Assurance
Inspected in, not just inspected at the end.
Most quality failures are not discovered at final inspection — they are created at fabric intake and multiplied down the line. Eco Vira runs eight documented control points, from 4-point roll inspection through inline checks, AQL sampling, measurement audits and needle detection to container loading. Every lot ships with an inspection record and defect photographs, not a promise.
Fabric & Trim Inspection
Every roll is inspected on a light table under the 4-point system before it is allowed to enter cutting. We verify GSM against the approved swatch, check width and shade continuity across the lot, confirm shrinkage and colourfastness from a test wash, and log defect points per hundred square yards. Trims, threads, zips and elastics are checked against the approved trim card at the same time. Catching a barré fault or a shade band at this stage costs metres of cloth; catching it after sewing costs the order.
Inline Inspection
Quality is built at the operation, not recovered at the end of it. A dedicated inline QC approves the first piece off every operation against the sealed sample, then re-checks at statistical intervals through the run, recording seam construction, stitch density, tension, trim placement and symmetry. When a measurement or a stitch begins to drift the line is stopped and the operator re-set immediately, so a defect affects a handful of pieces instead of a whole cutting lot. Traffic-light hourly boards keep the floor supervisor and the buyer looking at the same data.
Final Inspection
Finished garments are inspected against the approved reference for construction, workmanship, appearance and presentation under standardised D65 lighting. Inspectors check seam strength and stitch security, label position and legibility, print and embroidery registration, button and zip function, thread trimming, pressing, shading between panels, and overall hand-feel. Defects are classified as critical, major or minor and photographed against a reference card, so a report tells you exactly what was found rather than simply whether the lot passed.
AQL Sampling & Standards
Lot acceptance follows ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 single-sampling at General Inspection Level II. The acceptable quality limit is agreed in writing before bulk starts, sample size is drawn from the lot size, and the accept and reject numbers are printed on the inspection report alongside the actual defect count. A failed lot is 100% re-inspected, reworked and re-offered under the same plan rather than quietly shipped. Buyers running to a retail standard can nominate AQL 1.5 for majors and 2.5 for minors, or set separate limits by defect class.
Measurement Checking
Measurement control begins at pattern approval and continues to pack-out. Sample garments are measured at every point of measure on the graded spec sheet, tolerances are agreed with the buyer, and cut panels are audited against the marker before bundling. During finishing, a fixed percentage of every size and colourway is re-measured after wash and press, when relaxation and heat-set shrinkage actually show. Deviations are plotted by size so a grading error is separated from an operator error, and corrected at source.
Needle & Metal Detection
Every finished garment passes through a calibrated conveyor needle detector before it can be packed — no exceptions, including samples. Sensitivity is verified at the start of each shift, at every break and at the end of the shift using certified ferrous test cards, and the results are recorded in a signed log. Broken needles are recovered, matched and accounted for under a controlled needle-issue policy. Childrenswear, sleepwear and food-service orders additionally run through metal detection with a per-carton pass record.
Packing Inspection
At pack-out we verify the finished-goods presentation against your packing manual: folding method and dimensions, tissue and cardboard inserts, hanger and hook direction, polybag size and suffocation warning, hang tag and price ticket placement, barcode scan verification, size ratio per carton, carton dimensions and gross weight, and shipping mark accuracy. Cartons are weighed and cross-checked against the packing list before sealing, so what appears on the commercial invoice matches what is actually inside the box.
Container Inspection
Before stuffing, the container is inspected for structural integrity, cleanliness, odour, moisture ingress, light leaks and previous cargo residue, and rejected outright if it fails. Loading is photographed at intervals, desiccant is used on long ocean routes, and the seal number is recorded and shared with the buyer along with the load plan. The full pre-shipment file — inspection report, defect photographs, measurement data, needle-detection log and container photos — is issued before departure, not after arrival.
AQL levels
Acceptance agreed before bulk.
AQL 1.5
Premium retail and fault-intolerant programmes
Tightest limit we operate; larger sample draw and lower accept number, specified for department-store and licensed goods
AQL 2.5
Standard export quality — our default
General Inspection Level II under ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, the accepted benchmark for branded apparel worldwide
AQL 4.0
Promotional, workwear and non-critical orders
Relaxed acceptance for price-led programmes where function outweighs cosmetic perfection
- Inspection reports and defect photographs supplied with despatch.
- Third-party inspection (SGS, Intertek, BV) welcomed at any stage.
Tell us the retail standard you are supplying into and we will set the AQL plan, the tolerance table and the checkpoint frequency for your programme in writing before bulk begins — then report against it. Third-party inspection by SGS, Intertek or Bureau Veritas is welcomed at any stage, and your own QC team is free to sit on our floor during production.
Request a QC planStraight answers
The seven questions buyers ask before sending money.
Answered directly, including the parts where the honest answer is that something sits with you rather than with us.
Is this a real manufacturer, or a trading company?
Eco Vira manufactures. Cutting, sewing, knitting, printing, embroidery, finishing, inspection and packing all happen on our own site in Lahore. We are not a sourcing agent and we are not subcontracting your order to a unit you have never heard of. A trading company can be a perfectly good partner, but you need to know which one you are dealing with — so if that matters to your decision, ask us to walk you through the floor, or arrange to visit.
Can you actually produce my product?
We cannot know that until we see your specification, and we will not claim otherwise. What we can tell you is how you find out cheaply: send a tech pack or describe the product, and we will tell you honestly whether it sits inside our capability — the fabric construction, the construction method, the decoration and the quantity. If a style is outside what our equipment can produce, you will hear that before you have spent anything. If it is borderline, we will say that too rather than take the order and find out later.
Will the quality be consistent across the run?
Consistency is controlled by three things, and all three are specified before production rather than negotiated afterwards: the approved pre-production sample, the AQL level set in your order, and in-line inspection during the run rather than only at the end. The approved sample becomes the reference, and inspection is measured against it. Consistency across repeat orders is supported by keeping your specification and reference file on record, so a reorder starts from where the last one finished rather than from scratch.
Can I trust you with my brand?
Your design, patterns, artwork and product information stay yours. What we keep is manufacturing knowledge — which is what you are paying for. Two practical protections: your bank details never change without a phone confirmation before you act on them, because unsolicited bank-detail changes are the standard invoice-fraud pattern. And production runs on a deposit with the balance against original shipping documents, so money moves against documents rather than against reassurance.
Can you meet my specifications?
Yes, to the level a specification can be met — and the honest version of that answer involves the tech pack. A garment factory cannot produce to a description, only to a specification: a technical drawing, a graded measurement chart with tolerances, a bill of materials, construction details and decoration artwork. Gaps get interpreted, and interpretation is where cost and delay appear. We would rather develop the specification with you than guess at it, and development is quoted separately.
What happens if there is a quality problem?
It depends on where it is found, which is exactly why inspection happens during production and not only at the end. If a problem is caught at in-line inspection, the affected units are reworked before the run continues. If it is found in the pre-shipment inspection, we agree a remedy — rework, replacement or a credit against the balance — before anything ships. If it is not found until your warehouse, we still want to see it, because a failure we cannot learn from becomes a failure twice. Any remedy is agreed in writing, and for most buyers the more useful protection is the inspection plan agreed at order stage rather than a clause afterwards.
Can I start with a small order?
Yes. Our minimum starts at 30 pieces per style, per colour. That figure is per style and per colour, so a range costs more than one style — and size range raises the practical minimum, which we confirm before you commit. A small first run is a reasonable way to test a design, and it is a normal way to work with us rather than an exception.
What we don't publish
The figures a factory would normally lead with, and why they are not here.
A buyer checking whether a supplier is real will assume that having nothing to prove means having nothing to hide. This is the opposite: it is a list of claims we have chosen not to make because we cannot evidence them.
| Not published | Why |
|---|---|
| Unit prices or a price list | Garment cost depends on fabric weight and type, decoration, size range and order terms. A published figure would either be out of date or describe a specification nobody ordered, and both cost the buyer more than they save. We quote against your spec, in writing. |
| Monthly output, factory area, headcount, machine count | These are real operating numbers for the factory, but they cannot be evidenced by a prospective buyer, and they do not predict whether your garment will be made well. Ask us and we will give you current figures. We do not put unverifiable ones on a web page and hope nobody checks. |
| On-time despatch percentage, repeat-client rate | A percentage with no denominator and no reporting period is a marketing number rather than a measurement. If we can give you a meaningful figure with a stated period and denominator on request, we will. |
| Client names and logos | Most brands treat their supply chain as competitively sensitive and do not permit it. We do not display a client name or logo we are not authorised to display, and we will not invent one. |
| Testimonials and star ratings | We have not collected published, permissioned testimonials, so we do not show any. A review platform nobody can inspect is not evidence. Ask for references and we will tell you honestly which we can and cannot share under the confidentiality terms in place. |
If any of this is a precondition for your supplier shortlist — a factory audit, a certificate copy, a video walkthrough, a reference call — ask for it directly and you will get a straight answer about whether we can provide it.