Footwear

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Performance Test

Appearance, Identification, Material identification, Shrinkage temperature, Color fastness to Rubbing, Color fastness to perspiration, Color fastness to light, Odor, Tensile strength, Flexing resistance, Tearing strength, Cracking, Corrosion resistance, Abrasion resistance, etc.

Finished Shoes  

Appearance inspection, Flexing resistance, Abrasion resistance, Dynamic waterproof, Resistance to yellowing, Sole stripping strength, Heel bonding force, Peeling strength of toe and heel, Aging, Pull strength of accessories, etc.

Upper

Flexing resistance, Low temperature flexing, Tearing, Waterproof performance, Spherical bursting strength, Tensile strength and elongation, Interlaminar peel strength, High temperature performance, Resistance to yellowing, etc. 

Outsole

Density, Thickness, Hardness, Tearing strength, Dimensional stability, Needle rupture strength, Tensile strength and elongation, Akron abrasion resistance, no marks, Flexing resistance, Anti-slip performance, Compression deformation, Resistance to yellowing, Tearing force and interlayer peel strength, etc.

Midsole and Insole

Internal fiberboard flexion index, Interlaminar peel strength, Abrasion resistance, Dimensional stability, Seam tear force, etc.

Inner Lining

Color fastness to rubbing/perspiration/, Abrasion resistance , Color migration, Phenolic yellow, Water soluble content, Flexing resistance, etc.

Accessaries 

Lace strength force, Lace abrasion resistance, Metal accessories corrosion resistance, Shank hardness, Shank longitudinal stiffness, Shank fatigue resistance, Hook & Loop fastener peel strength, Hook & Loop fastener shear strength, Zipper fatigue resistance, etc. 

Country/Region

Executive Standard

China

PRC National Standard（GB）                                         

 PRC Textile Industry Standard （FZ）                                      

PRC Light Industry Standard（QB）                                    

PRC Plastics Industry Standard(HG)

General Standard：                                                           

GB 21550 Restriction of Hazardous Materials in Polyvinyl Chloride artificial Leather                                  

GB 20400 Leather and Fur- Limited of harmful matter

GB 30585 Safety technical specifications for children’s footwear

GB/T 22756 Leather sandals

GB/T 15107 Athletic shoes

GB/T 3807 Polyvinyl chloride cellular plastic slippers

QB/T 2880 Children leather shoes

QB/T 4546 Children leather sandals

QB/T 4331 Children athletic shoes

QB/T 1002 Leather shoes

QB/T 4329 Cloth shoes

QB/T 2955 Casual shoes

QB/T 2977 Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer(EVA)slippers and sandals

QB/T 1653 PVC plastic sandals, slippers

• HG/T 2182 Cotton-padded rubber shoes

HG/T 2495 Labor shoes

• HG/T 3084 Injection molding shoes

HG/T 2017 Sport shoes

HG/T 3085Rubber-plastics adhesive shoes

• HG/T 2494 Children's canvas rubber footwear

• HG/T 3086 Rubber-plastics sandals and slippers

US

American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)       

American Society for Testing Material (ASTM)                        

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)   

European

European Standards Association (EN)                                                      

Canada

Canada National Standards Association (CAN/CGSB)

Germany

German Standard Association（DIN）

England

British Standards Institute (BS)

France

French Standard Association (NF)

Australia

Australia Standards（AS）

Japan

Japan Industry Association（JIS）

International Standard

International Organization for Standardization( ISO）

Others

Shoe and Allied Trade Research Association（SATRA）