Objects of examination

Which objects can be examined

• non-food products;
• industrial goods;
• consumer goods;
• clothing, footwear, leather goods;
• bags, backpacks, suitcases;
• textile, fur products and headwear;
• furniture, case furniture, upholstered furniture, and mattresses;
• doors, windows, and window units;
• plumbing products;
• small and large household appliances;
• electronics, mobile phones, tablets, laptops, computers, and components;
• televisions, audio and video equipment;
• household appliances, power tools, and hand tools;
• construction and finishing materials;
• floor coverings, wallpaper, paints and varnishes, tiles;
• ceramic, glass, plastic, metal, wooden, polymer, and rubber products;
• packaging, labeling, components, fittings, spare parts, and accessories;
• goods after flooding, fire, smoke, transportation, storage, or repair;
• damaged and used goods;
• batches of goods and product samples;
• goods with damaged packaging, hidden defects, mechanical damage, signs of manufacturing defects, improper use, improper storage, or damage during transportation.

Which characteristics are examined

• appearance;
• condition of packaging and labeling;
• completeness;
• signs of use, repair, or tampering;
• signs of mechanical impact, moisture, thermal exposure, or smoke;
• corrosion, contamination, deformations, destruction, delamination, cracks, chips, wear, and color changes;
• violation of geometry and loss of consumer properties;
• compliance of characteristics with documentation, description, sample, or contract.

What can be determined

• presence or absence of defects;
• nature of defects;
• causes and mechanism of defect formation;
• compliance of the product with labeling, description, contract, or documentation;
• compliance of the goods with the sample and completeness;
• condition of the packaging;
• signs of violation of storage, transportation, or operation conditions;
• signs of repair or interference;
• suitability for use;
• possibility of repair;
• cost of eliminating defects and amount of price reduction;
• approximate value of the goods taking into account their condition and the value of usable residues.

Research limitations

The possibility of conducting research depends on the nature of the object, preservation of the goods, volume of provided materials, posed questions, possibility of inspection, availability of necessary tools, instruments, measuring means, or laboratory facilities. If the object is lost, altered, repaired, or not provided, the conclusions may be limited to the available documents, photographs, reports, and correspondence.

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