(1) Before signing a contract, importers should pay attention to the provisions of my country’s laws and regulations on the safety, hygiene, inspection and quarantine of imported goods, and understand the true meaning of the quality specifications and inspection standards of the goods to be imported to prevent losses caused by ambiguity.
(2) Importers should investigate or conduct on-site inspections of the seller’s production technology level or the possibility of supply before formulating the quality conditions for imported goods.
(3) According to the characteristics of the product, reasonably select various methods of expressing quality. In actual business, the method of expressing the quality of the goods should be selected according to the characteristics of the goods. Generally speaking, all goods whose quality can be described by scientific indicators can be bought and sold based on specifications, grades or standards; some goods that are difficult to standardize or cannot be described in words, such as handicrafts, can be bought and sold based on samples; some high-quality and distinctive products can be bought and sold based on trademarks or brands; some machines and instruments with complex functions can be bought and sold based on instructions or drawings; all products with local flavor and characteristics can be bought and sold based on the name of the place of origin.
Where one method can be used to express quality requirements clearly, do not use two or more methods. Making the requirements too complicated will only increase the seller’s concerns and increase the difficulty of production or delivery.
(4) Be practical and pragmatic. In accordance with the actual needs, stipulate quality clauses to prevent the agreed quality conditions from not meeting the requirements and causing difficulties in production or delivery.
(5) Make the quality clauses clear and specific, and avoid using vague words such as “approximately”, “around”, and “reasonable error” to avoid disputes.
(6) Quality clauses should comply with the standards of relevant countries or relevant international organizations, and should not conflict with or deviate too much from them, so as to improve the industry competitiveness of the product.