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The parts of a typical pre-shipment inspection report — result, quantity, sampling, defect table, tests, photos — and the questions to ask of each before you approve shipment.

The five inspection types buyers commonly order from third-party inspection companies, when each takes place, and what each can and cannot tell you.

Counts of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notices from January 2023 to 8 October 2026 by year and country of manufacture, and how to use recall notices when writing an inspection checklist.

Six things to settle in writing before the inspector arrives: the specification, the approved sample, the sampling plan, defect classes, on-site tests and what happens if the lot fails.