SSCC-18 (Serial Shipping Container Code)

• Jun 19, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

SSCC-18 (Serial Shipping Container Code) is an 18-digit GS1 identification key used to uniquely identify logistic units (such as pallets, cartons, and shipping containers). The identifier consists of an extension digit, a GS1 company prefix, a serial reference, and a check digit.

Refer to the following page for additional information: https://www.gs1-128.info/sscc-18/

Configure Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC-18) Settings

Use the SSCCOptions class to configure SSCC barcode settings.

The following code snippet creates a Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC-18) barcode and customizes its encoding parameters:

import com.devexpress.drawing.*;
import com.devexpress.docs.barcode.*;
import com.devexpress.system.drawing.*;
import com.devexpress.docs.Padding;

import java.io.*;
import java.nio.file.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

        SSCCOptions options = new SSCCOptions();
        options.setPadding(new Padding(10));
        options.setModuleSize(10);
        options.setShowText(true);
        options.setWidth(600);

        Path outputDir = Path.of("output");
        Files.createDirectories(outputDir);

        try (FileOutputStream fileStream = new FileOutputStream(
                outputDir.resolve("sscc18.png").toFile());
                BarcodeGenerator barcodeGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(options)) {
                    barcodeGenerator.export(
                            "12345678901234567",
                            fileStream,
                            DXImageFormat.getPng());
        }
    }
}

Fluent API

Use the SSCCOptionsBuilder class to configure SSCC barcode settings with the Fluent API.

The following code snippet creates a Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC-18) barcode and customizes its encoding parameters with the Fluent API:

import com.devexpress.drawing.*;
import com.devexpress.docs.barcode.*;
import com.devexpress.system.drawing.*;
import com.devexpress.docs.Padding;

import java.io.*;
import java.nio.file.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

        SSCCOptions options = SSCCOptionsBuilder.create()
            .withPadding(new Padding(10))
            .withModuleSize(10)
            .withShowText(true)
            .withWidth(600)
            .build();

        Path outputDir = Path.of("output");
        Files.createDirectories(outputDir);

        try (FileOutputStream fileStream = new FileOutputStream(
                outputDir.resolve("sscc18.png").toFile());
                BarcodeGenerator barcodeGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(options)) {
                    barcodeGenerator.export(
                            "12345678901234567",
                            fileStream,
                            DXImageFormat.getPng());
        }
    }
}