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Australia Post 4-State Customer Barcode

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Australia Post's customer barcode encodes a Delivery Point Identifier in four-state bars. Longer variants add room for customer information, and Reed-Solomon error correction keeps it readable on sorting machines.

Also called Australia Post barcode, AusPost 4-state, Customer Barcode (CB).

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Specifications

StandardAustralia Post Customer Barcoding Technical Specifications
Character setNumeric DPID + optional customer data
Capacity37 bars (FCC 11, Standard), 52 bars (FCC 59) or 67 bars (FCC 62); 8-digit DPID
Error correctionReed-Solomon error correction (GF(64), 4 parity symbols)
Dimensionpostal
OriginAustralia Post; year unknown

Where it is used

Australian bulk mail sorting

People use it for australian bulk mail sorting.

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Example

1159564391

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What is a DPID?

Australia Post's customer barcode encodes a Delivery Point Identifier in four-state bars. The cited standard is Australia Post Customer Barcoding Technical Specifications. The camera app does not scan this. The Zebra app does not scan this.

What do the 37, 52 and 67 bar formats mean?

Australia Post's customer barcode encodes a Delivery Point Identifier in four-state bars. The cited standard is Australia Post Customer Barcoding Technical Specifications. The camera app does not scan this. The Zebra app does not scan this.

Can a phone app read the Australia Post barcode?

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