694 Produced by the People's Republic of China.

Commodity barcodes are generally divided into 4 parts, divided into 3-5-4-1 points. The first part represents the country, the second part represents the manufacturer, the third part represents the factory product code, and the fourth part Is the verification code:

Take the barcode 6936983800013 as an example

This barcode is divided into 4 parts, from left to right:

1-3 digits: ***3 digits, corresponding to 693 of this barcode, are one of the country codes of China. (690--699 are all Chinese codes, assigned internationally).

Digits 4-8: ***5 digits, corresponding to 69838 of the barcode, represent the manufacturer code, which is applied by the manufacturer and allocated by the country.

Digits 9-12: ***4 digits, corresponding to 0001 of the barcode, representing the factory product code, which is determined by the manufacturer.

4. The 13th digit: ***1 digit, corresponding to the 3 of the barcode, is the check code, which is based on a certain algorithm (usually barcode software is used, and the software system automatically pops up the last digit for verification code), calculated from the first 12 digits.

There are two forms of product barcodes, namely standard codes and shortened codes.

Standard code: A barcode consisting of 13 digits is called a standard code.

The standard code size is: 37.29mm×26.26mm, the amplification factor range is 0.80-2.00, and the interval is 0.05.

The 13-digit number composition of the standard code is divided into two situations:

First: For barcodes starting with 690 and 691, it consists of 7 digits (country code manufacturer code), 5 digits Composed of product code and 1-digit check code;

Example: 690MMMM PPPPP C (manufacturer code product code check code)

Second: For barcodes starting with 692, it consists of 8 digits (Country code manufacturer code), 4-digit product code and 1-digit check code;

Shortened code: A barcode composed of 8 digits is called a shortened code. Only when the standard code size exceeds the total printing The shortened code is only allowed to be declared when the area exceeds 25%.

The shortened code size is: 26.73mm×21.64mm, the amplification factor range is 0.80-2.00, and the interval is 0.05.

The 8-digit shortened code consists of a 7-digit product code and a 1-digit check code.

Example: 69 × Not the origin of the product. When you see that the beginning of the number string in the barcode is "690"-"699", you know that the manufacturer of this product applied for the product barcode in mainland China.

Process barcode registration procedures

Applicants can go to the local coding branch to apply for a manufacturer identification code, and provide the corporate legal person business license or business license and three sets of copies . (Archived and retained by the China Article Coding Center, the coding branch where the applicant is located, and the applicant's enterprise respectively) Fill out the "Registration Form for Members of the Chinese Commodity Barcode System". You can fill in the registration form directly online. (Note: If you fill out the application form online, you need to print it, stamp it, and submit it to the local coding branch)

For group companies, please fill in the basic information form of the group company’s branches.

After the applicant’s application materials are initially reviewed by the local coding branch, qualified materials will be signed by the coding branch and submitted to the China Article Coding Center (hereinafter referred to as the Coding Center) for approval.

After the Coding Center receives the application materials that have passed the preliminary review and the fees paid by the applicant (see Table 1), the Coding Center will approve the registered manufacturer identification code to the applicant and complete the approval process for those that indeed meet the specified requirements. .

The application unit receives the membership certificate of the Chinese Commodity Barcode System and the application is completed.

Coding requirements: There is only one code for a product item, a manufacturer, or a country (region). Once a product item, manufacturer, or country (region) is determined, it will never change. Moreover, a set of numbers in the product barcode must also combine the country (region), manufacturer and product. This product item code can ensure that the code identification of the product is specific and single in a country (region) or even the world.

Although commodity barcodes are widely used in modern commodity sales automation management, they are often reflected on commodity packaging or attachments at the same time as trademarks, and are closely related to trademarks. However, due to the different functions between the two, the difference is also obvious.

Extended information:

Commodity barcodes are stipulated by the International GPI (GPI) and are used to represent codes for retail goods, non-retail goods, logistics units, participant locations, etc. Barcode identification. Specifically, a barcode is a mark composed of a set of regularly arranged bar and space combinations and their corresponding characters for human identification. In a product barcode, the combination of bar and space is called a barcode symbol, and its corresponding character for human identification is the product identification code represented by the barcode symbol. Barcode symbols have the characteristics of simple operation, fast information collection speed, large amount of information collection, high reliability, and low cost.

Reference material: Product barcode-Baidu Encyclopedia