>>Steve, this is purely a SWAG, but I think he needs to create an ASN for customs clearance and GST issues, or perhaps a trading partner is requiring pre-confirmation of shipping. I doubt that the barcode is as much an issue as the EDI document itself.
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>That may be true, but I based my comment on her saying this: "I have all the information about the SCC-14 and the SSCC-18, but I can't find about ASN". I can only assume she is talking about printing a UCC-128 label with an SSCC-18 barcode on it. The ASN often times contains this same carton code, so when the receiver scans the package their computer system knows it's contents.

I agree, but you can construct a non-compliant carton label without the UCC identidfier; if the document is being used by a customs clearance or tax organization, they don't care much about the UCC identity. I deal with this pretty routinely; we use pre-clearance of customs with an ASN and a proforma commercial invoice when moving stock to foreign distributors.