SSCC

What is an SSCC or Serial Shipping Container Code?

An SSCC or Serial Shipping Container Code is used to identify items assembled for the purpose of transport or storage. SSCCs are typically used to identify outer cases, pallets or entire shipments. SSCCs may be combined with the use of the Despatch Advice in EDI (electronic data interchange) for automated goods receipt.

SSCC structure

SSCCs are a fixed length 18-digit number composed of an Extension Digit, GS1 Company Prefix, a Serial Reference and a Check Digit. An SSCC may be encoded in a barcode symbol using AI (00).

The SSCC is constructed as follows:

Extension Digit	Company Prefix > < Serial Reference	Check Digit
N₁	N₂ N₃ N₄ N₅ N₆ N₇ N₈ N₉ N₁₀ N₁₁ N₁₂ N₁₃ N₁₄ N₁₅ N₁₆ N₁₇	N₁₈