Why GS1 Barcode

GS1 barcodes also known as GTINs (Global Trade Item Number)/EAN allow you to sell your products through modern trade retail channels. Used by 2 million+ companies worldwide, GS1 barcodes provide unique and unambiguous identification of products, and are scanned 6 billion times each day.

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Benefits Of GS1 Barcodes

Unique Identification

Sell Through Retail

Enhance Visibility

Regulatory Compliance

Why Subscribe From GS1 India

Only authorised body to allocate barcode numbers starting with 890

Easily generate and manage your barcodes with DataKart

Engage with your customers and get feedback from them directly

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Get financial assistance of 80% on registration & annual subscription fee for first 3 years

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Implementation support for your barcodes

Enable retailers and e-tailers verify your GTIN

Need For Barcodes To Sell Through Online Marketplaces

Testimonials

Our services are synonymous with customer satisfaction, trust and value. And this is what is echoed in our customers' feedback.

Around a year back, we came to know about GS1 product identification numbers and understood their use in selling products through multiple platforms (retail, online shopping, mobile, etc.), across States. Looking at the value proposition, we immediately subscribed for GS1 numbers. When we uploaded these numbers at Flipkart, we experienced higher product visibility online and improved search results, which both helped in increasing the sales of our products. Besides, we also plan to extend the use of GS1 barcode numbers in managing inventory in our warehouses and effective orders fulfilment.Kutti Krishnan, Director Bumberry Baby Products private limited

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FAQs

What is a GTIN?

GTIN® is a registered trademark of GS1 that stands for 'Global Trade Item Number'. It is also known as the GS1 barcode number for consumer products as this number is encoded in a product barcode.

GTIN provides unique identity to a product, globally, which acts as the key to several Retail applications, such as Point of Sale (PoS) billing, inventory management at retail outlets and distribution centres, and for traceability, product recall across supply chain trading partners.  

Why do I need a GTIN?

GTIN is important since it is widely used and asked for worldwide by trading partners in Retail supply chains which include manufacturers, retailers, logistics providers, shopping portals/ecommerce companies etc and provides a common way of identifying products moving in the supply chain.

It is a unique number which cannot be duplicated and enables avoiding any incidence of ambiguity in identification of retailed consumer products. If internal, proprietary product codes are used, such ambiguity may frequently arise.

Can I get GTINs from any other organisation in India?

No. GS1 India is the only authorised body in India for allocating GTINs starting with 890. It has been set up as a standards organisation by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, along with apex trade and Industry bodies, BIS. It is an affiliate of GS1 Global, a Belgium based GS1 organisation that oversees a network of 115 GS1 organisations worldwide.


GS1 Barcode is a 13 digit numeric code that starts with prefix ‘890’. This prefix number with the barcode symbol is registered as a trademark of GS1 India and its unauthorised issue/use would invite legal action.


Do not be misled by agencies/organisations claiming to provide GTINs at lower costs. You will get barcode numbers from them which will not be accepted by retailers/others.

How do I get GTINs for my products?

To get your GTINs, please register online or contact GS1 India.


What are the benefits of GTINs (GS1 barcode numbers)?

GTINs facilitate unambiguous and universal identification of consumer products across the complete supply chain and enables market access to retailers, shopping websites/e-commerce portals worldwide. 

With GTINs, brand owners/manufacturers gain higher visibility of their products through search engines, including Google. 

Only product data of authorised GTINs is uploaded into GS1 India’s DataKart, which is the national repository of data on retailed products in India with attribute information. 

DataKart is used by retailers, e-tailers, manufacturers, etc. in India for sourcing data on retailed items directly from manufacturers and is the only reliable, trusted source in the country. 

Data from DataKart also gets populated to GS1 Cloud, the global repository of information on retailed product in the world, and is designed for extensive use by global retailers, buyers, e-tailers, brand owners, etc.

Know more about the benefits of GTINs/GS1 barcode numbers.

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