Furniture pre-shipment inspection
Client location: Europe
Service format: Custom scope
Service focus: Shipment-ready execution in China. China-side execution under the client’s instructions.
Intro
A European furniture and design company engaged me for a supplier visit in China — to check the goods before wiring the balance and arranging export.
Service scope
- Visit the supplier in China and check the goods according to the client’s instructions
- Check the goods for visible defects, scratches, and hardware issues
- Check colour, quantity, and model conformity against the specification sheet
- Take photos and videos of the process, details, and detected issues
Outcome
Issues were found: visible defects, scratches, and hardware-related problems. All details were recorded and reported to the client.
FAQ
No. I don’t keep furniture catalogs, and I don’t represent any furniture supplier.
They did.
They sent a few photos of the items to the client, but the photos were taken from a distance. That was not really useful, actually… You couldn’t see the details.
The supplier claimed to be a “Top 3 manufacturer for modern Italian style home furniture in China” and kept pushing the client to arrange the balance payment: “Our professional QC checked everything. Quality is very good. No issues! Don’t worry! Arrange the balance today!”
But it was not the client’s first time dealing with China, so they were not naive enough to trust the supplier blindly. And the check was not in vain — the reality was very different from the supplier’s messages.
They sent a few photos of the items to the client, but the photos were taken from a distance. That was not really useful, actually… You couldn’t see the details.
The supplier claimed to be a “Top 3 manufacturer for modern Italian style home furniture in China” and kept pushing the client to arrange the balance payment: “Our professional QC checked everything. Quality is very good. No issues! Don’t worry! Arrange the balance today!”
But it was not the client’s first time dealing with China, so they were not naive enough to trust the supplier blindly. And the check was not in vain — the reality was very different from the supplier’s messages.
There is no percentage fee for an inspection or goods check. It is a separate service with an agreed fixed cost. See pricing >