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GTIN-14

Global Trade Item Number for cases and pallets

What is GTIN-14?

GTIN-14 (Global Trade Item Number) is used to identify trade items at the case and pallet level. It's the same product number as GTIN-12 (UPC-A), just zero-padded to 14 digits with a leading "packaging indicator" digit.

GTIN Family
GTIN-8: 00000 0XXXXXXX C (EAN-8 zero-padded) GTIN-12: 00 XXXXXXXXXXX C (UPC-A) GTIN-13: 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX C (EAN-13) GTIN-14: I XXXXXXXXXXXXX C (I = packaging indicator)

All GTINs are interchangeable — they're the same number in different lengths.

Packaging Indicator (First Digit)
0Variable measure item
1Each
2Variable weight
3–8Inner pack/case
9Variable measure trade item
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