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Which barcode do I need?
We know how busy our clients are working on their brands. The last thing you have time for is barcodes, so we aim to make barcoding as easy as possible. Hence, we have put together this tool and table to help you determine which barcode format you need.
| Product | Which barcode do I need? |
| Alcohol | EAN barcodes |
| Art books (includes illustrated books with a title page and/or text or captions) | ISBN barcode |
| Asset tracking | Code 39 or code 128 barcodes |
| Artwork | EAN barcodes |
| Atlases | ISBN barcodes |
| Audiobooks | ISBN barcodes |
| Board games, jigsaws | EAN barcodes |
| Book – published (includes Braille, hardback, paperback, e-book) | ISBN barcode |
| Book – non-published (includes colouring, crossword, sudoku books) | EAN or UPC barcodes |
| Brochures and pamphlets | ISBN barcodes |
| Calendars | EAN barcodes |
| Compact discs (CDs) | EAN barcodes
ISBNs if the CD is prose or educational |
| Clothing & Footwear | EAN barcodes |
| Comic books | ISBN barcodes |
| Cosmetics | EAN barcodes |
| Coupons | EAN barcodes – check with store the coupon will be used in |
| DVDs | EAN barcodes
ISBNs if they are educational |
| Electronics | EAN barcodes |
| Electronic newsletters / e-zines | ISSN barcodes |
| Flashcards | EAN barcodes |
| Food | EAN barcodes |
| Garden products | EAN barcodes |
| Graphic novels | ISBN barcode |
| Greeting cards | EAN barcodes |
| Historical documents | ISBN barcodes |
| Homewares | EAN or UPC barcodes |
| Journals and diaries | Non-published use EAN or UPC barcodes
Historical or published diaries with authors use ISBN barcodes |
| Library systems | Code 39 or code 128 barcodes |
| Magazines | ISSN barcodes |
| Maps | ISBN barcodes |
| Medicines | EAN barcodes |
| Music (tracks or albums, not sheet music) | EAN barcodes |
| Pamphlets | ISBN barcodes |
| Pictures and photographs | EAN barcodes |
| Postcards | EAN barcodes |
| Posters and art prints | EAN barcodes |
| Serials (magazines, periodicals, etc.) | ISSN barcode |
| Serial annual publications (e.g. yearbooks and directories), monographs-in-series (publications with an individual title and a common title that links them together in a series). | ISSN barcode |
| Sheet music | ISMN barcode |
| Software | EAN barcodes |
| Stationery items | EAN barcodes |
| Supplements & Vitamins | EAN barcodes |
| Tools | EAN barcodes |
| Toys, including stuffed animals | EAN barcodes |
EAN-13 Barcode Package