Legal analysis: 1. To apply for a product barcode, go to the local coding branch to apply for a manufacturer identification code. 2. Product barcode application procedures 1. Applicants can go to the local coding branch to apply for a manufacturer identification code, and provide the corporate 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) 2. 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) 3. For group companies, please fill in the basic information form for the subsidiary branches of the group company. 4. 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. 5. After the Coding Center receives the application materials that have passed the preliminary review and the fees paid by the applicants (see Table 1), if they indeed meet the specified requirements, the Coding Center will approve the registered manufacturer identification code to the applicant and complete the approval process. 6. The applicant receives the membership certificate of the Chinese Commodity Barcode System and the application is completed. Legal basis: Article 6 of the "Commodity Barcode Management Measures" Producers, sellers and service providers who have obtained business licenses and relevant legal business qualification certificates in accordance with the law can apply for registration of manufacturer identification codes. When a subsidiary of a group company with independent legal personality needs to use product barcodes, it must separately apply for registration of a manufacturer identification code in accordance with regulations. Article 7 An applicant for manufacturer identification code registration (hereinafter referred to as the applicant) may apply for registration of a manufacturer identification code at the local branch of the coding center (hereinafter referred to as the coding branch). Applicants should fill in the "Registration Form for Members of the China Commodity Barcode System", present their business license or relevant legal business qualification certificates and provide a copy. Article 8 The coding branch shall complete the preliminary review of the application materials provided by the applicant within 5 working days. For those who pass the preliminary review, the coding branch shall sign an opinion and submit it to the coding center for approval; for those who fail the preliminary review, the coding branch shall return the application materials to the applicant and explain the reasons. Article 9 For application materials that pass the preliminary review, the Coding Center shall complete the review process within 5 working days from the date of receipt of the relevant fees paid by the applicant. For those that meet the requirements of Articles 6 and 7 of these Measures, the Coding Center shall approve the registered manufacturer identification code to the applicant; for those that do not meet the prescribed requirements, the Coding Center shall return the application materials to the Coding Branch and explain the reasons.