What are third party quality pre-shipment inspections for Plush Toys, Pet Toys, legos, Garlands, Action Figures, Wrist Bands, and Air Inflatables etcs.? The on-site QC inspectors will visit the factories and check as follows:
- Fabric defects checking
- Measurements
- Stitches
- Rub test
- Color differences and shifting
- Foreign objects like broken pins, human hairs
- Packaging, labels and markings
- Thread ends
- Customer's specs
- Special requirements & on-site testing
- Stain, mould, odor and insects
In general, there are following kinds of Pre-shipment inspections:
- Random Product Sampling
- Production Monitoring
- Initial Production Check
- During Production Inspection
- Preshipment Inspection
- Factory Audit and Social Audit
- Container Loading Check (CLC)
- Final Random Inspection (mostly)

As an example, below is one of our on-site inspection checklist for a Plush Toys:
CHECK LIST | COMMENTS | RESULT |
---|---|---|
Function test according to the purpose & on the gift box claimed | PASSED | |
Pull Test on small parts (if the toys is designed for children under 3 years) 90N for 1 min, no breakage allowed | PASSED | |
Perform fatigue test for all adjustable parts | N/A | |
Perform a pull test (for plush toy only)- Test any small, rigid parts such as: eyes, nose, pom-pom, label, etc (if designed for children under 3 years old). If the part is >6 mm thick, use 90N of force. If the part is <= 6 mm thick, use 50 N of force.-S2 | N/A | |
Pull test on seam Apply 70N onto the seam gradually within a period of 5 sec; maintain this force for 10 sec Test Requirement: The test sample must withstand the defined force for the defined period | N/A | |
Metal detection check | N/A | |
Compare mass product with approved sample and the requirement in the attachment. | N/A | |
Stuffing material cleanness check if applicable | FAILED | |
check the smell of product/filling is bad smell? | FAILED | |
pull test in all seams by manually | FAILED |
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