| 360_DEGREE_IMAGE | 360 Degree Image | Allows x-axis interactive rotation of product via website. | |
| 3D_RENDERED_MODEL | 3D rendered model | 3D rendered models, are digital constructs which can be inserted into video files, or from which product still shots can be extracted. These are standalone files, rather than digital images. | |
| AMBIENCE_MOOD_IMAGE | Ambience/mood image | Trade Item image representing the image the manufacturer is supplying to the consumer to invoke a connection to the item by setting a "mood" or feeling for the item and its use. | |
| APPLICATION_IMAGE | Application image | Trade Item image representing the image the manufacturer is supplying to the consumer to depict how the product itself is used. | |
| ASSEMBLY_INSTRUCTIONS | Assembly Instructions | Link to a file that explains how to assemble (put together) the trade item. | X |
| AUDIO | Audio | Link to a file containing an audio clip which is relevant to the product. Examples are commercials, or instructional/ how to use audio files. | |
| AWARD_CERTIFICATE | Award certificate | The award certificate is a written document created by the Award Committee that describes the terms and conditions of the Award. Example: http://www.cronierwines.com/awards-in-2016/ | |
| BARCODE | Barcode | Link to a file containing a visual representation of the barcode which is on the product or its packaging. | |
| CERTIFICATION | Certification | Document which contains a special certification by a third party (e.g. International Food Standard [IFS], QS-Approval Mark for meat product, sausage, fruit, vegetables and potatoes or bio audits). | X |
| CHEMICAL_ASSESSMENT_SUMMARY | Chemical Assessment Summary | Link to a file containing the chemical ingredient information sent to the supplier from a third party as a result of the assessment. | X |
| CHEMICAL_SAFETY_REPORT | Chemical Safety Report | Link to the file containing a report detailing the risks arising from the manufacture and/or use of a substance and to ensure that they are adequately controlled. | X |
| CHILD_NUTRITION_LABEL | Child Nutrition Label | Link to a file containing the Child Nutrition Label as formatted according to regulations and rules of an appropriate regulatory body for the target market. | |
| COLOUR_PALETTE | Colour palette | Link to a website, file, or image containing the product's colour palette to show the full overview of the different colours of the product. The overview is mainly used by suppliers to indicate the colours with their own reference numbers and names e.g. in cosmetics for make up, nail polish, lip stick etc. | |
| CONSUMER_HANDLING_AND_STORAGE | Consumer Handling and Storage | Link to a website, file, or image containing the Manufacturer's recommendations for how the consumer or end user should store and handle the product. | X |
| CONTENT_TEXTURE_IMAGE | Content/texture image | Trade Item image representing the image the manufacturer is supplying to the consumer to depict the content or texture of an item. The image should be designed in such a way that the texture can be experienced by the consumer similar to stationary retail, e.g. creme, lipstick. | |
| CROSSSECTION_VIEW | Crosssection View | A picture of a trade item with a cut away vertical plane removed (e.g. Cross-section of a Tire revealing steel belts and tire tread detail). | |
| DECLARATION_OF_CONFORMITY | Declaration of Conformity | A Declaration of Conformity is a document in which the manufacturer states that the product satisfies the essential requirements of the applicable legislation(s), e.g. for toys, medical devices or electrical equipment. By drawing up and signing the EU Declaration of Conformity, the manufacturer assumes responsibility for the compliance of the product. For more information please see https://eur-lex.europa.eu/ | X |
| DETAIL_TECHNOLOGY_IMAGE | Detail/technology image | A Detail (Technology) image is a photo, line art or other graphic representation of a specific product feature or characteristic. It is used to highlight that specific detail of an item. | |
| DIET_CERTIFICATE | Diet certificate | Link to a website or file containing a diet certificate granted to the product | |
| DISPOSAL_INSTRUCTIONS | Instructions for disposal | Link to a website, file or instructional movie on how to dispose of a product properly, or how to clean up a broken product if it contains materials like mercury. | X |
| DOCUMENT | Document | Link to a document or text file containing product information. Examples of this type could be an instruction manual, assembly guide, or warranty document. | |
| DOP_SHEET | Dop Sheet | Link to a file containing the product's Declaration of Performance Sheet (DOP). This file can be either an image or a document. | X |
| DRUG_FACT_LABEL | Drug Fact Label | The file link is to a drug fact panel of the trade item. A drug fact label usually contains such items as active ingredients, uses, warnings, purpose, directions, etc. | |
| ECOLOGICAL_FACT_SHEET | Ecological fact sheet | Link to a file containing the details of a product with its environmental impact and performance. E.g. Beelong.ch Eco-Score Fact Sheet. | X |
| ENERGY_LABEL | Energy Label | Link to the energy label for a trade item. On 19 May 2010, the EU adopted the Directive 2010/30/EU on energy labels. Energy labels help consumers choosing products which save energy and thus money. They also provide incentives for the industry to develop and invest in energy efficient product design. They are found on a selection of white goods and other products and are designed to help customers see how energy efficient a model is before they buy. | X |
| FOOD_CONTACT_CONFORMITY_CERTIFICATE | Food contact conformity certificate | The certificate of conformity for suitability for food contact is a document issued by the manufacturer or the person placing the product on the European market. It certifies that the product sold complies with the EC Regulation 1935/2004. Thus, it is proven to be safe to get in contact with food. | X |
| GROUP_CHARACTERISTIC_SHEET | Group characteristic sheet | | |
| HAZARDOUS_SUBSTANCES_DATA | Hazardous Substances Data | Link to a file where to locate the ‘out of network data’ additional data concerning the control of substances can be found. | X |
| IFU | IFU/eIFU (Instructions for use) | Link to a file containing the (electronic) Instructions For Use (IFU or eIFU). | |
| INGREDIENTS_LABEL | Ingredients label | The Ingredients label image is a list of ingredients printed on the packaging. It may be separated by language in multiple areas on the product. | |
| INTERNAL_VIEW | Internal View | The picture of the inside of a trade item mainly used for non food products (e.g., The inside of a refrigerator or the inside of a suitcase. | |
| LIGHTING_FACT_LABEL | Lighting fact label | Link to a file containing a visual representation of the product label containing information related to the light characteristics of the product. The lighting facts label makes it easy to compare bulb characteristics such as brightness, colour, life, and estimated operating cost for the year. | |
| LOGO | Logotype | Link to a file containing the Manufacturer or Brand Logo(s) associated with the product. | |
| MARKETING_INFORMATION | Marketing information | Link to a file with product information associated with selling a product or service. | |
| MATERIAL_SAMPLES | Material Samples | URL to website, images that the potential material, swatches, finishes the trade item might be available in. | |
| MOBILE_DEVICE_IMAGE | Mobile Device Image | Trade Item image that represents the image the manufacturer supplies to the consumer for mobile device applications. This would be a pack shot or image of the trade item that may be optimised for digital mobile display or added elements to help consumer recoginise the product. This should not be used as the Mobile Ready Hero Image. Some regulations require an actual image of the product and do not allow Mobile Ready Hero Images. | |
| MOBILE_READY_HERO_IMAGE | Mobile Ready Hero Image | A Mobile Ready Hero Image (MRHI) is a representation of a real world product that may differ from a standard pack shot, but that maintains the majority of the physical pack’s key elements of design, shape and colour, and is therefore recognisable on a digital shelf. In addition the image should contain elements of The 4 Ws: Who is the brand, What it is, Which variety it is and how much. The Mobile Ready Hero Image (MRHI) is specified in the GS1 Mobile Ready Hero Image Guideline https://www.gs1.org/standards/Mobile-Ready-Hero-Image | |
| MONTAGE_LABEL | Montage Label | A Montage is the physical overlayering of distinct images to create a final digital image. This process allows for a composite to be created with the future possibility of reconstruction without having to return to studio for correction, should an element be added or removed. | |
| NUTRITION_FACT_LABEL | Nutrition Fact Label | Link to a file containing a visual representation of the product label containing the nutritional information. | |
| NUTRITION_FACT_LABEL_WITH_INGREDIENTS | Nutrition Fact Label with Ingredients | Link to a file containing a visual representation of the product label containing the nutritional information with the inclusion of the ingredient statement. | |
| OPTIMISED_HERO_IMAGE | Optimised hero image | An Optimised Hero Image type is to support retail, consumers, distributors and foodservice operators in completing their online sites. These images will assist consumers to identify specific information about the products they are purchasing. The image is a representation of a real world product, built specifically for use on larger screens that may differ from a standard pack shot, but that maintains the majority of the physical pack’s key elements of design, shape and colour, and is therefore recognisable on a digital shelf. | |
| ORGANIC_CERTIFICATE | Organic Certificate | Link to a website or file containing an organic certificate granted to the product. | X |
| OTHER_EXTERNAL_INFORMATION | Other external information | Link to a file containing product information of an unspecified type. | X |
| OUT_OF_PACKAGE_IMAGE | Out of package image | Link to an image of an item out of its packaging and, if necessary, assembled ready for use by the end user. This type of file is subject the current version of the GDSN Product Image Specification Standard. | |
| PACKAGING_ARTWORK | Packaging Artwork | Design files for packaging artwork for example Adobe source files. | |
| PETFOOD_FEEDING_INSTRUCTIONS | Petfood Feeding Instructions | Link to a file containing a visual representation of the product label containing the feeding instructions for the petfood product. | |
| PHARMACEUTICAL_DRUGS_MEDICAL_DEVICES | Pharmaceutical Drugs/Medical Devices | The Pharmaceutical Drugs/Medical Devices images refers to products (medical devices or pharmaceutical drugs and components) used in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease that achieves its primary intended purpose through pharmacological, immunological or metabolic means within or on the body. Includes medical equipment and supplies, all drugs, biologicals or therapeutic nutritionals for human applications. | |
| PLANOGRAM | Planogram | Link to a file illustrating how and where retail products should be displayed. | |
| PREPARATION_INSTRUCTIONS | Preparation Instructions | Link to a file containing a visual representation of the product label containing the preparation instructions. | |
| PRODUCT_FORMULATION_STATEMENT | Product Formulation Statement | Link to a file containing the Product Formulation Statement, in lieu of a Child Nutrition Label, as formatted according to regulations and rules of an appropriate regulatory body for the target market. | |
| PRODUCT_IMAGE_FORMED | Product image formed | An image of a product that has the supporting shape/form (for example a model, mannequin, hanger) removed to give the product a 3-D look. | |
| PRODUCT_IMAGE | Product image | Link to a file containing a visual representation of the product. | X |
| PRODUCT_LABEL_IMAGE | Product label image | Link to a file containing a visual representation of the product label. | |
| PRODUCT_WEBSITE | Product website | Link to a website containing product specific information. Examples of this could be a link to a website dedicated to the product or a link to the area within the manufacturer or brand owner website that contains the product information | X |
| QR_CODE | Link to a QR code | Link to a QR code URL/URI. | |
| QUALITY_CONTROL_PLAN | Quality Control Plan | Document which detailed information about the quantity of laboratory/analytical tests and the evaluated parameters. | |
| RECIPE_WEBSITE | Recipe Website | Link to a website containing recipes associated with the product | |
| RECYCLABILITY_ASSESSMENT_CERTIFICATE | Recyclability assessment certificate | Link to a file containing the certificate for recyclability granted to the packaging of the item. | X |
| REGULATED_PRODUCT_CONTENT_WEBSITE | Regulated product content website | Link for a regulatory or industry governed product content website containing product specific information. | |
| REGULATORY_INSPECTION_AUDIT | Regulatory Inspection Audit | Inspection report of the inspections. For example foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and other types of products that are regulated. | |
| RISK_ANALYSIS_DOCUMENT | Risk Analysis Document | Document which describes how the supplier assured the quality control of the end products or during the production process. The process can be a supplier internal control system, a simple kind of risk analysis or systematic preventive approach according Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP). | X |
| SAFETY_DATA_SHEET | Safety datasheet | Link to a file containing the product's Safety Data Sheet (SDS). This file can be either an image or a document | X |
| SAFETY_SUMMARY_SHEET | Safety Summary Sheet | A link to a summary sheet document that is available to workers to understand how to deal with chemicals in an emergency situation. | |
| SAMPLE_SHIPPING_ORDER | Sample Shipping Order | Document is a sample shipping order. A sample shipping order isn´t needed for every item (GTIN), but a shipping order can differ from GTIN to GTIN. E.g. in case an item is an organic product the sample shipping order needs to contain the organic product origin number according article 31 of the implementing regulations EG Nr. 889/2008. For non-organic items this information isn´t needed. | |
| SIDEKICK_IMAGE | Sidekick image | Retail, consumers, distributors and foodservice operators complete their online transactions using their smart devices. These images may be used to inform a customer of benefits or nutritional claims of a product. This is a supplementary image or graphic, generally used to support the Hero image. | |
| SIZE_COMPARISON | Size Comparison | An image that makes clear the actual size of the product, e.g., via a schematic depiction of a person or well-known object (e.g., one-euro coin) in the background. | |
| SOCIAL_MEDIA_IMAGE | Social media image | Trade Item image representing the image the manufacturer is supplying to the consumer to depict the social media associated to the item. This image is being shared on the social media outlet. | |
| SUMMARY_OF_PRODUCT_CHARACTERISTICS | Summary of Product Characteristics | Specific document required before any medicinal product or biocidal product is authorized for marketing. Example European Commission | X |
| SUPPLEMENT_FACT_LABEL | Supplement facts label | Link to a file containing a visual representation of the product label containing information related to the supplement or nutrient product. The supplement facts label provides about what active/nutritional ingredients are used in the formula along with dosage recommendations for dietary supplements. | |
| TECHNICAL_DATA_SHEET | Technical data sheet | The product specification sheet, created by the manufacturer, summarises the technical characteristics and other properties of the product, relating to technological and commercial purposes. Example: https://dl.gedal.fr/docsgedal/FP/3255290252425.pdf | X |
| TECHNICAL_DRAWING | Technical Drawing | "A precise and detailed technical drawing of an object, as employed in industries such as engineering, construction, architecture etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_drawing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_drawing | X |
| TESTING_METHODOLOGY_RESULTS | Testing Methodology Results | Document which contains microbiological and physico-chemical findings of the product which are observed during product testing. | X |
| TRADE_ITEM_DESCRIPTION | Trade item description | Identifies the reference to an external description of a Trade Item. The link (e.g. URL) to the external description. will be in the appropriate attribute | |
| TRADE_ITEM_IMAGE_WITH_DIMENSIONS | Trade Item Image With Dimensions | Link to a website, file, or image containing the product's image with its dimensions. This especially important for built-in products as ovens and fridges. Ex : http://www.docstoc.com/docs/125126778/GSS-GEW-Food-Savers-Food-Storage-Containers. | |
| VIDEO | Video | Link to a file containing a video clip which is relevant to the product. Examples are commercials, trailers, or instructional/ how to use video files. | |
| VISUAL_VERIFICATION_IMAGE | Visual verification image | Link to a file containing a visual representation of the product for the purpose of visual verification. Usage may be to examine the trade item master data against the product image. Note these images might not necessarily comply with image standards and may be restricted for a visual verification usage. | |
| WARRANTY_INFORMATION | Warranty information | Link to a file with information associated with any guarantee given by a company stating that a product is reliable and free from known defects and that the seller will, without charge, repair or replace defective parts within a given time limit and under certain conditions. | X |
| WASHING_TEMPERATURE | Washing Temperature | Indicates the recommended washing temperature for a product. Examples: detergent, apparel. | |
| WEBSITE | Website | Link to a website containing product or manufacturer information. | |
| ZOOM_VIEW | Zoom View | A picture of a portion of a trade item (e.g., the wheels of a suitcase or the ingredients list of a food trade item). | |