Final Inspection Process in The Garments Industry

The final inspector generally conducts the inspection process before shipment, and also conducts it after completing the pre-final or lot pass inspection; it’s called final inspection. It is also known as pre-shipment inspection. To get the right measurement, perfect finishing, and the accuracy of the final inspection, we have to maintain a sequence of different steps as follows. It is also used as a sequence of the final inspection of a garment shipment lot. In this article, we explain the Final Inspection Process in the Garments Industry.

The final inspection procedure is essential in the apparel business to guarantee the quality of completed goods prior to client shipment. Generally, it entails a thorough examination of every item of clothing, looking for flaws in the sizing, color consistency, fabric quality, stitching, and overall appearance. Inspectors of quality control inspect clothing based on predefined standards and criteria in order to find any problems that require fixing. Maintaining consumer happiness and brand reputation is aided by this last inspection.

Final Inspection Process in The Garments Industry

A Final inspection process is a Final quality audit in garment manufacturing, known as “Final Audit”. A buyer QC or third-party (independent) QC does a final audit. A final audit is a judgment that certifies whether a lot is shippable or not from the buyer’s (customer’s) end as per the buyer’s quality standard. The final inspection result shows the whole factory’s quality performance. The final Audit room is very restricted; only the buyer QC and factory-nominated 2 or 3 people are allowed in the room during the Final inspection process. The final inspection process flow chart is shown in the following:

Final Inspection Process Flow Chart in Apparel Industry
Complete Goods packing
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Sending an Audit request to buying house by a merchandiser
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Making a Packing list
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Submitting the Packing list to the buyer’s QC
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Checking packing accuracy as per the packing list
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Carton and Garments selection as per AQL/ sampling method
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Checking the factory’s internal quality report, the Button pull test report
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Color/Shade evaluation with wash standard
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Fill up the Final Inspection checklist
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Checking Garments with QC File
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Visual defects checking
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Fit/ Measurement checking
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Final inspection report
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Report evaluation
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Pass→ Fail Recheck→Re-inspection
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Submitting a report to buying house/or in an Online system
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Garments Delivery to the shipping port