Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) is a part of supply chain management and an important quality control method for checking the quality of goods clients buy from suppliers. It is a step taken by trade operators (buyers, suppliers, agencies) to inspect products before they are shipped for export/import. PSI helps ensure that production complies with the governing specification, contract, or purchase order and considered as the final opportunity to take corrective action before the production is shipped, making it an effective tool to safeguard the product against costly import risks. GAMMA Company perform pre-shipment inspections often when production is at least 80% of an order has been produced and export-packed, The final random inspection checks finished products by draw samples selected at random according to standards and procedures. Issues an inspection document (Certificate/Report) which accompanies the consignment to its destination. The pre-shipment inspection typically covers:
⏵Inspection before manufacturing
⏵Inspection at production site
Inspection of warehouses and their suitability for storage.
Inspection of the building and machinery used in manufacturing.
Knowledge of the systems used to control the quality of production.
The correct Processing.
Manufacturing treatment.
Visual inspection of raw materials.
Draw random samples and conducting preliminary tests.
Review certificates and accompanying documents to ensure that they meet the required specifications.
Issuing the raw material approval report and permitting the production.
Visual inspection of the product.
Draw samples and conducting tests.
Visual inspection of the packing unites and their fulfilment of the marking data.
Supervision the packing process.
Weights and sizes Check.
Inspection of means of transport, containers and other packing boxes in terms of cleanliness and their suitability to the approved packing and transportation conditions.
Photo report and issuing of inspection report and/or certificate.