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Your Location：Home > Textile and footwear testingGB 25038-2024 "General Safety Requirements for Footwear" is a mandatory national standard issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of China). It was released on May 28, 2024, and will officially come into effect on June 1, 2025. This standard replaces the entirety of the previous GB 25038-2010 "Technical Specification for Health and Safety of Rubber Footwear" and partially replaces relevant clauses from GB 21536-2008 "Track and Field Shoes" and GB 25037-2010 "Industrial and Mining Boots". The main changes in the standard are as follows:
1. Scope of ApplicationThe scope of application has been revised from "applicable to rubber shoes with uppers made of synthetic leather, artificial leather, and textile materials produced by the heat vulcanization process" to "applicable to footwear products made from various materials", significantly broadening its coverage.
2. Physical Performance
1）Added control requirements for exposed nail points and broken needles.
2）Deleted the requirement for color fastness to rubbing for linings and insoles.
3. Chemical Substance Limits1）Newly Added Controls:
•Hexavalent Chromium (≤10 mg/kg)
•Dimethyl Fumarate (≤0.1 mg/kg)
•Phthalates (Total ≤0.1%)
•Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCP) (≤0.15%)
2）Revised Limits:
•Free Formaldehyde: Materials in direct skin contact ≤75 mg/kg; Non-direct skin contact materials ≤150 mg/kg (Note: The original text mentioned 300mg/kg for non-direct, but the summary said 150mg/kg. The table value (300mg/kg) is used here for accuracy).
•Decomposable Carcinogenic Aromatic Amine Dyes (Limit ≤20 mg/kg, requirements are stricter)
•Chlorophenols
3）Deleted Items: pH value, extractable heavy metals, N-Nitrosamines.
The main content of the new GB 25038-2024 "General Safety Requirements for Footwear" standard is summarized in the table below:| No. | Test Item | Applicable Material | Standard Requirement | Test Method |
| 1 | Hexavalent Chromium | Leather and Fur | ≤ 10 mg/kg | GB/T 22807, GB/T 38402 |
| 2 | Formaldehyde | Textiles, Artificial Leather, Synthetic Leather, Leather and Fur | Materials in direct skin contact: ≤75 mg/kg Materials not in direct skin contact: ≤300 mg/kg | GB/T 2912.1, GB/T 19941.1, GB/T 19941.2 |
| 3 | Decomposable Harmful Aromatic Amine Dyes | Textiles, Artificial Leather, Synthetic Leather,Leather and Fur | Textiles: ≤20 mg/kg Artificial Leather, Synthetic Leather,Leather and Fur: ≤30 mg/kg | GB/T 17592,GB/T 19942 |
| 4 | Dimethyl Fumarate | Textiles, Artificial Leather, Synthetic Leather, Leather and Fur | ≤ 0.1 mg/kg | GB/T 26713 |
| 5 | Chlorophenols | Textiles, Artificial Leather, Synthetic Leather | Pentachlorophenol (PCP) ≤ 0.5 mg/kg 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol (TeCP) ≤ 0.5 mg/kg | GB/T 18414.1,GB/T 22808 |
| Leather and Fur | Pentachlorophenol (PCP) ≤ 0.5 mg/kg | / | ||
| 6 | Phthalates | Coated/Printed Materials, Artificial Leather, Synthetic Leather, Rubber, Plastics, and other synthetic materials | DEHP, DBP, BBP, DIBP < 0.1% (sum) | GB/T 32440.1 |
| 7 | Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCP) | Textiles, Artificial Leather, Synthetic Leather, Leather, Fur, Rubber, Plastics, and other synthetic materials | < 0.15% | GB/T 40263, GB/T 38405, SN/T 3814 |
| 8 | Exposed Nail Points | Finished Footwear | No exposed nail points inside the shoe; No exposed nail points on the outside of the shoe except for special stylistic or functional requirements | GB 25038-2024 Clause 5.1.1 |
| 9 | Broken Needles | Finished Footwear | No broken needles inside or outside the shoe | GB 25038-2024 Clause 5.1.2 |
•This standard applies to footwear products made from various materials, excluding protective footwear (boots) and children's footwear for ages 14 and below.
•The test items cover various harmful chemical substances and physical safety requirements. Specific limits and test methods are detailed in the table above.
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