GLOBAL SHIPPING CONTAINER LABELING POLICY
Technical Appendix B: Barcodes Symbology Type: ITF-14 (Interleaved Two-of Five) Design Specifications • • • • •
X-Dimension: The minimum, maximum, and target X-dimension for an ITF-14 symbol is 0.495 mm (0.019 inches). Note: Recommended minimum Xdimension when printing directly on corrugated is 0.71 mm (0.028 inches). Ratio: The ratio of wide to narrow bars must be between 2.25:1 and 3:1 (target is 2.5:1). Bar Height: The minimum and target dimension for bar height is 32 mm (1.25 inches). Quiet Zone: Minimum quiet zone width before and after the bar code symbol is a calculation that is 10x the value of the defined X-Dimension (target quiet zone is 10 mm (0.40 inches) / minimum quiet zone width is 5 mm (0.2 inches)). Human Readable: The human readable digits should be centered below the bar code symbol. Although there is no font style or font size specified for the human readable, it is recommended to use a san serif type font (Helvetica Neue or Arial) and a minimum font size that will be clearly legible. Notes: • Check-digit to be included as part of the human readable definition. • Spacing between human readable data below barcode symbol is NOT required, however is recommended (as shown in examples provided below) for ease of readability.
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Bearer Bars: It is required to have both top and bottom horizontal bearer bars which should have a minimum thickness of 1 mm (0.039 inches) and extend across the entire width of the label size (minimum thickness of bearer bars is 2x the X-dimension used). Note: It is NOT required to implement horizontal bars across the entire width of the label size, but the implementation of the horizontal bars has been designed as a standard in an effort to simplify the design of shipper labels and consistency between different print processes and barcode symbologies.
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Note: When print process is defined as direct print on corrugated, bearer bar surrounding entire barcode symbology is set at: 3,18 mm (0.125 inches). Examples
ITF-14 symbol Product GTIN encoded: 05010027675025 Print Processes: Preprinted label and “On-Demand” label
ITF-14 symbol Product GTIN encoded: 50021200010533 Print Processes: Preprinted label and “On-Demand” label
ITF-14 symbol Product GTIN encoded: 05010027675025 Print Processes: Direct print on corrugated
ITF-14 symbol Product GTIN encoded: 50021200010533 Print Processes: Direct print on corrugated
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