Overview
EN ISO 10685-2:2016 (ISO 10685-2:2016, corrected version 2016-05-15) is a CEN-endorsed international standard for commercial information in electronic catalogues of spectacle frames and sunglasses. It specifies the commercial data fields and file format used when trading eyewear products and explicitly includes sunglass clip‑ons. The standard is intended to enable consistent, machine-readable exchange of product, pricing and merchandising data across manufacturers, distributors and retailers.
Key topics and requirements
- Scope and linkage: Commercial information in ISO 10685‑2 must be associated with the product identification defined in ISO 10685‑1 (product hierarchy and IDs).
- File format: The commercial section is defined for XML-based electronic catalogues - Annex B provides a schema and Annex C offers a sample XML file.
- Field definitions: Annex A (normative) gives detailed descriptions and examples for each commercial field. Tables list tag names, mandatory/optional (M/O) status, formats and lengths.
- Important data elements include:
- Pricing and validity: Prc (wholesale price), Msrp (manufacturer suggested retail price), and associated start/end dates (Sdtpl, Edtpl, Msrpsdtpl, Msrpedtpl) using ISO date/time format.
- Identification of user/usage: Usrtype, Usecod (gender/type of use).
- Product media and descriptors: Image (image file link), Mcoldes (manufacturer colour description), Nrf (NRF colour code).
- Material and construction: Mat, SMat, Fmtyp, Jntspg (sprung joint).
- Sunglass-specific lens data: Lsbcurv, Ldes, Ctyp, Rtyp, Fltyp, Lmat.
- Rimless shapes: repeatable Shapes table with IDs and image links (Table 3).
- Data constraints: Field lengths, data types (Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean) and repeatability are defined; tags/attribute names are standardized for interoperability.
- ebXML mapping: The standard maps many fields to ebXML elements for trade-message integration.
Practical applications and users
Who uses EN ISO 10685‑2:
- Eyewear manufacturers publishing standardized product feeds.
- Distributors and wholesalers exchanging pricing and availability with retailers.
- Retailers and e‑commerce platforms importing product catalogues into inventory/ERP/POS systems.
- Optical labs and frame dispensers requiring consistent frame metadata.
- Software vendors building catalogue management, PIM (product information management) and B2B order systems.
Practical uses:
- Creating machine‑readable product catalogues for online stores and marketplaces.
- Automating price updates, MSRP lists and campaign validity periods.
- Ensuring consistent colour, material and shape descriptions across trading partners.
- Streamlining B2B data exchange and reducing manual entry errors.
Related standards
- ISO 10685‑1 - Product identification and electronic catalogue product hierarchy (normative reference).
- ISO 10685‑3 - Technical information (complements commercial data).