Barcode Education
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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