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The Global Language of Business

GS1 Global Product Classification Archive

The GS1 GPC is a system that gives buyers and sellers a common language for grouping products in the same way, everywhere in the world. The official (normative) GPC schema and GPC browser information is published in Oxford English.

The latest version (currently version 2026-05) is always available at https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/. Permanent links to specific versions are listed below.

Version 2014-06
Published June 2014
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2014-06/
Version 2014-12
Published December 2014
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2014-12/
Version 2015-06
Published June 2015
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2015-06/
Version 2015-12
Published December 2015
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2015-12/
Version 2016-06
Published June 2016
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2016-06/
Version 2016-12
Published December 2016
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2016-12/
Version 2017-06
Published June 2017
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2017-06/
Version 2017-12
Published December 2017
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2017-12/
Version 2018-06
Published June 2018
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2018-06/
Version 2018-12
Published December 2018
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2018-12/
Version 2019-06
Published June 2019
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2019-06/
Version 2019-12
Published December 2019
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2019-12/
Version 2020-06
Published June 2020
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2020-06/
Version 2020-11
Published November 2020
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2020-11/
Version 2021-05
Published May 2021
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2021-05/
Version 2021-11
Published November 2021
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2021-11/
Version 2022-05
Published May 2022
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2022-05/
Version 2022-11
Published November 2022
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2022-11/
Version 2023-05
Published May 2023
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2023-05/
Version 2023-11
Published November 2023
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2023-11/
Version 2024-05
Published May 2024
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2024-05/
Version 2024-11
Published November 2024
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2024-11/
Version 2025-05
Published May 2025
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2025-05/
Version 2025-11
Published November 2025
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2025-11/
Version 2026-05
Published May 2026
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/gpc/2026-05/