GS1 UK and Amazon Sellers

GS1 UK is an independent not-for-profit organisation that works closely with Amazon.

Amazon requires sellers to have a unique number to trade online. All products from CDs and DVDs to clothes and mobile phone accessories will need an identification number. This number or Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) is what uniquely and accurately identifies your product/s. GTINs are often referred as Universal Product Codes (UPC) or European Article Numbers (EAN). Without this identification, sales would not be tracked.

GS1 UK allocates unique numbers for Amazon sellers to identify and track products to sell on the site. To get your own prefix to create numbers for your products, you need to become a member of GS1. GS1 UK can license as many unique numbers as you need so you can assign them to your individual products.

How it works: Four steps to using GS1 identification numbers on Amazon

	1. Become a GS1 UK member Fill out our simple online form to become a member and be allocated unique GS1 numbers.		2. Assign unique numbers to your products You can assign any of your unique numbers to the products you wish to sell.
	3. Upload your product inventory to the GS1 UK online portal: NumberBank Use our upload tool to enter and store your numbers and product information.		4. You are now ready to list your products on Amazon Visit your Amazon seller profile and list your product so that customers can see and buy your products.

Benefits of joining GS1 UK

Unique identification numbers with your own company prefix to trade on Amazon
Unique GS1 identification numbers within the membership fee
Step by step assistance and support through tutorials
Store and allocate your unique numbers and product information in your own online account: NumberBank
Trackable unique and authentic numbers to your company and products
Your products will be easily listed on Amazon
Bar code image tool to create custom images for use on your products
Check your bar codes print accurately through our validation service

Membership fees

There’s a one-off joining fee and an annual subscription charge which are outlined below. All costs shown are subject to the standard VAT rate.

Turnover	Joining Fee	Annual License Fee	Allocation
up to £0.50m	£107	£117	Up to 1,000 Numbers
£0.5m to £1m	£119	£129	Up to 1,000 Numbers
£1m to £10m	£190	£200	Up to 1,000 Numbers
£10m to £50m	£303	£313	Up to 10,000 Numbers
£50m to £100m	£327	£1,051	Up to 10,000 Numbers
£100m to £250m	£327	£1,386	Up to 10,000 Numbers
£250m to £500m	£327	£1,749	Up to 100,000 Numbers
£500m to £1bn	£327	£2,203	Up to 100,000 Numbers
Over £1bn	£327	£2,602	Up to 100,000 Numbers

There are additional annual fees for additional numbers – such as further GTIN-13's, GTIN-8's, UK Coupons, Euro Coupons, GTIN-12 (UPC prefixes) and Variable Measure prefixes.

Join GS1 UK

Read more about what you get when you become a member and how much it costs.

Ready to join GS1 UK - just complete our online application to get your GTINs and start trading with Amazon today.