Shoes and Footwear Regulations in the United States: A Complete Guide
Footwear imported or manufactured in the United States must comply with regulations, standards, substance restrictions, labeling, and testing requirements, with additional rules applying to protective and children’s footwear.
8/6/2025
China Publishes GB 30585 and GB 25038 Standards for Footwear
The China has published two mandatory standards GB 30585-2024 - Safety technical specifications for infants' and children's footwear and GB 25038-2024 - General safety requirements for footwear on May 28, 2024.
8/1/2025
Footwear Quality Inspection: Checklists and Defects
Essential Checklists for Footwear Pre-shipment Inspection and Quality Defects during Visual Inspection in Footwear.
6/30/2025
Footwear Standards and Regulations in the US - A Guide to Compliance
Shoes and footwear manufactured, imported, and sold in the United States is subject to a series of standards and regulations concerning labeling, and testing requirements.
3/31/2025
Subscribe to our email newsletter
Featured Articles
- Carton Drop Test: ISTA Standards and Third-Party Quality Inspection
- ASTM-F2413-24: Safety Standard for Protective Footwear
- Machine Safety Standards in the US
- ASTM F963- Safety Standard for Toys in the US
- Safety Standards for Bicycle Helmets in the US
- Which Countries Require CE Marked Products?
- What Is IEC 60598-1? Lighting Quality Control Standard
- The Ultimate Guide to LED Light Quality Inspection
- EU Published EN 71-13 Safety of Toys on Olfactory Board Games, Cosmetic Kits and Gustative Games
- How to Use AQL for Quality Control Inspection?
Professional quality control and supplier development, assistance to your procurement in China.
SERVICE
Product Quality Control InspectionSupplier management&developmentAcceptance of government procurementLab Testing+86-591-8756 2601
Floor10, Building C, Unis Sci-Tech Park, No. 30 Wulongjiang Road, High-Tech Zone, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
@ 2023 General Inspection Services Co, ltd. All rights reserved 闽ICP备16022441号-1
