Appearance

• After washing / dry cleaning
• Smoothness, puckering
• Bowing or skewing / spirality
• Pilling  fuzziness,
• Colour change, self staining
•  print deterioration
• Visual seam opening
• Fraying of surface & seam threads
• Effect on decoration, embellishment, zippers, accessories, labels etc.
• Others

Color fastness

• Washing
• Water
• Rubbing
• Perspiration
• Saliva
• Light
• Dry Cleaning
• Bleaching : chlorine/ non-chlorine
• Hot pressing
• Dry heat
• Scrubbing
• Ozone fading
• Others

Performance

• Tensile / bursting strength
• Tear strength
• Seam strength
• Pilling / fuzziness
• 1/3/5 wash cycles
• Sometimes upto 25 wash cycles
• Appearance
• Absorbency
• Dimensional stability to washing /
  drycleaning
• Tuft withdrawal force
• Pull of / attachment strength
• Others

Construction

• Fiber composition
• Count/denier of wrap & weft
• Twist
• Ends & Picks per unit length
• Wales & courses (thread density)
• Total count of yarn
• Type of weave
• Width
• Weight per unit area(square/liner)
• Thickness
• Others

Specialized tests

• Flammability (vertical / inclined)
• Flammability (carpet and rugs)
• Water repellency
• Oil repellency
• Anti bacterial property
• UV protection property
• Ageing
• Whiteness
• Color difference
• Fiber labeling
• Wash care suggestion and labeling
• Small parts
• Sharp points and edges
• PVC by FTIR
• Other regulatory test parameters.
• Others

Accessories tests

• Pull off
• Attachment
• Corrosions
• Color fastness

Child Safety Test

• Small parts/ choking hazards
• Sharp edge/point
• Flammability
• Lead and phthalate

Eco Parameters

• pH
• Formaldehyde
• Release of banned amines (from azo dyes)
• Carcinogenic / allergenic dyes
• Pesticides
• Phthalates
• Heavy metals
• PCP/TCP/TECP/OPP
• Organotin compounds
• Nickel release (metallic accessories)
• Forbidden Flame Retardant
• Chromium VI
• Monomer in PVC
• Chlorinated benzene & Toluene
• Butylated Hydroxy Toluene (BHT)
• Aromatic hydrocarbons
• Organic volatiles
• Sensory odour test
• Others

Test for safety

• Attachment test
• Tension test
• Torque tests

Inspection

• Fabrics (4 or 10 Points)
• Garments / Other textile product AQL (Accepted Quality Level) ANSI / ASQ Z 1.4 (ISO2859-1)
• Type (Reduced, Normal or Tightened)
• Sampling Plan (Single, Double or Multiple)
• Level ( I , II , III)
• Others as specified by buyers