About Us

One of 1st USA Trading Group’s distinguished offerings is third party inspection and supplier audit services. 1st USA Trading has so far conducted more than 1000 supplier audits across all important categories including Casting, Forging, Machining, Sheet Metal, Plastic, Rubber, Electrical and Electronics, Stock Items and Tooling.

We are viewed as a preferred supply chain consulting company in the globe by many of our clients. Our supply chain consultants are certified auditors to perform audits as per & in accordance with ISO, TS, & Lean Six Sigma requirements.

Our Audit includes a comprehensive format in line with ISO/TS requirements. This format is filled by our trained lead auditors based on Objective Evidence at supplier end.

Key parameters included in our audit

• Management and Client Satisfaction Review
• Financial Details
• Infrastructure and Production Capabilities
• Design and Engineering Capabilities
• Quality Systems including- Quality Certification details, Internal Audit Plans, Process Control and Process Capability, PPAP Capability, Calibration, Corrective and Preventive Action, Identification and Traceability, Preventive Maintenance, Training, Environmental Control.
• House Keeping and Shop Floor Management
• Continuous Improvement Plans

Supplier Improvement

We offer supplier management, vendor development services and business process re-engineering to vendors helping them optimize their manufacturing facilities and related activities.

• Based on our experience of serving leading global organizations in their sourcing needs, our team has strong knowledge of the manufacturing and quality requirements that suppliers must meet in order to cater to international markets.
• Our dedicated and experienced team of supply chain management consultants having many years of extensive manufacturing experience will review your facility and manufacturing capabilities.
• Based on the review, we will make recommendations helping you achieve operational excellence in all areas like sourcing, production, logistics, marketing, etc.
• Our consultants and quality engineers will be stationed on your premises as per need to implement the recommendations helping your organization become “The Preferred Vendor”.

Third party inspection services

1st USA Trading Group understands the importance of thoroughly inspecting the supplies (products) as well as the manufacturing and supply processes. 1st USA Trading has a team of qualified and trained professional who have years of hands on experience in the manufacturing industry. We offer inspection services at different stages of product development and regular supplies. 1st USA Trading is a leading supply chain consulting company in China, India and other countries, engaged in dimensional inspection and other quality development support, to ensure defect free supplies to our global customers.

Our Expertise

Since our creation in 2016, we were solicited by hundreds of companies of all sizes and from various industries to support and secure their purchase in the globe. We offer all our knowledge and share our experience through our full range of services. We are able to develop prototypes, we find comprehensive sourcing and supply chain solutions, we fully manage orders, and we secure all orders. We audit factories, we inspect orders, we supervise container loading before it leaves the factory.

FOCUSING ON PRODUCTS

We have sourced and inspected many products manufactured in China. We worked on promotional items (magnets, key chains, etc.), printed material (bookmarks, calendars, notebooks, etc.), electronics (touch pads, water heaters, USB batteries, solar panels, etc.), home commodities (furniture, bath and SPAs, decoration, lighting, vanity, etc.), office items (furniture, filling cabinets, lockers, supplies, etc.) and some other specific products like real hair extension, sugar cane crushers, and more.

SUPPORTING AMBITIOUS PROJECTS

Over the last couple of years, some of our tasks led us to assist half a dozen companies in developing and buying inflatable commodities from manufacturers in the globe. That allowed us to specialize our purchasing and quality teams on plastic materials (PVC, PU, etc.) and their technical specificities.
We also worked on dozens of FF&E projects for clients all around the world (Canada, Kenya, France, Russia, etc.). Our FF&E dedicated team in the globe was able to build complete offers including furniture items (chairs, tables, storage, etc.), decoration elements (mirrors, vases, paintings, etc.), tableware, linen, bath towels, and more.
Our quality department, among other things, worked on considerable and regular inspections of cold cabinets in China for one of the most important cooling items dealer in Europe.

CONSTANTLY IMPROVING OUR SKILLS

All these projects particularly stimulated our purchasing and quality teams’ ability to find solutions to the problems brought by each project’s specific challenges.
Thanks to their colleagues’ job, our sales and project management teams are able to swiftly compose offers adapted to each market (low-cost, best value for money or high quality).