Incoming
Check panels, wood, fabric, foam, hardware, finish sample, labels, and supplier documents before production.
Quality Control
Quality control tied to the approved sample and production file.
For OEM furniture orders, inspection is based on the buyer-approved drawing, material board, hardware list, carton method, and agreed defect limits. The goal is to catch repeat-order risks before goods are packed.
Inspection path
Five checkpoints before shipment release.
Each checkpoint is matched to a buyer-approved file: drawing, sample, color board, hardware list, carton artwork, packing method, and loading plan.
First article
Confirm first production piece against drawing, golden sample, color board, hardware position, and assembly method.
In-process
Monitor cutting, drilling, frame assembly, upholstery, finishing, drawer fit, and repeated dimensions.
Final
Inspect appearance, measurement, stability, function, hardware count, labels, barcode, manual, and carton mark.
Packaging
Check trial assembly, corner protection, inner packing, carton closure, packing list, photo record, and loading plan.
Inspection file
Each SKU should have a file that connects the approved sample with production, packing, and shipment records.
- QC checklist: dimensions, finish, function, hardware count, label, barcode, carton mark.
- Approved sample photos: front, side, back, key details, and signed change notes.
- Material board record: panel, veneer, fabric, foam, metal finish, hardware code, and accepted alternatives.
- Hardware list: screws, connectors, hinges, slides, handles, anchors, spare kit, and quantity per unit.
- Packing file: carton artwork, carton size, gross weight, net weight, CBM, packing list, and shipment photos.
Buyer or third-party inspection
Inspection should be booked only after the production and packing status is clear enough for a valid sample pull.
- Confirm finished quantity, packed quantity, and which SKUs are ready for inspection.
- Agree sampling level, AQL, and critical, major, and minor defect definitions before the inspector arrives.
- Prepare golden sample, drawing, color board, hardware list, carton artwork, and packing method for comparison.
- Reserve time for rework, re-check photos, and buyer approval before the shipment date.
- Keep inspection report, defect photos, rework record, packing photos, and loading photos in the shipment file.
Market document support
Documents are prepared by product type and buyer requirement. The site should not promise every certificate for every item.
- Panel furniture: emission-related document slots such as TSCA Title VI, CARB-related, or formaldehyde support where applicable.
- Upholstered furniture: fabric, foam, label, and flammability-related document support where the buyer requires it.
- Storage furniture: stability, anti-tip hardware, warning label, wall-anchor kit, and instruction manual checks.
- Retail channel: barcode label, carton mark, warning label, assembly manual, spare-parts list, and vendor file fields.
- Shipment file: packing list, commercial invoice fields, carton count, loading photos, and container seal record if required.
Risk control
Common furniture issues are checked before they become claims.
For repeat orders, small inconsistencies can become expensive: color drift, wrong hole position, missing screws, weak carton corners, unclear manuals, and unstable storage furniture.
Color and finish
Compare bulk pieces against the approved color board or golden sample under agreed lighting and tolerance.
Hole and hardware fit
Check drilling position, drawer slide movement, hinge alignment, screw count, and labeled hardware bag accuracy.
Trial assembly
Assemble selected units before packing to confirm instructions, hole positions, stability, gaps, and customer-use sequence.
Packing release
Confirm corner protection, carton closure, labels, manuals, spare kit, carton marks, and loading photo record before shipment.