Official inspection agency-
The United States of America's official inspection agency
In the United States, customarily seldom said that "commodity inspection", and said "product testing". In addition to product testing, there is a "service program" test. The federal government set up a product inspection agency is basically imported, exported, domestic product inspection of the trinity of the competent authorities.
Japan's official inspection agency
According to Japan's national administrative system, the government departments in their own division of labor within the scope of competence, the import and export commodity inspection work related to the implementation of division of labor management. Ministry of International Trade and Industry (in charge of all industrial production and commerce, foreign trade and other affairs) is responsible for the import and export of industrial products inspection and management; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (in charge of national agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fisheries and food production) is responsible for the national import and export of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food inspection and quarantine management; Ministry of Health and Welfare (in charge of the national health care services) is responsible for importing and exporting food, medicines, and other health inspections and management; Transportation Ministry (in charge of) The Ministry of Health and Welfare (in charge of national medical and health affairs) is responsible for the inspection and management of imported and exported foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and other health aspects; the Ministry of Transportation (in charge of the sea, land and air transportation of passengers and goods) is responsible for import and export of commodities and clouds in the measurement and safety inspection management.
European Union official inspection agency
European Union's official inspection agency, its organization and the United States is similar to the category of commodities, also by the government departments under the management of the relevant legal authorization or government recognition of the implementation of inspection and supervision and management. Such as the German network of technical inspection agencies (TUV) to obtain official recognition and the market in charge of the quality of goods; British Standards Institution (BSI) is responsible for the development of standards and implementation of testing, certification and other work; the Dutch Ministry of Health in charge of pharmaceuticals and food, the Ministry of Economic Affairs in charge of electrical appliances and measuring instruments, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in charge of aquatic products and agricultural products, the Ministry of Environmental Protection in charge of building materials, chemicals and hazardous materials, the Ministry of Transportation in charge of vehicles and aircraft, the Ministry of Social Security in charge of nuclear energy inspection and supervision. The Ministry of Social Security is responsible for the inspection and supervision of nuclear energy. The ministries have set up corresponding inspection organizations, such as the Food Inspection Bureau and the Meat Inspection Bureau under the Ministry of Health, and the Agricultural Products Inspection Bureau under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The EU has established a joint system of official/private organizations to monitor all technical regulations. The official agencies are responsible for the development of regulations and their standards and sample review systems by product category. Private or semi-official organizations are responsible for setting mandatory and non-mandatory standards and perform most of the testing, inspection and regulatory tasks. The main activities of the statutory scope are testing, inspection and certification and accreditation.
Independent inspection agency-
Swiss General Notary Public (SGS)
Swiss General Notary Public (SOCIETE GENERALE DESURVEILLANCE S.A.) is currently the world's largest group of companies specializing in international commodity inspection, testing and certification, is an influential private independent inspection agency in international trade. SGS was founded in 1878, its headquarters is located in Geneva, from 1994 information that SGS in 142 countries in the world with 274 branches, more than 1,150 offices and 291 laboratories, employing nearly 30,000 employees, the annual volume of commodity inspection business accounted for 5% of the total amount of world trade. SGS is a comprehensive inspection organization, which can carry out all kinds of physical, chemical and metallurgical analyses, including destructive and non-destructive tests, provide the client with a complete set of quantity and quality inspection and related technical services, provide pre-shipment inspection services, provide all kinds of international trade-related services, such as commodity technology, transportation, warehousing, etc., and supervise all or any part of the commerce related to purchasing and selling, trade, raw materials, industrial equipment, consumer goods, etc., before the existing Supervision of all or any part of commercial trade and operational processes related to purchases, sales, trade, raw materials, industrial equipment and consumer goods. Within SGS, according to the classification of commodities, there are Agricultural Services, Mineral, Chemical and Metallurgical Services, Non-Destructive Laboratory Section, National Government Contracts Services, Transportation and Warehousing, Industrial Engineered Products Services, Risk and Insurance Services, etc. SGS's business in China is carried out by the SGS China Affairs Department in Hong Kong, and the State Bureau of Technical Supervision (SBTS) and SGS each run their own "Common Criteria Inspection Company". SGS and China's State Bureau of Technical Supervision each operates a "Common Criteria Inspection Company", which mainly handles CISS business.
ITS
ITS is an international commodity inspection organization, headquartered in London. In order to strengthen its competitive position in the field of world trade, ITS through the purchase of the world's prestigious and powerful inspection organizations, the formation of its own inspection group. the ITS group includes Carpenter Group, Tianxiang International Company, Anna Laboratories, Inchcape Lloyd Agencies (Hankey International Group, Matthews Daniels), Intertek Services and Intertek International Services Limited. These affiliated organizations operate independently, each with its own specialized technical staff and equipment, and provide services in their own name.
Nippon Marine Surveyors Association (NKKK)
Japan Marine Surveyors Association (NIPPON KAIJI KENTEI KYOKAI, English name JAPAN MARINE SURVEYORS & SWORN MEASURERS ASSOCIATION) was founded in 1913, is a community NKKK is a corporate inspection association, which mainly serves the interests of the public. NKKK is headquartered in Tokyo, and in addition to the inspection offices in the ports of its home country, NKKK also has overseas offices in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia. At present, NKKK set up more than 70 branches at home and abroad, a wide range of business, the main inspection items are: hatch inspection, stowage appraisal, condition inspection, damage appraisal, water weight, liquid measurement, weighing and physical and chemical inspection, etc., but also accept from the factory to the loading of the ship or from the unloading of the ship to the embrace of the continuous inspection of the period between the NKKK and the China Commodity Inspection Organization signed a long-term commissioned inspection agreement, over the years, the two sides have a close mutual commissioned inspection agreement, and the two sides have been working closely with each other. Over the years, the two sides have close mutual commissioned inspection business and frequent technical exchanges.
New Japan Appraisal Association (SK)
New Japan Appraisal Association (SHIN NIHOM KENTEI KYOKAI, English name NEW JAPAN SURVRYORS AND SWORN MEASURERS ASSOCIATION) was founded in 1948, is a Japanese consortium of inspection associations for the economic interests of the consortium. It serves the economic interests of the consortium. Its main business is marine certification, general inspection, container inspection, physical and chemical analysis and general cargo inspection, etc. SK is headquartered in Tokyo, with 9 branches, 22 offices, 2 laboratories in various parts of the country, in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries have their business offices, offices or agents. SK has agency contracts with customers in Korea, the United States, Pakistan and other countries, and has a good commissioned business relationship with China's commodity inspection organizations.
Japan Overseas Cargo Inspection Co., Ltd. (OMIC)
Japan Overseas Cargo Inspection Co., Ltd. (JAPAN OVSEASMERCHANDISE INSPECTION COMPANY) is registered by the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and MHLW registration of recognition, with a more complete inspection technology and equipment for international joint-stock limited inspection company. The main inspection business is industrial products inspection. Its main inspection business is industrial products inspection, fertilizers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals inspection, mineral products inspection and crop specialties inspection, in addition, OMIC also accepts the Japanese government designated foreign inspection business. OMIC was founded in 1954, headquartered in Tokyo. Within the company, there are nine departments and a central research institute, including the General Affairs Department, the Business Department, the Finance Department, the Inspection Department, the Consulting Department, the Grain Department, the Oils, Fats, Feeds and Foods Department, the Steel Department, and the Machinery and Equipment Department. OMIC has branches or offices in Osaka, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Kitakyushu, and Nagoya domestically, and branches in Thailand, Poland, Malaysia, India, the Philippines, and Canada abroad. oMIC has signed business cooperation agreements with inspection organizations or trading enterprises in more than 70 countries around the world, and has signed a cooperation agreement with the China Commodity Inspection Corporation (CCIC), which handles China's exports to Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran, and other countries on behalf of CCIC. Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran and other countries export commodities pre-shipment inspection business, on behalf of its issuance of importing country merchants with customs clearance clean report (CRF).
U.S. Safety Testing Laboratory (UL)
U.S. Safety Testing Laboratory (UNDERWRITERS LABORA TO-RIES INC.) was founded in 1894, headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, Long Island, New York, Tampa, Florida, and Santa Clara, California, and other places with branches. The United States is the most authoritative, but also the world's largest inspection of all types of electrical products, testing and identification of civil inspection organizations. Many U.S. state laws expressly provide that no UL mark of home appliances are not allowed to sell on the market. In the United States, whether individuals, families, schools, institutions, in the market to buy fans, irons, electric mattresses, hairdryers, electric ovens, microwave ovens, electric water heaters, electric massagers and other household appliances, as long as you see the UL logo affixed to feel assured that there is a sense of security, which is due to the UL company more than 90 years engaged in the identification of the safety of electromechanical products for a long period of time to build up a good reputation for the results.
UL engineering inspection is divided into six departments: anti-theft and signaling, disaster and chemical hazards, electrical, fire prevention, heating, air conditioning and refrigeration, marine supplies. UL's business is mainly in accordance with the UL standard to provide the building materials, fire prevention equipment, mechanical and electrical equipment, marine equipment, oil and gas equipment and other product design safety audit, testing, identification and the factory production process. Follow-up testing and inspection, and affixed with the UL mark.
UL product standards are self-contained system. Testing and identification focus on product safety performance, such as the size of the electrical switch, transformer, wire and other products have to make a number of tests, after identification in line with the provisions of the UL standard, the party to be recognized as permitted to list, put into operation and affixed with the UL logo. UL personnel can be in the case of no prior notice to the 2E / - inspection to determine the use of the UL logo of the product whether the real compliance with the safety standards of the UL.
UL has branches in the U.S. mainland, in addition to Canada, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, Hong Kong and other countries and regions of the inspection agency to establish a business relationship. UL's business in China by the China Import and Export Commodity Inspection Corporation (CCIC) and its subsidiaries to undertake the business.
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
AMERCAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (AMERCAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS) was founded in 1896, headquartered in Philadelphia, is the United States of America's oldest qualifications, one of the largest academic groups, is engaged in the standardization of raw materials for industry, an unofficial organization. ASTM is engaged in a wide range of business, involving metallurgy, machinery, chemical industry, textiles, construction, transportation, power and other areas of production or use of raw materials and semi-finished products.ASTM developed a wide range of standards, the impact of large, large number, most of which are the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) directly into the national standards. Some professional societies in the United States, such as iron and steel, textile, mechanical engineering, etc., have a cooperative relationship with ASTM. ASTM is also very influential in the international arena, the standards it has developed are used by the two sides of the international trade for the quality of the supply contract terms, China's imports of raw materials inspection is also commonly used in the ASTM standards. ASTM developed analysis, testing methods, are used by many laboratories in various countries around the world as methodology Standard.
International Wool Secretariat (IWS)
International Wool Secretariat (International Wool Secretariat) was established in 1937, is a non-profit organization. Its purpose is to establish long-term global demand for wool products for sheep farmers in member countries. The largest wool exporters amongst the member countries are Australia, New Zealand and a number of countries in the southern hemisphere, who export around 80% of the world's annual turnover of raw wool. The International Wool Board is headquartered in London, and its Product Development and Market Services Center is located in London's Ecklie. The International Wool Board has branches in 34 of the world's most important wool markets, forming an international service network.
The International Wool Board itself does not manufacture and sell wool products, but it often maintains close contact with the textile industry at all levels in the process of building up the demand for wool in the hill, including the provision of assistance and support to retailers and wool textile industry production units in the areas of raw wool selection, processing technology, product development, style design, quality control, product promotion, and joint promotional activities, such as the promotion of world-renowned pure wool products. activities, such as the promotion of the world-renowned Pure Wool Logo.
The International Wool Board China Branch is located in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and its main activities are: to promote the pure wool logo, the use of television, magazines and other media, to consumers to publicize the significance of the pure wool logo, the use of quarterly "International Wool Board Newsletter", to pass on the status of a variety of activities and other information; collect and analyze the economic and market information to provide information and consulting services to the relevant units in the country; approval of the pure wool logo listed factories, to provide them with the pure wool logo, and to provide them with information and consultation services. The International Wool Board also provides information and consulting services to the relevant domestic organizations; approves pure wool labeling factories, provides them with technical and quality control assistance, and ensures the quality of the labeled products; and utilizes training courses, fashion shows, etc. to provide the latest international fashion and trend information, and to assist the relevant enterprises in improving the level of product design and quality.