ITF-14 (UPC Shipping Container Symbol)

• Jun 19, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

ITF-14 (Interleaved 2 of 5 – Shipping Container Symbol) is a linear barcode symbology used to identify trade items at the packaging or logistics level. It encodes a 14-digit GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) and is designed for high-speed scanning in distribution environments.

Configure UPC Shipping Container Symbol (ITF-14) Settings

Use the ITF14Options class to configure ITF-14 barcode settings.

The following code snippet creates a UPC Shipping Container Symbol (ITF-14) 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 {

        ITF14Options options = new ITF14Options();
        options.setCalculateChecksum(true);
        options.setWideNarrowRatio(3);
        options.setPadding(new Padding(10));
        options.setShowText(true);
        options.setWidth(600);
        options.setHeight(150);

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

        try (FileOutputStream fileStream = new FileOutputStream(
                outputDir.resolve("itf14.png").toFile());
                BarcodeGenerator barcodeGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(options)) {
                    barcodeGenerator.export(
                            "0123456709498765432101234567891",
                            fileStream,
                            DXImageFormat.getPng());
        }
    }
}

Fluent API

Use the ITF14OptionsBuilder class to configure ITF-14 barcode settings with the Fluent API.

The following code snippet creates a UPC Shipping Container Symbol (ITF-14) 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 {

        ITF14Options options = ITF14OptionsBuilder.create()
            .withCalculateChecksum(true)
            .withWideNarrowRatio(3)
            .withPadding(new Padding(10))
            .withShowText(true)
            .withWidth(600)
            .withHeight(150)
            .build();

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

        try (FileOutputStream fileStream = new FileOutputStream(
                outputDir.resolve("itf14.png").toFile());
                BarcodeGenerator barcodeGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(options)) {
                    barcodeGenerator.export(
                            "0123456709498765432101234567891",
                            fileStream,
                            DXImageFormat.getPng());
        }
    }
}