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The primary type of barcode used for retail packaging is a UPC-A barcode or simply, a UPC. A UPC bar code also known as a Universal Product Code is a unique 12-digit code that allows […]

The EAN-13 barcodes are used worldwide excluding US and Canada for marking products often sold at retail point of sale. The numbers encoded in EAN-13 bar codes are product identification numbers, which are also called Japanese Article Number in Japan. […]

There are several databases available and none of them are complete. There are new products created every day and them come from giant manufacturers and from home-based entrepreneurs. Here is a partial list of databases […]

A Shipping Container Barcode is used on the outside of our master cartons and recommended or required by many mid-to large retailers who are automating their incoming inventory processes The UPC Shipping Container Symbol, also […]

The coupon code starts with a 5 to indicate that it is a coupon, then the next 5 numbers are positions two through six of the company prefix, the next three digits are the family […]

The first digit of the manufacturer’s identification number is special. It is called the number system character. The following table shows you what different number system characters mean 0: Standard UPC number 1: Reserved 2: […]

The UPC symbol has two parts: The machine-readable bar code and The human-readable 12-digit UPC number The manufacturer identification number is the first six digits of the UPC number — 753182 in the image above. […]

There are two types of barcodes for retail products, UPC – Universal Product Code and EAN  — European Article Number. We are going to focus on the 12-digit UPC-A barcodes since they are the most common […]