EAN-13 Barcode Packages
EAN-13 barcodes are used on all retail products except books or magazines. They are used internationally as the most common barcode type, except in the USA and Canada, where UPC barcodes are more common. If you are primarily selling your products in the USA or Canada, you may wish to consider UPC Barcodes. Buy EAN packages in 5 minutes.
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Once you receive your barcode, you can incorporate the barcode image into your product packaging. If you are resizing the barcode at this stage, look at our Barcode Specifications.
We don’t require any product information from you. The product information is linked to your product by retailers when your product enters stores for the first time. Hence, when you receive your barcodes, you can assign them to your products however you want.
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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 also uses barcodes for option two, then a different barcode will be required for each product variation.
Retailers generally prefer to stock products that will be straightforward 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, it 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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