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6.1.80 UPC Version E, 5 Digits Add-On
Symbology number:
39
Valid digits:
“0”..”9”, 12 digits + 1 check digit
Quiet zone:
left: 9-12X, right: 5X
Module width:
see UPC-E
Standard print ratio:
see UPC-E
Ratio format:
see UPC-E
Default check digit:
UPC-E (eCDUPCE)
Possible check digits:
User supplied
Symbol size:
--
0
123456
12345
This code is identical to UPC Version E, but with 2 add-on digits. The check digit will be calculated
automatically if not specified in the input data (e.g. 0123456
5
12345). The check digit is not
displayed in the human readable text.
6.1.81 UPC SCS (Shipping Container Symbols)
Shipping Container Symbol. ITF-14 is based on Code 2of 5 interleaved as barcode symbology, but
is rendered with bearer bars.
Figure 9: UPC Shipping Container Symbol (SCS)
The UPC Shipping Container Symbol (SCS) is very similar in structure to the Universal Product
Code (UPC). Both employ a unique UCC company prefix (assigned by the Uniform Code Council)
and a 1 to 5-digit item number (assigned by the manufacturer, depending on the number of digits in
the UCC company prefix). Each employs a check digit at the end of the code.
The SCS also has a packaging indicator field preceding the UCC company prefix. Its symbology is
called Interleaved 2 of 5 (I-2/5) and uses a series of wide and narrow bands and spaces to
represent digits and is surrounded on two or four sides by a frame called a bearer.
The packaging indicator (historically called an assortment indicator) can be any single digit (except
8 which is reserved for future use):
Packaging
Indicator
Description
0
Is always used when the UPC code on the case and on the individual items inside the case are
different or when both a UPC Version A symbol and a UPC Shipping Container Symbol (I-2/5) must
appear on the same carton (for products where the shipping container also acts as the package for
the consumer product).
1
Is used traditionally when the UPC code on the case and on the individual items inside the case
are the same.
1-7
Can be used to signify a range of packaging levels