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GTIN Management Rules

Primary brand

The primary brand is the brand most recognisable by the consumer, as determined by the brand owner, and can be expressed as a logo and/or words.

A change to the primary brand that appears on the trade item, requires assignment of a new GTIN.

Hierarchy level of GTIN assignment

  • The GTIN change occurs at the retail consumer trade item or base unit level.
  • A unique GTIN is assigned at every existing level of the packaging hierarchy above the retail consumer trade item/base unit level.

Example business scenarios that require GTIN change

  • The company’s primary brand name changes from “Old Edge Computers” to “Leading Edge Computers”.

Additional information

  • Local, national or regional regulations may require more frequent GTIN changes. Such regulations have precedence over the rules provided within the GTIN Management Standard.

Relevant guiding principles

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