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Notes for buyers specifying medical and laboratory consumables across borders, written around the mistakes that cost a shipment rather than a phone call.
Specifying a vial closure system
The vial, the stopper and the cap are one system, and a mismatch is discovered by a filling machine rather than by a goods-in inspector.
Blood tube additives and cap colours
Cap colour is a convention, not a standard, and it is the most common source of confusion in a cross-border tube order.
PPE standards by destination
Two identically described masks can be certified against different test methods, and only one of them may be acceptable where you sell.
Analyzer and strip continuity
An instrument is bought once and fed every month, so supply continuity of the consumable matters more than the instrument specification.
Why light bulky goods ship by volume
Most of this catalog fills a container by volume long before weight, which makes carton format a pricing decision.
Reading a supplier claim
Awards, fair attendance and country counts are evidence of different things, and a date on a certificate is part of the claim.
Send the SKU and target quantity
Name the item, the size or additive, the quantity and the destination market. We reply from the catalog rather than with a form to fill in.