'GS1 US' is the
GS1 Member Organization in the
United States of America. Note: GS1 US was formerly the 'Uniform Code Council, Inc'.
GS1 US is responsible to manage the GS1 System in the USA. GS1 US assigns GS1 Company Prefixes to companies/organizations in the USA. The most common use of a GS1 US assigned GS1 Company Prefix is the creation of
Universal Product Codes or U.P.C.s, which contain a 12-digit
Global Trade Item Number.
GS1 US publishes the following
Electronic Data Interchange guidelines based on the
ANSI ASC X12 standard: Industrial/Commercial EDI, Uniform Communication Standard (UCS) (used in the grocery industry), and VICS EDI (used in the general merchandise retail industry).
GS1 US is also the code manager for the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (
UNSPSC).
External links
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GS1 US homepage
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UNSPSC homepage
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GS1 Global Office homepage