# ISO 17697:2003 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 17697:2003, item title is Footwear — Test methods for uppers, lining and insocks — Seam strength; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 17697:2016; withdrawn / published date is 2003-10-28, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 17697:2003 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Footwear — Test methods for uppers, lining and insocks — Seam strength _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 17697:2016
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2003-10-28 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 31468,IS,,ISO 17697:2003,"Footwear — Test methods for uppers, lining and insocks — Seam strength","Chaussures — Méthodes d'essai relatives aux tiges, doublures et premières de propreté — Résistance des piqûres",2003-10-28,1,['61.060'],ISO/TC 216,9599,,[60979],"['en','fr']",10,"<p>ISO 17697:2003 specifies two test methods for determining the seam strength of uppers, lining or insocks, irrespective of the material, in order to assess the suitability for the end use.</p><p>These methods are:</p><p>Method A: Needle perforations - for determining the force required to pull a row of needles through an upper material, in a direction perpendicular to the row.</p><p>Method B: Stitched seams - for det

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).