Certification mark for textile apparel and footwear

The term ‘durability’ refers to long life of the products without losing its usefulness in term of purposes, functionality and quality. The durability of textiles and footwear are evaluated by performing various physical and performance testing such as wear and tear (e.g. resistance to abrasion, flexing,  pilling, seam strength), stability to repeated launderings, resistance to color fading or staining, etc.

Focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals, various countries are working to create coherent framework and visions for producing and placing in the market durable and recyclable products. Consumers will benefit for longer from durable and high quality products. Moreover, the use of durable textile products and footwear would reduce the waste and thus save our environment. TÜV SÜD’s durability testing ensures that the textile products and footwear are tested in a comprehensive manner to ensure its longevity and usability from the consumer’s perspective.

The manufacturing process of textiles and footwear involves the use of a wide range of chemicals which may result in presence of hazardous substances on the product. These hazardous substances have an adverse effect on human health as well as on environment. Hence, such hazardous substances are restricted under various regulations, such as for example EU REACH and US CPSIA. The textiles and footwear go through chemical testing for different hazardous substances to safeguard consumers.