Multi-packs (known in GDS terms as inner packs if the component is carrying a GTIN) are consumer trade items themselves but conta

For cylindrical items two dimensions will be nominally equal.

Flexible packaging is defined as any package or part of a package the shape of which can be readily changed. Flexible packaging includes but is not limited to bags, pouches, and wraps utilising paper, plastic, film, metallised or coated paper or film, or combinations of these materials. Consumer trade items in flexible packaging should be measured lying flat with the contents settled unless a specific exception is noted in the sections following.

A Hanging-Item is a trade item that is presented on a hanger or contains a hole for hanging purposes.

After the Default Front has been determined, it is possible to determine the height, wi

Prior to any measurement capture, the Default Front of the trade item must be determined. For the pu

Consumer trade items are identified with a GTIN. For the retail channel, these items to be measured as consumer trade items will fulfil these three criteria:

■ They are meant to pass through Point of Sale

■ They have a Default front

■ If the item is barcoded, it will be marked according to the Symbol Specification Tables for Retail Items (per the GS1 General Specifications)

For weights, the level of precision is left to the discretion of the user and to ap

For linear dimensions, the following measurements are rounded up, decimal placement is specified below:

■ Millimetres are always rounded up to a whole millimetre. For example 99.3 mm would become 100 mm.

■ Inches are always rounded up to the nearest 0.05 of an inch. For example, 2.932 inches would become 2.95 inches.