An allocated GTIN SHALL NOT be reallocated to another trade item. The only exceptions are:
The GTIN may be deleted from all catalogues without first being marked as withdrawn or discontinued and may be reused 12 months after it is deleted or after it is last shared with a trading partner (whichever is later) if both:
□ the GTIN is published in an externally accessible manner (e.g., to a catalogue or directly to a trading partner) with a status that indicates that it is draft, preliminary, investigational, or some equivalent status other than final, withdrawn, discontinued, or deleted; and
□ the trading partners with whom the GTIN is shared agree that it may be reused, either as a condition of receiving the data (e.g., the GTIN is sent to the trading partners as part of an investigational product development phase) or after deletion (e.g., all trading partners confirm that the draft, preliminary, or investigational GTIN has not been propagated to a system that would be adversely affected by reuse of the GTIN).
If the GTIN is never published in an externally accessible manner (e.g., to a catalogue or directly to a trading partner), it may be reused immediately.
Trade items that have been withdrawn from the market and are reintroduced may use the original GTIN if they are reintroduced without any modifications or changes that require a new GTIN as specified by the GTIN Management Standard.
The GS1US General Specifications can be referenced for confirmation on the GS1US website for GTIN reuse.
