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There are several third party inspection agencies which are founded almost 180 years ago. Most of them started their business with ship inspection, in that time we did not have industrial inspection and goods inspection system.

In 19 century the industry grew fast, systematic international commerce and banking system created. The world had specific procedure for import and export and custom system.

When the countries developed and international commerce, banking and custom systems created and import and export started in great value across the world, so it was basic requirement for being some independent third party inspection agencies to be involved in purchases and play important role between importers and exporters.

In the start third party inspection agencies were involved in finished goods inspection but as the industry grew, industrial people realized that third party inspection agencies need to be involved in the production process.

So we can say the services provided by third party inspection agencies had lots of improvement in last 180 years ago.

1. Ship Inspection
2. Goods Inspection or Pre-Shipment Inspection
3. Shop and Site Inspection
4. In-service Inspection

The International Third Party Inspection companies have their own local offices or companies in each countries. These offices are either branch offices or registered local companies under name and brand of their mother companies.

Sometimes third party inspection agency also named third party inspection firms or third party inspection authority.

The In-Service inspection normally is done by plant owner themselves and rarely third party inspection agencies are hired.