GS1 ID Keys enable unique identification for products, locations, and logistic units
GS1 ID Keys enable unique identification for products, locations, and logistic units
GS1 identification (ID) keys are used to name and distinguish any item of goods and its location. There are GS1 ID keys that identify goods, services, locations, logistic units and returnable containers
To identify your products:
To identify your locations:
To identify your logistic units:
GS1 Application Identifiers (ID keys and attributes)
There are two types of identifiers. The first or primary identifiers are called GS1 keys, such as GTIN or GLN. GS1 identifiers also have many attributes such as: lot/batch numbers and expiry dates.
Attributes cannot identify without a GS1 key. A lot number isn’t sufficient, and may not be unique without a related item associated with it. Many GS1 keys end with a special digit — a check-digit. This digit is calculated by referring to the preceding key numbers