Barcode General Information


Few Short Names
EAN-13:  European(International) Article Number by GS1
UPC : Universal Code : Universal Product Code
ISBN : International Standard Barcode Number
GTIN : Global Trade Item No.
QR Code : Quick Response Code


An item incorporating a barcode with prefix number '890' signifies ownership by an Indian organization. GS1 manages several types of barcodes including one-dimensional (1D) barcodes such as GS1 EAN/UPC, GS1-128, ITF-14 and GS1 DataBar, and two-dimensional (2D) barcodes such as GS1 DataMatrix and GS1 QR Code etc.
GS1 is a not-for-profit organization that develops and maintains global standards for business communication. The best known of these standards is the barcode, a symbol printed on products that can be scanned electronically. GS1 barcodes are scanned more than six billion times every day.

Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products 'made in china', so they don't show from which country it is made. However, you may now refer to the barcode, remember if the first 3 digits is 690-695 then it is Made in China .
 QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) first designed in 1994 for the automotive industry in Japan. A barcode is a machine-readable optical label that contains information about the item to which it is attached.
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Documents Required
Applicant Company’s PAN card or proprietor’s PAN card for a proprietorship firm
Copy of balance sheet to substantiate your annual sales turnover
Letter on company letterhead requesting barcode allotment
Proof of status of the applicant company
For Proprietorship Firms: GST/VAT registration certificate
For Partnership Firms: GST/VAT registration certificate or partnership deed
For Private/Public Ltd. Company: GST/VAT registration certificate and Registrars of Companies (ROC) certificate or Memorandum of Association (MOA)
For other entities (e.g. Registered Society, HUF etc.): GST/VAT registration certificate or Registrar of Society (ROS) certificate
Cancelled cheque copy of the company

890613400 005 8

Understanding EAN-13 Code provided by GS-1
890      = 1st Three Digits are "Country Code"
6134     = 2nd Four Digits are "Company Registraion"
00005 = 3rd Five Digits are "Product Code"
8           = Last 13th Digit "Check Sum Digit"

harges for GS1 Barcode Registration : 

Turnover Up to 5 Cr ::  1-100 Barcodes
1 year 2 year 3 year 5 Year 10 Year
46070 58283 69139 93565 151630

Turnover Up to 5 Cr :: 1-1000 Barcodes
1 year 2 year 3 year 5 Year 10 Year
49610 62354 73682 99170 159890

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Other Important Links : 
(Documents required to Buy GS1 Barcode)

(Is GS1 Barcode Mendatory to Buy?)

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 Is GS1 Barcode Mandatory?
Barcode registration is not a government mandatory requirement
A retail barcode will work fine even without registration because stores enter the barcode number and link it to their billing or inventory software on an individual basis.
Why do you need a GS1 barcode?
GS1 numbers should be used to uniquely identify products at source, so you will need to ask your supplier to do this. ... You are not required to allocate GTINs to products sold on Amazon Handmade. YOu can Use your own Number to use it as your Product Code & Convert it into Barcode Image. Our Barcode Label Software, Bartender, Etc. Software does this job prefectly to make product labels with barcode Image. However without any software help also you can generate any number into 2D Barcode Lines Image from Website.
Is GS1 barcode mandatory in India?
***No. Not at all.***
Bar code has now been made mandatory only for the companies deal in Pharmaceuticals, Trading with Super Markets, Providing Goods and Services to Army canteens etc. It is used worldwide as part of product packages, as price tags, carton labels, on invoices even in credit card bills.
### If you are a small scale manufacturer & just started your business, want to Label your Product perfectly with Barcode Image & other packing details, you can always use any number as your Product Code Barcode & Print that Barcode Image to your Product Label.
## You will need to register your UPC-EAN GS-1 Barcode only when asked by your Customer whom you want to sell or for Specific Export of Product requires to register your product code for Global Trade Item Number GTIN & purchase from GS-1 Barcode. Till then you can use local barcodes & print it on your product. 90% of Local Products Labelling Solutions use Self Generated Barcode Images & Codes. When you are planning a big Market & want to identify your product as unique with all its trade marks & patents it is advised that you purchase a GS-1 Barcode that time & associate your product brand with that number. So that even on web search by your product EAN Barcode Image, it will show your company details with product description.
This is done when you upload your product details on GS-1 Website after purchasing GS-1 Barcodes.


How much does a GS1 Barcode Registration Cost?
Approximate it takes 40000 to 60000Rs. depending on No. of Codes you want to purchase & time frame. It requires to renew license with same GS1 Company. Once GS1 Codes are purchase with specific company prefix & country Code "890" You have to add last thirteen digit checksum digit to your barcode to make it 13 digit EAN Code.
 Any agent will do it for you.
To Register GS1 Barocde :Consultant Contact : Hemal Patel :9712979738
Is a barcode a legal requirement?
Barcode registration is not required
Instead it is up to resellers and GS1 to ensure that each number is only sold once and up to manufacturers (you) to ensure that each barcode is only allocated to one product.
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