GB/T 37026-2026Encoding rules and specifications of radio frequency identification (RFID) labels for apparel commodities (English PDF)
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Issued by
State Administration for Market Regulation
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
August 28, 2026
Implementation date
March 1, 2027
Scope
GB/T 37026-2026 (Encoding rules and specifications of radio frequency identification (RFID) labels for apparel commodities) is available as an English-translated PDF.
GB/T 37026-2026 — 2 Normative References 1 3 Terms and Definitions 2 4 Symbols and Abbreviations 2 5 Apparel Product Code 2 5.1 General Rules for Clothing Commodity Coding 2 5.2 Global Trade Item Identifier (GTI) 3 5.3 Consumer Product Variations 3 5.5 Serialized Apparel Product Codes for Additional Consumer Goods Variations 4 5.6 Code Compilation 4 6 Data storage structure of clothing product codes on RFID tags 4 6.1 Location and Contents of the Storage Area 4
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Document preview — GB/T 37026-2026
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 35.040
- Classification
- A 24
- Replacing
- GB/T 37026-2018
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation
Contents
- Preface
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative References
- 3 Terms and Definitions
- 4 Symbols and Abbreviations
- 5 Apparel Product Code
- 5.1 General Rules for Clothing Commodity Coding
- 5.2 Global Trade Item Identifier (GTI)
- 5.3 Consumer Product Variations
- 5.5 Serialized Apparel Product Codes for Additional Consumer Goods Variations
- 5.6 Code Compilation
- 6 Data storage structure of clothing product codes on RFID tags
- 6.1 Location and Contents of the Storage Area
- 6.2 SGTIN Series Apparel Product Code Storage Structure
- 6.3 Storage Structure of Serialized Apparel Product Codes for Add-on Consumer Goods Variations
- 7 Requirements for the Application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tagging Technology for Apparel Goods
- 7.1 General Rules for RFID Tags on Apparel Goods
- 7.2 Technical Requirements
- 7.3 Application Requirements
- 8 RFID tag testing for apparel products
- 8.1 Test Environment
- 8.2 Air Interface Testing
- 8.3 Data Encoding Test
- 8.4 Physical and chemical property tests
- 8.5 Electrical Characteristics Test
- 8.6 Static Performance Test of Tags
- Appendix A (Normative) Assignment of Unique Graphic Characters
- Appendix B (Normative) RFID Encoding and Decoding of Apparel Product Codes
- B.2 Encoding and Decoding of SGTIN-198 Code
- B.3 SGTIN Code Encoding and Decoding
- Appendix C (Informative) Example 34 of the Application of Serialized Apparel Product Codes
- C.1 Overview
- C.2 SGTIN Series Apparel Product Code Application Example
1 Scope 1
2 Normative References 1
3 Terms and Definitions 2
4 Symbols and Abbreviations 2
5 Apparel Product Code 2
5.1 General Rules for Clothing Commodity Coding 2
5.2 Global Trade Item Identifier (GTI) 3
5.3 Consumer Product Variations 3
5.5 Serialized Apparel Product Codes for Additional Consumer Goods Variations 4
5.6 Code Compilation 4
6 Data storage structure of clothing product codes on RFID tags 4
6.1 Location and Contents of the Storage Area 4
6.2 SGTIN Series Apparel Product Code Storage Structure 7
6.3 Storage Structure of Serialized Apparel Product Codes for Add-on Consumer Goods Variations 10 7.Requirements for the Application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tagging Technology for Apparel Goods 11
7.1 General Rules for RFID Tags on Apparel Goods 11
7.2 Technical Requirements 11
7.3 Application Requirements 11
8 RFID tag testing for apparel products 14
8.1 Test Environment 14
8.2 Air Interface Testing 14
8.3 Data Encoding Test 14
8.4 Physical and chemical property tests 14
8.5 Electrical Characteristics Test 16
8.6 Static Performance Test of Tags 16
Appendix A (Normative) Assignment of Unique Graphic Characters 19
Appendix B (Normative) RFID Encoding and Decoding of Apparel Product Codes 20
B.2 Encoding and Decoding of SGTIN-198 Code 22 B.3 SGTIN Code Encoding and Decoding 23 Appendix C (Informative) Example 34 of the Application of Serialized Apparel Product Codes C.1 Overview 34 C.2 SGTIN Series Apparel Product Code Application Example 34 C.3 Example 36 of the application of serialized apparel product codes for additional consumer goods variations Appendix D (Informative) Application Examples of RFID Tags for Apparel Products 39 D.1 Retail Apparel RFID Tags 39 D.2 RFID tags for non-retail apparel items 39 D.3 Washing label 40 Appendix E (Normative) Static Application Performance Classification Test of RFID Tags for Clothing Products 41 E.1 Test Site 41 E.2 Test Equipment 41 E.3 Test Setup 41 E.4 Category Identifier 41 E.5 Pass/Fail Judgment Criteria at Minimum Success Rate 42 E.6 Clothing Label Classification Test 43 E.7 Tag Classification Definition 44 Reference 57 this document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents".
Drafting.
This document supersedes GB/T 37026-2018 "Specification for Commodity Coding and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags for Clothing", and is consistent with GB/T 37026-Compared to 2018, aside from structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows.
a) The terms "clothing commodity item code," "component," and "component identification code for serialized trade items" have been removed (see the 2018 edition).
3.1, 3.3, 3.7);
b) The definition of "serialized apparel product code" has been changed (see 3.4, 3.5 in the 2018 version);
c) Change the "Retail Apparel Commodity Code Structure" to the "Global Trade Item Identifier" (see 5.2, 5.1.1.1 in the 2018 edition);
d) The content related to "Apparel Product Component Codes" has been deleted (see Chapter 5 of the 2018 edition);
e) Added "Consumer Product Variations" (see 5.3);
f) The "Serialized Apparel Product Codes" section has been expanded to include "Serialized Apparel Product Codes with Additional Consumer Goods Variations" (see 5.5);
g) Added the "SGTIN Data Storage Structure" (see Chapter 6);
h) The "SITIP-110 Data Storage Structure" and "SITIP-212 Data Storage Structure" have been removed (see 6.4 and 6.5 in the 2018 edition);
i) The label temperature and humidity requirements have been changed (see 7.3.2.2, 2018 version 7.3.2.2);
j) The specific performance requirements for static tag applications have been changed (see 7.3.4.2, 2018 version 7.3.4.2);
k) Added "Write Speed" and "Write Speed Test" (see 7.3.4.1.4 and 8.6.8);
l) Added "Application performance of tags in the system" (see 7.3.5);
m) Removed "Encoding and Decoding of SITIP-110 Code" and "Encoding and Decoding of SITIP-212 Code", and added "SGTIN".
Code encoding and decoding (see Appendix B, Appendix B of the 2018 edition);
o) Added "Static Application Performance Classification Test of RFID Tags for Clothing Products" (see Appendix E).
Please note that some content in this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document assumes no responsibility for identifying patents.
This document was proposed by the National Technical Committee on Standardization of Logistics Information Management (SAC/TC267).
This document was prepared by the National Technical Committee on Standardization of Logistics Information Management (SAC/TC267) and the National Technical Committee on Standardization of Garments.
(SAC/TC219) are jointly under the jurisdiction of the State Administration of Taxation.
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