Notes
The questions buyers ask. Answered in writing.
Four questions come up in almost every inquiry. Each one is getting a written answer here. 11 of the 13 are published; for the rest this page says which they are, and points at the page that already carries the short version.
The four
11 of 13 written
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01
Why do minimum order quantities exist, and how are ours set?
Read it: Why do minimum order quantities exist, and how are ours set?Published · Corrected
Written after the article-level MOQs, so it can explain the real figures rather than the idea of them.
Every MOQ is already on its product page -
02
What CE self-declaration covers, and what it does not
Not published yet
A compliance surface. It says the same thing the certification page says, at more length.
The CE scope, in full, with the certificate -
03
How the steel grades actually differ
Read it: How the steel grades actually differPublished · Corrected
AISI 410, 420 and 440C for instruments, 202 and 304 for hollowware: what changes in the hand, and what changes in the order.
The four tiers, side by side -
04
What the FDA Green List is, and what it is not
Not published yet
The single most misread document in this trade. It gets its own article precisely because a short version misleads.
The listing and its clarifier -
05
How do I import surgical instruments from Pakistan to the USA?
Read it: How do I import surgical instruments from Pakistan to the USA?Published
Samples, minimums, payment, freight and documents, in the order a US importer meets them.
Everything for US buyers, on one page -
06
Sialkot or China: what is the real difference?
Read it: Sialkot or China: what is the real difference?Published
The country on the box tells you little. Six questions to put to any supplier, and TGI's answers.
Six things you can check before you reply -
07
How does OEM and private label work, and what should my specification include?
Read it: How does OEM and private label work, and what should my specification include?Published
OEM against private label, the specification checklist, the minimum and the eight steps.
OEM and private label -
08
How do I check a surgical instrument supplier before I order?
Read it: How do I check a surgical instrument supplier before I order?Published
Seven checks an importer can run without the supplier's help, with a checklist to copy.
The certificates and how to verify them -
09
English pattern or American pattern extraction forceps?
Read it: English pattern or American pattern extraction forceps?Published
Figure numbers against catalog numbers, and how to order each system.
Dental extraction forceps -
10
What is passivation, and why does it matter?
Read it: What is passivation, and why does it matter?Published
The acid treatment that keeps a finished instrument from rusting, and the test that shows it was done.
How each line is tested -
11
Which steel tier should a distributor stock?
Read it: Which steel tier should a distributor stock?Published
Economy, Clinical, Premium or Executive, matched to the customer who uses the instrument.
The four tiers, side by side -
12
How does sample approval work before a bulk order?
Read it: How does sample approval work before a bulk order?Published
What to check on a sample, and how an approved sample locks the order.
How an order runs -
13
From the mill certificate on incoming steel to 100% inspection, and what TGI does not claim.
How each line is tested
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