Jewelry SKU Generator.

What Makes A Good Jewelry SKU

A SKU should identify one product and nothing else, read the same way every time, and survive being typed, printed on a tag and imported into another system. Short codes in a fixed order do all three.

• —Letters and numbers only — no spaces, slashes or accents
• —A fixed order: type, then metal and karat, then stone, then a number
• —A number padded to a set length, so 0009 sorts before 0010
• —Never reuse a SKU, even for a discontinued piece

Describe Lightly, Number Uniquely

Codes in the SKU make it readable at a glance, but the details — exact weight, stone carats, certificate number — belong in the product record, not the SKU. Keep the descriptive part short and let the sequence number make each SKU unique.

One Style Or One Piece?

Decide early whether a SKU names a style you restock or a single one-of-a-kind piece. Restocked styles share a SKU and carry a stock count; unique pieces each get their own. Mixing the two in one numbering run is what makes inventory counts drift.