UPU S10

UPU S10

UPU S10 is a Code 128 barcode carrying the 13-character S10 identifier of the Universal Postal Union, which identifies postal items, such as registered mail and parcels, as they pass between postal operators.

Uses:

• International tracked postal items.
• Domestic postal items of many postal operators.

Standards: UPU S10 - Identification of postal items - 13-character identifier.

Data and Options

• The data field is the S10 identifier: a two-letter service indicator, an eight-digit serial number, a check digit and the two-letter ISO country code of the issuing postal operator, without spaces.
• If the check digit is omitted then the encoder will calculate and add it. If it is given then it is verified.
• Service indicators beginning with J, K, S, T or W are reserved and are refused.
• The human readable text is spaced in groups for readability.
• The default height is half an inch. The X-dimension of the standard is from 0.25mm to 0.51mm, with a minimum of 0.33mm recommended. The height is at least 9mm and 15% of the width of the symbol, with a minimum of 12.5mm recommended.

Examples

Data:    EE471108151FR
Options: includetext
Encoder: upus10

With the check digit calculated:

Data:    RR47312482GB
Options: includetext
Encoder: upus10