Step-by-step guide to GS1 services

You must activate your GLN number via the GS1Trade Activate platform.

1. Click “Create GLN” next to your 12-digit company prefix
2. Find your location number under “GLN Location Numbers”
3. Under “Actions,” click “Edit,” fill in the information, and click “Save”
4. Under “Actions,” click “Action Status” and change the status to “Active”
5. Once you have your GLN number, you can register it in a platform such as NemHandel.

Go toGS1Trade Activate.

To generate barcodes, a GS1 company prefix (a 7- to 11-digit number) is used, which you receive when you purchase aGS1ID subscription through My GS1.

Before you get started, we recommend that you watch the video about GS1Trade Activate .

1. Find your company prefixes via the GS1Trade Activate platform under the “Overview” menu item
2. In the “GTIN” column, you can see how many available numbers are left
3. You can view the list of created barcode numbers by clicking “View GTIN item numbers”
4. Create the next available GTIN by clicking “Create GTIN”.

Go toGS1Trade Activate.

SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code) is an identification number for a pallet, package or other type of shipment. Each shipping unit must have its own unique SSCC number, even if it contains the same products.

To generate the 18-digit SSCC code, the company prefix (7 to 11-digit number) that you receive when purchasing a GS1ID subscription via My GS1 is used.
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1. Find your company prefixes via the GS1Trade Activate platform under the “Overview” menu item
2. When generating a GS1-128 pallet label, you must enter an SSCC code. The first one must be calculated manually. Read more about the structure of a pallet label and how to generate an SSCC based on the 7–11 digits here
3. In the future, when you create more GS1-128 pallet labels, the system will remember the last SSCC code you used and suggest the next one.

We recommend that you note every time you have used an SSCC and for what.

Go toGS1Trade Activate.

A GLN (Global Location Number) is also known as an EAN number. It is a 13-digit identification number used to identify locations or entities, such as digital locations in EDI systems for electronic invoicing.

Before you begin, we recommend that you watch the video aboutGS1Trade Activate.

1. You generate your GLN numbers based on your company prefix, which you can find on the GS1Trade Activate platform under the “Overview” menu item
2. In the "GLN" column, you can see how many available numbers are left
3. Under “Actions,” click “Create GLN”
4. Click “Edit,” fill in the information, and click “Save”
5. You are now on the “GLN Location Numbers” screen. Under “Actions” next to your new GLN number, click “Action Status” and change the status to “Active.”

Go toGS1Trade Activate.

Do you need to create users in GS1Trade Packaging, streamline data and/or import data? Then we have collected a number of guides in both Danish and English for you.
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You can also find answers to a number of questions under Frequently Asked Questions.

Access theGS1Trade Packaging guidelines.