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𝐄𝐅𝐃𝐀-𝐌𝐕𝐂 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 📜

May 25, 2026
𝐄𝐅𝐃𝐀-𝐌𝐕𝐂 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 📜

For all pharma companies export or intend to export to #Ethiopia you should read the below


𝐾𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠:


🔹 Event Reporting

• Reporting applies only to shipments to Ethiopia

• Products not physically shipped to Ethiopia shall not be reported

• Submission is a single consolidated EPCIS file containing:

 → Commissioning (sGTIN & SSCC)

 → Aggregation into higher packaging levels

 → Shipping details


🔹 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 & 𝐴𝑔𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

• Events must represent only the products inside the shipment

 Example: If a batch commissions 5,000 units but only 2,000 are shipped the commission event declares only the 2,000

• Remaining units are commissioned later with a new EPCIS submission

• Must follow GS1 standards and reflect the actual physical aggregation


🔹 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑂𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟

• Events must be declared in sequence:

 Commission → Aggregation → Shipment

• Files with incorrect sequencing will Fail validation and require resubmission


🔹 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑅𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑠

• All GLN / sGLN / GTIN / sGTIN must be approved and registered with EFDA

• readPoint identifiers must reflect the actual processing location

• MAH must list all associated GLNs under Alternate Processing Site (APS)

• If import declaration is made by a non-MAH party (Wholesaler / appointed rep), they go under Source Location

• MAH sGLN is always used under Source Owner without exception


🔹 𝐹𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 & 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠

• Failures are reported to the Entity's Technical POC

• Resubmissions must be full files representing the entire shipment, no partial files or fragments accepted


🔹 Submission Standards

EPCIS 1.1 → XML

EPCIS 1.2 → XML

EPCIS 2.0 → XML, JSON-LD


𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠

• Direct submission via EFDA-MVC Traceability System

• AS2 Connection

• Direct REST API Connection


🔹 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐿𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑠

• File Size: 100MB

• Max Events per File: 5,000

• Max Serial Numbers per Event: 50,000

• Max Level of Hierarchy: 5

• Min Level of Hierarchy: 2


⚠️ Successfully transmitted EPCIS files to EFDA-MVC shall not be voidable.


🔹 𝑅𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠

• Commissioning → All UIDs (SSCC/sGTIN) transmitted to the system

• Aggregation → Final aggregation with all nested levels

• Shipment → Highest level aggregation UID declared


Visit #TraceHub to find more Docuemnts,Guidelines and news about track and trace in #Ethiopia https://lnkd.in/dvCA8i6W


1️⃣ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 : https://lnkd.in/dqxavMNY

2️⃣ 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞: https://lnkd.in/d49ExYHg


To attend Mr.Nathan Seyoum session at 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 on 6 of June,to know the latest updates regarding the track and trace in #Ethiopia

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Last updated: May 25, 2026 at 21:40