1 Scope
This document specifies a method for assessing the propensity of dyes and pigments
to migrate from leather to a synthetic substrate by determining the transfer of colour
from the leather to white polymeric material in contact with it.
This method is applicable to leather of all kinds at any stage of processing.
BS EN ISO 15701:2022 Referenced Document
ISO 105-A03 Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part A03: Grey scale for assessing staining
ISO 105-A04 Textiles; tests for colour fastness; part A04: method for the instrumental assessment of the degree of staining of adjacent fabrics
ISO 2418 Leather — Chemical, physical, mechanical and fastness tests — Position and preparation of specimens for testing*, 2023-02-06 Update
BS EN ISO 15701:2022 history
2022BS EN ISO 15701:2022 Leather. Tests for colour fastness. Colour fastness to migration into polymeric material
2015BS EN ISO 15701:2015 Leather. Tests for colour fastness. Colour fastness to migration into polymeric material
1999BS EN ISO 15701:1999 Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to migration into plasticized poly (vinyl chloride)