The import template fields and their required actions are listed below. Green headers indicate required fields. Several columns contain drop-down values; click the drop-down arrow to select a valid value.
Note: Are you pasting information from another spreadsheet? Select "Paste as Values"
to preserve the formatting of this template.
Action: Select "Create".
GS1CompanyPrefix: Enter the GS1 Company Prefix, as noted on your certificate.
GTIN: Enter the GTIN-14 you've created for these higher-levels of packaging.
PackagingLevel: Select the proper packaging level to identify the product you're create, ex: innerpack. case, or pallet. Learn more about the other Packaging Level Definitions.
Description: Enter the product description for your trading partners (as opposed to consumers). A best practice is to include: brand name, type of product, variation (color, flavor, scent, etc), net contents and quantity. For example, “Tasty Harvest Jam Raspberry 20 oz. Case of 24” There is a 200-character limit. Avoid the use of special characters, such as the pipe "|" and line breaks "CR/LF".
Desc1Language: Select "en" for English.
BrandName: Enter the brand name you have used for the "Each" level item. The Brand Name must be consistent across products, and is case sensitive. It cannot have multiple spellings. This field is limited to 70 characters.
Brand1Language: Select "en" for English.
Status: If you are sharing the product with consumers and trading partners, select In Use from the drop-down. If product details are still being finalized, and the products are not ready to be viewed by the marketplace, select PreMarket. At a later date, after you have finalized date and you're ready to share with the marketplace, you can change the status of these items to In Use. Note: The "Each" level item must be In-Use in order to input the higher level packaging(s) In Use.
Industry: "CPG" indicates Consumer Packaged Goods; General indicates "General Merchandise".
IsVariable: Select "N", meaning this product is not a variable measure trade item.
IsPurchasable: Select "Y," meaning this product can be purchased by consumers.