Frequently Asked Questions
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Here is a more detailed explanation: Our barcode numbers were assigned by UCC (now called GS1-US) to manufacturers in the USA in the early 1990s before GS1-US had started charging membership fees. When GS1-US introduced annual membership fees in the early 2000s, these manufacturers refused to pay & took GS1 to Court. The manufacturers succeeded, winning an out-of-court settlement of about $4,000,000 USD. Under the terms of the settlement, these manufacturers owned their barcode numbers & did not have to pay any membership fees to GS1. Some of these manufacturers had large quantities of unneeded barcode numbers, so they chose to sell some of these numbers to other companies. This is where our barcode numbers come from.
1) Order from our website & pay in USD (to do this, please go to the Barcode Shop page, enter the number of items you want, click “Add to Cart”, and then click “Go to Checkout”. You can then review your order and make the payment by credit card or PayPal); or
2) Send us an email if you want to pay INR into our Agent’s bank account in India (we will then email you a pro forma invoice & payment instructions).
After the payment has been received, we will process your order (usually within the next 1 – 12 hours) and email your barcode to you.
- Low cost
- No ongoing annual fees
- FREE barcode graphic included
- No membership requirements
- You are the legal owner of your barcodes
- Instant delivery of EAN, UPC, ITF and ISBN barcodes (not ISSN or QR)
- We offer other barcode services, including pallet codes.
- Exceptional customer support
- Our team has many years of experience supplying barcodes to customers internationally.
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What is the difference between UPC-A and EAN-13 Barcodes? And can I use either one in all countries?
Both versions are designed for international use and can, therefore, in theory, be used throughout the world, however, UPC-A Barcodes are far more common in the USA, and EAN-13 Barcodes are far more common everywhere else. This means that some retailers may be unfamiliar with one format or have their system set up so that it cannot accept 13-digit or 12-digit numbers. Regardless of this, either format can be used.
As can be seen in the image below, the actual bars of the UPC-A format barcode and the EAN-13 format barcode (with a leading ‘0’) are identical. This means that they will scan in exactly the same way regardless of which country they are in. If a retailer’s system does not allow 13-digit numbers, the leading ‘0’ can be ignored when typing the number into the system, and the barcode will work in the same way as if it were a UPC-A format barcode. Similarly, if 13 digits are required, a ‘0’ can be added to the beginning of the UPC-A barcode to turn it into an EAN-13. Either way round, the barcode will be globally unique and legal for use internationally.
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