Quality control

Luggage QC — what we test, and what you receive

A kids product that fails in a store fails a brand, not just a shipment. Our inspection runs at three points and every test maps to a document you can file.

Three checkpoints

Incoming, in-line, finished goods

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Incoming material

Sheet thickness and colour, zipper cycle samples, trolley-system pull force and lock function checked before material is released to the line.

Shell thickness gauge check
Hardware sampling per lot
Lining colour and fastness

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In-line inspection

First-piece approval at each station, then patrol inspection through forming, sewing and assembly against AQL 2.5 / 4.0.

First-piece sign-off
Patrol inspection per shift
Defect log per line

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Finished goods

Drop, wheel-running, handle-jerk, zipper-cycle and trolley-fatigue tests on production samples before cartons are sealed.

AQL 2.5 / 4.0 sampling
Batch test report
Carton drop test on request

Test matrix

Standard tests we run

Test	Method	Applies to
Drop test	Loaded case dropped from defined height on faces and corners	All hard-shell lines
Wheel running	Loaded case run over an obstacle track for a defined distance	Trolleys, ride-on
Handle jerk	Repeated vertical jerk cycles on the handle assembly	All lines
Trolley fatigue	Extension and retraction cycles on the trolley system	Trolleys, ride-on
Zipper cycle	Open/close cycles with load on the slider	All lines
Static load	Seat-area load test	Kids ride-on
Stability	Tip-over angle with a child-load equivalent	Kids ride-on, kids trolley

Reference standard: QB/T 2155 (Chinese luggage standard) for baseline requirements, plus buyer-specified or destination standards where they are stricter. EN 71 for the kids range and CPSIA for the US on request.

Certificates on file

Documents we can produce on request

Scanned records from our own files. Full PDF copies are sent with the quotation sheet — ask for the document pack covering your destination market.

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What this pack proves. Brand ownership (trademark), engineering capability (patents) and chemical-safety compliance for the destination market. EU-facing packs — EN 71 and REACH reports — are commissioned per programme; see the compliance note below for how we treat toy-adjacent claims.

Kids range specifics

A kids product is a toy and a suitcase at once

Ride-on luggage is sat on, ridden and dropped by children, which is why it is tested beyond an adult case: seat-area static load, stability angle, small-part check and edge-radius review.

Seat-area static load and fatigue testing
Stability / tip-over assessment
Edge and corner radius review
Small-part and sharp-point check
EN 71 or CPSIA testing arranged per destination

Electric ride-on units. The battery-assisted line is tested for charge cycles, over-charge protection and temperature rise. UN38.3 test reports and battery documentation are provided for air or sea freight as required by the carrier.

On “CE marked luggage”. Luggage is outside the scope of EU CE marking as a product category, so we do not claim it. What applies instead: GPSR obligations, REACH Annex XVII restricted substances, and EN 71 where a ride-on is also a toy. We state the test actually performed, with the report number, rather than a mark.

Documents

What you receive with each shipment

Inspection report

AQL sampling result with defect classification and photos of any non-conformance.

Test report

Batch test results against the agreed standard, plus third-party reports where commissioned.

Material declaration

Shell, lining and hardware composition, with REACH / CPSIA statements on request.

Export set

Invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and destination-specific paperwork.

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