{"id":4858,"date":"2026-05-30T02:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=4858"},"modified":"2026-05-30T02:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:07:17","slug":"sku-inventory","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/glossary\/sku-inventory\/","title":{"rendered":"SKU"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is a SKU in Zoho Inventory?<\/h2>\n<p>A SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) is the internal identification code for a specific product. Where a product name might be ambiguous (two suppliers may sell a product by slightly different names), the SKU is always unique and machine-readable. It is the primary reference in purchase orders, sales orders, warehouse pick lists, and stock reports.<\/p>\n<h2>SKU vs barcode<\/h2>\n<p>A SKU is your internal code \u2014 you define it to match your own naming conventions. A barcode (UPC, EAN) is a globally standardised code assigned by the manufacturer or a registry. In Zoho Inventory, you can store both: the SKU as your internal reference and the barcode for scanning at the warehouse.<\/p>\n<h2>SKU for variants<\/h2>\n<p>When a product has multiple variants (e.g., a T-shirt in sizes S, M, L and colours Red, Blue), each variant gets its own unique SKU. This allows you to track stock, set prices, and manage reorder points independently for each variant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) in Zoho Inventory is a unique alphanumeric code assigned to each distinct item or item variant to identify it unambiguously across all inventory, purchasing, and sales transactions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"seo_title":"SKU | Zoho Glossary | Aaxonix","seo_description":"A SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) in Zoho Inventory is a unique alphanumeric code assigned to each distinct item or item variant to identify it unambiguously acro","seo_keyword":"SKU stock keeping unit zoho inventory","seo_faqs":"","term_type":"","glossary_related":"","glossary_links":""},"glossary_category":[1252],"class_list":["post-4858","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","glossary_category-zoho-inventory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/4858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary_category?post=4858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}