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The '''serial shipping container code''' (SSCC) is an 18-digit number used to identify logistics units. TheIn order to automate the reading process, the SSCC is often encoded in a [[barcode]], generally [[GS1-128]], and used in electronic commercecan transactions. The SSCC canalso be encoded in an [[RFID]] tag. inIt orderis toused automatein theelectronic readingcommerce processtransactions.

The SSCC comprises an extension digit, a [[GS1]] company prefix, a serial reference, and a [[check digit]]. It is all numeric.