How Is Packing & Carton Quality Checked?

Where a perfectly made garment can still cause a rejected shipment — if the packing doesn't match the paperwork.

Garments being packed into polybags and cartons

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Where a Perfect Garment Can Still Go Wrong

A garment can pass every other check and still cause a shipment to be rejected over packing alone — the wrong size/colour ratio in a carton, missing shipping marks, or a packing list that doesn't match what's actually inside. This stage is checked against the buyer's packing instructions and the shipment's own packing list, not against general common sense.

What Gets Checked, Two Levels

Individual Garment Packing

Correct folding method, polybag type and thickness, and (for children's products) a required suffocation-warning print on the polybag. Hangtags and price/size stickers are also confirmed here.

Carton Packing

Cartons are checked for the correct size/colour assortment ratio, correct total quantity, carton weight and dimensions, and required shipping marks (PO number, carton number, destination, gross/net weight).

The Packing List Is the Reference Document

Every shipment travels with a packing list detailing exactly how many pieces of each size and colour are in every carton. Inspectors don't just check that garments look right — they open a random selection of cartons across different sizes and colours and confirm the actual contents match this list exactly, since a mismatch here can hold up an entire shipment at customs.

Good Packing vs. Problem Packing

Signs of Good Packing

Folding method and polybag match the buyer's specification exactly
Carton contents match the packing list, size for size and colour for colour
All required shipping marks are present, correct, and legible
Carton weight and dimensions are within the agreed range

Signs of Problem Packing

Wrong size/colour ratio packed into a carton
Carton contents don't match the declared packing list
Missing or incorrect shipping marks (PO number, destination, weight)
Overweight or oddly-dimensioned cartons that don't match the spec

Because packing errors are discovered at the very last stage, before the goods even leave the factory, they're treated seriously — a wrong assortment found now is far cheaper to fix than the same mistake discovered at the buyer's warehouse.

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