EAN 14

EAN-14

EAN-14 is an implementation of the GS1-128 barcode symbology with AI (01) that is used to encode a lone GTIN-14.

Note: EAN-14 is a colloquial term used to describe a GS1-128 barcode symbol containing only a GTIN.

Also known as: GS1-128 without attribute data.

Misnomers: UCC-14.

Uses:

• The GTIN of a trade item grouping, such as a case or carton, alone on a GS1 logistic label.

Data syntax: GS1 Application Identifiers.

Standards: ISO/IEC 15417, ANSI/AIM BC4-1999 ISS, BS EN 799, GS1 General Specifications.

Data and Options

• The data field input must be a solitary AI (01) with thirteen or fourteen digits of a GTIN, i.e. (01)....
• Arbitrary spacing may be placed between the digits to format the human readable text without interfering with the encoded data.
• If thirteen digits of primary data are supplied then the check digit is calculated automatically. Otherwise the provided check digit will be verified.
• With strictspec, the ast option takes the GS1-128 application standards, such as ast=gs1.sst2 for trade items scanned in general distribution.

Examples

Identical symbols, input provided with and without a check digit:

Data:    (01)09528765432108
Options: includetext
Encoder: ean14

Data:    (01)0952876543210
Options: includetext
Encoder: ean14