About GS1 Standards 

Angela Fernandez, Vice President, Community Engagement GS1 US April 19, 2023 
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GS1 Overview 
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GS1 US® serves more than 300,000 businesses acro

25 industries in the United States. 

• Leading industry initiatives in Apparel and General Merchand

Foodservice, Healthcare, and Retail Grocery 

• Administrating the GS1 System of Standards across 25 indu• Providing support services, tools, education, and training • Connecting communities through events and online forums GS1 US is the pioneer of the Universal Product Code (UPC) and Product Code (EPC®). 

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Example of GS1 Standards in Action 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

Global Business Identifier – Evaluative Proof of 

IDENTIFIERS PRODUCT

CATEGORIES* COUNTRIES Alcohol Medical Devices Personal Items Seafood 

New 

Zealand Australia Canada 

China France Italy Mexico 

*A list of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes has been identified 

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Healthcare Industry 

Drug Supply Chain Security Act • Electronic tracing of products at the package level to identify and trace 

prescription drugs as they are distributed in the United States 

• Compliance date Nov 27, 2023 • US FDA recommended guidance for GS1 Standards – specifically the E

Product Code Information Services – which supports transactional dat

the GLN 

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Food Industry 

Enabling traceability for food safety; Food Safety Modernization Act 
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facilities. 

https://www.gs1.org/docs/tl/GS1_T_L_Reference_Book_2014.pdf 

New Zealand Customs Redesigns Cross-Border ServicSupport from GS1 Standards 

• Challenge: The Port Klang Authority supported by Malaysian 

Customs wanted to improve its port and maritime operations for increased efficiencies and transparency of goods as they traveled through the supply chain. 

• Solution: The first step will be to register all users of the port with 

GS1 Global Location Numbers (GLNs) to uniquely identify them and 

their physical sites. The next step will expand to the use of the Global Trade Item Number® (GTIN®) that will uniquely identify the 

products traveling through the port operation. 

• Results: 

EPCIS enables trading 

- Boost in business confidence and economic growth. data about the location - Reduced costs and significant supply chain efficiencies. assets (transport equip

assets like pallets), ma

- Enhanced product traceability and more effective recall process. understand what actua

goods and assets are h

- Data interoperability between all stakeholders. partners in manufactu- Improved visibility and supply chain connectivity warehouses, retail sto
Streamlining the beef export business fro

Australia to the U.S. 

• Challenge: Australia’s boxed meat exports to the U.S. loses millions of Australian 

dollars each year due to missing shipment marks, indicating the meat in the box has the proper health certificate to enter the U.S. market. 

• Solution: GS1 barcodes were used as backups to marks. Other GS1 standards in 

electronic interfaces and EPCIS were used for data sharing, including EDI messages between ERP systems, event notifications and transport instructions. 

- The parties involved in the pilot project included logistics, shipping line, and local 

transportation companies; the meat processing industry; and the industry association, Meat and Livestock Australia. 

- Government participants included the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety 

and Inspection Services, Biosecurity Australia, Australian Customs, and U.S. Customs. 

- The solution tested included the use of GS1 barcodes as backups to marks. If 

implemented, this could be a major development that would deliver important trade benefits by reducing administrative burdens and costs as well as inevitable human errors from the U.S. Customs’ clearance process. 

• Results: The automation of messages of transport instructions reduced manual entry 

errors and delivered potential savings of $57,000 and more than 1,000 hours of manual labor annually. By using GS1 standards in the supply chain, Australian meat exporters saved an estimated $14 million each year. Supply chain visibility improved 

from 43% to 93%. 

Reduced costs was the meat industry relevant benefit focontrolling the impthe U.S. Food Safewell as the supply Additionally, data ione business found customer in its sysone unique global 

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Securing the durian export supply chain f

Malaysia to China 

• Challenge: Authorities faced new challenges of facilitating, yet 

controlling the increased durian trade, a premium product in Asia. There was a need to reduce the risk of counterfeits, especially in China. 

• Solution: GS1 identifiers were implemented to uniquely identify 

each piece of the durian fruit as well as logistics units and consignments transporting them from Malaysia to China. Mi-Trace, 

based on EPCIS, provided access to information for farm-to consumer traceability. GLN’s were used at the Malaysia Durian processing house and loading bay as well as the Malaysia airport terminal. 

• Results: Time spent on tracking consignments has been reduced 

by 98 percent, and errors due to manual data entry have been eliminated. Information about each shipment is now available in real time, and counterfeit products can be easily detected. Supply chain visibility improved from 40% to 100%. 

The pilot project succethat cross-border tracsignificant improvemeperformance could be standards including Gby the EPCIS platform

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https://www.gs1.org/public-policy/case-studies/foodservice/securing-the-durian-export-supply-chain-from-Malay
A more transparent asparagus supply cha

Peru to the U.S. 

• Challenge: GS1 Peru worked with BETA, the leading Peruvian 

exporter, to improve its processes, targeting efficiency gains and visibility improvements in the supply chain. 

• Solution: GS1 Standards were applied to asparagus products and 

EPCIS was used so that all trading partners in the supply chain could monitor, track and trace products in real-time. GLN’s were used at the Peru asparagus processing house and loading bay as well as the Peru airport terminal. 

• Results: Processing time for the 3PL company was reduced by 20 

percent. Efficiency gains in communication increased by 50 percent with a reduction of time and resources from 1,500 to 750 hours per year. Supply chain achieved 100% visibility. 

- Customs representatives obtained more detailed, real-time 

information about shipments of asparagus, enabling them to make better, more informed decisions during cross-border clearance for improved risk management. 

GS1 standards were products so that all tmonitor, track and trtime Key success factors iparticipation and comstakeholders, includinauthorities. 

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International Trade 

Situation The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation was formed to expand the economies of APEC member counties. Established in 1989, APEC is designed to further enhance economic growth and prosperity for the region and to strengthen the Asia-Pacific community. APEC has 21 members whose economies account for: ~40% of the world’s population, ~54% of world GDP, and ~44% of world trade. Given this background, efforts to improve supply chain connectivity and to strengthen regional economic integration have become one of APEC’s core activities in recent years. Approach To support the creation of strong use cases, APEC and GS1 partnered on establishing the role of Global Data Standards (GDS) thru funding the following supply chain pilots and workgroups: • Pilot: Wine from Australia to Hong Kong • Pilot: Asparagus from Peru to US • Pilot: Boxed Beef from Australia to US • Pilot :Durian from Malaysia to Hong Kong & China • Pilot: Tequila from Mexico to US • Workgroup: Roadmap to Promote Global Medical Product Quality 

and Supply Chain Security 

Results & Benefits Endorsement in 2014 to further advance sync, including pilot projects; establishinprinciples and recommendations for futuAPEC formal statement on the value of ssync in the areas of: • Efficiency: improve the efficiency of s

eliminating unnecessary transactions, aaccurate risk assessments. 

• Integrity: used to verify the integrity 

the supply chain. 

• Visibility: increase the visibility and tr

chain processes. 

• Innovation: provide a platform for inn

ways to utilize information through ‘smprocesses. 

• Supply chain connectivity framewo

10% reduction in supply chain costs, sthe adoption of global standards to proaimed at improved food and product sa

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