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Subscription Information for Companies Headquartered In Singapore

EPCglobal offers an exciting subscription benefits package to enable your company access to either the EPCglobal Network, its development process, or both. Your level of engagement is completely up to you, but we encourage active involvement.

There are two subscription types available, End User and Solution Partner, depending on whether your company needs an Electronic Product Code (EPC) to access the EPCglobal Network.

  • End User
    This group includes manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, carriers and government entities. In general terms, these are organizations that have objects in motion in the supply chain.
  • Solution Partner
    This group includes hardware and software companies, consultants, system integrators, training companies and trade associations. In general terms, these are organizations that help the End User community to implement the EPC Network and its technologies.
Subscription Fee Schedule

This subscription fee schedule only applies to companies with headquarters located in Singapore. Initial and annual subscription fees vary based on participation in EPCglobal as an End User or a Solution Partner and the company's annual sales volume in US$.

End User

Initial Subscription Fee
Subscription is the vehicle End User companies use to initiate participation in the EPCglobal community. This fee schedule covers the full access to the EPC Network and associated standards. The initial subscription fee includes the assignment and registration of one EPC Manager Number on the EPC Network.

Table 1
Level Annual Sales Volume in US$ Initial Subscription Fee in S$
Including 7% GST
1 Less than $500K $1,420.64
2 $500K - $1Mil $2,273.02
3 $1Mil - $5Mil $3,409.53
4 $5Mil - $10Mil $5,682.56
5 $10Mil - $100Mil $11,365.11
6 $100Mil - $250Mil $22,730.22
7 $250Mil - $500Mil $28,412.78
8 $500Mil - $1Bil $56,825.56
9 $1Bil - $10Bil $85,238.34
10 $10Bil - $25Bil $113,651.12
11 $25Bil - $40Bil $170,476.68
12 Greater than $40Bil $227,302.24

Additional EPC Manager Number Fees
End Users can subscribe for additional EPC Manager Numbers at any time as required to support their business needs based on the following discount fee schedule.

Table 2
Quantity Initial Fee Per EPC Manager in S$
Including 7% GST
1-10 $3,977.79
11-50 $3,409.53
51-200 $2,273.02
201-500 $1,420.64
Over 501 $994.45

Note : The discount schedule listed in Table 2 applies each time additional EPC Manager Numbers are requested. Multiple purchases of additional EPC Manager Number capacity are not considered as cumulative.

Annual Subscription Renewal Fee
End user companies will pay annual subscription renewal fees to EPCglobal. Annual renewal fees are calculated as forty percent (40%) of both the initial subscription fee listed in Table 1 and any additional EPC Manager Number capacity purchased (Table 2).

Solution Partner

Annual Subscription Fee
Solution Providers are encouraged to join EPCglobal to help commercialize the many technologies essential for EPC Network adoption. This annual fee covers marketing activities and enables participation within the EPCglobal community. It does not include an EPC Manager Number as this subscription offering is intended for organizations that help the End User community move goods through the supply chain.

Annual Sales Volume in US$ Annual Fee in S$
Including 7% GST
Less than $10Mil $5,682.56
$10Mil - $25Mil $28,412.78
$25Mil - $50Mil $56,825.56
$50Mil - $500Mil $71,031.95
Greater than $500Mil $85,238.34

Solution Partner companies with an interest in registering for an EPC Manager Number will be able to subscribe for EPC Manager Number under fee structure for additional EPC Manager Number fee section.

Government Agencies, Associations and Academic Institutions

National and international government agencies, trade associations and academic institutions with an interest to subscribe to EPCglobal may choose to join as an end user or solution provider.

Pre-requisite for Joining EPCglobal

Prior to applying for EPCglobal membership, it is compulsory for all companies to subscribe to GS1 Singapore Council's (GS1 Singapore) Registered User. Please click here for details of GS1 Singapore Registered User subscription.

Application for EPCglobal Membership

We hereby invite you to become a member of EPCglobal. Companies who wish to join EPCglobal are requested to fill in the reply form and send it personally or via post together with the payment by cash or cheque to :

Mr Andy Siow
GS1 Singapore Council
c/o Singapore Manufacturers' Federation
Bukit Merah Central
#03-00 SPRING Singapore Building
Singapore 159835

Cheque payment should be made payable to SMA-GS1 Singapore Council.

Please note that membership will only be processed and confirmed upon receipt of full payment.

For further information, please contact GS1 Singapore Officials at Tel : 68263081, 68263000

Written enquiries can be sent to email: sanc1@gs1.org.sg or Fax to 68263070