The GS1 logistics label

The logistics label is a standard label developed by GS1 to display all information of a logistics or trade unit (pallet and/or packaging). Labeljoy enables you to create and print your logistics labels according to all standards.

The GS1 system is the most widely used standard supply chain system worldwide, and includes standards, guidelines, solutions and services that have been developed in formalized and coordinated processes.

The logistics label provides information both in plain text, i.e. in readable format (characters, numbers, graphics), and in the form of a GS1-128 barcode and is divided into three main sections:

• The upper section contains information in free format, such as the name and address of the sender and receiver, the manufacturer’s logo. It may contain information about the logistic unit that is not encoded in the barcode.

• The central section contains information about the logistic unit in plain text.

• The lower section contains the bar symbols and their interpretation in plain text, i.e. the Application Identifier (in brackets) and the following data field.

The only mandatory information on the logistics label is the SSCC code.

If the logistics unit is equivalent however, other information can be entered. The transport and logistics industry provides for the handling of goods by different modes of transport, including road, rail, air and sea.

T&L (Transport and Logistics) processes involve a large number of players such as senders and receivers, forwarders and carriers, as well as official bodies such as customs and port authorities. The often complex logistics processes and the multitude of players involved, require simple and unambiguous identification of the logistics units.

GS1 offers a standard to achieve this: The GS1 logistics label.

The information included in a GS1 logistics label is available in two basic forms.

1. Information to be used by people: This includes Human Readable Interpretation (HRI) of data encoded in barcodes and non-HRI text and graphics.

2. Information intended for machine-based data collection: Barcodes.

Barcodes are machine-readable and provide a safe and efficient way of transmitting structured data, while HRI and non-HRI text and graphics provide universal access to basic information at any point of the supply chain.

Both methods add value to GS1 logistics labels and often coexist on the same label.

With Labeljoy you can create custom barcodes in the most common symbologies.

Note: HRI and non-HRI text.

There are two types of text that appear on a label:

1. HRI is the data encoded in the barcode.
2. Non-HRI text is all the remaining text on a label.