Colloquially, many know GTIN as a barcode, but technically, GTIN is the number found beneath the barcode symbol itself, and can therefore also be used for other technologies such as 2D barcodes and RFID tags.
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For many companies, the requirements for accurate packaging data and producer responsibility can seem complex. For the Dutch company HENDI, a supplier of professional kitchen equipment, working with data quality has long been a part of daily operations. For many years, the company has shared product data such as weight, dimensions, and packaging via GS1Trade Sync – and now they are taking an important step forward toward increased transparency and data quality.
HENDI has chosen GS1Trade Packaging to ensure accurate and standardized packaging data while supporting their Danish customers in complying with current legislation.
The solution ensures that packaging data is structured, up-to-date, and in compliance with both Danish legislation and global GS1 standards.
In their communication with customers, HENDI focuses on all the benefits that GS1Trade Packaging offers:
Reliable and verified information about packaging materials, designed for seamless integration into ERP, WMS, and planning systems.
Outdated Excel sheets lead to errors and extra work. With one unified system, changes are distributed automatically, ensuring everyone always has access to updated data.
Structured knowledge about materials and sustainability provides better insight for both reporting and making more sustainable product choices.
A solid data foundation supports transport planning, inventory optimization, and replenishment. This reduces errors and minimizes administration.
All parties work from a single, shared dataset. This reduces misunderstandings and strengthens collaboration between trading partners.
GS1Trade Image provides professional marketing and planogram images that meet retailers' requirements and imaging guidelines.
If you want to create your own product photos, we can also help you get certified.
GS1Trade Sync is a data pool for product data exchange that your trading partners can access.
GS1Trade Sync streamlines data exchange between trading partners because data only needs to be entered in one place. This increases the quality of product data and creates value for you - and the entire value chain.
GS1Trade Packaging is a packaging data system that gathers your packaging data in one place. The system ensures efficient collection, structuring, and declaration of packaging data, and makes it easy to exchange packaging data with other companies.
GS1Trade Exact ensures the quality of your product data. All physical products are checked against the data registered in GS1Trade Sync.
With this service, you get verified and quality-assured data that benefits the entire supply chain.
GS1Trade Transact handles the digital receipt of orders and the sending of documents to your customers. You can choose whether to integrate it with your financial system or access it online.
GTIN (also known as EAN) stands for “Global Trade Item Number” and is the number sequence shown beneath a barcode symbol.
GTIN (EAN) is a global standard used to uniquely identify digital and physical products, allowing the barcode to be scanned anywhere in the world throughout the supply chain.
A GLN (also known as EAN) allows you to uniquely identify physical, functional, legal, or digital entities. This can include the sender, receiver, buyer, seller, supplier, manufacturer, delivery location, billing location, store, or internal departments.