Footwear Quality Control Inspection

Footwear manufacturing always uses a wide range of materials and requires several different production processes which make footwear quality control a highly demanding and specialized process.?

Whether you’re manufacturing athletic shoes, dress shoes, sandals, boots, safety shoes, and children's shoes, footwear inspection is essential.?

Testcoo’s leading luggage and bags inspection services help your suppliers meet your quality and safety expectations.

What quality standards do we use for footwear inspections?

By employing a third-party inspection entity, quality concerns will be identified and controlled at the source. Processing footwear inspection is an important part for retailers and brands to assure quality, that can identify defects and non-compliance during different stages of the footwear production process.?

How to perform the inspection? Check the total number of the order or just a part of the order. We verify the quality of mass production based on your Acceptable Quality Limits (AQL), identifying, and classifying defects to offer an overview of your product’s quality.

Essential tests performed during an onsite inspection of footwear

With an inspection team on the ground, you can see exactly how your products look without needing to personally visit the factory to check. But you need to clearly specify your requirements and steps for inspection to get a truly accurate report of your order’s quality.

The essential inspection checklists for pre-shipment inspections to manage footwear quality:

Carton drop test

Assortment check

Color shade check

Function check

Reliability test for Zipper/button/snap or any other functional component

Product Size / Weight measurement

Tape test on the printed label

Fitting check

Barcode scan check

Metal detection for shoes has sewn process

Smell check

These steps to shoe inspection convey the essential basics of quality control inspection for footwear.?

Testcoo inspection expertise in footwear inspection?

With only full-time inspectors around China and Southeast Asia, Testcoo offers Initial Production Check (IPC), During Production Check (DUPRO), and Before Delivery Inspection to assess footwear Final Random Inspection (FRI).

Against online video monitor system, GPS tracking system, signing CODE OF CONDUCT agreement with factory, we execute efficient management of inspectors to help you implement the necessary corrective actions to reach your quality objectives and lead times.

Contact our footwear quality assurance experts to customize your inspection requirements.