Inspection & Certification Services
Document verification, inspection, testing coordination and certification: the stages of showing that a product meets the standards that apply to it.
What conformity assessment means
Conformity assessment is the demonstration that specified requirements are fulfilled. For a consignment, that means checking the paperwork, the goods themselves and, where needed, laboratory test results against the standards that apply.
We assist exporters, importers, manufacturers and regulatory authorities in meeting international standards, and the requirements of programs such as PVoC.
Exporters
Shipping regulated goods that must be certified before dispatch.
Importers
Buying goods abroad that must arrive with a certificate.
Manufacturers
Preparing products and test evidence for export.
Regulatory authorities
Relying on conformity assessment at origin.
Our services, in the order they happen
Document verification
A documentary check of the request, invoice, test reports and quality documents before inspection.
Use it to catch missing or out-of-date documents before anyone travels to the supplier.
Inspection
Physical inspection of goods at the supplier, before they ship, with samples drawn where testing is needed.
Use it to confirm the goods match the request and documents while they are still at the supplier.
Testing coordination
Review of existing test reports, and testing by accredited or recognised ISO/IEC 17025 laboratories.
Use it when a product has no valid test report, or the existing report needs reviewing.
Certification
A Certificate of Conformity for goods that meet requirements, or a Non-Conformity Report where they do not.
Use it to obtain the formal outcome: a Certificate of Conformity, or a Non-Conformity Report.
Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC)
Under the PVoC program, all four services come together into a single process that ends with a Certificate of Conformity or a Non-Conformity Report.
