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This will form the basis of your ID keys.</p> <p>There are 12 GS1 ID keys, allowing organisations to connect physical events and related information, as in the table below.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-1 col-s-12 col-xs-12"> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-s-12 col-xs-12 pt-spacer-5-sm"> <div class="block-content-basic block block-block-content block-block-content3febc985-efc3-46a0-ab34-c91306ebfbc9"> <div class="content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted"> <div><p><img src="/sites/gs1/files/2023-08/idcard_world.png"></p> <p class="body-sm">Trust and efficiency start with a valid ID. 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href="/standards/id-keys/grai">Global Returnable Asset Identifier <strong>(GRAI)</strong></a></td> <td class="row_4 col_1">Returnable assets</td> <td class="row_4 col_2">Pallet cases, crates, totes</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="row_5 col_0"><a href="/standards/id-keys/global-individual-asset-identifier-giai">Global Individual Asset Identifier <strong>(GIAI)</strong></a></td> <td class="row_5 col_1">Assets</td> <td class="row_5 col_2">Medical, manufacturing, transport and IT equipment</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="row_6 col_0"><a href="/standards/id-keys/global-service-relation-number-gsrn">Global Service Relation Number <strong>(GSRN)</strong></a></td> <td class="row_6 col_1">Service provider and recipient relationships</td> <td class="row_6 col_2">Loyalty scheme members, doctors at a hospital, library members</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="row_7 col_0"><a href="/standards/id-keys/global-document-type-identifier-gdti">Global Document Type Identifier 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