This International Standard defines the usage of read/write radio-frequency identification technology (RFID)
cargo shipment-specific tags on freight containers for supply chain management purposes (“shipment tags”).
This International Standard, through reference to other standards within ISO/TC 122, ISO/TC 104 and
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31, defines the air-interface communications, a common set of required data structures,
and a commonly organized set of optional data requirements (through common syntax and semantics).
It contains the following recommendations:
a) recommendations about a containerized cargo supply chain RFID system, based on shipment tags;
NOTE Such a containerized cargo supply chain RFID system would co-exist with, but be separate from, a container
security and identification RFID framework using permanent container lifetime RFID tags (“container tags”), described
in ISO 10374, and cargo shipment-specific electronic seals (e-seals) for which a standard in multiple parts
(ISO 18185) is being developed. Specifically, readings for container security and identification purposes of the
information in the container tags and e-seals are intended to be in separate messages and not through the shipment
tag.
b) specific recommendations about mandatory non-reprogrammable information on the shipment tag;
c) specific recommendations about optional, reprogrammable information on the shipment tag.
Identified within this International Standard are the air-interface and communication parameters for active
radio-frequency identification communications using ISO/IEC 18000-7.
This International Standard is applicable to freight containers as defined in ISO 668 and to freight containers
that are not defined by other ISO standards. It complements ISO 10374 for permanent container license-plate
tags (see 4.7), hereinafter referred to as “container tags”.
This International Standard fully describes cargo shipment-specific tags (see 4.8), hereinafter referred to as
“shipment tags”.
It does not address “smart” container technologies affixed to, or inside, freight containers (e.g. sensors) for
supply chain management purposes. These issues will be addressed in future revisions.
ISO 17363:2007 Referenced Document
ISO 10374 Freight containers — Automatic identification — Amendment 1
ISO 18185-3 Freight containers - Electronic seals - Part 3: Environmental characteristics*, 2015-12-01 Update
ISO 6346 Freight containers — Coding, identification and marking*, 2022-04-26 Update
ISO 668 Series 1 freight containers — Classification, dimensions and ratings — Amendment 1*, 2022-02-09 Update
ISO 830 Freight containers — Vocabulary TECHNICAL CORRIGENDUM 1
ISO/IEC 15418 Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - GS1 Application Identifiers and ASC MH10 Data Identifiers and maintenance*, 2016-03-01 Update
ISO/IEC 15434 Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Syntax for high-capacity ADC media*, 2024-04-18 Update
ISO/IEC 15961 Information technology - Radio frequency identification (RFID) for item management - Data protocol: application interface
ISO/IEC 15962 Information technology - Radio frequency identification (RFID) for item management - Data protocol: data encoding rules and logical memory functions*, 2022-01-04 Update
ISO/IEC 15963 Information technology - Radio frequency identification for item management - Unique identification for RF tags*, 2009-09-01 Update
ISO/IEC 18000-7 Information technology - Radio frequency identification for item management - Part 7: Parameters for active air interface communications at 433 MHz*, 2014-09-01 Update
ISO/IEC 18046 Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - Radio frequency identification device performance test methods
ISO/IEC TR 18047-7 Information technology - Radio frequency identification device conformance test methods - Part 7: Test methods for active air interface communications at 433 MHz*, 2010-07-01 Update
ISO 17363:2007 history
2013ISO 17363:2013 Supply chain applications of RFID - Freight containers
2007ISO 17363:2007 Supply chain applications of RFID - Freight containers