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Active — Edition 3International Standardupdate Standard Updated: Dec 2024fact_check Fact checked: Oct 20, 2026

ISO/IEC 15415:2024

Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Bar code symbol print quality test specification — Two-dimensional symbols

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Global Retail Manufacturing Logistics & Transportation Food & Beverage Healthcare

Standard Introduction

ISO/IEC 15415:2024 is an active — edition 3 standard published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is commonly used across Retail, Manufacturing, Logistics & Transportation, Food & Beverage, Healthcare and applies in Global.

Use this page to review the official documentation, current status, and the certification or assessment bodies most commonly associated with ISO/IEC 15415:2024.

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2D symbol quality

Provides measurement methodologies for multi-row barcodes and two-dimensional matrix symbols.

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Measured and graded

Evaluates relevant attributes and derives an overall print-quality assessment for the symbol.

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Production troubleshooting

Supports root-cause work when printing, marking, substrate or imaging conditions reduce symbol quality.

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Confirm whether the symbol is multi-row or matrix
Use the applicable verifier conformance specification
Set the aperture, lighting and other application parameters
Measure the final symbol on the production substrate
Record parameter grades and the overall grade
Use ISO/IEC 29158 with this standard when direct-part-mark correlation is needed

Who Needs to Comply?

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Teams that design, print, mark or verify QR Code, Data Matrix, GS1 DataMatrix and other two-dimensional barcodes for packaging, manufacturing, retail, logistics or healthcare applications.

Key Requirements

Choose the correct method

Apply the methodology for the relevant multi-row or matrix symbology and follow the governing application's test configuration.

Verify the final mark

Measure the symbol after printing or marking on the actual material, not only the source artwork or an on-screen image.

Grade and document

Evaluate the required attributes, derive the overall grade and retain equipment, setup, sample and result evidence.

Handle direct part marks correctly

Where a symbol is directly marked on a part, use ISO/IEC 29158 with ISO/IEC 15415 when better correlation to scanning performance is needed.

Penalties & Enforcement

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ISO/IEC 15415 is voluntary. The required grade and test configuration come from the applicable industry, customer or regulatory specification. Poor results can cause rejected labels, unreadable product data, traceability gaps, relabelling or supply disruption.