Sunrise 2005

Sunrise 2005 is an initiative that was launched in 1997 by the Uniform Code Council (UCC), which mandates that U.S. and Canadian companies be capable of scanning and processing up to 13-digit bar codes by January 1, 2005. The UCC is a standards body for the retail and manufacturing industries.

This mandate will support the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), allowing for both the Universal Product Codes (UPCs) and the 13-digit field length EAN-13 symbols. One may ask the question about the 14-digit GTIN and that needs to be considered when planning for the Sunrise 2005. The 14-digit GTIN will support the future use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag technology. By expanding to a 14-digit field, will help to reduce future work when implementing RFID in the future and will comply with the 14-digit GTIN.

VIRADIX can provide complete support for your Sunrise 2005 initiatives