Trims and Accessories Inspection Procedure of Garments Industry

Trims- Accessories Inspection

To assure you that the trims and accessories are going to be used in bulk production areas per the buyer’s acceptable quality standard and requirement, here, assure trims used in the bulk production are in an acceptable quality level and minimize garments rejection due to trim defects. Trim inspection is very important for any garment manufacturer to claim trim supplier and get replaced by goods trims or compensation. After attaching trims to garments, the trim’s quality responsibility goes to the garments manufacturer’s hand. This article is about the Trims and Accessories Inspection Procedure of the Garments Industry.

The materials that are attached to the garment by sewing are called trims. The materials that are not attached to the garment by sewing, but are only used for garment finishing and packing are called accessories. The objective of the inspection is to verify the quantity received against the packing list and to ensure that the items received are in accordance with the customer specifications.

Trims- Accessories Inspection Procedure of Garments Industry

After receiving the trims and accessories from the supplier, the store QC team will perform the following tasks:

• The merchandising department shall provide all information about the complete Bill of Materials (list of all fabrics and trims required), Packing List, Approved Trim Card, and Approved Sample of Each Trim in a Trim Card, which is signed and approved by the Merchandiser and the QC Manager.
• Trims Inspector shall follow the BOM (Material list), Packing list, and approved Trim Card with all details pertaining to each item.
• An inspection shall be done following the 1.5 AQL Standard. Shall select a random sample quantity as per the AQL Sample Chart.
• Each item shall be inspected within 72 Hours (3 Days) upon receiving in-house.
• Shall check each item comparing with buyer approved trim sample under buyer required light source and details specified in trim detail sheet for its Color, Size, Construction, Material, Content, etc.
• In the event of the inspection is failed for any item, have to re-inspect 100% quantity to determine the percentage of rejects to inform the supplier for replacement. Inspection report duly filled with details of all observations and findings with RESULT shall submit to the Q.C. manager.
• Q.C. manager shall notify the merchandiser immediately in case of any lot failed for any item.
• For each style, store all trims separately as follows:

• Trims not checked (To be kept) in one place.
• Trims checked and passed in one place.
• Trims Failed Inspection to be kept in the controlled Non-Conforming Raw-Materials area with Red Marking. And it needs to be made sure it doesn’t mix up with OK goods.

AQL 1.5 Normal Inspection(Sample Sampling plan)
Total Order QTY.	Sample	Accept	Reject
0-280	13	0	1
281-1200	32	1	2
1201-3200	50	2	3
3201-10000	80	3	4
10001-35000	125	5	6
35001-150000	200	7	8
150001-500000	315	10	11
500001-over	500	14	15

Following things to be taken care during the Trims and Accessories Inspection:

1. Product Safety – Trims are checked for product safety. If any trim has the potential to affect product safety (eg – sharpness harmful to wear, metal etc.) 10% will be checked 100% regardless of inspection method.
2. Zippers – Zippers are checked for functionality, color, size and any damage or missing parts.
3. Labels – Main/Size/Care Labels – Checked against wording and print quality
4. UPC Stickers are checked for UPC code and print quality.
5. Buttons – Buttons are checked for size, color and quality.
6. Threads – Threads are checked for shade number, tax and shade match to sample.
7. All trims/accessories are checked for color/shade under D65 ligth of light box.
8. Check sewing trims for color bleeding – All sewing trims are sewn to white fabric and washed as needed to check for any color bleeding.

Rejected trims/accessories should be kept in a separate designated area along with a report and returned to the supplier through the surveyor. Rejected goods must be reported to the store authorities every six (06) months.

Like the Fabric inspection at the incoming stage, the Trims and Accessories Inspection carries similar importance for the garment industry. Above all, the general instruction on the Trims and Accessories Inspection Procedure of Garments Industry has to follow for a good factory.