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Export Pre-inspection
Export Pre-inspection (EPI) is an important service for goods exported from China to other countries all over the world. The objective is to have goods inspected and cleared efficiently under the Chinese and foreign regulations in order to avoid risks, delays, inconveniences and costly mistakes.
EPI protects the foreign importer by assessing the export merchandise against import regulations of the country its being shipped. Regulations may include documentation, adequacy, labeling, and quality of the goods. EPI is conducted both on-site and pre-shipment on behalf of the purchaser/ importer.
The popularity of hiring a third party service provider to conduct export pre-inspections, as well as related services such as initial inspection, in-process inspection and final inspection, is growing exponentially. Increasingly, companies are hiring the services of the third party service provider to conduct export pre-inspections to ensure they comply with the stringent requirements of jittery importing countries
In the same vein, it is becoming commonplace to engage third party service providers, such as quality control companies, to check that exported goods conform to all the requirements of the exporting country and the importing country. The third party service provider may check the authenticity of a product, inspect for quality and so on, prior to shipment.
For example, an inspection order may specify that the goods are to be inspected for their quantity, conformance to standards such as weigh, dimensions, quality and so on. In addition, the third party service provider may check whether the labels, documents and other certificates apply to the goods being exported.
In addition, the third party service provider also may carry out product verification tests, such as tests for environmental compliance and other regulatory requirements. Goods exported from China have a variety of compliances that need to be checked by the third party service provider to make sure it meets the complying standards or safeties that the importing country may require.
Finally, it is important to ensure that the third party service provider is reliable and credible. Third party service providers may need a certifications, authorized card and so on. Therefore, it is important to carefully select your third party provider and to ensure that they can perform the job effectively.
Export pre-inspection is an important tool which helps to protect the rights of both exporters and importers. It is timely and cost-effective way to ensure only quality goods are exported and to ensure the importer is getting a good quality product. The use of third party service providers has become the norm in this area, as it provides a layer of protection and guarantees that products conform to the required standards of both countries.
