# ISO/IEC 15459-4:2008 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO/IEC 15459-4:2008, item title is Information technology — Unique identifiers — Part 4: Individual items; status code is 9599; successor is ISO/IEC 15459-4:2014; withdrawn / published date is 2008-07-02, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO/IEC 15459-4:2008 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Information technology — Unique identifiers — Part 4: Individual items _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO/IEC 15459-4:2014 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2008-07-02 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 51284,IS,,ISO/IEC 15459-4:2008,Information technology — Unique identifiers — Part 4: Individual items,Technologies de l'information — Identificateurs uniques — Partie 4: Articles individuels,2008-07-02,2,['35.040.50'],ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31,9599,[43455],[54782],['en'],6,"

Unique identification can occur at many different levels in the supply chain, at the transport unit, at the item level, and elsewhere. Such distinct entities are often handled by several parties: the sender, the receiver, one or more carriers, customs authorities, etc. Each of these parties must be able to identify and trace the item so that reference can be made to associated information such as configuration, maintenance h ## Source - https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01. Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).