Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : CHD 17
Document Number : CHD 17 ( 28220)
Document Title [English] : Chamois Leather Specification Third Revision
Document Title [Hindi] : चामोइस चमड़ा — विशिष्टि (तीसरा पुनरीक्षण)
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 59.140.20
Date of Project Approval : 27-03-2025
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 1017: 1983
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 1017: 1983


Classification Details
Group : Leather and Leather Products
Sub Group : Leather Apparels
Sub Sub Group : Industrial leather
Aspects : Product Specification
Risk : None
Certification : Voluntary Certification
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
Sustainable development Goals :
  • INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Degree of Equivalence : Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent Standards :
Organization Type:

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This standard prescribes the requirements, the method of sampling and test for chamois leather used for filtering petrol, cleaning optical instruments and polished surfaces, glove manufacture, orthopaedic purposes, apparel use, and lining or padding of leather goods.
2 Chamois leather is available in different grades depending on the end use. Grade I of chamois leather is used by the defence services and in engineering industries for filtering petrol to remove moisture, while the other grades are mainly used for polishing and cleaning purposes. Chamois leather is also used in the manufacture of ladies hand gloves, apparel use, lining of binocular cases and in packing ammunition. As lining leather, chamois leather finds application in the manufacture of orthopaedic appliances.

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