Real example
If an individual bottle of olive oil has UPC 012345678905, a master carton containing 12 bottles is assigned GTIN-14 10012345678902. The leading '1' indicates a case package of that item.
How a GTIN-14 is used in e-commerce
- Costco, Walmart, Target, and wholesale distribution centers require GTIN-14 barcodes printed on outer shipping boxes.
- Warehouse scanners read GTIN-14 codes from several feet away on corrugated cardboard boxes.
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