The barcode first appeared on packaging on September 23, 1975, and is now used by hundreds of thousands of companies around the world. The first digits of the code inform that the owner of the brand (brand of this product) is a member of a certain national trade organization that is part of the international union.
Necessary
- - 12 digits of the barcode;
- - a computer with Internet access.
Instructions
Step 1
Look at the first three digits directly below the barcode on the product label. They designate the national trade union that the brand owner of the given product has joined. For example, the numbers 460-469 inform that the brand owner is a member of the union of trade organizations of Russia; the numbers 300-379, 400-440, 000-019 indicate brand owners - members of trade unions - France, Germany and the USA, respectively.
Step 2
Please note that brand owners are not necessarily members of trade organizations in the countries where the product is produced. For example, a brand owner may be a member of the national trade organization of Italy, and the product with the code 800-839 (Italy) on the label may be produced in Russia.
Step 3
Please note that there are times when the brand owner does not put his barcode on any batch of goods, and then the manufacturer of the goods or his supplier has the right to do it for him. In each case, the first digits of the barcode will mean the union, which includes either the manufacturer or the supplier, and this also may not be related to the place of production of the goods.
Step 4
Distinguish the international product code from the internal barcode, which is customary to label goods in large supermarkets: it is customary to start the internal code with the number 2 to exclude the coincidence with the numbers generated according to the international standard (none of them starts with a two).
Step 5
Make a request to the GEPIR (Global Electronic Party Information Registry), a single global registry system that stores information on manufacturer barcodes, manufacturer information, brief product information. Type https://www.gs1ru.org/ in your browser and find the Barcode Check (GEPIR) section. For information, you need to know all of its 12 digits. This is a reliable way to get information about the country of origin of a product.
