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Yes, our codes still work, just as they have for 15+ years. There are specific cases where we would advise purchasing a prefix from the GS1, but in the vast majority of cases this isn’t necessary or required. Some people …
Amazon changed their policy, do your codes still work? Read More »
Yes, you need a different UPC barcode for each UNIQUE product that you sell. For example, let’s imagine you have a t-shirt company and you want to sell 3 different color shirts of the same size, you’ll need 3 UPC …
Do I need a separate UPC Codes for every product? Read More »
If you’re selling your book through a retail outlet, the retailer will generally require that you obtain an ISBN. The ISBN is a 13 digit number that properly identifies the book title and the publisher’s contact information. We recommend that …
I want to sell my book; do I need a UPC, EAN or ISBN number? Read More »
In the vast majority of cases, a UPC barcode is required in order for vendors to identify products and prevent duplicates in their system. It is also normal practice is have a unique UPC for each unique product you sell. …
Do I have to have a UPC code in order to sell my products online? Read More »
Yes, many of our customers would like us to print and ship barcodes for them. You can always print them yourself at home or at a local print shop, but if you’d like us to handle professional printing, we’re glad …
Until you upload your product to Amazon, Google Merchant Center, or a database that your specific smartphone scanner application is using, it will show up as “No data found” or something similar. Since each Point of Sale (POS)/scanner is unique, …
Why isn’t my company name coming up when scanned by my smartphone? Read More »
When you search the Global Electronic Party Information Registry (GEPIR) at the GS1, it simply returns the original company owner of the prefix for a given code. Because a prefix can contain up to 100,000 codes, there may be up …
When I search the GS1 database, a different company comes up, not mine. Why? Read More »
If your code is showing in the CSV spreadsheet as 1.234E+12 or something other than a 12 or 13 digit number, you simply need to reformat your viewing settings. For Excel, see this page to adjust this. It is normally under …
My codes aren’t formatted correctly or showing as all the same, what do I do? Read More »
Your UPC Codes will work everywhere online and at most retailers. Every retailer globally adopted the Universal Product Code (UPC) as a standard for POS systems to identify and track products. There are rare situations where you need to purchase …
Where can I use the UPC Codes that I purchase from you? Read More »
Each order from UPCs.com will come with a .CSV file with a list of your codes that can be used immediately, along with a .ZIP file with the barcode(s) associated with those codes. The barcodes come in the following formats: .TIFF, …