ISO 17363:2013 defines the usage of read/write radio-frequency identification technology (RFID) cargo shipment-specific tags associated with containerized freight for supply chain management purposes ("manifest tags"). ISO 17363:2013 defines the air interface communications, a common set of required data structures, and a commonly organized, through common syntax and semantics, set of optional data requirements.

ISO 17363:2013:
a) makes recommendations about a second generation supply chain tag intended to monitor the condition and security of the freight resident within a freight container,
b) specifies the implementation of sensors for freight resident in a freight container,
c) makes specific recommendations about mandatory non-reprogrammable information on the shipment tag,
d) makes specific recommendations about optional, re-programmable information on the shipment tag,
e) makes specific recommendations about the data link interface for GPS or GLS services,
f) specifies the reuse and recyclability of the RF tag,
g) specifies the means by which the data in a compliant RF tag is "backed-up" by bar codes and two-dimensional symbols, as well as human-readable information.