Every different retail product requires a different barcode number (including product variations such as size or flavour). You will need two EAN-13 barcodes if you have a drink product that is being sold both as individual bottles and in cartons to be sold by the case. For example you sell beer in cans and in 6-packs.

You need a different barcode for each product when the price changes. If the price is the same (across all the product variations), then you might get away with using the same barcode number on all the product variations. This depends on which retail stores you are selling your products in. The larger retail stores, in particular, might require a different barcode for each product variation (especially if they do stocktaking automatically instead of manually).

You will need a different barcode for each vintage if you have different vintages for sale at the same time, each with a different price, at the same time in the retail stores to ensure the correct price appears when the barcode is scanned at checkout.

Some retailers and wholesalers require ITF-14 barcodes (also called GTIN-14 barcodes) to go on the pallets of food and beverage products.  An ITF-14 barcode goes on the delivery boxes that contain your products. Please discuss this with your retailers to find out if they require carton codes. ITF-14 barcodes are 14 digits long. They are based on the 13-digit EAN barcode that goes on the product labels. They are scanned when each delivery carton enters the warehouse/storage area so that your retailers know how many items of your product are in each box. This helps them keep track of the remaining stock in their warehouse. This alerts when they’re running low on a particular product and need to order more. Usually, you’ll need one ITF-14 barcode for each EAN-13 barcode. You can purchase an ITF-14 barcode here if you need one.

No, you don’t. All you need to do is to buy the barcodes on our website and pay by credit card. You will receive your barcodes automatically by email as soon as we receive your payment. Each barcode will be a globally unique sequence of 13 digits encoded into a barcode image (the vertical black bars and white spaces). No product information will be encoded into the barcodes when you receive them. Your barcodes and products will only be linked together once you give them to your retailers. The retailers enter the information into their inventory system (after that, when the barcode is scanned, the product/price information will appear on the retailer’s checkout screen).

Yes, you can. We can send you a roll of barcode labels (via courier). This is a good option if your labels were printed before you got a barcode. You can purchase barcode labels here.