Specifications

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UCC/EAN-128 Serial Shipping Container
Symbol
The SSCC-18 is a popular format of the
UCC/EAN-128 specification and is meaningful
only when used in association with EDI and the
Advance Shipping Notice (ASN). The UCC ad
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ministers the specifications for this symbology.
Character Set - The full ASCII set (128 char
-
acters).
Encodation - Three bars and three spaces
are used to encode a character.
Code Type - Modular, fixed length (21 dig
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its).
Human-Readable - Required.
Check Character - Required; a modulus
10 check digit in human-readable form; a
modulus 103 check digit encoded, but not
represented in human-readable form.
Encoded Information -
·
Start Code “C” (not represented in hu-
man-readable form)
·
“Function 1” Character (not represented in
human-readable form)
·
“00” Application Identifier
·
Packaging Level Indicator (one digit)
·
Number System Character (two digits)
·
Manufacturer Identification Number (five dig
-
its)
·
Serial Number (nine digits)
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Allowable Sizes - “X” Dimension ranging
from .010 inches to .035 inches
·
Allowable Symbol Height - Minimum of
1.25 inches
980009-001 Rev.F D-11
Appendix D - Bar Code Information