SSCC Pallet Barcodes
Pallet barcodes are used to identify pallets of products going into large distribution centres (DCs). Hence if you are not sending product by pallet, you may not need pallet barcodes. In this case, you may need an ITF-14 carton code instead.
Pallet barcodes are mainly required by larger retailers, particularly supermarkets or any other company using large distribution centres, such as Woolworths and McDonald’s.
Pallet barcodes are generally needed as a pair of barcodes: a GS128 and an SSCC.
Sometimes, you may only need a new SSCC for a new pallet, as you already have the GS128 barcode for that stock.
The GS128 barcode encodes multiple data, such as a product’s expiry dates, batch number, quantity, and EAN or UPC number.
The SSCC barcode is a unique number. Retailers use the SSCC to identify each pallet in their distribution centre or warehouse.
Images below show examples of GS128 (top) and SSCC (bottom)
Work out how many you need. Purchase the quantity you want, and we will email you an online form to input the data you want encoded. Once you have provided the required information, we will send the barcode images to you in 5 formats (tif, bmp, jpg, pdf, & eps formats). We can provide additional formats upon request.
| Quantity | Price per barcode |
| 1 | $ 30 |
| 2 | $ 25 |
| 3 | $ 20 |
| 4 + | $15 |
Application Identifiers (AI)
GS1 Application Identifiers (AIs) are numeric prefixes used in barcodes and EPC/RFID tags to define the meaning and format of encoded data elements.
Some of the most commonly used AIs are:
00 – SSCC
02 – GTIN of product on the pallet, i.e. barcode number
10 – Batch number
15 – Best Before Date (YYMMDD)
17 – Expiry date
37 – Number of Units (Count)
Printing Size
The minimum printing size is 105 x 148.5 mm (A6 size). Larger A5 or A4 sizes are also suitable.
Where to position your Pallet Code label
Two copies should be printed and stuck on each fork entry side.
Attach labels 50-100mm from the right edge of the pallet load.
Ideally, at a height of 600mm from ground level for ease of scanning.