier: Changzhou Best International Co., Ltd (a so-called Gold and trust pass member at Alibaba )
Case Details:
A UK buyer had a deep communication on all the trade terms and conditions with this supplier in China (the direct contact is: David Lee ), later they reached an agreement on everything and got ready to make a deal, and the buyer –Mr. A ( True names are not allowed to display without permission ) remitted more than 2000 USD to Changzhou Best International Co.,Ltd in Oct, 2006, as a deposit or down payment to get the production started in China. Mr. A is very serious with his business and he employed a local inspector from STIN to offer a Basic Verification on this supplier in China before payment, and this supplier does exist in China (confirmed with local officials), the key problem is their credit was too bad ! Later the supplier could not meet Mr.A's buying demand and they didn't ship him anything. They promised to refund by T/T for several times when Mr. A claimed his payment back. They either ignored calls and messages or took it as nothing. So far they have neither shipped any goods to the buyer nor refunded. They badly ruined their image in overseas market !

Countermeasures:
1.Employing a local Chinese to report their bad credit to local government authorities in China directly and get them punished or fined. Bringing an accusation against them if your order is large enough, please note that you may have to collect enough evidence, say a formal sales or purchase contract, verification report, payment receipt etc.
2.A legitimate company could also be a cheater in international trades, you'd better pay them in full only after a Pre-shipment QC Inspection in China.

Case Three:
Product related: auto parts
Chinese supplier: Zhuji Hongxing Co.,Ltd (a Trustpass member from another famous platform in China, but I note their website www.zhujihongxing.com has been closed recently. )

Case Details:
A USA buyer----Mr.B got their information online and contacted their CEO called Tony Lin by emails. They had several pleasant communications and Tony claimed that he was the real manufacturer in China and he seemed to be a professional in this field. Mr. B bought several samples from Tony without any due diligence work in China in April, 2007. The samples were quite good. Good quality, reasonable prices , fast delivery and good communications surprised Mr.B a lot and he fully trusted Tony then, in May, 2007, Mr. B requested an OEM service from Tony's factory and placed a large order, they reached an agreement regarding every trade terms and conditions and both parties seemed satisfied with it. Mr. B paid Tony 120000 USD within 10 days by T/T after they reached an agreement as a deposit to get the production started in China. The rest balance is nearly 200000 USD and would be paid after the production. One month later, Mr.B simply wanted to learn the production information and employed a local business service company to pay a visitation/inspection to Tony's factory in China. Tony explained that he was abroad and inconvenient to meet his rep then for the first time, only a week later all his contact ways have been shut down (telephone, website and mobile phones etc), Tony disappeared in the air. Finally the local auditor went to their factory without notice (according to their address online, offered by the client ), to our great surprise, their company did not exist at all, nobody in the offices except an old man reading newspaper there. Their address is true but it's for another company in China! That's to say, the scammer is cheating the clients by using other companies' information! So Mr.B lost more than 120000 USD. ( I guess the scammer Tony just bought the auto parts from other factories in China and tried to gain the trust from foreign buyers for the first time.)

Countermeasures:
1. Samples could be good but it does not mean their massive production would be the same in China. Signing a formal contract with any of your suppliers for sake of better protect of your interests, esp when your order is large enough.
2.Fulfilling a Basic Company Verification on your supplier to make sure he is not a scammer and qualified enough to be your business partner in China.
3.Fulfilling a detailed auditing service if you'd like to place large orders and a during-production QC inspection and a pre-shipment QC inspection is very important for such cases. A local expert can help you a lot in such cases.

Case Four:
Product related: human hair products (wigs)
Chinese supplier: China better hair co., ltd (This is a SilverKey member from another well known platform----Tradekey )

Case Details:
A Portugal buyer----Mr.C got their information online and contacted Mr.Guo----the foreign trade manager from Better Hair in May, 2007. One month later Mr. C placed a trial order with them in China, amounting over 5000 USD. What Mr. C required is 100% human hair products and Mr. Guo is also selling authentic human hair wigs as well as synthetic hairs. Mr. C met lot of trouble in his market as he received lot of complaints from his customers in Portugal, claiming their product is not 100 % human hair and mixed with animal hairs and synthetic hairs etc. Mr. C suffered great loss owing to the quality issue.

Countermeasures:
1.The best way to avoid such cases is to book a Pre-shipment QC Inspection from a local expert team like STIN before delivery in China, esp when your order is large enough.
2.Don't forget to sign a formal contract with any of your suppliers, apparently this supplier is a trade company in China but they claimed to be a real manufacturer in this field. Why not audit them before payment? It would be much easier to control the quality if you deal with a factory directly. 

STIN: a ONE-STOP import &export service provider from Mainland China!

STIN is aiming to offer professional sourcing, quality control, auditing and shipping support service etc for clients worldwide from China. STIN is a team of local sourcing specialists, buyers, auditors, QC inspectors and lawyers etc. Our mission is to save you more and reduce the risks in your business in China!   www.bizinchina.cc     or www.chinabizservices.com      Skype: momochong1  STIN -- Your Office, Assistants and Eyes etc in China! Please contact us for details.

Our main services are:
1. STIN SOURCING SERVICE -- Looking for the most competitive suppliers 

 2.  QUALITY CONTROL MANAGEMENT -- Your own eyes at the factories !  

3. Factory Auditing & Inspection Service

                  --- The first step for your successful large business in China

4. Purchasing Agent & Buying Office Service 

                  --- The ONE-STOP business solution service for you in China

 5. Business Secretariat Service & Business Guide 

             Your local 'secretary', 'associate' and 'guide' from China !   

6.  Business Investigation  -- Your own auditor and investigator in China!

  

7. Fair /Show Participation or Presentation -- Your own sourcing assistants 

8. Shipping Support Service -- Your shipping agent and assistant

   A good shipping agent will protect the client interests after they pay the supplier, they will control the 

goods during transportation from the beginning to the end of the business. This is why most of the buyers

 or sellers having their own shipping agents worldwide. STIN can work as a shipping agent or Logistics 

assistants for their clients in China, STIN provides following delivery services: sea transportation, air 

transportation, Express delivery, inland roadway and railway transportation. Undertake multi-model transportation of container, warehousing, customs clearance and commodity inspection, cargo 

insurance, logistics consultation, lateral container transportation, special container, freezer container and 

other kinds of transportation, which is total logistics service. Collection of items from different factories 

and supervision of loading process etc can also be available upon request. STIN has good biz relationship 

with many partners in China and the detailed cost can be discussed case by case. 

9. Supervision of Loading Process -- -- Your own eyes at the factory warehouses

   Supervision of Loading Process service means STIN inspector shall go to the factory's warehouse 

together with the shipper, overseeing the process of loading on behalf of the clients in China after they 

pay the factory. The purpose of a Supervision of Loading process is to make sure the factory will deliver 

the right Quantity or Quality after the buyer pays the order. This service is catered for large orders in China. 

11. Case-Report Service - -- Get back your money in China? Try this one !

   (Debt Collection via official channels) 

   This service is catered for any foreign victim or companies defrauded (swindled or deceived) by Chinese 

companies or individuals. An on-site Case-Report Service might be able to get your money back or at least the scammer will get heavily fined or jailed 

if you can obtain official assistance. Please contact us for details. It is a kind of official debt collection service

 in China.