How to Create an EPC

The Key to Unlocking RFID

The use of the GS1 Electronic Product Code (EPC) with RAIN RFID presents a way for your company to take advantage of the benefits of RFID as you identify, capture, and share information within your business and with your trading partners. Packed with useful information that is recognized across the globe, the EPC helps:

• Act as a globally-unique identifier specific to an item
• Distinguish if the RFID tag is being used for a point-of-sale item, a case, or a pallet
• Indicate the manufacturer and product identifier 

"But how do I get an EPC?"

All you need is a Universal Product Code (U.P.C.), along with a unique serialized item identifier following GS1 Standards, to get started!

Figure - 1 (below) illustrates how the U.P.C. is added to a unique serial number to create a globally unique EPC. Tip: Your U.P.C. is made up of a U.P.C. Company Prefix, an Item Reference Number, and a Calculated Check Digit.

Unsure of how to choose a unique serial number? Check out our Developing an RFID Serialization Plan document that outlines common serialization solution approaches.

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