| (01) | GTIN | — |
| (3103) | Net weight (kg) | — |
| (11) | Production date | — |
| (13) | Cut & pack date | — |
| (10) | Batch / Lot | — |
| (21) | Serial / Reference | — |
| (30) | Pieces (count) | — |
Example data only. All values shown are illustrative. Enter your own GS1-licensed GTIN (Namibian products use prefix 631 issued by GS1 Namibia). GTIN-8/12/13 entries are padded to 14 digits for AI (01).
Net weight uses AI (3103) — kilograms with three decimal places (13.600 kg encodes as 013600). Tare weight is shown human-readable only. Pieces count encodes as AI (30). For variable-measure cartons, GS1 best practice is a GTIN-14 with indicator digit 9 — confirm how your product is registered.
Dates: AI (11) carries the slaughter/production date; AI (13) carries the cut & pack (packaging) date — the date the beef is taken off the carcase or processed, per the GS1 meat guideline. Use-by is printed human-readable. Note (11) is treated as historical in the guideline, with (7007) Harvest Date preferred on carcase tickets — align with your importer's scanning systems.
Batch travels in AI (10). Batch, serial and pieces accept the GS1 character rules, max 20 characters; blank fields are omitted from the barcode.
Market-neutral by design, EU-ready by data. The label face carries no market-specific branding, but the data set satisfies the strictest common destination — the EU: origin, slaughtered-in and cutting-facility statements with approval number (Reg 1760/2000), country-of-origin indication (Reg 2018/775), general food law traceability (Reg 178/2002), lot reference (Dir 2011/91/EU), storage temperature and net weight (Reg 1169/2011). For EU consignments the establishment must appear on the approved third-country list for Namibia and travel with the veterinary health certificate. Certification marks must only be used where valid certification is held.
Digital Product Passport ready. The QR encodes a GS1 Digital Link URI — e.g. id.gs1.gov.na/01/{GTIN}/10/{batch}/21/{serial} — the structure the EU's ESPR Digital Product Passport framework anticipates. One scan resolves to batch-level traceability: origin, facilities, certifications and chain-of-custody records served by the resolver, with different views for consumers, inspectors and customs.
Example only — always verify current importing country regulations and contact GS1 Namibia for guidance.