Types of traceability Four different types/stages can be distinguished in the life of a product, depending on the type of business or product to be traced: Raw materials: identification of the components that make up the product Production/verification: until we get our final product Packing/Aggregation: from the completed unit through to its final packaging Logistics: from shipment to the end user Shall we define traceability? Traceability is the ability to retrieve the full history or location of an item or product by means of recorded identification.