EAN and GTIN codes; what is the difference?
In a Logistic label it is stated the number of packages on a pallet or other shipping container. Packages are usually trade units: e.g. 12 water bottle cartons, 10 oil bottle boxes, etc. This package must have its own code, usually an EAN code, that is translated to GTIN by prefixing the digit ‘0’ or another digit (in this case, the resulting GTIN has the chosen prefix, followed by the first 12 digits in the EAN code and by a check digit calculated from the 13 digits before); the digit ‘9’ as a prefix is reserved to variable weight boxes. Sometimes, the GTIN is obtained from the EAN code of the items contained within, even though this is not correct.
