Bar Code Labels for SCC-14/EAN-14
The SCC has different formats, depending on where you print the label and the information to include. For example, you can use the Interleaved 2-of-5 (ITF) format if you print the bar codes on corrugated cartons. You might want to use the UPC/EAN-128 if you encode an Application Identifier (AI) prefix. An AI prefix is important when you are scanning multiple bar codes on a shipping label because they enable the scanner to identify what the encoded number represents.
The ITF format encodes the 14 digits and is often used on corrugated cartons because it can be printed more reliably than UPC/EAN-128.
This example illustrates the structure of an SCC14/EAN-14 label:
The UPC/EAN 128 format encodes the 14 digits of the SCC and an AI prefix.
This example illustrates the structure of a UPC/EAN 128 label:
