rejected goods; seconds; off-grade items
Refers to products that fail quality inspection and are not sold as first-quality items. Often used in manufacturing, retail, and quality control contexts.
This factory is making thorough efforts to reduce rejected goods.
Rejected articles are usually not sold through regular channels.
不良品 is a broader term for defective or substandard products, while 不合格品 specifically refers to items that have failed an inspection or test.
規格外品 are items that do not meet standard specifications but may still be usable, whereas 不合格品 are outright rejected.
Compound of 不合格 (failure to pass inspection) and 品 (goods, article).