This Technical Specification will specify the interface between the e-merchant (any commercial customer sending parcels) and the first logistic operator. The interface is composed on two items: – the physical label stuck on the postal item: contents, sizes, minimum requirements to guarantee the quality and efficiency of the logistic process (sorting, delivery). – the electronic exchanges between the sender and the logistic operator with the description of the data to be provided, the format of the exchanges. While designated operators of UPU have drawn up business requirements using proprietary standards and related data components, online merchants have developed open, not-for-profit standards for final delivery which are integrated into their existing supply chain management environment. The Technical Specification aims to specify the interface between the e-merchant (any commercial customer sending postal items) and the first logistic operator composed by incorporating the 3 elements: – physical label attached to the postal item with information for item identification; – electronic exchanges between the sender and the logistic operator concerning parcels dispatch; – data needed for various delivery chain parts, in particular final delivery to the recipient, in order to facilitate exchange between the item-specific identifiers. NOTE 1 The last element enables the growth of integrated, data-driven systems which support highly efficient and customer-driven cross-border ecommerce. This reflects the current trend to B-to-B-to-C delivery solutions in the European and international cross border e-commerce markets. Delivery from original source to final consumer can be split over more than one service provider. NOTE 2 C-to-B-to-B-to-C solutions will be an extension, in particular when returns are specified. The \u201cfirst C\u201d would indicate that consumers wishing to return items, or induct items themselves, will be able to print labels following the fundamentals specified in this standard. E-merchant exchange data with logistic operators (i.e. the postal operators, but not limited to those designated to fulfill the rights and obligations of UPU member countries) to help, simplify and enable the consequential logistic and transactional tasks. The establishment of common definitions and electronic formats, safeguards the reliability and decreases the overall costs by avoiding software development costs, multiple printing equipment, over-labelling during the process, and the manual sorting.<\/p>\n
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| 2<\/td>\n | undefined <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 7<\/td>\n | 1 Scope <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 8<\/td>\n | 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Symbols and abbreviations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 9<\/td>\n | 5 The physical postal item label 5.1 Contents in the label <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 11<\/td>\n | 5.2 Size 5.3 General display rules 5.3.1 Label text font <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 12<\/td>\n | 5.3.2 Colours 5.3.3 Label zones <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 13<\/td>\n | 5.3.4 Zone contents <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 14<\/td>\n | 5.4 Header zone 5.4.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 15<\/td>\n | 5.4.2 Header dimensions \u2013 zone A 5.5 Sender zone 5.5.1 General 5.5.2 Sender zone dimensions \u2013 zone B 5.5.3 FROM indicator <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 16<\/td>\n | 5.5.4 Address of sender \u2013 zone B0 and B1 5.5.5 Sender telephone number \u2013 zone B2 5.5.6 Customer account number \u2013 zone B3 5.5.7 Requirements for rendering of addresses on item labels <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 17<\/td>\n | 5.6 Addressee zone 5.6.1 General 5.6.2 Addressee zone dimensions \u2013 zone C 5.6.3 TO indicator 5.6.4 Name and address of addressee \u2013 zones C0 and C1 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 18<\/td>\n | 5.6.5 Telephone number \u2013 zone C2 5.6.6 Requirement for specification of context for rendering 5.7 Instruction zone 5.7.1 General 5.7.2 Instruction zone dimensions 5.7.3 Symbol dimensions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 19<\/td>\n | 5.7.4 Standard symbols 5.8 Item-identifier zone \u2013 Zone E 5.8.1 General 5.8.2 Dimensions of item-identifier zone \u2013 Zone E 5.8.3 Carrier specific information barcode \u2013 Zone E1 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 20<\/td>\n | 5.8.4 Sender generated unique item identifier (SSCC) \u2013 Zone E2 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 21<\/td>\n | 5.8.5 Barcode zone example <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 22<\/td>\n | 5.9 Example label <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 25<\/td>\n | 5.10 Address printed quality 5.11 Icons 6 Electronic exchange connected to the parcel and the label <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 27<\/td>\n | Annex A (informative)Adresses A.1 Requirements for address data elements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 29<\/td>\n | A.2 Rendering parameters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 30<\/td>\n | Annex B (informative)Description of the data to be transmitted to the logistic operator (case with S10 identifier) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 32<\/td>\n | Annex C (informative)Instruction symbols <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 34<\/td>\n | Annex D (informative)Guideline for the Utilization of GS1 Standards in the CEP industry D.1 General D.2 SSCC Allocation of Number Ranges <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 35<\/td>\n | D.3 Structure of the SSCC <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 36<\/td>\n | D.4 SSCC Data Carriers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 37<\/td>\n | D.5 Recommendation for the Positioning of the SSCC Barcode on the Transport Label D.6 Electronic Data Exchange \/ EDI <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 38<\/td>\n | Annex E (informative)Data capture at source (EDI) currently used by members of the IPC Interconnect program <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 57<\/td>\n | Annex F (informative)IFTMIN – The necessary specification <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Postal services. Interfaces for cross border parcels<\/b><\/p>\n |