Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to sea water (ISO 25089:2025)

This document specifies a method for determining the colour fastness to sea water of leather of all kinds at all stages of processing.

Leder - Farbechtheitsprüfungen - Farbechtheit gegenüber Meerwasser (ISO 25089:2025)

Dieses Dokument legt ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Farbechtheit aller Arten von Leder gegenüber Meerwasser in allen Verarbeitungsphasen fest.

Cuir - Essais de solidité des coloris - Solidité des coloris à l’eau de mer (ISO 25089:2025)

Le présent document spécifie une méthode permettant de déterminer la solidité des coloris à l’eau de mer des cuirs de toutes catégories à toutes les phases du traitement.

Usnje - Preskušanje barvne obstojnosti - Barvna obstojnost v morski vodi (ISO 25089:2025)

Ta dokument določa metodo za določevanje obstojnosti barve v morski vodi za usnje vseh vrst in na vseh stopnjah obdelave.

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
05-Aug-2025
Current Stage
6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
Start Date
06-Aug-2025
Due Date
17-Jul-2026
Completion Date
06-Aug-2025

Overview

EN ISO 25089:2025 - Leather: Tests for colour fastness to sea water (ISO 25089:2025) specifies a laboratory method to determine how leather of all kinds resists colour change and staining when exposed to sea water. Published by CEN and prepared by IULTCS in cooperation with CEN/TC 289, the standard applies at all stages of leather processing and is endorsed as a European standard.

Key topics and technical requirements

  • Scope and principle: The test measures both the change in colour of a leather specimen and staining of an adjacent fabric after exposure to a sodium chloride solution that simulates sea water.
  • Test medium: Sodium chloride solution (30 g/l) prepared using laboratory-grade water (ISO 3696).
  • Specimen preparation: Typical test-piece sizes ~100 mm × 40 mm; finished leather can be tested intact or with the finish deliberately broken (abrasion using P180 abrasive paper).
  • Apparatus and conditions:
    • A pressure apparatus applying 12.5 kPa ±1.0 kPa via a defined weight-piece and inert plates (glass/acrylic).
    • Vacuum treatment in a desiccator (≈5 kPa) to remove entrapped air from specimens.
    • Drying in an oven at 37 °C ± 2 °C.
  • Adjacent fabrics: Multifibre (ISO 105-F10) or single-fibre adjacent fabrics per ISO 105-F01…F07 to evaluate staining.
  • Assessment methods: Visual grey scales for change in colour and staining (ISO 105-A02, A03) or instrumental evaluation (spectrophotometer/colorimeter per ISO 105-A04/A05).
  • Documentation: Test report must record specimen preparation, whether finish was broken, apparatus used, test conditions, and evaluation results. The standard also includes precision guidance and commercial sources for apparatus (Annex A).

Practical applications and users

EN ISO 25089:2025 is used to:

  • Verify product performance for footwear, upholstery, garments, automotive leather, and leather goods exposed to marine environments.
  • Support quality control in tanneries, leather finishing plants and contract testing laboratories.
  • Provide objective data for material specifications, supplier approvals, and claims of sea-water colour fastness.
  • Aid R&D teams in developing dyes, finishes and treatments with improved sea-water resistance.

Primary users:

  • Leather manufacturers and finishers
  • Independent testing laboratories and certification bodies
  • Product designers, specifiers, and procurement professionals in marine and outdoor sectors
  • Regulatory and compliance personnel concerned with material durability and consumer information

Related standards

  • ISO 7906 - General principles of leather colour fastness testing
  • ISO 105 series (A02, A03, A04, A05, F01–F10) - Grey scales, adjacent fabrics, instrumental assessment
  • ISO 2418 - Specimen sampling and preparation
  • ISO 3696 - Water for analytical laboratory use

Keywords: EN ISO 25089:2025, colour fastness to sea water, leather testing, sea water fastness, ISO 25089:2025, leather colour fastness, adjacent fabric, sodium chloride solution.

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Frequently Asked Questions

EN ISO 25089:2025 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to sea water (ISO 25089:2025)". This standard covers: This document specifies a method for determining the colour fastness to sea water of leather of all kinds at all stages of processing.

This document specifies a method for determining the colour fastness to sea water of leather of all kinds at all stages of processing.

EN ISO 25089:2025 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 59.140.30 - Leather and furs. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2025
Usnje - Preskušanje barvne obstojnosti - Barvna obstojnost v morski vodi (ISO
25089:2025)
Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to sea water (ISO 25089:2025)
Leder - Farbechtheitsprüfungen - Farbechtheit gegenüber Meerwasser (ISO
25089:2025)
Cuir - Essais de solidité des coloris - Solidité des coloris à l’eau de mer (ISO
25089:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 25089:2025
ICS:
59.140.30 Usnje in krzno Leather and furs
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 25089
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 59.140.30
English Version
Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to sea
water (ISO 25089:2025)
Cuir - Essais de solidité des coloris - Solidité des coloris Leder - Farbechtheitsprüfungen - Farbechtheit
à l'eau de mer (ISO 25089:2025) gegenüber Meerwasser (ISO 25089:2025)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 July 2025.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 25089:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee IULTCS "International
Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies" in collaboration with Technical Committee
CEN/TC 289 “Leather” the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2026, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2026.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 25089:2025 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 25089:2025 without any modification.

International
Standard
ISO
IULTCS
IUF 422
First edition
Leather — Tests for colour fastness
2025-07
— Colour fastness to sea water
Cuir — Essais de solidité des coloris — Solidité des coloris à
l’eau de mer
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ISO 25089:2025(en)
IULTCS/IUF 422:2025(en) © ISO 2025

ISO 25089:2025(en)
IULTCS/IUF 422:2025(en)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principle . 2
5 Apparatus and materials . 2
6 Test specimens . 3
7 Procedure . 3
8 Evaluation . 4
9 Precision . 4
10 Test report . 4
Annex A (informative) Commercial sources for apparatus and materials . 5

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