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Why Start with a Product Sample?
Whether you’re sourcing directly from a factory or ordering through platforms like Alibaba, the journey begins with a product sample. This crucial step can significantly impact your business’s success. Engaging a local product sample checker in China can alleviate stress, save time, reduce costs, and help to ensure you find the perfect product. If you’re interested in how this service can benefit your business, read on!
The Importance of Sample Verification
Once you’ve identified a potential supplier, obtaining a sample for verification is essential. Sample verification is critical when dealing with suppliers in China or any country, especially if your communication has been limited to online interactions through platforms like Alibaba or Global Sourcing.
Unfortunately, many suppliers lack robust support systems, leading to issues such as misrepresentation. Frequently, companies use images from other businesses, resulting in products that differ significantly from what you expected. Many of these suppliers can be trading companies that may just source products from the cheapest manufacturers, often compromising quality to maximize their profit margins. This is typically uncovered during the sample verification phase.
Having spent 25 years in this industry, I’ve witnessed countless instances where samples provided do not match the orders. Many times, I’ve been disappointed to discover that products fail to meet expectations or function correctly, rendering them unsellable.
Establishing Communication and Trust
Sample verification not only confirms the accuracy and quality of a product but also strengthens communication between you and the supplier. While some factories may have English speakers, misunderstandings can still occur due to language and cultural barriers. This often leads to significant discrepancies in expectations and product quality.
Relying solely on images from a potential supplier is very risky and even if you’ve met a supplier at a trade show, obtaining a sample is still vital. The products showcased at trade shows may often not reflect what will be produced. Suppliers often say, “Oh, that was just a sample for display,” leaving you with products that lack the features you initially observed. I have personally experienced this situation many times.
Timing is Key for Market Success
Skip international shipping hassles. Local inspections mean faster, cheaper, and safer sample handling. Timing to market can be a crucial element if you’re selling on platforms like eBay, Amazon, Shopify, TikTok etc. However, unless you practise due diligence and verify a sample from your intended supplier before you place the order could end up costing you a lot of time and significant financial loss. Just relying solely on image’s you see from a potential supplier is very high risk.
With my extensive experience, I urge you to prioritize the sample stage before investing your hard-earned money. While experienced buyers may feel confident after meeting suppliers at trade shows, I still recommend obtaining a fresh sample and verifying it before placing any orders. In addition, you may want to consider having a Factory Audit done before paying your deposit, but you certainly should engage a 3rd party Inspection Company that follows International AQL Standards to do a post-production inspection before you pay the balance and have the goods shipped.
Vast Experience: With over 40 years in manufacturing, including 25 years sourcing and inspecting products in China / Asia, I have worked with thousands of products across various industries, I know what to look for and can provide insights beyond your initial checklist.
Local Advantage: As an Australian based in China, your samples arrive quickly, and that minimizes risk of damage or loss.
Your Security First: NDA guarantee – As our standard for all clients the confidentiality or your products, supplier details and designs stay safe.
Beyond the Checklist: We flag hidden issues (like subpar solder points or weak seams) you might miss.
Extensive Testing Equipment: In addition to the basic measuring tools we have – Pinless Moisture Tester,
Affordable Verification Fee: Our Sample Inspection, verification service at just US $25 per standard item. Large items, Assembly/Disassembly, Special Details or Function testing may require additional fee.
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What to Expect Next:
- Delivery Coordination: We will provide you all necessary delivery and contact details in Chinese with English headings for your factory, ensuring smooth communication.
- Cost Management: If your supplier wants to charge excessive delivery fees or does not want to pay for delivery you can ask them to send as freight collect and we will just add that to your final invoice.
- Efficient Evaluation Process: Samples typically arrive at our office within a couple of days, at a fraction of the cost of airfreight, without the risk of customs issues.
- Request Form Submission: Complete a request form for each product you want evaluated before sending your samples.
- Timely Evaluations: We aim to start evaluations within 1-3 days and will send all report images, Videos, comments via Microsoft Teams / WeChat or WhatsApp
If a product arrives damaged or of poor quality, I will send you images and comments for your direction before proceeding with the evaluation.
After the Sample Evaluation the Samples can be forwarded to you, sent back to the factory, or held temporarily for your further instructions.