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Australia GS1 Standards
An Introduction
2011
An introduction to
GS1 Numbering and
Bar Coding standards
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Disclaimer
All images and products used during this presentation
are for illustrative and education purposes and their use
does not imply endorsement nor any other purpose on
behalf of GS1 Australia
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1 - A not-for-profit organisation
2 - An international community of 108
national member organisations
3 - An industry driven
organisation with millions of
members across 24 industry
sectors 4 - A standards organisation
6 - Dedicated to continuous improvement
in supply chain „end to end‟ for industry 5 - The most widely used supply chain
standards system in the world
About us …
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Used by millions of companies
108 Member organisations
150 countries served
2,000 staff worldwide
Countries with a
GS1 Member
Organisation
Countries served on a
direct basis from GS1
Global Office (Brussels)
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A history lesson
EAN
European Article
Numbering
UCC
Uniform Code
Council
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Our mission
Leading global organisation dedicated to the
design and implementation of global
standards and solutions to improve the
efficiency and visibility of the supply and
demand chain.
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What are standards?
Standards are agreements that structure any
activity or any industry.
They may be rules or guidelines that
everyone applies.
They may be a way of measuring, or
describing, or classifying products or
services.
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Standards of our lives
American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM)
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Shoe sizes around the world
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• Administer & maintain the GS1 System of supply chain standards in
Australia
• Current membership 16,500 companies across multi-industries
• In excess of 18 industry sectors
• Over 100 staff in Melbourne & Sydney
• http://www.gs1au.org
GS1 Australia Office at Mt Waverley, Melbourne GS1 Australia Office at Botany, Sydney
Who is GS1 Australia?
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GS1 Australia’s role
The implementation of the GS1 System by
Australian industry for the benefit of all users.
Our role is to:
• develop global, open, multi-sector standards;
• provide training, education and support
services on supply chain management; and
• promote and help implement the GS1
System to facilitate best business solutions.
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All companies in all industries need to identify goods coming
in, passing through and leaving the…
Best Practice SCM is about capturing accurate data at the
least cost and effectively processing the information within
application systems, with total integration in mind.
The GS1 systems supports these objectives.
Best practice supply chain
management
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The GS1 System
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Numbering and bar coding allows for the identification of
products, items, locations and services.
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GS1 DataBar
GS1-128
EAN/UPC
ITF-14
Bar Codes are also called Data Carriers
Some GS1 Bar Codes
Bar Codes shown not to scale
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The transfer of structured data,
from one computer to another,
by electronic means
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Translation
software to
convert into
data exchange
standard
Translation
software to
convert data
for application
Business Trading via E-Messaging
A
EDI Message
B
Examples of Documents that can be transacted: Purchase Orders, Invoices, PO Changes, Despatch
Advices, RCTIs, Product Activity Data
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Business Trading via E-Messaging
A
B
Faster More accurate
No human interpretation
Less labour intensive
Greater security
Non-repudiation
No need for physical storage
Data can be easily used for analysis
EDI Message
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The continuous and automated exchange of standardised
item master data within and between organisations
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What is Product Data
• Description
• Product classification
• Measurements • Weight
• Height
• Diameter
• Packaging • Levels
• Pack size
• Construction
• Material
• Alcohol content
• Country of origin
• … and more
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What is Data Synchronisation?
The continuous and
automated exchange
of standardised item
master data within
and between
organisations GS1net / NPC
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Radio Frequency Identification allows the identification of tagged items without line of sight.
RFID tags contain a microchip and an antenna. Electronic Product Code is the numbering standard that is encoded in the RFID tag.
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EPC / RFID
RFID microchips are
populated with the
Electronic Product
Code (EPC) data
which is a GS1
Standard
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A retail item is an item or a commodity sold in small
quantities directly to consumers / POS.
Definition of a retail item
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• A bar code is a data carrier.
• The GS1 number is a key to the short hand description of a product.
• The GS1 data carrier is a representation of the GS1 number used to
automatically capture data and access information and data through
a database in the computer.
• Scanning drives price lookup.
9 3 1 2 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 59312345000005
Number vs. bar code
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GS1 numbering system
• A single, open unified numbering system for every
item or service traded world-wide.
• A common link when communicating about product
or service information between trading partners.
• The GS1 numbering system is applied to six areas
of applications: trade items; logistic units; assets;
locations; service relationships and special
applications (e.g. documents,…).
• Reduces cost of operating the supply chain and
improves global business productivity and efficiency.
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• Accesses all industry sectors
• Can expand with growth
• Communicates worldwide
• Easy to implement
• Cost-efficiencies
• Hardware
• Software
• Easier support
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Advantages of an open system
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GTIN
Global Trade Item Number
New harmonised & global terminology
240
8080242
162
80 242
492332
254
80
8080
80
For all levels of packaging
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Basic Numbering Rules
• Unique: every variant of an item is
allocated a separate unique sequential
number
• Non-significant: they identify an item but
contain no information about it
• International: GTINs are unique across all
countries and all sectors
• Secure: GTINs are fixed length, numeric
and include a standard Check Digit
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9312345 00
GS1 COMPANY PREFIX
The first seven or nine digits are allocated by GS1 Australia to the member company
ITEM REFERENCE
The next five or three digits are allocated to a specific product by the
member company
000
CHECK DIGIT
Checks the validity of the entire number by a
mathematical formula
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GTIN-13
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Check Digit
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Check Digit – Method 1
1. Enter 12 first digits here 2. Click here 3. Get the Check Digit here
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Check Digit – Method 2
1. Enter the range of numbers
2. Click here
3. GTINs with the Check Digit
4. Type in the description of your products
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Product 500ml 9312345000005
Product 1lt 9312345000012
Product 2lt 9312345000029
For every different variant of a trade item
a unique GTIN should be allocated.
Unique GTIN-13
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Identification to the lowest level
Colour Size
S
M
L
XL
S
L
9313579000007
9313579000014
9313579000021
9313579000038
9313579000045
9313579000052
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KOALA Brand
One trade item = one GTIN
9312345000005
9312540122113
3325678952008
X
X
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X
One GTIN = one trade item
9312345000005
X
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Brand Ownership
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The Brand Owner allocates the GTINs
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The country prefix (examples)
400 – 440 GS1 Germany
754 – 755 GS1 Canada
930 – 939 GS1 Australia
000 – 019
030 – 039 GS1 US
060 – 139
616 GS1 Kenya
893 GS1 Vietnam
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General rule is:
“Where there is a change in the consumer
declaration of a trade item then the GTIN
should change”
Visit www.gs1au.org for GTIN Allocation
Rules
When to change a GTIN?
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Example 1
Changes in the net weight or declared units.
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Example 2
Minor (not declared) change in net weight / count / volume (e.g. changes in
manufacturing tolerances do not impact the declaration to the consumer).
Actual weight: 1.150kg Actual weight: 1.010kg
Sold to consumer at nominated weight: 1 kg
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Example 3
Any dimensional change of more than 20% in the item packaging.
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Example 4
Formulation change, expecting that the consumer distinguishes the new
trade item from the old.
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4 years minimum
9312345000005
• In case of garments, minimum period is 30 months
• Healthcare re-use of GTINs is not allowed at all
• Consideration for re-issue should be given to product type and possible life in market
Re-use of a GTIN
9312345000005
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• For small products
• For products sold on the North American
market
• For books
• For serial and magazines
• For variable measure items
Other kinds of GTIN
TR
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GTIN-8 are individually assigned
by GS1 Australia
93
GS1 PREFIX
Identifies the GS1 Member Organisation
issuing the number
(93 = Australia)
COMPANY / ITEM REFERENCE
These 5 digits are allocated by GS1 Australia to suppliers for use
on products with very small printable area
12345
CHECK DIGIT
Checks the validity of the entire number by a
mathematical formula
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GTIN-8: for Small Products
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U.P.C COMPANY PREFIX
The first six or eight digits are allocated by GS1 US
to the member company
88 596783
CHECK DIGIT
Checks the validity of the entire number by a
mathematical formula
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If you are exporting products to the North
American market, contact GS1 Australia
050
ITEM REFERENCE
The next five or three digits are allocated to a specific product by the
member company
For North American market –
GTIN 12?
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• A bar code is a type of font
• Bar codes represent characters
• Alpha
• Numeric
• Alpha/numeric
• Bar codes enable automatic
data capture by a scanning device A70X465Q
Font in Arial
A70X465Q
Font in Wingding
Bar code
is a type of font
What is a bar code?
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EAN-8
UPC-A
• Must be used for any retail
trade items scanned at the
Point-of- Sale
• Can be used throughout the
entire supply chain
Bar codes scanned at Point-of-Sale
GTIN-8
GTIN-12
EAN-13
GTIN-13
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GS1 DataBar: Business needs
To provide better ways to automatically identify:
• Very small items (e.g. syringes, vials, and
telecommunications circuit boards)
• Variable measure retail items utilising full product
identification (e.g. meat, poultry, and bagged produce)
• Individual produce items (e.g. apples and oranges)
• Sunrise date: 2014 for GS1 DataBar to be accepted in all
scanning environments
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GS1 DataBar: Small items
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GS1 DataBar: Fresh produce
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GS1 DataBar: Meat and other variable
measure products
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Data Matrix key points
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• Not suitable for all commercial applications
• Not for general use for POS
• Requires 2D imaging scanner (cannot be read by
conventional scanners)
• Adheres to specific guidelines
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GS1 DataMatrix
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Key steps to consider
1. Colour – Print contrast
2. Bar code width – Magnification
3. Bar code height – Truncation
4. Quiet Zones
5. Print quality
6. Location
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• Light background, ideally white
• Dark bars, ideally black
• Solid colours
• Avoid reflective colours
• A gloss coat can reduce print contrast
• Transparent wrapping diminishes contrast
X X
Colour - Print contrast
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• Different magnifications required for all GS1 Bar
Codes
• Dependent on print method
• Determine where bar code will be scanned
• Consider industry requirements
Bar code width - Magnification
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80% 100%
150% Minimum for conveyorised scanning 200%
EAN-13
Bar code width - Magnification
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• EAN/UPC Symbols have a nominal (target) size
• Nominal bar codes have a fixed relationship
between the width and height to enable omni-
directional scanning
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0 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Nominal bar code Truncated bar code
0 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Scanner beam fails to read bars
Bar code height
EAN-13
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• Area to the left and right of all bar codes
• Enable scanner to determine start and end of
the bar code
• Must keep all graphics, dark colours clear of
these areas
Quiet Zones
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X
Quiet Zones
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Quiet Zones
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• Clear crisp well defined bars
• Watch for voids and smudging
• Print quality requires regular ongoing checks
• There must be enough contrast between the
dark bars and the light spaces for a scanner
to be able to read the bar code
Print quality
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• General recommendation for location is
towards the lower right of the back of the
product.
Location - Retail trade items
• Lower right of another face is acceptable
where the back of the product is unavailable.
• Base of a product will continue to be
acceptable but is NOT preferred.
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6
9
1 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 8 6
Avoid package
seams or seals
6 91 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 8 6Bar codes do NOT
scan around corners
Ask the package designer first
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X
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Ladder Orientation
• On curved surfaces, recommended placement for
the bar code is in a ladder orientation when the item
stands on end. This is because the bars may be
distorted by the curved surface.
X
Picket fence
orientation
Ladder
orientation
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