Standard No.:	GB/T 15425-2014
English Name:	Bar code for commodity―128 bar code
Chinese Name:	商品条码 128条码
Chinese Classification:	24
Professional Classification:	GB    National Standard
Source Content Issued by:	AQSIQ; SAC
Issued on:	2014-09-03
Implemented on:	2015-2-1
Status:	valid
Superseding:	GB/T 15425-2002 UCC/EAN - 128 bar code
Target Language:	English
File Format:	PDF
Word Count:	12500 words
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1 Scope This standard specifies such contents of 128 bar code in GS1 system (hereinafter referred to as GS1-128 Bar Code) as structure, code set, dimension of bar code symbol, quality assurance as well as application parameter, Element String encoding and decoding rules. It is applicable to automatic identification and data collection in bar code system for commodity. 2 Normative References The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. GB/T 1988 Information Technology - 7-bit Coded Character Set for Information Interchange GB/T 12508 Alphanumeric Character Sets for Optical Recognition - Part 2: Character Set OCR-B - Shapes and Dimensions of the Printed Image GB 12904 Bar Code for Commodity - Retail Commodity Numbering and Bar Code Marking GB/T 12905 Bar Coding Terminology GB/T 14257 Bar Code For Commodity - Bar Code Symbol Placement Guidelines GB/T 16986 Bar Code for Commodity - Application Identifier GB/T 18347 Code 128 GB/T 18348 Bar Code for Commodity - Bar Code Symbol Print Quality Verification 3 Terms and Definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions specified in GB 12904 and GB/T 12905 apply. 4 Requirements 4.1 Structure of the Bar Code Symbol The GS1-128 Bar Code is made up as follows, reading from left to right. a) Left Quiet Zone; b) The Start Pattern of Double Character is: A Start Character (A, B, or C) + The Function 1 Symbol Character (FNC1) c) One or more bar code characters representing data and special character (including the Application Identifier); d) A Symbol Check Character; e) The Stop Character; f) Right Quiet Zone The data characters represented in the symbol are shown in Human Readable Interpretation underneath or above the symbol. Figure 1 specifies the general format of a GS1-128 Bar Code.

Foreword i 1 Scope 2 Normative References 3 Terms and Definitions 4 Requirements 4.1 Structure of the Bar Code Symbol 4.2 Code Set of GS1-128 Bar Code 4.3 Dimensional Requirements 4.4 Reference Decode Algorithm 4.5 Symbol Quality 5 GS1-128 Bar Code Application Parameters 5.1 Symbol Height 5.2 Symbol Length 5.3 Human Readable Interpretation 5.4 Symbol Grade Requirements 5.5 Transmitted Data (FNC1) 6 Encoding and Decoding Rules of GS1-128 Bar Code 6.1 Basic Structure of GS1-128 Bar Code with Application Identifiers and Concatenation 6.2 Concatenation 6.3 Separator Character (FNC1) 6.4 Mixed Application of ITF-14 with GS1-128 Bar Code and Other Code Systems 6.5 Symbol Position Annex A (Informative) Selection and Application Example of Code Set Minimum in Length in GS1-128 Bar Code Annex B (Informative) Relationship of Bar Code Character Value to ASCII Annex C (Normative) Calculation Method for GS1-128 Bar Code Symbol Check Character Value Annex D (Informative) Processing of GS1-128 Bar Codes - Basic Logic