EAN-13 Barcode Packages
Need a barcode for your product? Buy an EAN-13 barcode below. (These are the same barcode packages as on our retail barcodes page)
EAN-13 barcodes are used on all retail products with the exception of books and magazines. These are used internationally as the most common type of barcode, except for in the USA and Canada where UPC barcode are more common. If you are planning on selling your barcode in the USA or Canada you may wish to consider buying a UPC Barcode instead.
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If you buy a barcode package from us below, you will receive:
1. A unique EAN-13 barcode number;
2. Barcode images (in 4 different formats: jpeg, png, svg & pdf); and
3. A guarantee certificate
4. Barcode Registration
Using your barcode:
Once you have your barcode, the next step is to simply incorporate the barcode into your product packaging. It needs to be incorporated in an easily visible flat location. You can also change the size at this stage if you want (or ask us when buying the barcode), however, you shouldn’t reduce the overall size below 30X20mm if it can be avoided. See barcode dimensions for more details.
No product information is needed for us to assign you the barcode. This is all done at the retailers end, who will receive your product and scan the barcode into their system. We will request information for barcode registration when we send you your barcode. This is an optional additional service we offer to increase the internet profile of your product.
Need help?
Here are some common questions:
This means that if the retailers only use barcodes for option 1, you can get away with having the same barcode for 2 product variations (i.e. different colours of the same product), however if the retailer uses barcodes for option 2 as well, then a different barcode will be required for each product variation.
In general retailers prefer to stock products that will be straight forward to manage. Some retailers may prefer not to stock products if they have to manually count how many are left of each size and reorder accordingly. Therefore is is recommended that you have a different barcode for each variation.
Selling in the USA = UPC-A
Selling internationally = EAN-13
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