Logistic
Units: SSCC
Tracking
and tracing of logistic units in the supply chain is a major application
of the EAN·UCC system. For this purpose, a standard EAN Identification
number known as the Serial Shipping Container Code - SSCC - identifies
logistic units.
The
SSCC provides an unambiguous identification for logistic units and
is the only mandatory field on the UCC/EAN
Logistics Label. The SSCC can be used by all parties in the
supply chain as a reference number to the relevant information held
in computer files.
The SSCC is an entity identifier
The
SSCC is a non-significant, fixed-length, 18-digit number which does
not contain any classifying elements.
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Extension
digit
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EAN/UCC
Company prefix & Serial reference number
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Check
digit
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N
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N1
N2 N3 N4 N5 N6
N7 N8 N9 N10 N11
N12 N13 N14 N15
N16
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C
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- The
extension digit is assigned by the user according to internal
needs.
- The
company prefix is allocated to a EAN·UCC System user by
an EAN Numbering Organisation or the UCC.
- The
serial reference number is assigned by the user and is structured
acording to internal needs.
- The
check digit is calculated according to the UCC/EAN algorithm.
The
SSCC in bar code form
The
UCC/EAN-128 symbology and the associated Application Identifiers
(AIs) are used to represent the SSCC, and any additional data required,
in machine readable form. UCC/EAN-128 is reserved exclusively for
the encoding of data elements prefaced with a UCC/EAN Application
Identifier.
The
AI that identifies the following data as an SSCC is 00.
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Example
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