ISO/IEC 17360:2023

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 17360
First edition
2023-05
Automatic identification and data
capture techniques — Supply chain
applications of RFID — Product
tagging, product packaging, transport
units, returnable transport units and
returnable packaging items
Techniques automatiques d'identification et de capture des
données — Applications de chaîne d'approvisionnements de RFID —
Étiquetage de produits, empaquetage de produits, unités de transport,
éléments restituables de transport et éléments d'empaquetage
restituables
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Concepts . 2
5 Unique item identifier .5
5.1 General . 5
5.2 UII data elements . 6
5.3 Data carrier . 6
5.4 Formats and encoding. 7
5.4.1 General . 7
5.4.2 GS1 EPC bitstream encoding . 7
5.4.3 ISO/IEC 15418 and ANSI MH10.8.2 DIs: 6-bit UII encoding . 7
5.4.4 ISO/IEC 15418 and ANSI MH10.8.2 DIs: UTF-8 8-bit UII encoding . 7
5.4.5 DSFID for ISO/IEC 15434 messages . 8
5.4.6 UII bitstream encoding . 8
6 Identification of RFID labelled material .11
Annex A (normative) Encoding .12
Annex B (informative) Differentiation within the layers .25
Annex C (informative) Backup in case of RF Tag failure .29
Annex D (informative) Tag operation .31
Annex E (informative) Returnable packaging items .34
Bibliography .45
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 31, Automatic identification and data capture techniques.
This first edition of ISO/IEC 17360 cancels and replaces ISO 17367:2013, ISO 17366:2013, ISO 17365:2013
and ISO 17364:2013, which has been technically and editorially revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— ISO 17367:2013, ISO 17366:2013, ISO 17365:2013 and ISO 17364:2013 have been integrated into
this document;
— 8-bit encoding and decoding using the UTF-8 encoding set has been added;
— binary encoding of the UII has been added;
— outdated processes and information have been updated.
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Introduction
The Supply Chain is a multi-level concept that covers all aspects of taking a product from raw materials
to a final product, including shipping to a final place of sale, use and maintenance and, potentially,
disposal. Each of these levels covers many aspects of dealing with products and the business process
for each level is both unique and overlaps other levels.
For the purposes of this document, “product”, “product packaging”, “transport unit”, and “returnable
transport item (RTI) and returnable packaging item (RPI)” are all called items.
For the purposes of this document, the value of a single byte is represented using hexadecimal
characters written as 0xnn, where “0x” is the hexadecimal indicator and “nn” is the hexadecimal value.
For the purposes of this document, a series of 1’s and/or 0’s followed by a subscript 2 indicates that
these series of digits are to be interpreted as bit values, or as a number expressed in binary form.
For the purposes of this document, the representation of the tags memory banks (MB) 00 , MB01 ,
2 2
MB10 and MB11 are represented as MB00, MB01, MB10 and MB11.
2 2
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 17360:2023(E)
Automatic identification and data capture techniques —
Supply chain applications of RFID — Product tagging,
product packaging, transport units, returnable transport
units and returnable packaging items
1 Scope
This document defines the basic features of RFID for use in the supply chain when applied to product
tagging, product packaging, transport units and returnable transport items (RTIs) and returnable
packaging items (RPIs). This document:
— provides specifications for the identification of the items,
— makes recommendations about additional information on the RF tag,
— specifies the semantics and data syntax to be used,
— specifies the data protocol to be used to interface with business applications and the RFID system,
— specifies the minimum performance requirements,
— specifies the air interface standards between the RF interrogator and RF tag, and
— specifies the reuse and recyclability of the RF tag.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 445, Pallets for materials handling — Vocabulary
ISO/IEC 15418, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — GS1
Application Identifiers and ASC MH10 Data Identifiers and maintenance
ISO/IEC 15434, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Syntax
for high-capacity ADC media
ISO/IEC 15459-2, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques —
Unique identification — Part 2: Registration procedures
ISO/IEC 15961-1, Information technology — Data protocol for radio frequency identification (RFID) for
item management — Part 1: Application interface
ISO/IEC 18000-3, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management — Part
3: Parameters for air interface communications at 13,56 MHz
ISO/IEC 18000-63, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management — Part
63: Parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960 MHz Type C
ISO/IEC 19762, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) techniques —
Harmonized vocabulary
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ISO/IEC 20248, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Digital
signature data structure schema
ISO/IEC 29160, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management — RFID
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ANSI MH10.8.2, Data Identifiers
GS1 EPC Tag Data Standard (TDS)
GS1 General Specifications.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 445, ISO/IEC 19762 and the
following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
domain authority identifier
DAID
unique identifier of an entity fulfilling the role of a Domain Authority who is the issuer of the data
contain in the tag
3.2
packaging
material used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery, storage, transport and presentation
of goods
Note 1 to entry: Ownership changes at time of purchase or delivery.
3.3
returnable packaging item
RPI
material used for the “protection” of goods during handling, delivery, storage and transport that are
returned for further usage
Note 1 to entry: See Annex E for details on the use of returnable packaging (3.2) items.
Note 2 to entry: Ownership does not change at time of purchase or delivery.
4 Concepts
Figures 1 and 2 give a graphical representation of supply chain layers. They show a conceptual model
of possible supply chain relationships – not a one-for-one representation of physical things. Although
several layers in Figure 2 have clear physical counterparts, some common supply chain physical items
fit in several layers depen
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