Softlines

Softlines Quality Control for Compliance & Safety

Meet quality and regulatory standards with thorough softlines inspections, testing, and certifications.

QIMA’s softlines services help you ensure the safety, compliance, and quality of a wide range of textile and apparel products, including garments, footwear, bags, home textiles, and more. Our customizable checklists, paired with expert inspections and rigorous testing, guarantee compliance with international standards across every stage of production, from dyeing and cutting to sewing and packaging.

With our expertise, you can verify that your products meet industry requirements throughout the entire manufacturing process, allowing you to prevent defects and maintain consumer trust.

On this page you’ll find:

• Our Softlines Quality Control Expertise

• Softlines Laboratory Testing

• Certifications for the Softline Industry

• QIMA Benefits

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OurSoftlines Quality Control Expertise

Our softline product expertise ensures safe, high-quality products, including:

• Garments & Apparel

• Footwear

• Textile and Fabric

• Underwear / Intimate Apparel

• Bags & Luggage

• Headwear

• Children & Baby Garments

• Plush Goods

• Home Textile

• Leather Goods

• Garment Accessories

Defects in softline products can occur at any stage of manufacturing: dyeing, cutting, sewing, or when packaged. We offer verifications that your product meets all specifications throughout production, including:

• Broken Needle Checks

• Fabric Weight Testing

• Performance Testing

• Care Labeling Review

• Measurement Checks

• And more

QIMA’s online platform lets you customize ready-made checklists to match your manufacturing requirements. Our inspectors use these checklists on-site to verify that your products meet your specifications.

Our softline inspectors and auditors undergo monthly online and hands-on training to stay on top of the complex and ever-changing international regulations.

Softlines Laboratory Testing

Our labs are accredited to test according to both national and international standards. Ensure your softline products meet consumer safety standards for your destination market with reliable laboratory testing, including:

• Harmful Substances

• Flammability Testing

• Fiber Identification

• Banned AZO Colorants

• Colorfastness

• Fitness-for-Use

• CPSIA Testing

• REACH Testing

• PFAS Testing

• Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) Screening

• GB 18401

• GB 31701

• Pentachlorophenol (PCP) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Testing

• Chromium (VI) Testing

• Formaldehyde Testing

• Allergenic and Carcinogenic Dispersion Dye

Certifications for the Softline Industry

We offer certification for a wide range of softline products. This helps you showcase superior quality while ensuring compliance with chemical management standards and sustainable sourcing practices. In-house, fit-for-use quality and test marks

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