Barcode country codes reveal the country of origin of the barcode number. Check out the barcode country of origin list and related questions in this post!
2. 01. What Types of Information Can You Find In Barcodes?
02. What Are Barcode Country Code Prefixes?
03. Is A Specific Country Code Required for Barcodes?
04. Barcode Country of Origin List
05. How to Register A Barcode Number?
North America African
European South America
Asian Australian
TABLE OF CONTENT
3. Product identity
Product weight
Product size
Manufacturer identity
Where the product is created
Some basic information included in a barcode:
WHAT TYPES OF INFORMATION
CAN YOU FIND IN BARCODES?
4. WHAT ARE BARCODE COUNTRY
CODE PREFIXES?
Barcode prefix country is a series of numbers that
are added to a barcode to identify where a
product was manufactured and originated from.
6. There are seldom any limitations depending on the
country of origin anywhere in the world because all
barcodes and barcode systems are created for
international use
IS A SPECIFIC COUNTRY CODE
REQUIRED FOR BARCODES?
8. Code Country Code Country
000 - 019
United States and
Canada
020 - 029
Used to issue restricted circulation
numbers within a geographic region
030 - 039 United States drugs 040 - 049
Used to issue restricted circulation
numbers within a company
050 - 059 Reserved for future use 060 - 099 United States and Canada
100 - 139 United States 200 - 299
Used to issue GS1 restricted circulation
number within a geographic region
300 - 379 France and Monaco 380 Bulgaria
383 Slovenia 385 Croatia
387 Bosnia and Herzegovina 389 Montenegro
9. Code Country Code Country
400 - 440 Germany 450 -459 Japan
460 - 469 Russia 470 Kyrgyzstan
471 Taiwan 474 Estonia
475 Latvia 476 Azerbaijan
477 Lithuania 478 Uzbekistan
479 Sri Lanka 480 Philippines
481 Belarus 482 Ukraine
483 Turkmenistan 484 Moldova
10. Code Country Code Country
569 Iceland 570 - 579 Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland
590 Poland 594 Romania
599 Hungary 600 - 601 South Africa
603 Ghana 604 Senegal
607 Oman 608 Bahrain
609 Mauritius 611 Morocco
613 Algeria 615 Nigeria
616 Kenya 617 Cameroon
11. Code Country Code Country
618 Ivory Coast 619 Tunisia
620 Tanzania 621 Syria
622 Egypt 623 Brunei
624 Libya 625 Jordan
626 Iran 627 Kuwait
628 Saudi Arabia 629 United Arab Emirates
630 Qatar 631 Namibia
640 - 649 Finland 690 - 699 China
12. Code Country Code Country
700 - 709 Norway 729 Israel
730 -739 Sweden 740 Guatemala
741 El Salvador 742 Honduras
743 Nicaragua 744 Costa Rica
745 Panama 746 Dominican Republic
750 Mexico 754 - 755 Canada
759 Venezuela 760 - 769 Switzerland and Liechtenstein
770 - 771 Colombia 773 Uruguay
13. Code Country Code Country
775 Peru 777 Argentina
780 Chile 784 Paraguay
786 Ecuador 789 - 790 Brazil
800 - 839 Italy, San Marino and Vatican City 840 - 849 Spain and Andorra
850 Cuba 858 Slovakia
859 Czech Republic 860 Serbia
865 Mongolia 867 North Korea
868 - 869 Turkey 870 - 879 Netherlands
14. Code Country Code Country
880 South Korea 883 Myanmar
884 Cambodia 885 Thailand
888 Singapore 890 India
893 Vietnam 896 Pakistan
899 Indonesia 900 - 919 Austria
930 - 939 Australia 940 - 949 New Zealand
950
GS1 Global Office: Special
applications
951 EPCglobal: Special applications
15. Code Country Code Country
955 Malaysia 958 Macau
960 - 969
GS1 Global Office: GTIN-8
allocations
977 Serial publications (ISSN)
978 - 979
Bookland (ISBN), 979 used for
sheet music
980 Refund receipts
981 - 983
GS1 coupon identification for
common currency areas
990 - 999 GS1 coupon identification
16. HOW TO REGISTER
A BARCODE NUMBER?
The process for registering your barcode number
and product will vary depending on the country in
which you are seeking registration.
There are 5 common steps:
17. Step 1: Obtain a unique barcode number
for your product
Step 2: Identify the relevant government
agency or barcode registration authority
Step 3: Submit your registration
application
Step 4: Pay any applicable fees
Step 5: Wait for confirmation