#071-Best Practices for Scheduling a Pre-Shipment Inspection and What to do if it Fails
Quality defines the product of your business, but what makes a product of good quality? What if your products are manufactured on different country? This is where inspection agencies like V Trust comes to rescue. Because quality inspections adds value to your product, you would not want your product to suffer poor-quality for not being inspected. Learn from my favorite inspection agency the importance of inspections, when to schedule inspections and what to do when a product fails after inspection. In This Episode: [00:35] Introducing Mitch Johnson of V Trust Agency, a trusted inspection agency in China. [01:50] Mitch as account manager of the agency who helps foreign buyer accounts to do quality inspections for their products. [04:45] They specialized in Amazon businesses. [05:55] 2 most popular inspections the agency do for clients: Sample checking and lab testing [09:05] Pricing depends on the complexity of the product. The max fee is about $268 for sample checking. [13:45] Safe offer time: 3 days advance notice for inspection and 3 days before shipment. [15:33] How does a sample check look like when the client does not have a sample? [19:02] When a client has a special requirement, how does the agency address it? [23:52] Full factory audit [25:45] When inspection fails [30:04] Agency offers Guest References: WEBSITE: www.v-trust.com/ecommerce-bbms.aspx Email: mitchell@v-trust.com Book Reference: The Rational Optimist By: Matt Ridley Links and Resources: Wizards of Amazon: https://www.wizardsofamazon.com/ Wizards of Amazon Courses Wizards of Amazon Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/South-Florida-FBA/ Text “Amazon” to 69922 Wizards of Amazon on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WizardsofAmazon/ Wizards of Amazon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wizardsofamazon/ Wizards of Amazon on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/wizardsofamazon