GS1-128
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GS1-128 is an application standard of the GS1
GS1
Founded in 1977, GS1 is an international not-for-profit association dedicated to the development and implementation of global standards and solutions to improve the efficiency and visibility of supply and demand chains globally and across multiple sectors...

 implementation
Implementation
Implementation is the realization of an application, or execution of a plan, idea, model, design, specification, standard, algorithm, or policy.-Computer Science:...

 using the Code 128
Code 128
Code 128 is a very high-density barcode symbology. It is used for alphanumeric or numeric-only barcodes. It can encode all 128 characters of ASCII and, by use of an extension character , the Latin-1 characters defined in ISO/IEC 8859-1...

 barcode
Barcode
A barcode is an optical machine-readable representation of data, which shows data about the object to which it attaches. Originally barcodes represented data by varying the widths and spacings of parallel lines, and may be referred to as linear or 1 dimensional . Later they evolved into rectangles,...

 specification. The former correct name was UCC/EAN-128. Other no longer used names have included UCC-128 and EAN-128. GS1-128 uses a series of Application Identifiers to include additional data such as best before dates, batch numbers, quantities, weights and many other attributes needed by the user.

Overview

The GS1-128 standard is an application standard within the Code 128
Code 128
Code 128 is a very high-density barcode symbology. It is used for alphanumeric or numeric-only barcodes. It can encode all 128 characters of ASCII and, by use of an extension character , the Latin-1 characters defined in ISO/IEC 8859-1...

 barcode. It identifies data with Application Identifiers (AI). Without spaces below, a simple SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code) barcode would look something like this:

[FNC1] 00 12345678 0000000001

In the example above, [FNC1] is the single character Function Code 1, which specifies that a Code 128
Code 128
Code 128 is a very high-density barcode symbology. It is used for alphanumeric or numeric-only barcodes. It can encode all 128 characters of ASCII and, by use of an extension character , the Latin-1 characters defined in ISO/IEC 8859-1...

 barcode is a GS1-128 code. 00 is the serial shipping container code ("SSCC") AI that designates the following data as a serial shipping container code. 12345678 is the company number. 0000000001 is the container number.

It is possible to encode several pieces of data in one barcode. For example a product serial number, production date, and expiration date together would look something like this:

[FNC1] 21 12345 [FNC1] 11 090101 17 100101

Note the additional FNC1 after the product serial number. Because the serial number is not of a fixed length, it is necessary to follow it with an FNC1 before the next AI. This is required for all variable-length AIs, except when they are the last one in the bar code.

Mapping to EPC
Electronic Product Code
The Electronic Product Code is designed as a universal identifier that provides a unique identity for every physical object anywhere in the world, for all time. Its structure is defined in the EPCglobal Tag Data Standard , which is an open standard freely available for download from the website...

 codes

As EPC and EAN respectively UCC as code systems are not congruent, GS1-128 gets mapped to EPC-GTIN with a reference list including both codes per type of product. However, there is no mapping for the serial number with EPC-SGTIN.

Full list of Application Identifiers

All dates are formatted as YYMMDD.

y in the AI gives a number of decimal places.
Code Description data length (without AI)
00 Serial Shipping Container Code
Serial Shipping Container Code
The serial shipping container code is an 18-digit number used to identify logistics units. The SSCC is encoded in a barcode, generally GS1-128, and used in electronic commerce transactions....

 (SSCC)
18
01 Global Trade Item Number
Global Trade Item Number
Global Trade Item Number is an identifier for trade items developed by GS1...

 (GTIN)
14
02 GTIN of Contained Trade Items 14
10 Batch/Lot Number variable, up to 20
11 Production Date 6
12 Due Date 6
13 Packaging Date 6
15 Sell by Date (Quality Control) 6
17 Expiration Date 6
20 Product Variant 2
21 Serial Number variable, up to 20
22 Secondary Data Fields variable, up to 29
240 Additional Product Identification variable, up to 30
241 Customer Part Number variable, up to 30
242 Made-to-Order Variation Number variable, up to 6
250 Secondary Serial Number variable, up to 30
251 Reference to Source Entity variable, up to 30
253 Global Document Type Identifier variable, 13-17
254 GLN Extension Component variable, up to 20
30 Count of items variable, up to 8
310y Product Net Weight in kg 6
311y Product Length/1st Dimension, in meters 6
312y Product Width/Diameter/2nd Dimension, in meters 6
313y Product Depth/Thickness/Height/3rd Dimension, in meters 6
314y Product Area, in square meters 6
315y Product Net Volume, in liters 6
316y Product Net Volume, in cubic meters 6
320y Product Net Weight, in pounds 6
321y Product Length/1st Dimension, in inches 6
322y Product Length/1st Dimension, in feet 6
323y Product Length/1st Dimension, in yards 6
324y Product Width/Diameter/2nd Dimension, in inches 6
325y Product Width/Diameter/2nd Dimension, in feet 6
326y Product Width/Diameter/2nd Dimension, in yards 6
327y Product Depth/Thickness/Height/3rd Dimension, in inches 6
328y Product Depth/Thickness/Height/3rd Dimension, in feet 6
329y Product Depth/Thickness/3rd Dimension, in yards 6
330y Container Gross Weight (kg) 6
331y Container Length/1st Dimension (Meters) 6
332y Container Width/Diameter/2nd Dimension (Meters) 6
333y Container Depth/Thickness/3rd Dimension (Meters) 6
334y Container Area (Square Meters) 6
335y Container Gross Volume (Liters) 6
336y Container Gross Volume (Cubic Meters) 6
340y Container Gross Weight (Pounds) 6
341y Container Length/1st Dimension, in inches 6
342y Container Length/1st Dimension, in feet 6
343y Container Length/1st Dimension in, in yards 6
344y Container Width/Diameter/2nd Dimension, in inches 6
345y Container Width/Diameter/2nd Dimension, in feet 6
346y Container Width/Diameter/2nd Dimension, in yards 6
347y Container Depth/Thickness/Height/3rd Dimension, in inches 6
348y Container Depth/Thickness/Height/3rd Dimension, in feet 6
349y Container Depth/Thickness/Height/3rd Dimension, in yards 6
350y Product Area (Square Inches) 6
351y Product Area (Square Feet) 6
352y Product Area (Square Yards) 6
353y Container Area (Square Inches) 6
354y Container Area (Square Feet) 6
355y Container Area (Square Yards) 6
356y Net Weight (Troy Ounces) 6
357y Net Weight/Volume (Ounces) 6
360y Product Volume (Quarts) 6
361y Product Volume (Gallons) 6
362y Container Gross Volume (Quarts) 6
363y Container Gross Volume (U.S. Gallons) 6
364y Product Volume (Cubic Inches) 6
365y Product Volume (Cubic Feet) 6
366y Product Volume (Cubic Yards) 6
367y Container Gross Volume (Cubic Inches) 6
368y Container Gross Volume (Cubic Feet) 6
369y Container Gross Volume (Cubic Yards) 6
37 Number of Units Contained variable, up to 8
390y Amount payable (local currency) variable, up to 15
391y Amount payable (with ISO currency code) variable, 3-18
392y Amount payable per single item (local currency) variable, up to 15
393y Amount payable per single item (with ISO currency code) variable, 3-18
400 Customer Purchase Order Number variable, up to 30
401 Consignment Number variable, up to 30
402 Bill of Lading number 17
403 Routing code variable, up to 30
410 Ship To/Deliver To Location Code (Global Location Number) 13
411 Bill To/Invoice Location Code (Global Location Number) 13
412 Purchase From Location Code (Global Location Number) 13
413 Ship for, Deliver for, or Forward to Location Code (Global Location Number) 13
414 Identification of a physical location (Global Location Number) 13
420 Ship To/Deliver To Postal Code (Single Postal Authority) variable, up to 20
421 Ship To/Deliver To Postal Code (with ISO country code) variable, 3-15
422 Country of Origin (ISO country code) 3
423 Country or countries of initial processing variable, 3-15
424 Country of processing 3
425 Country of disassembly 3
426 Country of full process chain 3
7001 NATO Stock Number (NSN) 13
7002 UN/ECE Meat Carcasses and cuts classification variable, up to 30
7003 expiration date and time 10
7004 Active Potency variable, up to 4
703n Processor approval (with ISO country code) -- n indicates sequence number of several processors variable, 3-30
8001 Roll Products - Width/Length/Core Diameter/Direction/Splices 14
8002 Mobile phone identifier variable, up to 20
8003 Global Returnable Asset Identifier
Global Returnable Asset Identifier
The Global Returnable Asset Identifier is part of the GS1 system of standards. It is a simple tool to identify assets by type and can uniquely identify assets where required.‘The GS1 Identification Key used to identify Returnable Assets...

 
variable, 14-30
8004 Global Individual Asset Identifier
Global Individual Asset Identifier
The Global Individual Asset Identifier is part of the GS1 system of standards. It is a simple tool to identify an asset by type and can identify assets uniquely where required....

 
variable, up to 30
8005 Price per Unit of Measure 6
8006 identification of the components of an item 18
8007 International Bank Account Number
International Bank Account Number
The International Bank Account Number is an international standard for identifying bank accounts across national borders with a minimal risk of propagating transcription errors. It was originally adopted by the European Committee for Banking Standards , and was later adopted as an international...

variable, up to 30
8008 Date/time of production variable, 8-12
8018 Global Service Relation Number 18
8020 Payment slip reference number variable, up to 25
8100 Coupon Extended Code: Number System and Offer 6
8101 Coupon Extended Code: Number System, Offer, End of Offer 10
8102 Coupon Extended Code: Number System preceded by 0 2
8110 Coupon code ID (North America) variable, up to 30
90 Mutually Agreed Between Trading Partners variable, up to 30
91-99 Internal Company Codes variable, up to 30

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