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Start with the decision
FRI is most useful before payment, release or shipment. It describes the sampled lot at the inspection time and is not a legal guarantee for every unit.
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When FRI alone is not enough
For new factories, new products, long production cycles or high process risk, add pre-production or during-production control.
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Prepare before booking
Provide order quantities, specifications, packaging/label files, approved references and defect-classification rules.
Use note
This article supports service and quality decisions but does not replace a formal opinion for a specific product, country or order.
