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EPC Tag Data Standard Archive

The EPC Tag Data Standard (TDS) defines the Electronic Product Code™ and specifies the memory contents of Gen 2 RFID Tags.

The latest version (currently version 2.3.0) is always available at https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/. Permanent links to specific versions are listed below.

Version 1.1.24
Published 1 April 2004
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.1.24/
Version 1.1.27
Published 10 May 2005
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.1.27/
Version 1.3.0
Published 8 March 2006
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.3.0/
Version 1.3.1
Published 28 September 2007
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.3.1/
Version 1.4.0
Published 11 June 2008
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.4.0/
Version 1.5.0
Published 18 August 2010
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.5.0/
Version 1.6.0
Published 22 September 2011
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.6.0/
Version 1.7.0
Published 23 May 2013
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.7.0/
Version 1.8.0
Published 3 February 2014
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.8.0/
Version 1.9.0
Published November 2014
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.9.0/
Version 1.10.0
Published March 2017
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.10.0/
Version 1.11.0
Published September 2017
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.11.0/
Version 1.12.0
Published May 2019
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.12.0/
Version 1.13.0
Published November 2019
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/1.13.0/
Version 2.0.0
Published August 2022
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/2.0.0/
Version 2.1.0
Published 2 February 2024
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/2.1.0/
Version 2.2.0
Published 11 February 2025
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/2.2.0/
Version 2.3.0
Published 31 October 2025
https://ref.gs1.org/standards/tds/2.3.0/