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GS1 QR

GS1 QR is the GS1 specification governing the use of the Quick Response Code as a data carrier for GS1 identifiers and GS1 application identifiers.

Identifier

Specification
GS1 QR Code
Publisher
GS1 — the global standards organization for product identification
Underlying symbology
ISO/IEC 18004

Scope

GS1 QR specifies how GS1 identifiers — the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), the Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC), the Global Location Number (GLN), and others — together with GS1 Application Identifiers, are carried within a Quick Response Code symbol. The symbology itself remains ISO/IEC 18004; GS1 QR governs payload conventions and the use of the GS1 Function-1 character to signal a GS1-formatted payload.

Use

GS1 QR is widely used in healthcare product identification, retail product labeling that pairs identifier and link, and supply-chain applications that combine a primary identifier with batch, lot, or expiration metadata.

Cited references

  1. GS1 General Specifications, Section on the QR Code data carrier.