Number of stems per bunch (L11) mandatory for Lilium from 1st of August 2018.
The number of stems per bunch (L11) is information that has become more important to buyers over the years. The request to supply this information with cutflowers is becoming more frequent by the day. Two important reasons for this are:
- It prevents mistakes in the logistical process of buyers;
- It simplifies the sale of cutflowers via webshops.
Supplying this information leads to lower costs for buyers/customers, more satisfied consumers and ultimately better pricing and more revenue. To get there it is necessary that suppliers present this information by default. Only then can buyers accurately set up their processes.
For these reasons the number of stems per bunch (L11) will be made a mandatory characteristic code on position 5 for all cutflowers. This proposal has been approved by the VBN Regulations Steering Group. For most cutflowers this applies from the 1st of January 2019. For Lilium L11 will be advised from the 1st of August 2018 and mandatory from the 1st of November 2018. The list shows what will change per productgroup.
| Productgroupnr. | Productgroup | L11 | L11 advised | L11 mandatory | Other changes |
| 1 03 008 01 | Lilium longiflorum | Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | – |
| Productcode 921 (Lilium longiflorum other) |
Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | S50 to position 6 from 1 August |
|
| 1 03 008 02 | Lilium (Asiatic Grp) | Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | – |
| Productcode 932 (Lilium (Asiatic Grp) other) |
Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | S50 to position 6 from 1 August |
|
| 1 03 008 03 | Lilium (Oriental Grp) | Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | – |
| Productcode 2287 (Lilium (Oriental Grp) other) |
Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | S50 to position 6 from 1 August |
|
| 1 03 008 04 | Lilium (LA-hybrids Grp) | Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | – |
| Productcode 10309 (Lilium (LA-hybrids Grp) other) |
Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | S50 to position 6 from 1 August |
|
| 1 03 008 05 | Lilium (OT-hybrids Grp) | Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | – |
| 1 03 008 06 | Lilium (Oriental Grp) per bunch | Position 5 | is advised now | 1 November 2018 | – |
| 1 03 008 07 | Lilium (LO-hybrids Grp) | Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | – |
| Productcode 108383 (Lilium (LO-hybrids Grp) other) |
Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | S50 to position 6 from 1 August |
|
| 1 03 008 08 | Lilium (Oriental Grp) dubbel | Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | – |
| 1 03 008 09 | Lilium (Martagon Grp) | Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | – |
| 1 03 008 10 | Lilium other | Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | – |
| Productcode 933 (Lilium other) |
Position 5 | 1 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 | S50 to position 6 from 1 August |
We recommend that suppliers contact their software supplier to initiate the changes mentioned above. All existing characteristic codes can be consulted on the Floricode website.
