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UPC or EAN barcodes are required by most retailers the world over in order to sell consumer products. There is no law requiring the use of barcodes.
US and Canada use UPC-A. Europe uses EAN. For special interest products such as books and periodicals, see Books and Periodicals below.
UPC stands for Universal Product Code originally standardized by the Uniform Code Council now known as GS-1. Internationally, the standard symbology is EAN-13 (European Article Number). Both standards are controlled internationally by GS-1.
Barcodes are available directly from GS-1. Their fees start at approximately $750 (additional fees, requirements and restrictions apply). Barcodes are available elsewhere such as from Barcodes-now. Their fees are under $10 and qty discounts are available.
GS-1 has annual renewal fees. There are no additional fees from Barcodes-Now for the sale of UPC or EAN barcodes.
We offer a 10 day No Questions Asked Return Policy for barcode purchases up to 20 units. All sales are final on barcode sales greater than 20 units. Partial returns are accepted. Partial returns will be credited assuming the unit price of the retained sale. For example, if 20 barcodes are purchased and 10 are returned, the return will be calculated at the 10 unit price. No Returns are accepted on custom produced products, such as printed labels; all sales are final.
The GTIN numbers numbers provided by GS-1 or Barcodes-Now can be used to create either a UPC or EAN symbol. When you create the barcode image on our web site, you specify if you want a UPC or EAN symbol. UPC uses (encodes) a 12 digit number, EAN uses a 13 digit number, but both are created from the same GTIN number.
The difference is not the number but the symbology used. When you create the barcode image on our web site, you specify if you want a UPC or EAN symbol. UPC uses (encodes) a 12 digit number, EAN uses a 13 digit number, but both are created from the same GTIN numbers. UPC assumes a country code of "0" which is not shown on the human readable portion of the barcode, but is shown on the EAN barcode. If you're working with a printer, commercial artist, graphic designer or broker/agent they will know which symbol you will need and can also help you. This image illustrates the difference between UPC and EAN formates. Notice that the barcodes are the same.
Yes there are a wide variety of different barcodes symbologies. GS-1 and Barcodes-Now handles UPC and EAN codes. We assembled the table below to help our customers understand the many types of barcodes and their uses.
"ISBN" stands for "International Standard Book Number". An ISBN is a number, not a bar code. One agency per country is designated to assign ISBNs for the publishers and self-publishers located in that country. Go to: http://www.isbn.org.
The ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) is an eight digit number which identifies periodical publications as such, including electronic serials. Go to: http://www.issn.org