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<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">REACH EU Regulation and Compliance</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is one of the most comprehensive and far-reaching pieces of environmental legislation to come out of the European Union. Third-party laboratory Testing allows you to verify compliance with the following requirements of REACH:<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-weight: bold;">Annex XVII Restricted Substances<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li>3 phthalates for toys and 6 phthalates for toys when the toy can be placed in the mouth by children</li><li>AZO colorants in textiles</li><li>Nickel release from metal products in direct contact with skin</li><li>PCTs</li><li>Benzene</li><li>Asbestos fibres</li><li>Arsenic compounds</li><li>Mercury compounds</li><li>Cadmium</li><li>View full list</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-weight: bold;">Candidate List of 49 SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern)<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">There is a general 0.1% w/w (0.1% of total product weight) limit for each of the 49 SVHCs that applies to all product types. Substances of Very High Concern include<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li>Carcinogenic, Mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMR)</li><li>Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) or very Persistent and very Bioaccumulative (vPvB)</li><li>Identified, on a case-by-case basis, from scientific evidence as causing probable serious effects to human health or the environment of an equivalent level of concern as those above (e.g. endocrine disrupters).</li></ul><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">REACH Compliance</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Testing with QIMA allows you to integrate your REACH testing during your product Inspection. Guarantee the sample is from your production, not a sample the factory wants you to test.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">You will receive a detailed report informing you if your product passed or failed the REACH compliance test.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">About QIMA<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.&nbsp;<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.&nbsp;<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.

QIMA offers a full range of product certification services for electrical and electronic consumer products to ensure compliance with global safety, quality, and regulatory requirements, including:<ul><li data-end="1177" data-start="221">CB Scheme Certification – Issuing CB Test Reports and Certificates for international market access under the IECEE CB Scheme.</li><li data-end="1177" data-start="221">CE Marking Certification – Ensuring compliance with EU safety, health, and environmental requirements for market entry.</li><li data-end="1177" data-start="221">FCC Certification – Testing and certifying electronic products for compliance with U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations.</li><li data-end="1177" data-start="221">UKCA Certification – Verifying compliance with UK product safety regulations for post-Brexit market access.</li><li data-end="1177" data-start="221">RoHS and REACH Certification – Confirming that products meet environmental and hazardous substance restrictions for EU and global markets.</li><li data-end="1177" data-start="221">Energy Efficiency Certification – Assessing compliance with energy standards such as Energy Star, ErP, and MEPS.</li><li data-end="1177" data-start="221">Wireless and RF Certification – Certifying products for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and other wireless communications in accordance with global regulations.</li></ul>QIMA’s certification services help manufacturers, brands, and retailers navigate regulatory requirements, ensuring smooth market entry and consumer confidence. Learn more: https://www.qima.com/consumer-products/certifications

QIMA offers a full range of product inspection services for electrical and electronic consumer products to ensure quality, safety, and compliance at different stages of production, including:<ul><li data-end="1258" data-start="216">Functionality and Safety Checks – Testing product performance, electrical safety, and basic functions on-site to identify defects or hazards.</li><li data-end="1258" data-start="216">Packaging and Labeling Verification – Ensuring that packaging materials and labels comply with regulatory and branding requirements.</li><li data-end="1258" data-start="216">Sampling and Testing Coordination – Collecting product samples from the factory and sending them to accredited labs for additional testing.</li></ul>QIMA’s on-site inspections help manufacturers, brands, and retailers identify issues before products reach the market, reducing risks and ensuring customer satisfaction. Learn more: https://www.qima.com/consumer-products/electronics

<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">RoHS Compliance</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">(RoHS) is a set of EU regulations that implements EU Directive 2002/95 that restricts the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. This directive bans placing on the EU market, any product having an electrical/electronic component containing more than thresholds set for lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">RoHS affects any company importing goods containing electrical components into the European Union. QIMA Laboratory Testing can help you prepare, implement and comply with RoHS regulations. Our testing services allow you to place your products with confidence on the targeted markets. To learn more about our mandatory third-party testing and certification of a wide range of products, please complete the Need More Information form on the right.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">RoHS Compliance Testing<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Testing with QIMA allows you to integrate your RoHS testing during your product Inspection. Guarantee the sample is from your production, not a sample the factory wants you to test.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">You will receive a detailed report informing you if your product passed or failed the RoHS compliance test.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">About QIMA<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.&nbsp;<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.&nbsp;<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.

<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">CPSIA Compliance</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) imposed testing requirements and new acceptable levels for several substances common in most consumer products, especially those designed for children, ages 0-12.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Primarily, CPSIA regulations enforce:<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li>Rigorous restrictions on phthalates (chemicals used to soften plastic) in children's toys.</li><li>Rigorous lead restrictions for children's products (90 ppm in paint and other surface coatings, 100 ppm in substrates).</li><li>Compulsory third-party testing by accredited laboratories specifically for lead (in paint and metallic jewelry), and generally on cribs, pacifiers, small parts, bicycles, bicycle helmets, rattles, bunk beds, etc. - with more to come.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">All third-party chemical testing must be integrated into a reasonable testing plan. QIMA can help you to determine how many samples should be tested in order for the testing plan to be considered as reasonable.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Associations and consumers are campaigning more and more in favor of the elimination or restriction of chemicals used in all industries such as Cosmetics, Automotive, Fashion Jewelry, Furniture, Toys, etc.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">CPSIA Testing<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Laboratory Testing with the QIMA online platform allows you to integrate your CPSIA testing during your product inspection. Ensure the sample is from your production, not a sample the factory wants you to test, and guarantee your production is CPSIA compliant.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">You will receive a detailed report informing you if your product passed or failed the CPSIA compliance test.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">About QIMA<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">QIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.&nbsp;<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.&nbsp;<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.

QIMA offers a full range of laboratory testing services for electrical and electronic consumer products to ensure compliance with international safety, quality, and performance standards. These services include:<ul><li data-end="1185" data-start="223">Electrical Safety Testing – Verifying compliance with IEC, EN, and UL standards for electrical safety, insulation resistance, and leakage current.</li><li data-end="1185" data-start="223">EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Testing – Ensuring products do not interfere with or are not affected by other electronic devices.</li><li data-end="1185" data-start="223">Performance and Durability Testing – Assessing reliability, lifespan, and efficiency under real-world conditions.</li><li data-end="1185" data-start="223">Chemical and Environmental Testing – Checking for hazardous substances like RoHS, REACH, and California Prop 65 compliance.</li><li data-end="1185" data-start="223">Energy Efficiency Testing – Evaluating power consumption and compliance with energy efficiency regulations (e.g., Energy Star, ERP).</li><li data-end="1185" data-start="223">Battery and Charger Testing – Safety, performance, and compliance checks for lithium-ion and other battery types.</li><li data-end="1185" data-start="223">Wireless and Connectivity Testing – Ensuring compliance with RF and wireless standards for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and other technologies.</li></ul>QIMA’s accredited labs conduct these tests to help manufacturers, retailers, and brands ensure their products meet regulatory requirements and consumer expectations before reaching the market.&nbsp;

<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) manages the Saudi Product Safety Program called "SALEEM".<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The SALEEM program is concerned with the safety of products entering the Saudi market, which is why the program is called SALEEM. In Arabic, SALEEM indicates that the product is safe, secure, and free of flaws that may directly or indirectly harm individuals, society, or the environment.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Under SALEEM, product and shipment conformity program is operated via an online system called SABER. SABER has been gradually implemented by technical regulation (TR) since January 2019. The transition was completed in February 2020. Importers of products regulated by the TR are required to register the products in the SABER system to obtain the Certificate of Conformity, after passing the assessment.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">All product consignments intended to be imported to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia must present the Certificates of Conformity at Saudi Customs for a smooth clearance.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA: A SASO-Approved Conformity Assessment Body<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA is one of the SASO approved Conformity Assessment Bodies (CB) and is authorized to issue Certificates of Conformity for products exporting from the following regions:<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-bottom: 5px;">Asia and Australia</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-bottom: 5px;">Europe</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-bottom: 5px;">Americas (North and South)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-bottom: 5px;">Middle East and North African countries</li></ul>About QIMA<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">QIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.

<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Pre-Shipment Inspection Report Overview</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">A QIMA&nbsp;pre-shipment inspection report provides you with a pass/no pass result, an overview of key findings, and a detailed report of the inspection results. Our PSI reports include clear images showing all inspection points, so you can see exactly what was discovered. All inspections are conducted to your specifications and include comprehensive testing criteria on: functionality, performance, durability, overall performance, and dimension.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">For all&nbsp;pre-shipment inspection reports, we test your products before they are dispatched, using the internationally recognized ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 (ISO 2859-1) statistical sampling method. After you order an QIMA&nbsp;PSI report, our inspector is onsite within 48 hours, and the final report is delivered to you on the day of the inspection.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">What a Pre-Shipment Inspection Means for Your Brand<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Ensure that your products’ manufacturing quality lives up to your brand’s standards. A pre-shipment inspection report offers you peace of mind in the knowledge that your products are made to specification, and the final product accurately represents your brand. Our online platform makes it easy for you to order an inspection, access results, and approve/reject your shipment, allowing you to ensure the quality of your order before it ships.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Why QIMA<ul style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-bottom: 5px;">Supply chain intelligence: get supplier and quality stats in real time</li><li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-bottom: 5px;">Industry leading turnaround time for audits, testing and inspections</li><li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-bottom: 5px;">Online and mobile: manage your orders and access your data anywhere, any time</li><li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-bottom: 5px;">All-inclusive pricing: flat rates for inspections and audits; instant quotes for testing</li><li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-bottom: 5px;">2,500 auditors and inspectors, 6 in-house labs and operations in 85 countries</li></ul>&nbsp;About QIMA<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">QIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">

<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QC Tailored for the Promotional Products Industry</h2><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Promotional products and branded merchandise serve an important purpose in every company’s marketing and communication activities. High-quality gifts and premiums can contribute to your brand’s reputation, while poor-quality ones can sell your company short. As branded merchandise contributes to your potential customers’ first impression of your business, special care must be taken to ensure the quality, safety, and compliance of your promotional products.QIMA offers&nbsp;lab testing,&nbsp;product inspections and&nbsp;audits for a wide range of promotional merchandise, gifts and premiums, including:<ul style="font-weight: 400; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><li>Apparel and fashion accessories</li><li>Stationery</li><li>Toys and collectables</li><li>Electrical products</li><li>Drinkware</li><li>Sports goods</li></ul>Why QIMA<ul style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li>Supply chain intelligence: get supplier and quality stats in real time</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Industry leading turnaround time for audits, testing and inspections</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Online and mobile: manage your orders and access your data anywhere, any time</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">All-inclusive pricing: flat rates for inspections and audits; instant quotes for testing</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">2,500 auditors and inspectors, 6 in-house labs and operations in 85 countries</li></ul>About QIMAQIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.</div>

<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 1.9em; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Ethical Audit Standards</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">For a modern business, an ethical supply chain is no longer an optional "feel-good" PR tool. Today, consumers, governments and NGOs are putting increasing pressure on brands and retailers to ensure transparency throughout their supply chains. Social accountability is an important element of a company's sourcing and marketing strategy, which helps ensure better product quality, foster consumer loyalty, and emphasize good corporate citizenship.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA offers comprehensive ethical audit programs that can be conducted according to international standards, your company's in-house specifications or our own Best-In-Class Protocol.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">All QIMA ethical audit programs cover the following aspects:<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Hygiene, health and safety</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Waste management</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Child and young labor</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Labor practices, including forced labor, worker representation, disciplinary practices and discrimination.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Working hours and wages</li></ul><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 1.9em; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Ethical Audits to International Standards</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Our professionally certified auditors can conduct ethical audits according to all major internationally recognized social audits standards, including:<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">SA 8000</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">SMETA (Sedex)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">amfori BSCI</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">ETI (ILO)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Initiative for Compliance and Sustainability (ICS)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Higg Facility Social &amp; Labor Module (FSLM)</li></ul><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 1.9em; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA Ethical Auditors</h2><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA has adopted an approach based on the key competences of auditors – attitude, skills and knowledge – in line with the reference tools developed by the Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP).All QIMA auditors are professionally certified and undergo regular training to stay up to date with the latest standards and regulatory requirements. The average QIMA ethical auditor has performed 580 audits.<p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Why QIMA<ul style="font-weight: 400; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Global footprint for supplier audit programs</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Accredited to international standards (BSCI, Sedex, ICS, RJC...) or your own protocols</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">All-inclusive pricing (no extra charge for Auditor's expenses)</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Detailed and actionable reports and KPIs reporting</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">An auditor onsite within 48 hours <a href="javascript%3A//" style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; color: rgb(51, 122, 183);">[1]</a></li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Easy online scheduling of services: book audits and check reports from the convenience of your online account and QIMA mobile app</li></ul>About QIMA<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">QIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.</div>

<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">C-TPAT Compliance Audit</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA qualified auditors assist organizations to assess and enhance security measures throughout their supply chains and ensure compliance with security requirements.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">We perform supply chain security audits against all Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT global and regional requirements) ensuring:<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li>Outside Barriers and Physical Security</li><li>Factory Internal Security</li><li>Factory Employee Security</li><li>Shipping Dock Security</li><li>Key and Seal Controls</li><li>Security Processes</li><li>Container and Merchandise Movement</li><li>Computer Systems Security and Controls</li></ul><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Securing the Global Supply Chain</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) is a voluntary government-business initiative to build cooperative relationships that strengthen and improve overall international supply chain and U.S. border security.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">C-TPAT recognizes that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can provide the highest level of cargo security only through close cooperation with the ultimate owners of the international supply chain such as importers, carriers, consolidators, licensed customs brokers, and manufacturers.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Through this initiative, CBP is asking businesses to ensure the integrity of their security practices and communicate and verify the security guidelines of their business partners within the supply chain. A third party C-TPAT audit will ensure the security of your supply chain, verify your compliance, and improve U.S. border security.<p style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-weight: bold;">Why QIMA<ul style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Global footprint for supplier audit programs</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Accredited to international standards (BSCI, Sedex, ICS, RJC...) or your own protocols</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">All-inclusive pricing (no extra charge for Auditor's expenses)</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Detailed and actionable reports and KPIs reporting</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">An auditor onsite within 48 hours</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Easy online scheduling of services: book audits and check reports from the convenience of your online account and QIMA mobile app</li></ul>About QIMA<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">QIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.

<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">What is a Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI)?</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">A Pre-Shipment Inspection is a systematic inspection of units selected at random from all batches of your order, conducted when your production is at least 80% complete. This is your final opportunity to take corrective action before your production is finished and packed; making it an effective tool to safeguard your product against costly import risks.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">For all inspections, QIMA uses the standard internationally recognized ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 (ISO 2859-1) statistical sampling procedure. These comprehensive criteria cover: functionality, performance, durability, overall appearance, and dimension. Inspection certificates are issued if stipulated in the letter of credit.<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Pre-Shipment Inspection Expertise</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA's highly trained product inspectors will use the appropriate sampling process to select product lots for pre-shipment inspection, and check them against your quality requirements or the standards of your destination market. This comprehensive inspection covers such criteria as product functionality, performance, durability, overall appearance, and dimensions. Our product inspectors receive regular training in their fields of specialization, including Softlines, Hardlines, Food, and other industries. Their expertise combined with hundreds of customizable checklists for all product categories make for flexible and reliable quality control that helps you secure your supply chain.<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Why QIMA</h2><ul style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li>Supply chain intelligence: get supplier and quality stats in real time</li><li>Industry leading turnaround time for audits, testing and inspections</li><li>Online and mobile: manage your orders and access your data anywhere, any time</li><li>All-inclusive pricing: flat rates for inspections and audits; instant quotes for testing</li><li>2,500 auditors and inspectors, 6 in-house labs and operations in 85 countries</li></ul>About QIMAQIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">

<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Environmental Audits</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA offers an environmental audit protocol that conforms to the ISO 14001 standard (performance evaluation guidelines for environmental management systems).<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The ISO 14001 family of standards addresses a wide range of items for environmental management, providing practical tools for organizations and companies looking to identify and control their environmental impact as well as constantly improve their environmental performance.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">A QIMA Environmental Audit Program assesses factory compliance with local laws and regulations for environmental protection, as well as best practices based on ISO 14000 family of standards, which includes:<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li>Legal requirements and risk assessment</li><li>Environmental management system</li><li>Solid and hazardous wastes</li><li>Waste water</li><li>Air emissions</li><li>Nuisance</li><li>Energy use, water use, CO² emissions</li></ul><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Chemical Control Audits</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA Chemical Control Audit Programs use protocols based on the global environmental Detox® campaign, Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals principles (ZDHC) or your own compliance requirements.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Chemical Control Audits typically cover:<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li>Management systems</li><li>Sub-supplier management</li><li>Incoming materials</li><li>Semi and finished products</li><li>Chemical-related production</li><li>Specific chemical controls</li><li>Waste management</li></ul><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Water Testing</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA provides complete&nbsp;lab testing services and can efficiently combine water testing with an onsite environmental audit to offer a complete picture of the environmental performance of your suppliers.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Waste water testing typically includes:<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li>Onsite gathering of waste water samples by trained QIMA auditors: influent water, water before treatment, effluent water</li><li>Waste water testing prior to treatment of water and based on restricted substances list (ZDHC, Detox® or your own list)</li><li>If restricted substances are detected, samples of influent and effluent waters are verified to determine the source of the substances and whether treatment of water is effective.</li></ul>Why QIMA<ul style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li>Global footprint for supplier audit programs</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Accredited to international standards (BSCI, Sedex, ICS, RJC...) or your own protocols</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">All-inclusive pricing (no extra charge for Auditor's expenses)</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Detailed and actionable reports and KPIs reporting</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">An auditor onsite within 48 hours&nbsp;[1]</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Easy online scheduling of services: book audits and check reports from the convenience of your online account and QIMA mobile app</li></ul>About QIMAQIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.&nbsp;QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.&nbsp;For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.

<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">What is Product Monitoring?</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Keep your factory accountable start to finish. Production Monitoring means an on-site Product Inspection performed every day of your production. An inspector scrutinizes your factory, enforcing your specifications, selecting units at random for inspection and identifying and eliminating defects. You receive daily reports regarding quality and completion status, putting you in control of the entire process. Production Monitoring keeps your product consistent and to your specifications for $309 USD per day.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">For all inspections, QIMA uses the standard internationally recognized ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 (ISO 2859-1) statistical sampling procedure. These comprehensive criteria cover: functionality, performance, durability, overall appearance, and dimension. Inspection certificates are issued if stipulated in the letter of credit.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Why QIMA<ul style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li>All-inclusive pricing for inspections</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">An inspector onsite within 48 hours[1]</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Same day inspection reports[2]</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Easy online scheduling of services</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Detailed dashboard of quality trends, accessible in real time</li></ul>About QIMAQIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.

Product Inspections and Product Testing <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Being a key element of quality control, Product Inspections allow you to verify product quality on site at different stages of the production process and prior to its dispatch. Inspecting your product before it leaves the manufacturer’s premises is an effective way of preventing quality problems and supply chain disruptions further down the line.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA inspectors check your product against your chosen specifications to meet a range of requirements including passing international standards of your destination market. With the use of inspection checklists that you can select online and tailor to your needs, your quality control process can be standardized, and key quality concerns communicated to all parties involved in the inspection.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA product inspections can be conducted at all stages of the manufacturing process:<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">IPC – Initial Production Check</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">DUPRO – During Production Inspection</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">PSI – Pre-Shipment Inspection</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">CLC – Container Loading Check</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">PM – Production Monitoring</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">PEO (Previo en Origen) – Pre-Customs Clearance Inspection</li></ul><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; color: black; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.9em; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Why Get a Product Inspection?</h2><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Ensure product quality at every production stage</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Verify quality at the source and don’t pay for defective goods</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Avoid recalls and reputational damage</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Anticipate production and shipment delays</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Optimize your quality control budget</li></ul><p style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-weight: bold;">Why QIMA<ul style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">All-inclusive pricing for inspections</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">An inspector onsite within 48 hours</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Same day inspection reports</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Easy online scheduling of services</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Detailed dashboard of quality trends, accessible in real time</li></ul>About QIMA<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">QIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;">For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.

Product Inspections and Product Testing <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Being a key element of quality control, Product Inspections allow you to verify product quality on site at different stages of the production process and prior to its dispatch. Inspecting your product before it leaves the manufacturer’s premises is an effective way of preventing quality problems and supply chain disruptions further down the line.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA inspectors check your product against your chosen specifications to meet a range of requirements including passing international standards of your destination market. With the use of inspection checklists that you can select online and tailor to your needs, your quality control process can be standardized, and key quality concerns communicated to all parties involved in the inspection.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">QIMA product inspections can be conducted at all stages of the manufacturing process:<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;"><a href="https://www.qima.com/initial-production-check" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 122, 183); text-decoration: none;"></a>IPC – Initial Production Check</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">DUPRO – During Production Inspection</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">PSI – Pre-Shipment Inspection</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">CLC – Container Loading Check</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">PM – Production Monitoring</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">PEO (Previo en Origen) – Pre-Customs Clearance Inspection<a href="https://www.qima.com/pre-customs-clearance-inspection" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 122, 183); text-decoration: none;"></a></li></ul> Pre-Shipment Inspection <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">A Pre-Shipment Inspection is a systematic inspection of units selected at random from all batches of your order, conducted when your production is at least 80% complete. This is your final opportunity to take corrective action before your production is finished and packed; making it an effective tool to safeguard your product against costly import risks.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">For all inspections, QIMA uses the standard internationally recognized ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 (ISO 2859-1) statistical sampling procedure. These comprehensive criteria cover: functionality, performance, durability, overall appearance, and dimension. Inspection certificates are issued if stipulated in the letter of credit. Why QIMA<ul style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">All-inclusive pricing for inspections</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">An inspector onsite within 48 hours</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Same day inspection reports</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Easy online scheduling of services</li><li style="font-family: &quot;Gotham Rounded&quot;;">Detailed dashboard of quality trends, accessible in real time</li></ul> About QIMAQIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network. QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 85 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data. For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain™.

QIMA offers a full range of supplier audit services for electrical and electronic consumer products to ensure factories meet quality, safety, and compliance requirements. These services include:<ul><li data-end="1214" data-start="206">Quality System Audit (QSA) – Evaluating a supplier’s quality management system based on ISO 9001 and industry best practices.</li><li data-end="1214" data-start="206">Social Compliance Audit (SCA) – Assessing working conditions, labor practices, and ethical compliance following standards like SMETA, SA8000, and local labor laws.</li><li data-end="1214" data-start="206">Environmental Audit – Verifying compliance with environmental regulations, sustainability initiatives, and certifications such as ISO 14001.</li><li data-end="1214" data-start="206">C-TPAT and Security Audit – Ensuring supply chain security compliance with C-TPAT and global trade security standards.</li><li data-end="1214" data-start="206">Process Audit – Evaluating manufacturing processes, production capabilities, and adherence to quality control protocols.</li><li data-end="1214" data-start="206">Factory Technical Audit (FTA) – Inspecting production facilities, equipment, and operational capabilities to assess reliability and consistency.</li><li data-end="1214" data-start="206">Custom Supplier Audit – Tailoring audit criteria based on brand-specific requirements, product risk factors, or regulatory needs.</li></ul>QIMA’s supplier audit services help brands, retailers, and manufacturers mitigate risks, ensure responsible sourcing, and improve supplier performance. Learn more: https://www.qima.com/consumer-products/supplier-audits