Serial Shipping Container Code, a related standard.

The serial shipping container code (SSCC) is an 18-digit number used to identify logistics units.

Serial shipping container code (SSCC)

In 1994 Dachser introduced for package identification the SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code).

Without spaces below, a simple SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code) barcode would look something like this:

The weight for a specific position in the EAN code is either 3 or 1, which alternate so that the final data digit has a weight of 3; the same algorithm is used in other GTINs and the Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC).