Quality Control

What Quality Control does

Quality Control (also trading as QC and QCChina) is a Netherlands-headquartered, privately held professional services firm founded in 2003 that provides quality inspection and factory audit services to importers sourcing from manufacturing countries including China, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the Philippines. The company is owned by Ties Coolen and operates from its headquarters in 's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) with a regional hub in Shanghai and partner offices in Ningbo, Yiwu, Shenzhen, and Nanjing; it employs approximately 30+ multilingual staff including Dutch, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, and Turkish inspectors.

The company's core offerings are six inspection types — Factory Audit, First Article Inspection, During Production Check, Pre-Shipment Inspection, Container Loading Check, and Custom Inspections — delivered on-site at manufacturer premises by quality engineers specialized by product group (softline, hardline, electronics, technical/industrial). Reporting is photo- and video-documented and can be mapped to international compliance frameworks (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BSCI, SA8000, SEDEX, WRAP, ICTI, EICC, WCA, CE). A Sourcing Agent service for supplier identification and vetting has been added alongside inspections, and a mutual sister-company relationship exists with Coolen China, which provides sourcing, subcontracting, and purchasing advisory.

Revenue is generated through custom-quoted professional service fees per project, with multi-year contracts possible and no public pricing disclosed. Go-to-market is consultative field sales directly targeting enterprise and mid-market importers worldwide, supported by content marketing (blog, wiki glossary), social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), and direct inquiry forms. The firm has no external funding rounds, no parent company, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Quality Control

Legal name

QCChina

Website

https://qcchina.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Quality Control (QCChina) is a Netherlands-based, founder-owned inspection and audit firm founded in 2003 that delivers on-site quality control, factory audits, and sourcing services to importers sourcing from China, Vietnam, India, Turkey, and other production countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Quality Inspection Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Quality Inspection & Metrology (Machine Vision) (IMAIAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Supplier & Co-Manufacturer Verification (Approval, Audits, Compliance) (AFALAGAC)

Keywords

• Quality inspection services
• Factory audit services
• Pre-shipment inspection
• Supply chain quality assurance
• Third-party inspection

Headquarters

HQ city

's-hertogenbosch

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Quality Inspection Services: Professional quality control and inspection services performed on-site at manufacturers' premises in China, Vietnam, India, Turkey and other production countries. Services include Factory Audits, Pre-Shipment Inspections, First Article Inspections, During Production Checks, Container Loading Checks, and custom inspections.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Quality Control provides on-site quality inspection and factory audit services for importers sourcing products from China, Vietnam, India, Turkey and other production countries. Its core offerings include Factory Audits, Pre-Shipment Inspections, First Article Inspections, During Production Checks, Container Loading Checks, and Custom Inspections, supplemented by Sourcing Agent Services for supplier identification and vetting. Each engagement is delivered by trained quality engineers specialized by product category (softline, hardline, electronics, technical/industrial) and accompanied by detailed photo and video reports.

Product overview

Quality Control provides a portfolio of quality inspection and audit services for importers sourcing from China, Vietnam, India, Turkey, and other manufacturing countries. The core service offering consists of six inspection types: Factory Audit (comprehensive factory assessment), Pre-Shipment Inspection (final inspection before shipping), First Article Inspection (initial production verification), During Production Check (mid-production quality control), Container Loading Check (shipping supervision), and Custom/Comprehensive Inspections (tailored solutions). These services are complemented by sourcing agent services for supplier identification and vetting. The company operates with a Dutch point of contact and on-site inspectors in manufacturing regions, providing comprehensive support throughout the procurement process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Factory Audit

Quantifiable outcome

• Prevents defects, delays and reputational damage by identifying quality issues before products are shipped
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Coolen Chinarelated entityOthersCoolen China is a related company offering supporting and advisory services in sourcing, subcontracting and purchasing from China. They specialize for businesses which want to purchase from China or want to subcontract or review the purchasing process. Quality Control and Coolen China are associated companies serving the same market with complementary services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pro QC International: US/Taiwan-headquartered third-party quality control and engineering firm with extensive inspector networks in China, Vietnam, India and other Asian production hubs. Comparable boutique-to-mid-market positioning with similar inspection and supplier audit offerings.
• V-Trust Inspection Service: China-based third-party QC inspection company offering PSI, during-production checks, factory audits and container loading supervision. Directly comparable service mix, geographic coverage (China, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, etc.) and importer customer base to QC.
• HQTS (Hanley Quality Technical Services): China-headquartered third-party inspection company offering PSI, factory audits, social compliance audits and supply chain services across Asia. Directly comparable mid-market positioning and service mix to QC, with broader global sales coverage.
• Asia Sourcing & Inspection (ASI): France-based third-party QC inspection firm focused on importers from China and Southeast Asia. Closely comparable product offering (PSI, DPC, factory audits) and SME-to-mid-market customer base.
• QIMA (formerly AsiaInspection): Hong Kong-headquartered third-party quality control and supplier audit firm offering PSI, factory audits and lab testing across Asia. The closest direct competitor to QC, operating in the same inspection categories with a similar target customer (importers sourcing from Asia), but with a heavier tech-platform emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• TÜV Rheinland: Germany-based global testing and certification body offering factory audits, product testing and social compliance audits. Overlaps with QC's ISO, CE, BSCI and SA8000 audit capabilities but operates at much larger scale.
• Bureau Veritas: Paris-headquartered global TIC company providing supply chain inspections, social compliance audits and certification services. Competes with QC in the factory audit and supplier compliance audit space, particularly for large European importers.
• SGS: World's largest TIC firm offering pre-shipment inspections, factory audits and supply chain compliance services globally. Competes with QC for enterprise-level importer contracts and large multi-country sourcing programs.
• Intertek: Global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) giant offering factory audits, product inspections and lab testing worldwide. Overlaps with QC on factory audit and inspection services but serves much larger enterprise clients and offers a far broader testing portfolio.
• Eurofins Consumer Product Testing: Global testing group providing lab-based product safety and quality testing for importers and retailers. Adjacent to QC's pre-shipment inspection work but focused on lab testing rather than on-site factory inspection.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZ4bOUaHsJ_1NKfS-YvmUBw
• Facebookfacebook.com/qcchina
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qc-china/about
• Instagraminstagram.com/quality_controlqc
• Xx.com/Q_C_China

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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