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Whether you’re selling your products in store or online, you’ll need a specific number to identify your product. This is a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) – the number you see under a barcode – also known as an EAN or UPC.
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2. Log in to My GS1
Create new GTINs and barcodes, add and manage your product data and other GS1 identification numbers
3. Start selling
Add barcodes to your physical products or your online listings and start selling straight away
10 T-shirts
9 colours
4 sizes
360 GTINs/barcodes
2 cereal bars
2 sizes
1 multipack
5 GTINs/barcodes
GTIN calculation tool
This tool has been created to help you calculate how many GTINs and barcodes you will need for your products and will help you select the right membership plan below.
Pricing plans
We base our fee structure on annual turnover, which means it's easier for smaller businesses to enter the market and start selling.
Starter 10
For businesses with a turnover of up to £100,000 and one or two products only
Starter 100
For businesses with a turnover of up to £500,000 and who have a range of products who are looking to grow
Standard membership
For all businesses
Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs)
10
100
Starts from 1,000*
Barcode image credits
10
100
3
Global Location Numbers (GLNs)
10
100
Starts from 1,000*
Global company prefix (GCP)
1
1
1
Company entry in the global GEPIR database which is used by Amazon to check listings
My GS1 and My Numberbank to manage numbers and product data
Create barcodes for your products
Create barcodes for your outer packaging, boxes and cases
Free online and phone support
Free webinars and training
Access to our partner network
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Price
Starter 10For businesses with a turnover of up to £100,000 and one or two products only Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs)
10
Barcode image credits
10
Global Location Numbers (GLNs)
10
Global company prefix (GCP)
1
Company entry in the global GEPIR database which is used by Amazon to check listings
My GS1 and My Numberbank to manage numbers and product data
Create barcodes for your products
Create barcodes for your outer packaging, boxes and cases
Free online and phone support
Free webinars and training
Access to our partner network
Access to productDNA freemiumClick here to learn more
Use of GS1 standards Click here to learn more
All 23 standards
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 Price
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Starter 100For businesses with a turnover of up to £500,000 and who have a range of products who are looking to grow Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs)
100
Barcode image credits
100
Global Location Numbers (GLNs)
100
Global company prefix (GCP)
1
Company entry in the global GEPIR database which is used by Amazon to check listings
My GS1 and My Numberbank to manage numbers and product data
Create barcodes for your products
Create barcodes for your outer packaging, boxes and cases
Free online and phone support
Free webinars and training
Access to our partner network
Access to productDNA freemiumClick here to learn more
Use of GS1 standards Click here to learn more
All 23 standards
View all features
Ways to pay
 Price
|
Standard membershipFor all businesses Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs)
Starts from 1,000*
Barcode image credits
3
Global Location Numbers (GLNs)
Starts from 1,000*
Global company prefix (GCP)
1
Company entry in the global GEPIR database which is used by Amazon to check listings
My GS1 and My Numberbank to manage numbers and product data
Create barcodes for your products
Create barcodes for your outer packaging, boxes and cases
Free online and phone support
Free webinars and training
Access to our partner network
Access to productDNA freemiumClick here to learn more
Use of GS1 standards Click here to learn more
All 23 standards
View all features
Ways to pay
 Price
|
*Annual membership example calculated based on a business with a turnover under £500,000. Click here to see fees for all turnover bands
Global success for Mammy Jamia’s premium fruit preserves
By using GS1 barcodes, Mammy Jamia’s got their premium fruit preserves on the shelves of Waitrose and Tesco and broke into new overseas markets too.
Find out moreFrequently asked questions
What is a barcode image credit?
When you become a member of GS1 UK, you automatically receive a number of free barcode image credits. This allows you to download your barcodes, print them and apply them to your products. If needed, you can purchase more barcode images credits.
Find out more about barcode image credits
If you don't want to create barcode images yourself, then you can get in touch with one of our approved partners, who are specialists in creating barcode images for businesses.
What is a GTIN?
A Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) is a number that uniquely identifies a product. You see them beneath the barcodes on almost every product in the world. Which is why they’re often called ‘barcode numbers’. In the UK and Europe they’re usually 13 digits long, in the US 12. You might see shorter 8 digit numbers, used on smaller products. There are even 14 digit versions, to identify cases of products. The same numbers are used to identify products sold online too. The important thing to know is that they are all licensed from GS1 organisations around the world – to guarantee their uniqueness. When you join GS1 UK you can create all the GTINs you need.
What’s the difference between a barcode from GS1 and others I see online?
More FAQs
If you’ve researched barcode numbers online you may have come across websites offering you barcodes at a cheap one-off rate. These operators are not part of the GS1 network and are not authorised to sell GS1 numbers. Their uniqueness cannot be guaranteed.
We verify the authenticity of product identifiers by checking the GS1 database. EANs/UPCs that do not match the information provided by GS1 will be considered invalid. We recommend obtaining your product identifiers directly from GS1 (and not from other third parties selling EAN/UPC licences) to ensure that the appropriate information is reflected in the GS1 database.
Amazon, on why sellers need barcodes for their products
GS1 standards and identifiers are incredibly important for OnBuy sellers because we operate a catalogue system. We chose to operate a catalogue system as this is ultimately more beneficial to our buyers, and easier to manage for our sellers. We advise that sellers license their barcodes directly from GS1.
OnBuy, on why sellers need barcodes for their products
Having correct and authentic GTINs for your products is a requirement on Fruugo and should be a given for any online seller. GS1 is our go-to partner for sellers that need GTINs.
Håkan Thyr, chief revenue officer at Fruugo
Early adopters who have added GTINs to their product data have seen conversion rates increase by up to 20%.
Google, on why sellers need barcodes for their products
Providing correct and authentic GTINs for your products is a requirement when working with QVC UK. The provision of a GTIN is incredibly important as they support a number of business processes currently and are a critical part of our roadmap for the future. We recommend our vendors become members of GS1 as our go-to partner for vendors that need to purchase GTINs.
QVC, on why sellers need GS1 barcodes when working with them