G/TBT/N/KEN/1593  
21 March 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  KENYA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Kenya Bureau of Standar ds 
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: + 
(254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258 Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665 E -mail: 
info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Leather 
technology (ICS code(s): 59.140)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 677: 2024 
Leather —Full-chrome upper  leather— Specification; (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard specifies the requirements, test methods 
and sampling for full -chrome upper leather. This standard is not applicable to leather 
made from other tanning methods  other than chrome tanning.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. KS 01 -679, Specification for leather sole  
2. IS 578, Specification for full -chrome upper leather (Second Revision).  
3. IS 2961, Specification for chrome retan finished upper leather (First Revision).  
4. Acceptable quality levels in leathers, UN (UNIDO) publication (1976).  
5. KS 819, Glossary of terms relating to  hides, skins and leather.  
6. ISO 2418,  Leather —Chemical, physical, mechanical and fastness tests —Position 
and preparation of specimens for testing  
7. KS ISO 2588, Leather — Sampling — Number of items for a gross sample  G/TBT/N/KEN/1593  
 
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  8. KS ISO 3376,  Leather — Determination of tensile strength and elongation  
9. KS ISO 3380,  Leather — Shrinkage temperature  
10. KS ISO 4045,  Leather — Determination of pH  
11. KS ISO 4047,  Leather — Determination of sulphated total ash and sulphated 
water -insoluble ash  
12. KS ISO 4048,  Leather — Chemical tests — Determination of matter soluble in 
dichloromethane and free acid content  
13. KS ISO 4684, Leather — Chemical tests — Determination of vola tile matter  
14. KS ISO 4098,  Leather — Chemical tests — Determination of water -soluble matter, 
water -soluble inorganic matter and water -soluble organic matter  
15. KS ISO 3377 -2, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of tear 
load — Part 2: Double edge tear  
16. KS ISO 5398 -1, Leather — Chemical determination of chromic oxide content — 
Part 3: Quantification by atomic absorption spectrometry  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 September 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: + 
(254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258 Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665 E -mail: 
info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
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