Choose the right construction.
Specify component materials, grades, coatings and food-contact surfaces. We can develop the configuration around your intended use and market requirements.
QUALITY & COMPLIANCE
Your market.
Your standards.
Our starting point.
Custom kitchenware built around your requirements. From materials and finishes to testing and documentation, we work through the details with you before production.
Have a retailer checklist or product specification? Start there.
BUILT AROUND YOUR BRIEFFrom the first sample
to the final checks.
to the final checks.
20 years of factory experienceCustom materials & finishesFrom 100 units*
FLEXIBILITY AT THE FACTORY
A requirement is a starting point for the right specification.
From a branded catalogue item to a custom design, we work through the details that affect performance, compliance and presentation before you commit to production.
Turn expectations into checks.
Define how the product should work, feel and hold up in use. Agree measurable checks for the features that matter to your buyer.
Bring the complete pack together.
Coordinate branding, protective parts, care information and packaging with the approved product. Keep your retail requirements in the same brief.
Photographed in our Yangjiang factory, where every catalogue product is made. Take the factory tour ↗
STANDARDS & TESTING
Tell us where it needs to sell.
FDA, LFGB and market-specific requirements can be part of your manufacturing brief. We work with you to define the applicable scope and prepare the product for the agreed assessment.
YOUR REQUIREMENTS, AT A GLANCE
Your compliance checklist is welcome here.
Bring us your required standards, certificates and audit checklist. We can develop the product specification and plan the testing, documentation and supplier approval steps around your project.
Food contact
FDAUS food-contact requirements
LFGBGerman food-contact requirements
EC 1935/2004EU food-contact framework
EC 2023/2006Good manufacturing practice
EU 10/2011Applicable plastic food-contact materials
BfRRelevant material recommendations
Materials & product conformity
REACHApplicable chemical restrictions
California Prop 65Exposure assessment & warning requirements
CEConformity marking for applicable product categories
RoHSRestricted substances in applicable electrical & electronic equipment
Factory systems & social audits
ISO 9001Quality management system certification
amfori BSCISocial compliance monitoring & audits
Sedex / SMETASedex platform & SMETA audit methodology
Order inspection
AQLAgreed acceptance sampling criteria
Pre-shipment inspectionIndependent checks before dispatch
Requirements supported by project scope. These labels identify requirements you can include in your brief; they are not a list of certificates held by every KOVA product or factory. We confirm applicability and the required evidence for your selected product and manufacturing site.
Send us your compliance checklist ↗FDA · Food-contact requirements
United States
Build your brief around the materials, food-contact surfaces and intended use. We can work with your requirements to select the product construction and arrange the relevant testing and documentation. Include California or retailer-specific requirements when they apply.
EU food contact · LFGB
Europe & Germany
Tell us where your range will be sold. We can adapt materials, finishes and components around the applicable EU food-contact requirements and German-market testing needs, including LFGB-related assessments. The test scope follows the actual product and its use.
Destination-specific requirements
Great Britain, Canada & Australia
Send your importer’s or retailer’s checklist with the product brief. We will work through the material, testing, labelling and documentation requirements with you before the specification is approved. Identify the exact destination, including Northern Ireland where relevant.
The right evidence for the right product.
Food-contact requirements depend on materials and use. For Europe, this includes the EC 1935/2004 framework, GMP under EC 2023/2006 and material-specific measures such as EU 10/2011 for applicable plastics. A report should identify the configuration and conditions it covers.
QUALITY CONTROL
Agree the details.
Check them through production.
Connect the approved sample to the specification, inspection checklist and final pack-out. Your order’s inspection stages and acceptance criteria are agreed as part of the project.
Specify
Materials, dimensions, finish and the requirements that must be met.
Sample
Review construction, handling and presentation before approval.
Inspect
Check against the agreed reference, defect criteria and sampling plan.
Confirm
Review findings, documents and the final product and packaging version.
PRODUCT-SPECIFIC THINKING
The checklist follows the product.
These are examples of checks we can agree for your range.
Explore the catalogue ↗Garlic presses
Hinge movement, pressing performance, component materials and cleaning access.
Graters & utensils
Working edges, handle security, finish and performance in the intended task.
Barware & serving pieces
Fit, capacity, stability, joints and surfaces that contact food.
Ceramic knives
Blade and handle integrity, intended use, protective parts and packaging.
DOCUMENTATION & FACTORY REQUIREMENTS
Give your buying team the information it needs.
Bring your document checklist to us early. We can review the product reports, factory documentation and inspection records needed for your supplier approval and order.
Discuss your document checklist ↗- 01 / PRODUCT
Define the specification
Materials, configuration and destination market.
- 02 / TESTING
Agree the assessment
Relevant tests and inspection criteria for the product.
- 03 / DOCUMENTATION
Bring the evidence together
Applicable reports, declarations and factory records.
- 04 / YOUR REVIEW
Review against your checklist
Your team checks the agreed documents and open items.
The document set and approval steps are agreed for each project.
Product testing & declarations
Agree the relevant food-contact assessments and documents for the selected materials, configuration and destination.
ISO 9001 & factory documentation
Tell us your management-system or supplier-audit requirements. We will review the required evidence, covered entity, site and scope with you.
Inspection & approval records
Connect the sample, specification and inspection findings to the order. Include third-party inspection and AQL requirements in your brief.
SUPPLIER APPROVAL
Start your supplier file with our business licence.
Supplier approval usually begins with the company’s registration. KOVA Tough trades through the registered company below. Check the credit code, then send us your checklist for the factory and product documents your order needs.
- Registered company
- Yangjiang Jinhui Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.阳江金辉工贸有限公司
- Credit code
- 91441702MAE91T224T
- Registered address
- No. 78 Huoda 7th Road, Beiguan Town, Yangdong District, Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province, China阳江市阳东区北惯镇霍达七路78号
- Issued by
- Yangdong District Administration for Market Regulation, Yangjiang, 12 May 2026
Check the credit code on China’s National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System.
Send your supplier checklist ↗
DETAILED GUIDES
Quality, documents and destination rules.
Each page sets out the checks, documents and official guidance for one part of your compliance brief.
- Quality Control & InspectionQuality control for a kitchenware order works best as a chain of checks agreed before production: incoming material, the first article off the line, in-process checks where known faults occur, and a final check of the packed product against a sealed sample.
- Food-Contact MaterialsFood-contact evidence attaches to each material in the product, the foods it touches and the conditions of use, not to the product name.
- Test Reports & Product DocumentsA buyer's document pack is several documents, each proving something different.
- Kitchenware for the European UnionIn the EU every food-contact material must meet Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, plastics must meet Regulation 10/2011, and the business whose name is on the product carries the manufacturer's obligations under the General Product Safety Regulation.
- Kitchenware for the United StatesSelling kitchenware into the United States means FDA food-contact rules for each material, country-of-origin marking on every article, and an import route that changed when the $800 de minimis exemption was suspended.
- Kitchenware for Great BritainGreat Britain kept the EU food-contact framework as assimilated law, enforced by local authorities, so documents must reference the GB instruments rather than the EU ones, and a brand on the product is treated as its producer.
- Kitchenware for CanadaCanada regulates food-contact materials through a general safety rule rather than positive lists: packaging must not impart harmful substances to food.
- Kitchenware for Australia and New ZealandAustralia and New Zealand set a general duty rather than a detailed approval scheme: packaging and food-contact materials must be fit for purpose and not likely to contaminate food, under Standard 3.2.2 of the Food Standards Code.
BEFORE YOUR FIRST ENQUIRY
A few useful answers.
Already have a specification?
We can start there.
Can you manufacture to our compliance requirements?
Yes. Share the destination market, product specification and any retailer or importer requirements. We can customise the materials, components and finish, then agree the testing and documentation needed for the selected configuration.
Can we request FDA or LFGB testing?
Yes. Include that requirement in your enquiry. We will review the product materials and intended use with you so the assessment covers the right components and conditions. Reports relate to the tested product and scope; requirements should be agreed before production.
What about ISO 9001 and factory audits?
Include ISO 9001 or a retailer audit requirement in your supplier brief. We can review the required factory documentation and its scope with you. Management-system certificates and social audits cover the factory or organisation; product test reports cover the selected product.
Can our inspection company check the order?
Tell us your preferred inspection arrangement before production. We can agree the inspection stage, approved reference sample, checklist, sampling plan and reporting requirements as part of your order.
What should we send to get started?
Send a product link, drawing or reference sample, quantity, destination market and required standard or test checklist. If you are still developing the specification, tell us what the product needs to do and which requirements are fixed.
LET’S REVIEW YOUR PROJECT
Bring us your requirements.
We’ll work through the product.
Send your product reference, quantity, destination and any required tests or documents. We’ll help shape the next steps for your kitchenware range.
Start your kitchenware enquiry ↗*Minimum order starts from 100 units. The applicable quantity depends on the product, customisation and packaging configuration.