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Sports Shoes Test Package

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Service Scope

Sport shoes are used during various sport activities. The special design for sport shoes is intended to prevent the wearer from sport injuries as well as to enhance the sport performance. Therefore, besides general safety and quality performance, the functional performance is another crucial criterion considered by the consumers.

SGS provides basic chemical and physical performance test suggestions for different sport shoes styles. Moreover, depended on the claimed functions, the functional performance will be evaluated by standard testing methods. The package helps to make sure your sample could attain the basic quality and functional expectation on the market.

This page specifies test item for sport shoes includes Run/Ball shoes, Hike shoes and Watersport shoes.

Product Type

  • Hiking Shoes
    Consist of most common footwear testing plus shock absorbance performance and nail penetration evaluation.
  • Training Shoes
    Consist of most common footwear testing plus shock absorbance performance.
  • Watersports Shoes
    Consist of most common footwear testing plus colorfastness in expected sea and chlorinated water.

Test Plan

Sample Size 
It will be advised in order confirmation email upon purchase

Turnaround Time (working days)
5 Days (Regular)/ 8-10 Days (if prolong skin contact metal present on sample)

Test Description

Basic Physical Test
Our physical test package presents the most important physical tests that may affect compliance.

Test items (for reference only):

  • Material identification & Pictogram check
  • Small part safety test for children shoes
  • Whole shoe flammability (for US children)
  • Physical safety assessment (for children)

The test items will be adjusted depending on your product type and age range.

Basic Physical & Quality Test
Our physical & quality test package is an advanced version of basic physical package, consolidating the most common physical performance tests applying to footwear products.

Test items (for reference only):

  • Tests in “Basic Physical Test”
  • Whole shoe flexing
  • Sole Durability test
  • Colorfastness Test
  • Component Adhesion Strength Test
  • Additional performance test based on end-use

The test items will be adjusted depending on your product type and age range.

Basic Chemical Test (#composite test)
Our chemical test package includes the basic hazardous chemicals based on material type and market recall risks.

Test items (for reference only):

  • Total Heavy Metals
  • Phthalates
  • Formaldehyde
  • Azo dye
  • pH value
  • Nickel release for prolonged skin contact metals
  • Chromium VI (for real leather shoe only) / PAH (for synthetic leather shoe & sole only)

The test items will be adjusted depending on the marketplace and actual sample.

EU: Due to the wide range of regulations, not all EU regulatory chemical tests are included, but selected based on recall risk only.
US: Only US federal test are included. State laws are excluded.

Remarks

The test items will be adjusted depending on your product type and age range. Only specific test items will be applied to selected product type, test type and destination market. Detailed test item list will be included in order confirmation email upon purchase.

If your product is composed of white color or indigo dye (which is common for denim), you may want to consider additional Colorfastness Tests for White Color/Indigo Dye. Dye for these color types are especially vulnerable to certain warehouse condition.

# To save your test budget, composite test is quoted for chemical testing. Similar materials on sample will be gathered for analysis. In case any restricted chemical is detected in composite testing, additional individual checking may be required. Applicant will be informed in that case.

For a more comprehensive restricted substance checking, please consider ECO package.

To quote an even more comprehensive assurance plan for your product, please contact us.

Strengths & benefits


Regulatory Experts
Ensure your product compliance to specific countries requirement


Global Network
Provide worldwide coverage and access to all key locations & markets

Order flow

1. Check Out

Confirm selections and fill in contact info

2. Arrange Payment

Pay by credit card or bank transfer offline​

3. Confirm Test Plan

Confirm test and product details

4. Send Sample

Send the sample with printed form

5. Receive Report

Receive our test report by email

Payment

Online Payment
  • We accept VISA, MASTERCARD and AMERICAN EXPRESS
  • Order acknowledgment email will be sent to you by system after successful payment
  • Order confirmation email with service details will be sent to you within 1 working day by our specialist
Offline Payment
  • We accept T/T bank transfer payment
  • Order acknowledgment email with bank details for payment will be sent to you by system after order submission
  • Please arrange payment and send payment receipt to our specialist by email
  • Order confirmation email with service details will be sent to you after payment verification by our specialist

FAQs

You can add them to shopping cart and proceed to checkout for placing your order online. You will receive an order acknowledgment with order details after online order.

It is not necessary to create an account for online purchase, you can select Guest Checkout to place an order without an account.

However, creating an account offers additional benefits:

  • Your contact information will be saved securely for a faster checkout
  • Track your order status and history

If you place an order as a guest, please check our notifications at your email box. Please remember to check promotional and junk mail box if you can’t find it.

If you place an order as a member, please log in and check the status of your order under “Quote Request” or “Orders”.

SGS TIC Mall only accepts US$ for checkout.

You will receive a test application form, sample requirement and delivery details in confirmation email upon successful payment, please complete the form and send the required sample(s) to our competence centre in Hong Kong.

Please contact your dedicated specialist to submit your request. It will be reviewed case by case depending on the order process.

No, you can’t cancel and refund the paid order unless there is quality or service delivery issue.

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