GTIN
Colloquially, many know GTIN as a barcode, but technically, GTIN is the number found beneath the barcode symbol itself, and can therefore also be used for other technologies such as 2D barcodes and RFID tags.
Colloquially, many know GTIN as a barcode, but technically, GTIN is the number found beneath the barcode symbol itself, and can therefore also be used for other technologies such as 2D barcodes and RFID tags.
Below the barcode on products, you will see a series of numbers - but what do they mean?
The numbers beneath the barcode make up the product’s GTIN (Global Trade Item Number). The first three digits indicate which local GS1 organization assigned the number. For this reason, some people refer to these digits as a “country code.” However, the number does not indicate the country in which the product was manufactured.
Numbers assigned by GS1 Denmark begin with 57.
We refer here to GS1’s official list, where you can see which GS1 prefixes (“country codes”) are allocated by the local GS1 organizations. When your company’s reference number is combined with the GS1 prefix, it forms your Company Prefix.
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