This International Standard specifies the requirements for a product identification and traceability schema for
life cycle management of aircraft and space products/parts. It specifies the minimum essential identification
information needed for traceability of a product for its life cycle. It also provides the data structures for use with
automatic identification technologies that support product/part life cycle data management activities.
This International Standard defines a structure and rules for establishing a unique identifier for product/part
identification and traceability. The rules and structure provide sufficient options to support various business
practices. They provide the minimum amount of standardization required to support interoperability, improved
business processes and efficiency across multiple users and applications of machine-readable media
technologies.
This International Standard also defines and establishes repeatable processes to allow efficient exchange of
product data for life cycle product/part traceability, configuration, reliability, maintenance, and product
performance management purposes.
It specifies the data carriers appropriate for representing the product data in a machine-readable form and
associated dimensional and quality parameters.
Industries or trading partners will need to develop specific implementation guidelines to employ the principles
defined in this International Standard.
Although primarily intended for aircraft and space products/parts, this International Standard may be used for
other products/parts where desired.
ISO 21849:2006 Referenced Document
ISO 8601 Data elements and interchange formats - Information interchange - Representation of dates and times
ISO/IEC 15415 Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - Bar code symbol print quality test specification - Two-dimensional symbols*, 2011-12-01 Update
ISO/IEC 15416 Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Bar code print quality test specification — Linear symbols*, 2024-04-18 Update
ISO/IEC 15417 Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Code 128 bar code symbology specification — Amendment 1*, 2023-07-01 Update
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 16022 Corrigendum 2 - Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - Data Matrix bar code symbology specification
ISO/IEC 16388 Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Code 39 bar code symbology specification*, 2023-05-01 Update
ISO/IEC 18004 Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - QR Code bar code symbology specification*, 2015-02-01 Update
ISO/IEC 19762-1 Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) techniques - Harmonized vocabulary - Part 1: General terms relating to AIDC*, 2008-06-01 Update
ISO/IEC 19762-2 Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) techniques - Harmonized vocabulary - Part 2: Optically readable media (ORM)*, 2008-06-01 Update
ISO/IEC 646 Information technology; ISO 7-bit coded character set for information interchange
ISO 21849:2006 history
2022ISO 21849:2022 Aircraft and space — Industrial data — Product identification and traceability
2006ISO 21849:2006 Aircraft and space - Industrial data - Product identification and traceability