{"id":12958,"date":"2025-09-09T10:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2ba.nl\/?p=12958"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:37:13","slug":"bmecat-2005-etim-v3-1-and-older","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2ba.nl\/en\/documentation\/bmecat-2005-etim-v3-1-and-older\/","title":{"rendered":"BMEcat 2005 ETIM v3.1 and older"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BMEcat 2005 ETIM Version 3.1 and older<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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BMEcat ETIM version 3.1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Warning: This format does not support the 2BA Extention\u2019s (UDX.2BA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BMEcat 2005 and BMEcat ETIM version 2.2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2BA supports imports and export in the BMEcat 2005 format. BMEcat 2005 is a German standard for distributing catalogue information. Technically it is a very comprehensive and extensible XML format. The format is mainly focussed on sellable products from manufactures. It pays less attention to the method of distinguishing manufacturer products from wholesalers trade items in comparison to GS1 (on which 2BA is based). BMEcat 2005 format is very well documented and \u201cfused\u201d with an XML schema. We will validate every import against this XSD schema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different model<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is good to keep in mind that the BMEcat 2005 format has some other roots in comparison to the GS1 standard on which 2BA is based. As noted earlier a main difference is the way of distinguishing manufacturer products from wholesalers trade items within 2BA. Another difference is the method of describing the trade item information. Following BMEcat you will order a product one or more times but in GS1 world you order a packaging (for example using a GTIN) with some products in it. There are lot more differences, probably every field has a slightly different naunce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mapping MIME MD codes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n