Application Identifier 10 is used to indicate a unit’s batch/lot number.
A batch number may contain various types of information, such as production line number, production time, batch/blend number, etc. What these elements have in common is that a given product can be traced using this batch number.
The receiving company does not need to know the structure of the batch/lot number.
Note: Most retailers will only accept one batch number per pallet.
AI 10 must appear together with either AI 01 or AI 02.
Application Identifiers for Dates
Application Identifiers 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17 are used to indicate different types of dates. When dates are indicated on a logistic unit, they refer to the units contained within the shipping unit.
If the products within a unit have different dates, the earliest date must always be selected.
All date AIs have a fixed data format of n2+n6, where the n6 format is YYMMDD.
All date AIs must appear together with AI 01 or AI 02.
Example
1 July 1999 is indicated as 990701
Example
The end of August 1999 is indicated as 990800
Example
15 June 2000 is indicated as 000615
Example
26 November 2001 is indicated as 011126
When indicating dates, only the last two digits of the year are used:
Note: Most retailers will only accept one production/expiry date per pallet.