EAN/UCC-14
*EAN/UCC-14 using UCC/EAN-128
EAN/UCC-14 (SCC-14) is a 14-digit number assigned to fixed content shipping containers. There are two distinct options for representing the SCC-14 in a barcode. One uses the UCC/EAN-128 symbology with the Application Identifier (01) and the other one uses the ITF-14 symbology, which does not use an Application Identifier. For a complete list of Application Identifiers click here. The EAN/UCC-14 is known by several different names throughout the world, such as SCC-14, DUN-14 or U.P.C. Shipping Container Code. The formal global name however, is EAN/UCC-14.
The data structure is:
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Example |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
Position |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
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SSCC |
PI |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
C |
| *Please Note: (01) is the Application Indentifier and is not included above or included in the calculation of the check digit. | ||||||||||||||
EAN/UCC-14 Data Structure:
PI is an Indicator digit assigned by a particular member company using the following logic:
- 0 indicates the product number on the container (EAN/UCC-14) is different from the product number(s) on the item(s) inside the container (UCC-12, EAN/UCC-13, or EAN/UCC-14). These are standard or fixed assortments/kits. When the shipping unit contains a quantity of one selling unit, such as a television set, the Indicator digit "0" is used.
- 1-8 indicates different physical containers (packs) of goods which share a common N number (Positions 2 - 13) with each other. For example, all the items within the shipping container share the same U.P.C. or EAN.
- 9 indicates the amount of product inside the container varies from container to container even though the containers share a common N number (Positions two through thirteen). Note: The quantity of the product inside must be provided through use of the mandatory UCC/EAN-128 Application Identifiers (30) or (3000) - (3999) series.
N (Positions 2 - 13) is a unique number consisting of two parts: an EAN/UCC Company Prefix assigned by the UCC or EAN International to identify a member company and an identification number assigned by the member company to a product. For example most companies use their U.P.C.
C is a Check Digit.
Nested products using same Company Prefix, different Indicator, and Check Digit
