HighGrade’s pre-shipment textile and apparel inspections are conducted by seasoned experts to evaluate your products both pre- and post-production. HighGrade’s textile and apparel inspection services help you identify varying levels of defects in your product, including:

• Critical Defects – hazardous or unsafe conditions or non-compliance with regulations, includes sharp points or edges, stray needles left in the garment, loose studs or missing suffocation warning labels
• Major Defects – overall product failure or reduced usability of the product that prevents it from being placed on the market, can include open seams, holes or broken stitches
• Minor Defects – unlikely to reduce product usability, includes items such as loose threads

 During textile and apparel inspections, HighGrade conducts the following:

• Fabric Check – assesses weight, print quality, defects, hand feel to standards.
• Garment Labeling – to ensure label contains all required information, including registered identification number (RN), country of origin, fabric content/care and attachment of label in the proper location
• Workmanship Assessment – evaluates stitching, construction, attachments and fasteners, embellishments, shading within a garment, pattern continuity/matching, tapes and linings