Founded
1974
Location
Köln
Partner type
Standards Organization
Standards
3
About GS1 Germany GmbH
GS1 Germany GmbH, based in Cologne, is the German branch of the global GS1 network. It is the official provider of EAN/GTIN barcodes in Germany and manages 24 standards across 25 industries. Over 2 million companies worldwide use GS1 standards for product identification, data exchange, and supply chain processes.
GS1 PINE is their B2B solution marketplace that connects solution providers with retail and industry companies. The portal lists solutions across categories like master data management, track & trace, labeling, and sustainability. DPP Hero is listed on GS1 PINE as a GS1 Solution Partner in the categories battery passport, digital product passport, and serialization.
The hard facts: founded on 19 March 1974 as Centrale für Coorganisation. Based in Cologne since 1974, today at Stolberger Straße 108 a. Legal form GmbH, registered at the Cologne local court under HRB 6276. Shareholders in equal parts are the Markenverband and the EHI Retail Institute. Managing director is Thomas Fell. By its own account GS1 Germany serves over 95,000 customers in Germany (as of July 2026).
For the battery passport one thing matters above all: you need two different identifiers. The GTIN identifies the battery model. The GLN identifies a place, namely your company as a legal entity. If the manufacturing site is a different one, those are two different GLNs. A company identification alone contains no GTIN. That is the most common mis-order. Which packages exist and what they cost changes; the binding information comes from the GS1 Germany price pages, not from us. Applications go directly to GS1 Germany. You choose a package by the number of GTINs needed. Depending on the package a one-off provisioning charge is added, scaled by package size, plus an annual fee scaled by total turnover. The entry package for small companies comes without the one-off amount. A GLN for identifying your company is included in the packages.
Besides GTIN and GLN, GS1 maintains further standards around the passport. Among them the SSCC for shipping units, the DataMatrix code as an alternative on small surfaces and EPCIS for event data along the chain, as well as EANCOM and GS1 XML for message exchange. For the battery passport the regulation requires none of them. It requires a unique identifier under ISO/IEC 15459 and a QR code under Annex VI Part C. Anyone already working with GS1 can use these building blocks.
Capabilities
PINE B2B Marketplace
B2B portal with solutions and providers, free guided search for companies.
EAN / GTIN Standards
Official provider of EAN barcodes and GTINs in Germany, the foundation for product identification worldwide.
24 Standards, 25 Industries
From identification to data exchange, GS1 standards cover the entire value chain across industries.
GS1 Solution Partner
DPP Hero is registered as a GS1 Solution Partner and listed in the PINE portal.
Industries
Supported Standards
How it works with DPP Hero
DPP Hero is listed as a GS1 Solution Partner on the PINE B2B marketplace. Companies searching for battery passport or digital product passport solutions on GS1 PINE can find DPP Hero, review the profile, and contact us directly through the platform, free of charge.
Companies search for solutions on GS1 PINE using the guided search, for example in the categories battery passport, DPP, or serialization.
They find the DPP Hero profile with product description, categories, industries, and a direct contact form.
Interested companies reach out directly through PINE or test DPP Hero for free via the link on the profile.
Interested in GS1 Germany GmbH?
More about this partner solutions is on their website. Want to know how they fit your battery passports? Write to us.