Industry Guidelines for the Numbering and Bar ... - GS1 Australia

Contents
1 Introduction and Overview ................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Who is GS1 Australia? ................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 The GS1 System........................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 GS1 Solutions & Services........................................................................................................... 2
2 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................... 4
3 Benefits of Implementation ............................................................................................................... 5
4 Components of the GS1 Standards.................................................................................................. 6
4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 6
4.2 The Data Structures – Numbering.............................................................................................. 7
4.2.1 Global Trade Item Number (GTIN).......................................................................................... 8
4.2.2 Attributes of Trade Items......................................................................................................... 9
4.2.3 Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC) .............................................................................. 10
4.2.4 Global Location Numbers (GLNs)......................................................................................... 11
4.2.5 Asset Numbering................................................................................................................... 11
4.3 The Data Carriers - Bar Code Symbols ................................................................................... 12
4.3.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................ 12
4.3.2 EAN/UPC Symbology ........................................................................................................... 12
4.3.3 ITF-14 Symbology (Interleaved 2-of-5) ................................................................................. 13
4.3.4 GS1-128 Symbology ............................................................................................................. 13
4.3.5 Choosing the Correct Bar Code Symbol............................................................................... 13
4.3.6 Summary of GTIN and Bar Code Options ............................................................................ 15
5 How to Number and Bar Code Trade Items ................................................................................... 16
5.1 Trade Items Sold at Retail Point of Sale (POS)....................................................................... 16
5.1.1 Definition ............................................................................................................................... 16
5.1.2 Format of the GTIN-13 .......................................................................................................... 16
5.1.3 Format of the GTIN-8 .......................................................................................................... 17
5.1.4 Format of GTIN-12 ................................................................................................................ 19
5.2 Trade Items NOT Sold at Retail Point-of-Sale (POS).............................................................. 20
5.2.1 Options for Trade Items NOT Sold at Retail Point-of-Sale (POS) ........................................ 20
5.2.2 Allocating a GTIN-13 with a Filler Zero (Leading Zero) ........................................................ 21
5.2.3 Allocating a GTIN-12 with Two Filler Zeros .......................................................................... 22
5.2.4 Allocating a GTIN-14............................................................................................................. 23
5.2.5 Allocating a GTIN-14 from a GTIN-12................................................................................... 24
5.3 Numbering and Bar Coding of Variable Measure Trade Items NOT Sold at Retail Point of
Sale (POS)......................................................................................................................................... 25
5.4 Applying Attribute Information to Trade Items....................................................................... 26
5.4.1 Attribute Information that may be applied by Suppliers ........................................................ 26
5.5 How to Allocate the Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC)............................................... 28
5.6 The GS1 Logistics Label ........................................................................................................... 29
5.6.1 Components of the GS1 Logistics Label............................................................................... 30
5.6.2 Label Design ......................................................................................................................... 30
5.6.3 Label Dimensions.................................................................................................................. 31
5.6.4 Technical Specifications........................................................................................................ 31
6 Location of the Bar Code on Trade Items and Logistic Units...................................................... 32
6.1 Trade Items Sold at Retail Point of Sale (POS)....................................................................... 32
6.1.1 General Guidelines for Retail Items ...................................................................................... 32
6.1.2 Specific Retail Trade Items ................................................................................................... 32
6.2 Trade Items NOT Sold at Retail Point of Sale (POS) .............................................................. 34
The Australian Liquor Industry Guidelines Version 3.4 Draft
© GS1 Australia – January 2009