GB 20400: Leather and Fur - Limit of Harmful Matter

With the GB 20400 standard, harmful substances in leather and fur products are limited by the China Leather Industry Standard Committee Organization. Leather and fur products are popular products in the textile industry. Many chemicals are used in order to be processed and made usable. Certain concentrations of these substances can adversely affect human health. For this reason, with the GB 20400 standard, the main harmful substances in Leather and Fur Textile products are limited.

In the restrictions, products are evaluated in three categories:
Category A: Products for babies;
Category B: Products with direct skin contact;
Category C: Products without direct skin contact.

It is a standard applied in leather and fur products used in daily use. It is not applied to products used in industrial areas.

Textile products that can be evaluated within the scope of GB 20400 standard according to categories:
Category A: Underwear, gloves, socks, bonnets and bedding
Category B: Bras, unlined gloves, socks, leather matte, unlined garments and fitted garments
Category C: Leather jackets, skirts, tapestries and ornaments

Tests performed on Leather and Fur Textile Products within the scope of the standard:
Determination of Degradable Aromatic Amine Dye: ≤ 30 mg/kg in all categories
Formaldehyde Determination: Category A: ≤ 20 mg/kg, Category B: ≤ 75 mg/kg, Category C: ≤ 300 mg/kg
In addition, in Category C, if the product is white sheep sheared leather, it should be ≤ 600 mg/kg.

GB 20400: Leather and fur - harmful substance limit