Agro Commodity Quality Control Built to Prevent Specification Mismatch

Agro commodity quality control: preventing the most common export problem

Many disputes in agricultural trade come from one thing. The buyer ordered one product. The container held another. Maybe the moisture was higher. Maybe the colour was off. Maybe the bags, the weight or the lot did not match the documents.

Our approach to agro commodity quality control is six steps. Each one catches a different kind of problem before it becomes your problem.

1. 1. Buyer specificationWe confirm quality, quantity, packaging, destination and the required documents in writing before we source anything.
2. 2. Supplier verificationWe verify supplier identity, stock, capacity, processing and commercial terms. We want to know who we are buying from and whether they can really deliver.
3. 3. Sample and COAWe review a physical sample and the batch documentation where required, so that the specification is tested against the real product.
4. 4. Pre-shipment QCWe check moisture, foreign matter, contamination, colour, packaging and quantity against the agreed specification.
5. 5. Loading controlWe confirm a clean container, the correct bags, quantity, lot identification and seal.
6. 6. Documentary controlWe reconcile the invoice, packing list, Form NXP and the applicable certificates and inspection documents so that they agree with each other and with the cargo.