Styling and comfort are among the key attributes a consumer looks for footwear. However, meeting certain standards of performance, durability and safety are also important, in addition to conforming to the increasing number of regulatory guidelines and laws.

HQTS offers expert guidance in conforming to your exacting standards as well as compliance with U.S.A, European and international directives, standards and testing requirements, for example, AATCC, ASTM, REACH, ISO, GB, etc. This is in addition to our own exacting performance guidelines and testing methods for both footwear and leather products.

As beliable, high quality footwear has a significant impact on customer satisfaction and brand growth, working with HQTS can help you avoid the issues that put your bottom line at risk.

FOOTWEAR PHYSICAL TESTING ITEMS

• Adhesion strength test
• Aging test
• Flexing resistance test
• Yellowing resistance test
• Static waterproof test
• Thread strength test
• Abrasion resistance for outsole
• Static slip test
• Colour fastness to rubbing for lining
• hardness test
• Air permeability test
• other items

LEATHER PRODUCTS PHYSICAL TESTING ITEMS

• Colour fastness to rubbing
• Colour fastness to washing
• Colour fastness to light
• Colour fastness to perspiration
• Compression resistance for leather
• Abrasion resistance for leather
• Tearing strength
• Tensile strength
• other items

CHEMICAL TESTING ITEMS

• Formaldehyde content
• Chromium (VI)
• pH value
• AZO dye
• Pentachloraphenol
• Teteach loraphenol
• Trichloraphenol
• Allergenous disperse dyes
• Carcinogern disperse dyes
• Phathalates
• Total Lead
• Total Cadmium 
• Perfluorooctane sulfonates
• Short-chained chlorinated paraffin
• Dimethyl fumarate
• others (flame retardants, pesticides, etc)