The radio frequency identification (RFID) is a kind of new automatic identification technology. It has many characteristics such as high reliability, privacy , non-contact, convenient and swift. Applying RFID to visual logistics system, can gain actual requirement of guaranteed object and information about the type, amount and way of materials to supply and ensure the supply in the whole time, orientation and course. The paper introduces the RFID system and its principle, and brings about an application of RFID in visual logistics system, which is realized by the radio frequency labels stuck to the containers and equipments.