What is ISO 11410 about ?
ISO 11410 is a series on leathers. Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. ISO 11410 provides guidance and requirements for packing wet blue leather intended for transport and storage. This document is applicable to wet blue leather made of goatskin, sheepskin, cowhide, and buffalo hide.
Who is ISO 11410 for ?
ISO 11410 on leather is useful for:
- Wet blue leather packaging department
- Leather manufacturing industry
- Clothing industry
- Quality control personnel
Why should you use ISO 11410 ?
Leather can be used to make a variety of items, including clothing, footwear, handbags, furniture, tools, and sports equipment, and lasts for decades. Wet blue leather refers to unfinished hides that have been detailed and chrome tanned to preserve the leather. Also referred to as “in the blues,” these hides attain a light blue colour from the chromium tanning agents. So, to pack this leather there must be some guidelines that have to be followed so ISO 11410 provides the guidelines to pack the wet blue leather in a systematic way.
If the product did not go in with the best packaging way it can affect the appearance of the leather, which can directly impact the goodwill of the company as that they even cannot send the good in with proper packaging so it can affect the demand and goodwill of the company, so by packing in the best way can help the company to maintain their goodwill so ISO 11410 will do that for them by providing the guidelines that how to pack the wet blue leather. Using ISO 11410 you can understand the guidelines and requirements for packing wet blue leather intended for transport and storage.
What is changed since the last update ?
BS ISO 11410:2021 supersedes ISO 11410:2019. BS ISO 11410:2021 includes some technical changes with respect to ISO 11410:2019. These include:
- Buff hide’ changed to ‘buffalo hide
- Minor editorial changes
