1 GTIN Review

2 Trade Item definition Trade Item - Any product or service upon which there is a need to retrieve pre-defined information and that may be priced or ordered or invoiced at any point in any supply chain

3 Global Trade Item Number Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) is the new term for the 14-digit data structure to uniquely identify trade items (products and services) within the EANUCC system Note: this is a new term only, not a standards change

4 Why this GTIN stuff? Consistent terminology globally eases understanding Global trade is increasingly important Managing the movement of products and services through the entire supply chain, NOT just at point-of-sale

5 Global Trade Item Number Data Structures

6 Global Trade Item Number Globally unique 14- digit number to identify trade items (product or service) EAN/UCC-14, EAN/UCC-13, UCC-12, and EAN/UCC-8 are the data structures within GTIN UCC-12(U.P.C.) EAN/UCC-13 EAN/UCC-14 EAN/UCC-8 GTIN

7 GTIN Field Definition The GTIN is represented in a 14-digit database field Make 14 by adding zeroes to the front if the GTIN data structures contains only 8-digits, 12-digits or 13-digits Examples: ‘00” + UCC-12 ‘0’ + EAN/UCC-13

8 Data Structures - EAN/UCC Total Digits 1 - Indicator (Packaging Indicator) –If zero then a UCC-12, EAN/UCC-8, EAN/UCC-13 data structure is present (right justified, zero filled left) –digit 1 to 8 indicates a packaging level of the base GTIN (Base GTIN is the UCC-12, EAN/UCC-13 or EAN/UCC-8 of a lower packaging level for the product) –9 indicates a variable measure item 12 = EAN.UCC Company Prefix + Item Reference 1 = Check digit

X X X X X X X X X X X C 0 X X X X X X X X X X X X C X X X X X X X C X X X X X X X X X X X X X C UCC-12 EAN/UCC-13 EAN/UCC-8 EAN/UCC-14 UCC-12, EAN/UCC-13, EAN/UCC-8, and EAN/UCC-14 in a GTIN compliant database Data Structure Review

10 Assignment Considerations The manufacturer or brand owner determines how to assign GTINs Private label products use the GTIN of the label owner not the manufacturer The receiver (retailer) depends on the manufacturer or brand owner to ensure uniqueness

11 Data Structure Review Unique trade items have unique GTINs –Different products have UNIQUE GTINs –Retail unit and case of the product MUST have UNIQUE GTINs –Intermediate packages MUST have UNIQUE GTINs –Different size case packs of the same product MUST have UNIQUE GTINs

12 GTIN Assignment Methods Item reference for higher levels of packaging Indicator for higher levels of packaging C C C C C C C C Unrelated Item References Same Item Reference (Common base number) Indicator 2880 widgets 144 widgets 12 widgets widget 2880 widgets 144 widgets 12 widgets widget

13 GTIN Assignment Methods, cont’d Combination of Indicator and Item reference for higher levels of packaging C C C C 2880 widgets 144 widgets 12 widgets widget

14 GTIN Assignment Practices

15 Retail Unit and Case must have unique GTINs C Case 12 x Product A 18 oz. CORRECT C C WRONG, VERY WRONG C Retail Unit Product A 18 oz.

16 USA Grocery Convention C Case Pallet C C Retail Unit Product A 18 oz.

17 Acceptable Grocery Convention C Case Pallet C C Retail Unit Product A 18 oz.

18 Now Marketing wants a bigger case too! C Product A 18 oz. Case Pallet C C 12 x retail units Retail Unit Case Pallet C C 18 x retail units

19 A Mixed Product Example C Retail Unit Product B Ordered Product C Bill of Material 12 x Product B: Retail Units ( C) 12 x Product C: Case ( C) 12 x Product D: Case ( C) C Case Product C Case Product D C Necessary: PI = 0 and new Item Reference

20 Global Trade Item Numbers Implementation News

Sunrise Date: 1/1/2005 Retail POS to scan and store the EAN/UCC-13 from EAN/UPC symbol Expansion of your GTIN database field to 14-digits Permit global trading –12-digit U.P.C. accepted worldwide –13-digit EAN not always accepted in USA –14-digit EAN/UCC-14 back store & future POS uses (RSS-14 family)

22 New UCC Prefixes are Here! Current UCC Prefixes (U.P.C. First Digits) for GTINs are 0, 3, 6, and 7 Enable 1, 8, and 9 as valid UCC Prefixes - remove any edits! 8 assignments began March and 9 assignments to follow

23 UCC Company Prefixes UCC Company Prefixes are: –6 digits long or –8 digits long Assigned according to how many trade items a company needs

24 Questions... The Floor Belongs to You

25 Thank You!