Leather testing — textile laboratory in Como
SDLABCOMO, based in Casnate con Bernate (Como, Italy), performs leather testing on textiles, leather, apparel and furnishing materials: 22 tests covering fastness, leather chemistry, performance and physical leather tests, run to ISO, EN, UNI, GB standards. The laboratory is Accredia-accredited no. 02344 to UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 and, where technically feasible, returns results within 24-48 hours.
At a glance
Leather testing is performed by SDLABCOMO, a laboratory based in Casnate con Bernate (Como, Italy), on hides, leather, footwear, leather goods and upholstery. The programme covers fastness tests, leather chemistry checks, physical tests and performance verifications, run with the ISO, EN and UNI methods shown in the table. SDLABCOMO is Accredia-accredited no. 02344, but not every test is necessarily accredited: accreditation of each test can be verified on the “Accredited tests” page or in the Accredia database. Results in 24-48 hours where technically feasible.
The laboratory performs both accredited and non-accredited tests: the accredited scope can be verified in the official Accredia list.
Check which tests of this type are accredited- Accredia accreditation no. 02344 — ISO/IEC 17025
- Results in 24-48 hours where technically feasible
Available tests (22)
| Code | Test | Method |
|---|---|---|
| PCS 001 | Leather. Colour fastness to water | UNI EN ISO 11642:2013 |
| PCS 002 | Leather. Colour fastness to perspiration | UNI EN ISO 11641:2013 |
| PCS 003 | Colour fastness to to-and-fro rubbing (dry/wet) | ISO 11640:2018 |
| PCS 004 | Colour fastness to migration into polymeric | ISO 15701:2022 |
| PCA 001 | Leather. Determination of pH | UNI EN ISO 4045:2018 |
| PCA 012 | Leather. Formaldehyde - Part 1: HPLC | ISO 17226-1:2021 / GB/T 19941.1-2019 |
| PCA 013 | Leather. Formaldehyde - Colorimetric | ISO 17226-2:2019 / GB/T 19941.2-2019 |
| PCA 014 | Footwear. Dimethyl fumarate (DMFU) | UNI EN ISO 16186:2022 |
| PCA 002 | Leather. Aromatic amines from azo colorants | ISO 17234-1:2020 + ISO 17234-2:2011 / GB/T 19942:2019 |
| PCA 003 | Leather. Total content of certain bisphenols | ISO 11936:2024 |
| PCA 004 | Leather. Chlorophenol isomers/pentachlorophenol | ISO 17070:2015 |
| PCA 005 | Footwear. Organotin compounds | ISO 16179:2025 |
| PCA 006 | Footwear. Dimethylformamide | ISO 16189:2021 |
| PCA 007 | Leather. Chromium(VI) - Part 2: Chromatographic | ISO 17075-2:2017 |
| PCA 008 | Leather. Chromium(VI) - Part 1: Colorimetric | ISO 17075-1:2017 |
| PCA 009 | Leather. PFAS - Part 1: non-volatile by LC | ISO 23702-1:2023 |
| PCA 010 | Leather. Metals - Part 1: Extractable | ISO 17072-1:2019 + ISO 17294-2:2023 |
| PCA 011 | Leather. Metals - Part 2: Total content | ISO 17072-2:2022 + ISO 17294-2:2023 |
| PTE 001 | Footwear. Upper delamination resistance | UNI EN 13514:2002 |
| PTE 002 | Leather. Tear load. Single edge | UNI EN ISO 3377-1:2012 |
| PPR 001 | Leather. Water absorption by capillary (wicking) | ISO 19074:2015 |
| PPR 002 | Leather. Water vapour permeability | ISO 14268:2023 |
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