Getting Started with 1SYNC

You’re ready to get started with 1SYNC™ if you’re ready to:

• Share product and location information with your customers electronically
• Make your value chain more visible, secure, and sustainable
• Get your products on the shelf faster
• Reduce your out-of-stocks

It’s easy to get started:

• Step 1: Obtain a Company Prefix by Joining GS1 US Partner Connections
  Your organization needs to have a GS1 Company Prefix and/or a Global Location Number (GLN) in order to synchronize data in the Global Data Synchronization Network^® (GDSN^®). If you manufacturer products and need a U.P.C. barcode, you should join the GS1 US Partner Connections program so your organization can be assigned a GS1 Company Prefix, a number that will uniquely identify your company. The GS1 Company Prefix is used to build your product barcodes and GLN locations.  
  You can check to see if your company already has a GLN by using the GEPIR Directory. If you do not manufacturer a product but need a GLN to synchronize data, please contact GS1 US for information on how to obtain one.
• Step 2: Subscribe to the 1SYNC Data Pool
  Complete the brief online application  (known as the Trading Partner Service Agreement or TPSA).
• Step 3: Implement Data Synchronization
  1SYNC offers three implementation options to help you start synchronizing data with your customers as quickly and accurately as possible. Education and training are also available.

Data Synchronization Fees

1SYNC is a not-for-profit neutral organization that operates on a cost recovery model. The fees below are calculated based on a company’s total annual sales and includes access to the Global Data Synchronization Network.

Please contact the 1SYNC Business Development team at +1 866.280.4013, dialing option 1, for more information on fees for retailers, wholesalers, brokers and distributors; supply side companies with annual sales over $500 million; implementation support; and price synchronization services.