G/TBT/N/KEN/1591  
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 675: 2024 
Leather —Chromed crust bov ine leather — Specification; (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard specifies the requirements, test methods 
and sampling for chromed leather from bovine and goat/sheep. 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:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 5431:2013, Leather — Wet blue goat skins — Specification.  
2. ISO 5432:2013, Leather — Wet blue sheep skins — Specification.  
3. KS 819, Glossary of terms relating to hides, skins and leather.  
4. ISO 2418,  Leather —Chemical, physical, mechanical and fastness tests —Position 
and preparation of speci mens for testing.  
5. KS ISO 2588, Leather — Sampling — Number of items for a gross sample  
6. KS ISO 3376, Leather — Determination of tensile strength and elongation  
7. KS ISO 3380, Leather — Shrinkage temperature  G/TBT/N/KEN/1591  
 
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  8. KS ISO 4045, Leather — Determination of pH  
9. KS ISO 4047, Leather — Determination of sulphated total ash and sulphated 
water -insoluble ash  
10. KS ISO 4048, Leather — Chemical tests — Determination of matter soluble in 
dichloromethane and free acid content  
11. KS ISO 4684, Leather — Chemical tests — Determination of volatile matter  
12. KS ISO 4098, Leather — Chemical tests — Determination of water -soluble matter, 
water -soluble inorganic matter and water -soluble organic matter  
13. KS ISO 3377 -2, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of tear 
load — Part 2: Double edge tear  
14. KS ISO 5398 -3, 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 det ermined  
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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