India

GS1 bar code

implementation
 GS1 India
India

GS1 India is standards based not-for-profit

organisation promoted by the Ministry of
Commerce, Govt. of India and Indian Industry

Board members include representatives from:

Ministry of Commerce

BIS

FICCI

ASSOCHAM Representations

FIEO from

SPICES BOARD all industries
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CII

IMC

IIP
890 indicates
APEDA
India as country
of origin
Affiliated to GS1, based in Brussels, Belgium

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 GS1: A global system of standards
India

GS1 GS1 standards provide a universal framework

designs and that allows identification of products, services,
implements a global assets and locations and information about them
system of supply chain to move efficiently and securely for the benefit of
standards businesses.

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 Used by millions of companies
India

Countries with a GS1

Member organisation

Countries served on a
direct basis from GS1
Global Office (Brussels)

110 Member Organisations.

150 countries served.
25 Industry sectors

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 GS1 BarCodes
India

Global standards for automatic identification :

Rapid and accurate items (both products and services), assets
and location identification

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GS1 identification numbers and other standard data are translated into
barcode format and may be captured automatically by scanners.
Scanners transmit data to computers for further processing.

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 GS1 keys in the supply chain
India

GS1 ID Keys
are
non-significant, GLN
secure, global,
and unique GIAI

numbers which GTIN

support the
identification of
items, services,
SSCC
locations, logistic
units and
GSRN
returnable GRAI
containers.

GS1 ID Keys- Provide access to information held in computer files.

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 Topic 1
India

Proprietary
identification
codes
Vs
Standards based
identification

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 GS1 standards ensure uniformity
India across supply chain partners
Proprietary Adoption GS1 Standards
Vs (Many to many relationship)
(One to one relationship)

Manufacturer A

Retailer 1

Manufacturer B

Manufacturer C

Retailer 2

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 Topic 1
India

Applications of
GS1 barcodes

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 GS1 barcoding applications
India
RETAIL POS STORAGE & WAREHOUSING

DESPATCH OPERATIONS OUT-OF-STOCK MANAGEMENT RECEIPTS

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 GS1 Standards: Regulatory mandates in India
India

Canteen Stores Department (CSD) Alcoholic beverage

CSD mandates suppliers to

Delhi State Excise Department,
Incorporate GS1 barcodes on
mandates use of GS1
all products supplied to standards
them.4,000 consumer items, for enhancing supply chain
33 area depots, 3,500 Unit efficiency and product
run canteens authentication

Fresh Produce,, Processed Food Healthcare

Agriculture & Processed Food Director General of Foreign

Export Development Authority
( APEDA) using GS1 Standards
for implementing traceability
Trade (DGFT), Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare
(MoHFW) mandated the use of
GS1 standards for
pharmaceutical products to
combat counterfeit products

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 Sample data sheet at a retail outlet
India corresponding to GTIN 13 codes
Product Product Product Product
GTIN-13 Supplier Product
Price Attribute Attribute Attribute Attribute
Code Name Name
1 2 3 4

890123400 Colour
ABC Formal Shirt Rs 250 Model A Size 42 .
0014 White

890123400 Model Colour

ABC T shirt Rs. 150 Size 36 .
0021 XYZ Red

890111100 Model Colour

XYZ Trousers Rs. 350 Size 31 .
0229 123 Brown

890111100 Model Colour

XYZ Jeans Rs. 450 Size 32 .
0236 124 Blue

890269600 Model Colour

Your co. Clothpiece Rs. 600 Size 1 .
0017 PQR Black

890269600 Model Colour

Your co. Bedsheet Rs. 567 Size 3 .
0024 567 Pink

890269600 Colour
Your co. Handkerchief Rs. 200 Model 2 Size 4 .
0031 White

. . . . . . . .

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 Topic 1
India

Benefits of
GS1 barcodes

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 Common benefits for all partners
India

Automates data capture at great speeds

and with 100% accuracy.

Unambiguous & universal identification of

products, consignments, entities, etc.

Increased productivity through more

efficient processes and faster response.

Lower cost through savings in

administrative and personnel costs.

End to end supply chain visibility

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 Benefits for Manufacturers
India

Compliance with global regulatory requirements

on traceability, safety and security

Efficient stock management due to reliable data
availability in time

Improved speed to market

Efficient dispatch and distribution management

Efficient warehouse management

Work-in-progress management

Simple IT tool, easy to adopt and implement

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 Topic 1
India

Implementing
GS1 BarCodes:
Consumer Items

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 1 Get registered with Bar Code Implementation Flowchart
GS1 India and receive
2 3
company prefix. SSIs
India Read the implementation Using company prefix allocated by
can download form from guide book/CD provided GS1 India, generate product codes for
GS1 India website and with registration letter each product type
follow procedure for
reimbursement. 4

5a Forward the product codes to GS1 India

Rectify the by uploading
product codes Have the codes on GS1 Indias GEPIR web site,
NO cleared GS1 Indias
according to www.gs1india.org.in
tests for correctness?
recommendations
of GS1 India
YES 6a
Carry out 7
5b
modifications
Incorporate GS1 bar in artwork
6b
Inform
codes in package based on Arrange for supply
artwork (if source verification mass printing of chain
marking is possible). NO partners
report. product
Or, use bar codes in about
Is the GS1 packaging or
labels/tags. Send Verification report GS1 product
labels /tags
artwork samples to satisfactory? codes for each
GS1 India for barcode YES using GS1
SKU
verification. bar codes
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 Components of GTIN-13
India

A) COMPANY PREFIX

Allocated by GS1 India

Enables product identification worldwide
in terms of:
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The country of GS1 membership
The company Company Item Check
B) ITEM NUMBER Prefix No. Digit

Subscriber uses this to identify
GTIN 13 has 13 digits.
each unique product type (SKU).
The company prefix and
C) CHECK DIGIT item number will always

Calculated using preceding digits to make sure add up to 12 digits. 13th
that the no. generated is correct. digit is the Check Digit.

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 How to generate GTIN-13 numbers
India

Sl.No. Product Company Product Check Final 13-digit

name prefix code digit GTIN code
1 Chatpata Bhujiya (100 gms) 8908002605 01 3 8908002605013
2. Chatpata Bhujiya (250 gms) 8908002605 02 0 8908002605020
3. Chatpata Bhujiya (500 gms) 8908002605 03 7 8908002605037
4. Potato Chips (100 gms) 8908002605 04 4 8908002605044
5. Potato Chips (200 gms) 8908002605 05 1 8908002605051

If a new product or a new variant of an existing product is introduced:

Sl.No. Product Company Product Check Final 13-digit

name prefix code digit code
6. Chatpata Bhujiya (900gms) 8908002605 06 8 8908002605068

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 How to calculate the Check Digit
India

Check digit calculation is based on Modulo 10 algorithm.

Example: 8 9 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 C (check digit position)

(1) Starting with the first number on the right, add all the alternate numbers
3 + 0 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 9 = 18
(2) Multiply the result by 3.
18 x 3 = 54
(3) Starting with the second number on the right, add all alternate numbers.
0+1+0+0+0+8=9
(4) Add the results of steps two and three.
54 + 9 = 63
(5) Add the number needed to bring the total to the next multiple of ten.
63 + 7 = 70
The number which you need to add to make it the next multiple of 10 is the check digit.
In our example the check digit is 7. The complete 13 digit number is:
8904000210037

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 GEPIR
India

Global Electronic Party Information Registry (GEPIR) is an online

directory that contains information on over 1 million companies and
their products.

A tool for validation of GS1 company prefixes

All GS1 India subscribers are required to upload information on
GS1 Indias GEPIR website (www.gs1india.org.in)

Additional means of marketing for subscribers as the site is widely
visited by buyers around the world.

Connects to a global distributed database that contains basic
information on over 1,000,000 companies in over 100 countries.
The service is provided jointly by different GS1 Member
Organisations.

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 Creating a barcode
India

Machine
readable form

Nominal bar width

or X value =
Thinnest bar or
space.
(Min. 0.264 mm,
max. 0.66mm)

Human
readable form

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 EAN 13 BARCODE SIZE SPECIFICATIONS
India

Nominal Barcode Size with 100% magnification

37.29mm(w) x 25.91mm(H) with x dimension or the size
of thinnest bar being 0.33mm

80% (MINIMUM) Magnification 29.83 mm (w) x 20.73 mm (H) with x dimension of 0.264mm

90% 33.56 mm (w) x 23.32 mm (H)

120% 44.75 mm (w) x 31.09 mm (H)

160% 59.66 mm (w) x 41.46 mm (H)

200% (MAXIMUM) 74.58 mm (w) x 51.82 mm (H)

Quiet Zone (defined on the next slide) 11x (left) and 7X (right) (Minimum for any x dimension) or
3mm (left) and 2mm(right) quiet zones for x dimension of
.264mm)

The sizes mentioned are including quiet zones

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 QUIET ZONES
India

Quite Zones are areas around the symbol necessary for the
scanner to properly find, recognize and read. They are free of
wording, graphics, closures, perforations or scores.

Quiet Zone

3mm (min) 2mm (min)

0 12345 67890 5

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 Important points during source marking
India

Print contrast is very important.

High Contrast Low Contrast

You can see RED but scanners

cannot!

BLACK on white works best

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 Height of bars
India
Truncation reduces

Cutting height while keeping scannable area, affects
omni-directional
magnification same will reduce scanning
omni-directional scanning Original Original
Truncated
Height scanning
height area

Truncating affects PoS scanning,
as bar codes have a fixed height-
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width relationship enabling omni-
directional scanning

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 Location
India

Location impacts the ease of scanning

Preferred location is the bottom right
quadrant on the rear end

For curved surfaces, bar code should be
parallel to the natural base of the product

Watch out for:

Hidden bar codes

Under Flaps

Other printed matter on the bar code

Next to seams or corners (on plastic
packaged products)

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 Examples Bar Code to scan?
India

BIG PROBLEM

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 Topic 1
India

GS1 BarCode
Verification
Service

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 Why verify?
India

Barcode Read Fail Rates Once the barcode is verified, one can
% Read Fail be rest assured that it will get
98
100 scanned in almost any scanning
Before
Before
enviornment.
After
After
75

50 45
50

25
5 1 3
0
Labels Pre Print Ink Jet

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 Poor Quality barcodes leads to.
India

Stand in queue 

Poor scannability leads to long POS queues

resulting in business loss.

Manual billing instead of automatic billing

potentially leading to difficulty in reconciliation and
pilferage.

Relabelling at the distribution centre leading to

long time for the product to reach retail shelf.

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 Topic 1
India

Implementing
GS1 BarCodes:
Cartons

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 GTIN-14 structure
India

GTIN-14 is used for identifying items inside a carton and number of items
in it through its first digit, known as packaging indicator

GTIN-14 N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 N6 N7 N8 N9 N10 N11 N12 N13 N14

structure
Indicator GS1 Prefix Item Id Check Digit
Digit

Indicator Digit (0-9): Is assigned as required by the company that generates the
GTIN-14.
Digit 0: Used to identify cartons containing heterogeneous products in standardised
packaging. In this case, a different item ID has to be created and used.

Digits 1 to 8: Can be used to identify 8 different carton sizes containing homogeneous

products in standardised packaging.

Digit 9: Used to identify cartons containing variable measure trade item.

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 Bar coding cartons: Heterogenous
India groupings

Heterogenous Grouping of:

Oriental Canaille Ambre
12 Oriental 8 Diablesse
8901230000018 8901230000025 8901230000032
6 Canaille 6 Ambr
6 Etreinte 10Jardin Tropical
GTIN-14 for heterogenous
groupings of 48 products:
08901230000193

Different item ID
Diablesse Etreinte Jardin Tropical
8901230000049 8901230000056 8901230000063

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 Bar coding cartons: Homogeneous
India groupings

Only one variant of a product in one package

Package sizes may be different
Carton of 10
Carton of 6 consumer items
consumer items
Consumer (individual) item

8906019150014 18906019150011 28906019150018

GTIN-13 GTIN-14 GTIN-14

Indicator Digits 1 through 8 can be used to identify different

levels of packagings including carton or pallets.

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 Symbologies for bar coding on cartons
India

ITF - 14 GS1 - 128

(01) 1 890100001001 7 (15) 970923 (10) AF5893

GTIN-14 Date Batch No.

ITF-14 is adapted to printing on
GS1-128 uses application identifiers

poor quality packaging material
(e.g. corrugated cardboard)

Designed to be read
bi-directionally

Limitation: Cannot encode
information other than GTIN-14
and can encode a wide range of
information, like:

Item identification

Dates (Expiry/Mfg/Packaging/)

Batch No., Location No., etc.

Trade quantities and measures

Others

Alphanumeric, variable length

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 Application Identifiers (AI)
India

Application Identifier is used to identify the nature of information that follows

it.

Extensively defined and reliably interpreted

Data can be:

numeric or alphanumeric

fixed or variable in length

(01) 1 890100001001 7 (11) 060223 (10) AF5893

01 is AI for the GTIN

11 is the AI FOR the best before date in
YY/MM/DD format

10 is the AI for batch no. or lot no. which is
alphanumeric
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 Topic 1
India

Implementing
GS1 BarCodes:
Containers

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 Bar coding on containers
India

SSCC is the GS1 Identification Key for

an item of any composition established
for transport and/or storage which
needs to be managed through the
supply chain. SSCC ensures that
logistic units are identified with a
number that is unique worldwide.

GS1 Symbology: GS1-128 symbology

is used for capturing identification and
any other product attributes desired.

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 Benefits of carton level barcoding
India

Enables automate inventory management processes through

automated data capture of information on cartons/shipments in
dispatch, receipt and storage operations.

Facilitates correct linkage between physical supplies and related

electronic information flow captured in WMS/ERP applications.

Provides visibility and easy identification of physical supplies during

transit to all Supply Chain partners.

Enables prioritizing supplies movement based on FIFO (first in first

out) principles.

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 Benefits of Carton Level Barcoding
India

Facilitates accurate identification of damaged consignments and

efficient reverse logistics.

Facilitates efficient and accurate product recall notifications thus

limiting liability and damages to both supplier and buyer.

Facilitates seamless communication between Supply Chain partners

through use of common GS1 standards in product, consignment,
entity identification and data exchange.

Facilitates compliance with track & trace requirements of different

regulations and buyer requirements.

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 GS1 Logistics Label
India
Optional

SSCC is the only mandatory field of information
the label

SSCC individually identifies the logistic
unit to which it is applied for the lifetime
of that unit.

It is the global standard for container
and pallet identification.
Information contained
MANDATORY

SSCC
OPTIONAL

GTIN (Identification number of trade unit)

Additional manufacturing information
(dates, batch number,...)

Consignment number, location number,...

Order information Mandatory

Others as required information

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 Structure of SSCC
India

Non-significant, fixed-length, 18 digits

The extension digit is assigned by the user according to
internal needs.
Extension Check
Digit GS1 Company prefix & Serial reference number Digit

N N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 N6 N7 N8 N9 N10 N11 N12 N13 N14 N15 N16 N

N is the extension digit and can vary from 0 to 9

(00) 3 8901000 000000001 0

AI ED GS1 prefix Serial no. CD
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 Need help?
India

Please check out:

GS1 India website: www.gs1india.org

Steps for implementing GS1 barcodes

Guidelines for generation of barcode numbers

General GS1 specifications

GS1 colour & size guide

Verification brochure

Downloadable check digit calculator

FAQs section

Email: info@gs1india.org

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