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Global Location Number (GLN)

GS1The GLN is designed to improve the efficiency of communication with trading partners and add value to the trading partners involved, as well as to consumers.

 

GLNs can be used to identify:

  • Physical locations – a single point of access with a physical address, such as a particular room in a building, warehouse, warehouse gate, loading dock, delivery point, etc.
  • Legal entity – the legal organisation that is subscribed to the GS1 System, such as whole companies or subsidiaries. Each location is allocated a unique identification number.

 

GLNs are reference keys for retrieving information from databases such as:

  • Delivery Point / Address;
  • Type of location (manufacturing centre, warehouse, headquarters);
  • Bank account information;
  • The information provider (e.g., in a Data Synchronisation Network)

 

The GLN has a 13-digit numeric data structure and is composed of:

  • GS1 Company Prefix – assigned by the GS1 Member Organisation
  • Location Reference –allocated by the company to a specific location
  • Check Digit –calculated according to the standard algorithm

 

 

 Attachments: bFV_GS1_Global_Location_Numbers.pdf