What Are the Main International Standards for Shoe Testing?

2025-10-29

With the development of human production and life, shoes of various uses and materials have entered our lives, providing us with greater convenience. In the field of apparel, shoes, like clothing, also have a rich and diverse connotation. There are many types of shoes on the market, such as leather shoes, sports shoes, outdoor shoes, high heels, hiking shoes, straw sandals, and so on. Because footwear inspection is crucial to ensuring shoe quality, it has gradually become a mainstream focus in the footwear market. The following introduces the testing categories and standards currently implemented globally.

Testing Categories

Fabrics: including leather, synthetic leather, textiles, rubber, and plastics

Lining: cotton, goat (cotton) sheepskin, cotton batting, felt, artificial wool, elastic fleece, etc.

Base: hard leather, soft leather, imitation leather, cloth, rubber, plastic, rubber-plastic, and rubber-plastic foam

Accessories: heel loops, rivets, laces, elastic, Velcro, zippers, silk, cotton, and linen thread (cord), nails, rivets, non-woven fabrics, cardboard, etc.

Toecap and heel: leather, various decorative elements, supports, adhesives, and paste, etc.

Testing standards

Category	Test items	National testing standards
Finished shoes	Upper and sole peeling test	SATRA TM411、FIA 1206 ASTM D2558
	Adhesion test	IS0 17708
		SATRA TH411、BS5131
		ASTM D2558、DIN4843
		FIA1206、HG/T3086、QB/T1002
	Aging test	BS 5131 5.3、ASTM D573
	Leather pull-off test	SATRA TH108
	Static waterproof test	According to customer requirements
	Needle and thread tensile strength test	SATRA TH 74、FZ/T 82005
	Lace tensile strength test	IS0 2023、BS 5131 3.7 SATRA TM94、QB/T3641
	Seam strength test	SATRA TM180、BS 5131
	Accessory pull-off	SATRA TM149 SATRA TM117
	Heel impact resistance	ISO 19953、SATRA TM20 BS 511
	Heel adhesion	SATRA TM113、ASTM F694 BS EN12785、QB/T1002
	Normal temperature flexing	SATRA TM92
	Low temperature flexing	SATRA TM92
Lining material	Martindale Abrasion resistance	SATRA TM31、ISO 12947
	Weight test	ASTM D751/D1117/D3776ISO3081、SATRA TM28
	Tensile strength test	ISO2023、SATRA TM 29ASTM D751/D882/D1117BS
	Peel strength test	ASTM D1148
	Tear strength test	SATRA TM 24、ASTM D751BS 3144、ASTM D2210
	Taber abrasion test	ASTM D3389/D3884/D4157JIS L1041/1096
	Oil content test	ISO 734/8782-1ASTM D3495
	Color Fastness To Rubbing	ISO 105 X12 AATCC 8
	Color fastness to perspiration	AATCC 15
	Yellowing resistance (UV)	ASTM D1148、HG/T 3689
	Yellowing resistance (sunlight)	ASTM D1148、HG/T 3689
	Phenolic yellowing test	ISO 105 X18
Aole material	Anti-slip test	ASTM F609
	Normal temperature flexing	ASTM D1052
	Low temperature flexing	ASTM TMG0
	Non-marking test	SATRA TM223、ASTM E303
	DIN abrasion resistance	ISO 20871、SATRA TM174DIN 53516
	Akron abrasion test	ISO 20871、SATRA TM174DIN 53516
	Tear strength test	ISO 20872、ASTM D624BS 5131、BS 903
	NBS abrasion resistance	ASTM D1630
	Blooming test	DIN 53543
	Yellowing resistance test	ASTM D1148DIN BS EN 4892-3
	Hardness test	ISO 868ASTRA TM 205、DIN 53505ASTM
	Hydrolysis resistance	According to customer requirements
Upper material	Martindale abrasion resistance	SATRA TM31、ISO 12947
	Tear strength test	SATRA TM30、EN ISO 13571
	Yellowing resistance (UV)	ASTM D1148、HG/T 3689
	Yellowing resistance (sunlight)	ASTM D1148、HG/T 3689
	Normal temperature flexing	SATRA TM55、BS 3144
	Low temperature flexing	SATRA TM55、BS 3144
	Aging test	IS0188、ASTM D573GB351