A Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) is used by a company to identify all of its trade items uniquely. The global standards organization (GS1) defines trade items as products or services that are priced, ordered or invoiced at any point in the supply chain. A GTIN identifies different types of products at any packaging level (i.e. consumer unit, inner pack, case, pallet). The … [Read more...] about Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)
GS1 STANDARDS
Top 5 Reason To Assign A New GTIN
The GS1 global standards organization has two primary roles. Not only do they administer Company Prefix allocations, they also create the global guidelines for GTIN identification. The master document is called The GS1 General Specifications, and it is updated every year. There is also a more specific "GTIN Management Standard" that provides detailed guidelines on when a new … [Read more...] about Top 5 Reason To Assign A New GTIN
