ISO 9407:2019

ISO/TC 137
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Date:  2019-06
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ISO/TC 137
Secretariat:  SABS/SAC
Footwear sizing — Mondopoint system of sizing and marking
Pointure des chaussures — Système Mondopoint de mesure et de marquage
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Contents
Contents . 2
Foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1  Scope . 1
2  Normative references . 1
3  Terms and definitions. 1
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Figure 1 — Foot length measured along the inside tangent .
Figure 2 — Joint position of the foot . 3
Figure 3 — Linear width and joint girth of the foot at the joint position . 3
4  Fundamental characteristics of the Mondopoint sizing system . 3
5  Method of expressing Mondopoint sizing . 4
6  Footwear marking . 4
6.1  Format . 4
6.2  Location of the marking . 4
6.2.1  On the shoe . 4
6.2.2  On the packaging . 4
6.3  Form of the marking . 4
7  Transition from other shoe size systems . 4
Bibliography . 5

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 137, Footwear sizing designations and
marking systems.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 9407:1991), which has been technically
revised. The main changes compared with the previous edition are as follows:
— references have been added and alignment has been made to ISO/TS 19407 and ISO/TS 19408;
— new pictograms have been added.
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Introduction
Mondopoint offers a simple and universal solution to the problem of communicating footwear sizing to
customers in the global market, overcoming the present confusion resulting from labelling with multiple
size systems. Online and mail‐order customers are commonly encouraged to measure and report their foot
length as a guide to shoe size selection. Mondopoint lends itself directly to this approach.
The last maker will use whatever last dimensions they consider necessary to produce the required Deleted: Of course, size (foot length) is
not the only factor that influences
footwear fitting properties, taking into account factors such as footwear type and style, modulus/stretch
customer choice.
characteristics of the upper materials being used, and the thickness of hose appropriate to the type of
Deleted: would
footwear.
Deleted: were considered
The length grading interval, which is the difference between adjacent whole shoe sizes (as defined in
ISO/TS 19408:2015, 2.1.9], used by manufacturers aligning to the Mondopoint system, is normally 5 mm,
although 7,5 mm is sometimes used in specialist footwear applications.
Some manufacturers, particularly in the Far East, use the Mondopoint sizing system but do not necessarily
label it as Mondopoint, as shown in Table 1, for example.
Table 1 — Example of a sizing system
Shoe mm CN JP
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