GS1-128 logistics label template in ZPL (SSCC)

A GS1 logistic label in ZPL carries the SSCC (AI 00), the GTIN (AI 01) and dates or quantity in GS1-128 barcodes, each with its application identifier. The barcodes are Code 128 with a leading FNC1, written as >;>8 in the ^FD. Copy the 4 × 6 in template below.

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What goes on a GS1 logistic label

• The SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code, AI 00): the 18-digit licence-plate of the pallet or carton, as a wide GS1-128 barcode at the bottom.
• The GTIN of the trade item (AI 01) and a date (best-before 17, production 11) or count (37), in a second GS1-128.
• Human-readable text with each value in its AI brackets, e.g. (00) …, (01) ….
• GS1-128 encoding: the barcode is Code 128 that starts with FNC1. In ZPL that is ^BC with the data beginning >;>8 — >; switches to subset C (pairs of digits), >8 is the FNC1. See Code 128.

4 × 6 in GS1 logistic template

A content barcode (GTIN + best-before) and the SSCC barcode, each a GS1-128 with its AI text, laid out for 812 × 1219 dots:

^XA
^CI28
^PW812
^LL1219
^FO40,36^A0N,26,26^FDFROM: OpenZPL Foods Ltd^FS
^FO40,70^A0N,22,22^FD125 Innovation Drive, Austin TX^FS
^FO430,36^A0N,26,26^FDTO: Metro Distribution Center^FS
^FO430,70^A0N,22,22^FDDock 7, Dallas TX 75201^FS
^FO40,112^GB732,3,3^FS
^FO40,136^A0N,24,24^FDCONTENT (01) GTIN / (17) BEST BEFORE^FS
^FO40,176^A0N,40,40^FD00614141123452^FS
^FO470,180^A0N,34,34^FDBB 2027-12-31^FS
^BY2,2,110
^FO40,236^BCN,110,N,N,N^FD>;>8010061414112345217271231^FS
^FO40,356^A0N,30,30^FD(01)00614141123452(17)271231^FS
^FO40,410^GB732,3,3^FS
^FO40,436^A0N,24,24^FDCOUNT OF UNITS (37)^FS
^FO40,474^A0N,46,46^FD24^FS
^FO40,544^GB732,3,3^FS
^FO40,580^A0N,32,32^FDSSCC (00)^FS
^BY3,2,220
^FO40,628^BCN,220,N,N,N^FD>;>800006141410000000012^FS
^FO40,864^A0N,40,40^FD(00) 0 0614141 0000000001 2^FS
^FO40,1165^A0N,22,22^FDGS1 logistic label - 4 x 6 in^FS
^XZ

Each barcode's ^FD starts with >;>8 (subset C + FNC1) followed by the application identifiers and their values as digits: 00 + the 18-digit SSCC, or 01 + the 14-digit GTIN + 17 + a YYMMDD date. All the values here are numeric, so subset C encodes them in one run. The printed text below each barcode shows the same data in AI brackets. Validate a string with the GS1 barcode validator.

Render it from your code

curl https://api.openzpl.com/v1/printers/8dpmm/labels/4x6/0/ \
  --data-binary @label.zpl > label.png

Every template on this page renders through the same API. Send the ZPL as the request body and get a PNG or PDF back; see the API docs and ZPL to PDF.