UCC & SSCC Shipping Container Barcode Labels

The GS1-14, EAN/UCC-14 (also called SCC-14, DUN-14 or U.P.C. Shipping Container Code), is a 14-digit number assigned to fixed-content shipping containers. SCC-14 can have two types of barcode representations. A common representation is UCC/EAN-128 format, with an Application Identifier (AI) of 01. ITF-14, which is based on Interleaved 2 of 5, is also frequently used.

A SCC-14 number consists of 14 digits that begin with an indicator digit and end with a check digit. The check digit is calculated according to the UCC/EAN algorithm (same as UPC/EAN check digit). Note: This check digit is usually not the same as the check digit in a UPC-A or EAN-13 number, unless the package indicator is 0.

All of our custom GS1-14/SCC-14 and UCC/EAN 128 barcode labels are generated in accordance with GS1 Specifications and then verified to ensure proper scanning.

A GS1-14,SCC-14 Shipping Label contains the following information:
- Digit 1: Package Indicator (PI) - The first digit, Package Indicator (PI), indicates package variant. For example, you package the same product into two different cases with one case containing 10 items and the other containing 12. You assign 1 for the first case and 2 for the second. However, there is no standard mandating that how many items should be placed in the case for PI=1. The quantity is checked against the database.

In two cases, you may assign PI=0. One case is to indicate that the item number identifying the container is different from the item number on the units inside the container. The other case is when the container contains one unit of the item. When stored in the database, a 12-digit UPC or 13-digit EAN code are stored into a 14-digit numeric format. The 14-digit is identical to the SCC-14 with PI=0.
- Digits 2-3: UPC numbering system/EAN country prefix. (GS1 country prefix)
- Digits 4-8: GS1 Company Prefix (can be longer)
- Item identification number
- Digit 14: Check digit

For assistance with your GS1-14/ SCC-14 shipping label, contact us Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time at (800) 433-0309 or email customerservice@weprintbarcodes.com.

The serial shipping container code (SSCC) is a 20-digit number used to identify logistics units. The SSCC is encoded in a barcode, generally GS1-128, and used in electronic commerce transactions.

The SSCC comprises an extension digit, a GS1 company prefix, a serial reference, and a check digit.

The SSCC is commonly used in advance ship notice (ASN) EDI transactions.

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 an UCC/EAN Application Identifier.
The AI that identifies the following data as an SSCC is 0 0.
- ST - SSCC-18/128 Start Code (consisting of Start - C plus Function Code 1)
- AI - SSCC-18/128 Serial Shipping Container Application Identifier
- CT - Shipping Container Type
- MI - UCC/EAN Manufacturer ID Number including Number System Character proceeded by zero
- SN - Shipping Container Serial Number
- CD - Modulus 10 Check Character
- C1 - Modulus 103 Check Character (symbol character)
- SP - Stop Character

For assistance with your GS1-14/ SCC-14 shipping label, contact us Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time at (800) 433-0309 or email customerservice@weprintbarcodes.com.