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Trims- Accessories Inspection Procedure of Garments Industry

Trims- Accessories Inspection
To assure the Trims- Accessories that 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 the acceptable quality level and Minimize garments rejection due to trim defects. Trims inspection is very much important for any garments manufacturer to claim Trims supplier and get replaced by goods trims or compensation. After attaching trims in garments product, the trims quality responsibility goes to garments manufacturer hand.

AQL Chart


Trims- Accessories Inspection Procedure of Garments Industry
1.      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.

2.      Trim Inspector shall follow BOM (Material list), Packing list, approved Trim Card with all details pertaining to each item.
3.      An inspection shall be done following the 1.5 AQL Standard. Shall select random sample quantity as per AQL Sample Chart.
4.      Each item shall be inspected within 72 Hours (3 Days) upon receiving in-house.
5.      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.
6.      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.
7.      Q.C. manager shall notify the merchandiser immediately, in case of any lot failed for any item.
8.      For each style, shall store all trims separately as follows:
a.      Trims not checked (To be kept) in one place.
b.      Trims checked and passed in one place.
c.      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