The record behind the product
Every product has a journey.
Make it traceable.
Connect product history with responsible sourcing and supplier evidence. Understand origins, facilities and custody, then assess the relevant market or import rules.
Material supplier
Example · 08:10 UTC
A supplier lot is recorded alongside its origin and receipt reference.
Select an event to see the relationships behind the physical movement. This is an educational example, not an EPCIS payload.
Build your understanding
Three layers. One useful record.
Traceability depends on reliable relationships between the product, the process and the evidence.
Know what you are tracing.
Choose the right level: product type, batch, individual item or logistics unit.
Identifiers and relationships02 / EVENTSRecord what changes.
Capture receipts, transformations and handovers with enough context to connect them.
Events and custody03 / EVIDENCEKnow what the record supports.
Check completeness, ownership and source quality before relying on a claim.
Evidence and governanceFrom the floor to the record
A scan is the beginning.
The relationships do the work.
A barcode can identify an object. The connected record explains its inputs, facility events, custodians and destinations. Start with the questions your operation needs to answer.
- 01Which input lots went into this output?
- 02Which customers received the affected batch?
- 03Which handover still needs supporting evidence?
Illustrative AI-generated manufacturing scene.
Implementation field notes
Start with a real question.
Traceability or tracking?
Why knowing a location does not always explain a product's history.
PARTNER DATAClose the supplier gap.
Agree on identities, data ownership and handover records before scaling.
RECALL READINESSTrace back. Trace forward.
Test the links between suspect inputs, outputs and destinations.
Sourcing / Supplier evidence / Market access
Shared records.
Separate legal questions.
Supplier mapping, facility identities, material origins and custody records connect the work. Each framework retains its own scope, requirements and decision process.
Responsible sourcing
Connect product history to sourcing questions, supplier evidence and unresolved concerns.
Methods and evidenceEU / REGULATION 2024/3015EU Forced Labour Regulation
Understand the EU product prohibition, its market and export scope, and traceability preparation.
EU framework guideUS / SECTION 307 / UFLPAUS import enforcement
Distinguish the general import prohibition, WROs and Findings from UFLPA's presumption.
US framework guidesIndependent education. A traceability record supports a review; it does not automatically establish responsible labour conditions or legal admissibility.
See the sourcing and market-access hub