Discover EAN Barcodes for Retail & Consumer Goods

Can you imagine going to the supermarket without a barcode that allows quick, easy and secure identification? It would be complicated.

 

Retail & Consumer Goods is one of the most developed business areas in the application of the EAN system, specifically in the use of bar codes.

 

The bar code, in its best known form (EAN-13), gave rise to an identification system – unique and unequivocal – capable of responding to the needs and specificities of all elements of the value chain. Producers, distributors and retailers benefit from using these standards, achieving the same result: the efficiency of their business.

EAN-13 BARCODE - UK PREFIX, 50

40 years of using EAN barcode standards.

 

Since the creation of the EAN system, Retail & Consumer Goods companies have been actively collaborating with our association. The result is an Identification and Capture System that is increasingly complete and capable of responding to the constant change in the needs and requirements of the various elements of the business chain.

 

Thus, the bar code makes the relationship between the various agents more efficient and sustainable, always with the objective of improving people's lives, every day.

 

Automatic, global and safe, the EAN Identification standards are today fundamental and indispensable for the Retail & Consumer Goods sector, being able to solve business issues such as: Order to cash, B2C, Product Authentication, Traceability, Master Data Management.

 

EAN-13 (for fixed weight products)

Applicability

 

Identification of fixed-weight consumption units intended for the final consumer at the point of sale of retailers.

This symbology works like the product's Identity Card, not containing information about its origin.

 

How to implement

 

EAN-8 (for small products)

Applicability

 

Identification of fixed-weight consumption units intended for the final consumer at the point of sale of retailers.

It has the same purpose as the EAN-13, that is, it works as the product's Identity Card, not containing information about its origin.

 

How to implement

 

UPC (for export – Canada and North America)

Applicability

 

Identification of a consumption unit exported to restricted areas (Canada and North America), destined for the final consumer at the point of sale of local retailers.

Requirement of local companies. However, you should always contact your local partners.

 

How to implement

 

Databar (to encode additional information)

Applicability

 

Identify and characterize small items – perishable goods, cosmetics, hardware, among others – carrying more information in less space.

It is the most recent code, developed for the Retail and Consumer Goods area.

The DataBar allows the identification of small and/or difficult to label consumer units, encoding the EAN/GTIN and additional information (such as weight, expiration date, batch number, serial number, among others).

 

How to implement