Identity
Confirm the material offered is the material inspected and loaded.
Quality is established through a written specification, representative evidence and an agreed determination process.
Confirm the material offered is the material inspected and loaded.
Sampling and visual checks should cover the lot rather than only its best surface.
Weight, moisture, assay and recovery methods should be defined and reproducible.
Reports, photographs, seals and retained samples support a defensible record.
Inspection is most effective when the contract already defines the material, lot, sampling method, laboratory/test basis, tolerances, weight source and claims protocol. Otherwise two parties can inspect the same cargo and still disagree about what the result means commercially.