Footwear, seemingly a simple product has highly categorised compliance standards right from a Simple Rubber Hawai Chappal to Safety Shoes use in Hazardous locations. User expectations evolve around comfortable and safe to wear and durable. Concerns also evolve around fading of colours. Off late testing and certification of footwear has been notified in India.

CTL supports footwear testing with a fully equipped laboratory. Testing is feasible for Footwear for women, men and children, including products made using real leather, synthetic leather and plastics, among other materials.