Glossary · Letter G
GS1 Barcode
A globally standardised barcode family used across retail and logistics supply chains.
Definition
GS1 Barcode
- GS1 Barcode
- GS1 is the global standards organisation that maintains the barcode and product-identification standards used across retail, healthcare, and logistics — the EAN, UPC, GS1-128, and GS1 DataMatrix families. A GS1 barcode is built around a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) and may carry additional application identifiers (batch, expiry, serial). For dismantled parts, GS1 is rarely the primary identifier — used parts do not have a GTIN at source — but GS1-compatible Code-128 is widely used in distribution to identify pallets, shipping units, and case packs. Sustain360 supports GS1 application identifiers inside Code-128 labels where customers need to ship to a GS1-aware buyer or distributor. The base binning workflow uses plain Code-128 (or QR) by default; GS1 application identifiers can be enabled per tenant or per channel where appropriate.
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