A pre-shipment inspection (PSI) in Vietnam is a third-party check performed when 80–100% of your furniture order is produced and at least 80% packed. FurnitureQC inspects a random AQL sample to ISO 2859-1 (ANSI/ASQC Z1.4), verifies quantity, workmanship, function, labeling and packaging, then issues an English Pass / Fail / Conditional report with HD defect photos within 24 hours — typically $250–$350 per man-day.
What a pre-shipment inspection covers
PSI is the most-requested checkpoint for US and international furniture importers because it is your final point of leverage. Once the container clears the port, fixing a defect means an ocean-freight round trip. Our furniture-specialist inspectors check:
- Quantity & AQL sampling — random sample size set by ISO 2859-1; AQL 0 / 1.5 / 4.0 for critical / major / minor defects.
- Workmanship & finish — joinery, surface coating, color match against your approved sample, hardware function.
- Structural & safety checks — load and stability tests, anti-tip hardware, sharp-edge and splinter checks.
- Material verification — wood moisture content (MC%), fabric and foam specs, veneer adhesion.
- Labeling & compliance — barcodes, country-of-origin, assembly instructions, retailer-specific carton marks.
- Packaging & drop checks — carton construction and ISTA-style transit protection.
The standards we inspect to
AQL levels and inspection level (Normal, Tightened or Reduced) are agreed with you before the visit, so the report's accept/reject logic matches your own risk tolerance and your retailer's requirements.
Where we inspect
We cover every major furniture-export hub in southern Vietnam — Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Long An, Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Binh Phuoc — which together account for over 80% of the country's furniture export production. In most cases an inspector can be at your factory within 1–2 business days of booking.
What you receive
A comprehensive English-language PDF report within 24 hours of inspection completion, containing an AQL defect classification table, measurement data, HD photographs of every defect found, and a single clear recommendation — Pass, Fail or Conditional — written for US HQ review.