SIST EN 14906:2026

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2026
Usnje - Usnje za uporabo v avtomobilih - Preskusni postopki in parametri
Leather - Leather for automotive - Test methods and testing parameters
Leder - Automobilleder - Prüfverfahren und Prüfparameter
Cuir - Cuir pour l'automobile - Méthodes et paramètres d’essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14906:2026
ICS:
43.020 Cestna vozila na splošno Road vehicles in general
59.140.30 Usnje in krzno Leather and furs
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 14906
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2026
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 59.140.30 Supersedes EN 14906:2012
English Version
Leather - Leather for automotive - Test methods and
testing parameters
Cuir - Cuir pour l'automobile - Méthodes et paramètres Leder - Automobilleder - Prüfverfahren und
d'essai Prüfparameter
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 27 April 2026.

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
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 General principles . 6
4.1 General. 6
4.2 Sampling . 6
4.3 Conditioning and test piece preparation . 7
4.4 Evaluation of test pieces . 7
5 List of test methods . 7
6 Test reports . 10
Bibliography . 11

European foreword
This document (EN 14906:2026) has been prepared by 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 November 2026 and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2026.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.
This document supersedes EN 14906:2012.
— update of normative references;
— update of Table 1 and Table 2 of the methods to be used for the test and the general wording of the
procedure to be followed.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
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.
Introduction
This document was prepared by CEN/TC 289 “Leather” in order to provide the leather and the
automotive industries with methods to be used for testing on which sellers and buyers can base their
specifications and negotiations.
1 Scope
This document gives guidelines to select the test methods to assess the performance of leather for
automotive. This document also specifies the sampling and conditioning procedures of specimens.
NOTE Regulations on chemical substances in consumer goods might differ from country to country requiring
for any given market a special attention to restricted substances.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 15987, Leather — Terminology — Key definitions for the leather trade
EN 20105-A02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour
(ISO 105-A02)
EN ISO 105-B06, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B06: Colour fastness and ageing to artificial
light at high temperatures: Xenon arc fading lamp test (ISO 105-B06)
EN ISO 2418, Leather — Chemical, physical, mechanical and fastness tests — Position and preparation of
specimens for testing (ISO 2418)
EN ISO 2419, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Specimen and test piece conditioning
(ISO 2419)
EN ISO 2420, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of apparent density and mass
per unit area (ISO 2420)
EN ISO 2588, Leather — Sampling — Number of items for a gross sample (ISO 2588)
EN ISO 2589, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of thickness (ISO 2589)
EN ISO 3376, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of tensile strength and
percentage elongation (ISO 3376)
EN ISO 3377-1, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of tear load — Part 1: Single
edge tear (ISO 3377-1)
EN ISO 4044, Leather — Chemical tests — Preparation of chemical test samples (ISO 4044)
EN ISO 5402-1, Leather — Determination of flex resistance — Part 1: Flexometer method (ISO 5402-1)
EN ISO 7906, Leather — Tests for colour fastness — General principles of testing (ISO 7906)
EN ISO 7979, Leather — Tests for colour fastness — Colour fastness to hydroalcoholic mixtures (ISO 7979)
EN ISO 11641, Leather — Tests for colour fastness — Colour fastness to perspiration (ISO 11641)
EN ISO 11644, Leather — Test for adhesion of finish (ISO 11644)
EN ISO 14087, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of bending fo
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