GIAI (Global Individual Asset Identifier)

 

The GIAI is the GS1 Identification Key used in a diverse range of business applications such as recording the life-cycle history of aircraft parts. The GIAI is assigned by the owner of the asset and may be bar coded using Application Identifier (8004).

 

The GIAI is constructed as:

 

GS1 Company Prefix >            < Individual Asset Reference >
N1... Ni
Xi+1... Xj (j<=30)

 

 

For a more detailed overview on the benefits of GIAI see GIAI Executive Summary.

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