Amazon pallet label: LTL/FTL shipments, SSCC and GS1-128 in ZPL

Pallets going to Amazon by LTL or FTL carrier need four pallet labels - one per side - in addition to the box labels on every carton. Sellers get the pallet label from Seller Central; vendors shipping with an ASN print an SSCC pallet label according to GS1 rules. This guide shows both.

Seller pallet label (Seller Central)

Seller Central generates the pallet label with the shipment ID, the pallet number ("Pallet 1 of 3"), the ship-to fulfillment center and a Code 128 barcode. It is 4 × 6 in (101.6 × 152.4 mm), printed at 203 dpi or better, and placed on all four sides of the stretch-wrapped pallet at a readable height.

^XA
^PW812^LL1218^CI28^MD15
^FO40,40^A0N,34,34^FDSHIP TO:^FS
^FO40,84^A0N,40,40^FD{{fc_name}}^FS
^FO40,134^A0N,30,30^FD{{fc_address}}^FS
^FO40,200^GB732,3,3^FS
^FO40,230^A0N,34,34^FDShipment: {{shipment_id}}^FS
^FO40,280^A0N,60,60^FDPALLET {{pallet_no}} OF {{pallet_count}}^FS
^FO70,400^BY3,3,220^BCN,220,Y,N,N^FD{{shipment_id}}^FS
^FO40,700^GB732,3,3^FS
^FO40,730^A0N,28,28^FB732,4,0,L^FD{{contents}}^FS
^XZ

Vendor pallet label with SSCC (GS1-128)

Vendors that send an Advance Shipment Notification (ASN) identify each pallet with an SSCC - an 18-digit Serial Shipping Container Code: extension digit, your GS1 company prefix, a serial number and a check digit. On the label the SSCC is printed as GS1-128 with application identifier (00):

^XA
^PW812^LL1218^CI28^MD15
^FO40,40^A0N,34,34^FDSHIP TO: {{fc_name}}^FS
^FO40,90^A0N,28,28^FD{{fc_address}}^FS
^FO40,150^GB732,3,3^FS
^FO40,180^A0N,28,28^FDPO: {{po_number}}   ASN: {{asn_number}}^FS
^FO40,220^A0N,28,28^FDPallet {{pallet_no}} of {{pallet_count}}   Cartons: {{carton_count}}^FS
^FO40,300^A0N,26,26^FDSSCC^FS
^FO50,340^BY4,3,300^BCN,300,N,N,N^FD>;>800{{sscc}}^FS
^FO40,660^A0N,44,44^FD(00) {{sscc_formatted}}^FS
^XZ

>; starts Code 128 in subset C and >8 inserts the FNC1 character right after it (GS1-128), so that (00) is encoded as the application identifier. The human-readable line is printed separately in a large font, as GS1 recommends for pallet labels.

zplCloud computes the SSCC check digit for you: bind the {{sscc}} field to the SSCC helper (extension digit + company prefix + serial), and the batch generates one SSCC per pallet or carton.

Placement and print rules

• Four labels per pallet, one on each side, at 400 to 1500 mm height so dock scanners can read them.
• Do not place labels over the stretch wrap seam; apply them on the wrap, not under it.
• Every pallet label must be unique; never copy pallet 1 to pallets 2 and 3.
• 203 dpi is enough for GS1-128 with ^BY3 or ^BY4; check that the whole barcode is inside the label width.

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