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🏷 Quality πŸ“… March 10, 2026 ⏱ 5 min read

Quality Standards for Indian Readymade Garment Exports

From fabric GSM to stitching SPI, here's how GRS benchmarks every garment consignment before it leaves our warehouse.

Garment quality is non-negotiable. At GRS, we maintain a multi-stage QA process aligned with international standards including ISO 9001 principles, AQL 2.5 sampling plans, and tests for colourfastness, shrinkage, and tensile strength.

Stage 1 β€” Fabric inspection. We verify GSM, weave density, and colour against the buyer-approved swatch. Any roll that fails is rejected at source.

Stage 2 β€” Cutting and sewing. Stitches per inch (SPI) are benchmarked to category norms, seam strength is tested, and in-line inspectors check every 100th piece.

Stage 3 β€” Pre-shipment inspection. A third-party or in-house inspector applies AQL 2.5 on the finished lot. Measurements are checked against the tech pack, barcodes are validated, and packing is audited for export readiness.

The result: a defect rate under 1%, on-time delivery above 99%, and a long list of repeat buyers.