ISO 17364:2013

Supply chain applications of RFID — Returnable transport items (RTIs) and returnable packaging items (RPIs)

This International Standard defines the basic features of RFID for use in the supply chain when applied to returnable transport items (RTIs). In particular it — provides specifications for the identification of the RTI and the returnable packaging item (RPI), — makes recommendations about additional information on the RF tag, — specifies the semantics and data syntax to be used, — specifies the data protocol to be used to interface with business applications and the RFID system, — specifies the minimum performance requirements, — specifies the air interface standards between the RF interrogator and RF tag, and — specifies the reuse and recyclability of the RF tag.

Applications de chaîne d'approvisionnements de RFID — Éléments restituables de transport (RTIs) et éléments d'empaquetage restituables (RPIs)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 21-Feb-2013
• ICS: 55.020 - Packaging and distribution of goods in general
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 - Automatic identification and data capture techniques
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 - Automatic identification and data capture techniques
• Current Stage: 9092 - International Standard to be revised
• Completion Date: 13-Jun-2019

Relations

• Revised: ISO/IEC 17360:2023 - Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Supply chain applications of RFID — Product tagging, product packaging, transport units, returnable transport units and returnable packaging items
• Effective Date: 06-Jun-2022
• Revises: ISO 17364:2009 - Supply chain applications of RFID — Returnable transport items (RTIs)
• Effective Date: 07-Nov-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 17364
Second edition
2013-03-01
Supply chain applications of RFID —
Returnable transport items (RTIs) and
returnable packaging items (RPIs)
Applications de chaîne d’approvisionnements de RFID — Éléments
restituables de transport (RTIs) et éléments d’empaquetage
restituables (RPIs)
Reference number
ISO 17364:2013(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Conformance and performance specifications . 1
3 Normative references . 1
4 Terms and definitions . 3
5 Concepts . 5
5.1 Differentiation between this layer and the preceding layers . 5
5.2 Unique RTI and RPI identification . 7
5.3 Other identification requirements . 9
6 Differentiation within this layer . 9
7 Data content .11
7.1 Introduction .11
7.2 System data elements . .12
7.3 Tag structure .12
7.4 Protocol control (PC) bits .14
7.5 Data elements .15
7.6 Traceability .16
7.7 Combined RTI/RPI and transport unit data .16
7.8 Unique item serialization .17
8 Data security .17
8.1 Confidentiality .17
8.2 Data integrity .17
8.3 Data preservation .18
8.4 Interrogator authentication .18
8.5 Non-repudiation/audit trail .18
9 Identification of RFID labelled material .18
10 Human readable information .18
10.1 Human readable interpretation .18
10.2 Human readable translation .19
10.3 Data titles .19
10.4 Backup .19
11 Tag operation .20
11.1 Data protocol .20
11.2 Minimum performance requirements (range and rate) .20
11.3 Environmental parameters .20
11.4 Tag orientation .21
11.5 Packaging material .21
11.6 Shock loads and abrasions .21
11.7 Tag lifetime .21
11.8 Minimum system reliability .21
11.9 Air interface .22
11.10 Memory requirements for application .22
11.11 Sensor interface, if applicable .22
11.12 Real time clock option .22
11.13 Safety and regulatory considerations.22
11.14 Tag reusability .22
12 Tag location and presentation .22
12.1 Material on which the tag is mounted or inserted .23
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12.2 Geometry of the package/tag environment .23
12.3 Working environment .23
13 Interrogator and reader requirements.23
13.1 Safety and regulatory considerations.23
13.2 Data privacy .23
14 Interoperability, compatibility and non-interference with other RF systems .23
Annex A (informative) Returnable packaging items .24
Annex B (normative) Encoding .33
Annex C (informative) Table of useful data elements for product life cycle management .43
Bibliography .45
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International
Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting.
Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies
casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 17364 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 122, Packaging.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (17364:2009).
This International Standard has three annexes, two of which, A and B, provide normative information,
and one which provides informative information.
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Introduction
The ‘Supply Chain’ is a multi-level concept that covers all aspects of taking a product from raw materials
to a final product, including shipping to a final place of sale, use and maintenance, and potentially
disposal. Each of these levels covers many aspects of dealing with products, and the business process
for each level is both unique and overlapping with other levels.
This International Standard has been created in order to ensure compatibility at the physical, command
and data levels with the four other International Standards under the general title: Supply chain applications
of RFID. Where possible, this compatibility takes the form of interchangeability. Where interchangeability
is not feasible, the International Standards within this suite are interoperable and non-interfering. The
International Standards within the complete series of Supply chain applications of RFID include
— ISO 17363, Supply chain applications of RFID — Freight containers;
— ISO 17364, Supply chain applications of RFID — Returnable transport items (RTIs) and returnable
packaging items (RPIs);
— ISO 17365, Supply chain applications of RFID — Transport units;
— ISO 17366, Supply chain applications of RFID — Product packaging;
— ISO 17367, Supply chain applications of RFID — Product tagging.
These International Standards define the technical aspects and data hierarchy of information required
in each layer of the supply chain. The air-interface and communications protocol standards supported
within these International Standards are ISO/IEC 18000 and ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802; commands and
messages are specified by ISO/IEC 15961 and ISO/IEC 15962; semantics are defined in ISO/IEC 15418;
syntax is defined in ISO/IEC 15434.
Although not pertinent to this International Standard, the following work is considered valuable:
— ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, SC 31, Automatic identification and data capture techniques, in
the areas of air interface, data semantic and syntax construction, and conformance standards;
— ISO/TC 104, Freight containers, in the area of freight container security, including electronic seals
(e-seals) (i.e. ISO 18185) and container identification;
— ISO/TC 51, Pallets for unit load method of materials handling, in the area of associated terminology,
pallet dimensions, design, and testing.
This International Standard defines the requirements for RFID tags for returnable transport items
(RTIs). RTIs are defined as all means to assemble goods for transportation, storage, handling and
product protection in the supply chain which are returned for further usage, including, for example,
pallets with and without cash deposits as well as all forms of reusable crates, trays, boxes, roll pallets,
barrels, trolleys, pallet collars and lids.
An important concept here is the use cases of such things as unitized loads, pallets and returnable
transport items. How a pallet is used can determine whether it is covered under this International
Standard as a returnable transport item or within ISO 17365 as a transport unit. If ownership title of the
pallet remains with its owner (shipper) then this International Standard is applicable. If the ownership
title of a pallet is transferred to the customer as part of a unitized load then it is considered an element
of that unitized load, and the applicable International Standard is ISO 17365.
Additionally, this edition of 17364 introduces the concept of returnable packaging items (RPIs). RPIs are
components of the RTI that must be tracked as well as the RTI itself as an asset of the owner/shipper.
Annex A provides guidance on RPIs.
Specific to RTIs is the placement of tagged packed products and products inside the RTI.
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Owners and other users of RTIs can use this International Standard. It ensures the unambiguous and
optimal use of RTIs in the supply chain. In conjunction with the complete series of these International
Standards, a seamless application of the RTIs within the total supply chain is enabled.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 17364:2013(E)
Supply chain applications of RFID — Returnable transport
items (RTIs) and returnable packaging items (RPIs)
1 Scope
This International Standard defines the basic features of RFID for use in the supply chain when applied
to returnable transport items (RTIs). In particular it
— provides specifications for the identification of the RTI and the returnable packaging item (RPI),
— makes recommendations about additional information on the RF tag,
— specifies the semantics and data syntax to be used,
— specifies the data protocol to be used to interface with business applications and the RFID system,
— specifies the minimum performance requirements,
— specifies the air interface standards between the RF interrogator and RF tag, and
— specifies the reuse and recyclability of the RF tag.
2 Conformance and performance specifications
All of the devices and equipment that claim conformance with this International Standard shall
also conform to the appropriate sections and parameters specified in ISO/IEC 18046 (all parts) for
performance and ISO/IEC 18047-6 (for ISO/IEC 18000-63, Type C) and ISO/IEC 18047-3 (for the ASK
interface of ISO/IEC 18000-3, Mode 3) for conformance.
When through trading-partner agreement, other specific ISO/IEC 18000 air interfaces are employed (i.e.
ISO/IEC 18000-2, Type A and ISO/IEC 18000-7) the corresponding part of ISO/IEC 18047 shall be used.
3 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 445, Pallets for materials handling — Vocabulary
ISO 830, Freight containers — Vocabulary
ISO 8601, Data elements and interchange formats — Information interchange — Representation of
dates and times
ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-15, 4, Information technology — Telecommunications and information exchange
between systems — Local and metropolitan area networks — Specific requirements — Part 15.4: Wireless
medium access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specifications for low-rate wireless personal area
networks (WPANs)
ISO/IEC 15418, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — GS1
Application Identifiers and ASC MH10 Data Identifiers and maintenance
ISO/IEC 15434, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Syntax
for high-capacity ADC media
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ISO/IEC 15459-3, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques —
Unique identification — Part 3: Common rules
ISO/IEC 15459-5, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques —
Unique identification — Part 5: Individual returnable transport items (RTIs)
ISO/IEC 15961, Information technology — Radio frequency identification (RFID) for item management —
Data protocol: application interface
1)
ISO/IEC 15962:— , Information technology — Radio frequency identification (RFID) for item
management — Data protocol: data encoding rules and logical memory functions
ISO/IEC 15963, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management — Unique
identification for RF tags
ISO 17365, Supply chain applications of RFID — Transport units
ISO/IEC 18000-3, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management — Part 3:
Parameters for air interface communications at 13,56 MHz
ISO/IEC 18000-63, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management —
Part 63: Parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960 MHz Type C
ISO/IEC 18046 (all parts), Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques
— Radio frequency identification device performance test methods
ISO/IEC 18047-2, Information technology — Radio frequency identification device conformance test
methods — Part 2: Test methods for air interface communications below 135 kHz
ISO/IEC 18047-3, Information technology — Radio frequency identification device conformance test
methods — Part 3: Test methods for air interface communications at 13,56 MHz
ISO/IEC 18047-6, Information technology — Radio frequency identification device conformance test
methods — Part 6: Test methods for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960 MHz
ISO/IEC 18047-7, Information technology — Radio frequency identification device conformance test
methods — Part 7: Test methods for active air interface communications at 433 MHz
ISO/IEC 19762 (all parts), Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC)
techniques — Harmonized vocabulary
ISO 21067, Packaging — Vocabulary
ISO/IEC/IEEE 21451-7, Information technology — Smart transducer interface for sensors and actuators —
Part 7: Transducer to radio frequency identification (RFID) systems communication protocols and Transducer
Electronic Data Sheet (TEDS) formats
ISO/IEC/TR 24729-1, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management —
Implementation guidelines — Part 1: RFID-enabled labels and packaging supporting ISO/IEC 18000-6C
ANS MH10.8.2, Data Identifiers and Application Identifiers
GS1 EPC, Tag Data Standard, Version 1.6
GS1 General Specifications
ICNIRP Guidelines, Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic
fields (up to 300 GHz)
IEEE C95-1, IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency
Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz
1) To be published.
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4 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 445, ISO 830, ISO/IEC 19762-1,
ISO/IEC 19762-3, ISO 21067 and the following apply. For the purposes of this document, hexadecimal
characters are represented as 0xnn, where “nn” is the hexadecimal value.
4.1
product
useable content of a package
Note 1 to entry: A special case exists where the usable content is not enclosed in any form of packaging.
4.2
product package
packaging, containing one or more products (same or different), together with any protective or other
materials where required to ease handling, storage, transport, etc
Note 1 to entry: A product package may be an item packaged singularly, multiple quantities of the same item
packaged together, or a group of parts packaged together.
Note 2 to entry: Adapted from ISO 22742:2010, definition 3.32.
4.3
returnable transport item
RTI
any product for the purposes of transport, handling and/or distribution of one or more products or
product packages that are returned for further usage
EXAMPLE Pallets with and without cash deposits, as well as all forms of reusable crates, trays, boxes, roll
pallets, barrels, and trolleys.
Note 1 to entry: The term “returnable transport item” implies that the ownership title of the item, e.g. pallet,
remains with its owner (shipper), in which case this International Standard is applicable. If the ownership title
of the item, e.g. pallet, is transferred to the customer as part of a unitized load then it is considered an element of
that unitized load, and the applicable International Standard is ISO 17365.
Note 2 to entry: Freight containers, trailers and other similar enclosed modules are not covered by the term
“returnable transport item”.
Note 3 to entry: The term “returnable transport equipment” is considered to have the same definition as the term
“returnable transport item” within an electronic data interchange environment.
Note 4 to entry: Ownership does not change at time of purchase or delivery.
4.4
freight container
article of transport equipment which is
a) of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use;
b) specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transport, without
intermediate reloading;
c) fitted with devices permitting its ready handling, particularly its transfer from one mode of
transport to another;
d) so designed as to be easy to fill and empty;
3 3
e) having an internal volume of 1 m (approximately 35,3 ft )
[ISO 830:1999, definition 3.1]
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4.5
packaging
any material used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery, storage, transport and
presentation of goods
Note 1 to entry: Ownership changes at time of purchase or delivery.
4.6
transport package
transport packaging
any material used for the purposes of transport, handling and/or distribution of one or more products
or product packages
Note 1 to entry: Ownership changes at time of purchase or delivery.
4.7
transport unit
transport packaging containing a single product/product package or collection of product/product
packages (same or different) designed to enable these to be handled as a single transport entity
Note 1 to entry: Either a transport package or a unit load.
4.8
unitized
secured together so as to be handled as an entity
4.9
unit load
one or more transport packages or other items held together by means such as pallet, slip sheet,
strapping, interlocking, glue, shrink wrap, or net wrap, making them suitable for transport, stacking,
and storage as a unit
4.10
returnable packaging item
RPI
any material used for the “protection” of goods during handling, delivery, storage and transport that are
returned for further usage
Note 1 to entry: See Annex A.
Note 2 to entry: Ownership does not change at time of purchase or delivery.
4.11
integrity
designed such that any modification of the electronically stored information, without proper
authorization, is not possible
4.12
ISO tag
international unique identification tag
ISO/IEC 18000-63, Type C or ISO/IEC 18000-3 Mode 3 tag with Protocol Control bit 17 set at “1” indicating
that what follows is an Application Family Identifier (AFI)
4.13
EPC tag
ISO/IEC 18000-63, Type C or ISO/IEC 18000-3 Mode 3 tag with Protocol Control bit 17 set at “0” indicating
that what follows is an EPC header
4.14
monolithic memory structure
memory storage that is addressable by a single addressing element
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4.15
segmented memory structure
memory storage that is separated into more than one element and requires multiple addressing
elements for access
4.16
conveyable
item that can be moved efficiently and safely on handling devices used to move material over a fixed
line of travel
Note 1 to entry: For the purposes of this International Standard, such material handling devices or conveyors are
considered to be continuous-loop belted systems moving packages or objects in a predetermined path and having
fixed or selective points of loading or discharge. The width of the belt, height permitted within the facility, and
weight capacity of the belt may determine whether the items are conveyable.
4.17
non-conveyable
item of such width, height or mass to preclude its movement on conveyor systems
4.18
use case
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