Barcode prefixes do not show the country of origin
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A barcode that starts with 400 does not mean the product was made in Germany. GS1 says so plainly: companies can manufacture anywhere in the world, so GS1 prefixes do not identify the country of origin.
What the first digits do mean
Each GS1 Company Prefix is based on a GS1 prefix, and each prefix range is listed against a GS1 member organisation or a special use. The prefix points to that organisation, not to the factory or the country the goods came from.
Some ranges have nothing to do with a member organisation. Numbers from 978 and 979 are used for books (ISBN), 977 for serial publications (ISSN), and 200 to 299 for numbers restricted to use within a geographic region.
12-digit numbers read differently
For 12-digit GTINs, and only those, there is an implied leading zero. In the 12-digit number 614141234561 the prefix is 061, not 614. That places it in the GS1 US range.
All GS1 prefixes
This table follows the list published by GS1. Prefixes not listed are reserved by GS1 Global Office for future use. Organisation names are given as GS1 writes them.
| Prefix | Assigned to or used for |
|---|---|
| 000 | Reserved ranges and Restricted Circulation Numbers, see the source table |
| 001–019 | GS1 US |
| 020–029 | Restricted Circulation Numbers within a geographic region |
| 030–039 | GS1 US |
| 040–049 | Restricted Circulation Numbers within a company |
| 050–059 | GS1 US, reserved for future use |
| 060–139 | GS1 US |
| 200–299 | Restricted Circulation Numbers within a geographic region |
| 300–379 | GS1 France |
| 380 | GS1 Bulgaria |
| 381 | GS1 Kosovo |
| 383 | GS1 Slovenija |
| 385 | GS1 Croatia |
| 387 | GS1 BIH (Bosnia-Herzegovina) |
| 389 | GS1 Montenegro |
| 400–440 | GS1 Germany |
| 450–459 | GS1 Japan |
| 460–469 | GS1 Russia |
| 470 | GS1 Kyrgyzstan |
| 471 | GS1 Chinese Taipei |
| 474 | GS1 Estonia |
| 475 | GS1 Latvia |
| 476 | GS1 Azerbaijan |
| 477 | GS1 Lithuania |
| 478 | GS1 Uzbekistan |
| 479 | GS1 Sri Lanka |
| 480 | GS1 Philippines |
| 481 | GS1 Belarus |
| 482 | GS1 Ukraine |
| 483 | GS1 Turkmenistan |
| 484 | GS1 Moldova |
| 485 | GS1 Armenia |
| 486 | GS1 Georgia |
| 487 | GS1 Kazakstan |
| 488 | GS1 Tajikistan |
| 489 | GS1 Hong Kong, China |
| 490–499 | GS1 Japan |
| 500–509 | GS1 UK |
| 520–521 | GS1 Association Greece |
| 528 | GS1 Lebanon |
| 529 | GS1 Cyprus |
| 530 | GS1 Albania |
| 531 | GS1 Macedonia |
| 535 | GS1 Malta |
| 539 | GS1 Ireland |
| 540–549 | GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg |
| 560 | GS1 Portugal |
| 569 | GS1 Iceland |
| 570–579 | GS1 Denmark |
| 590 | GS1 Poland |
| 594 | GS1 Romania |
| 599 | GS1 Hungary |
| 600–601 | GS1 South Africa |
| 603 | GS1 Ghana |
| 604 | GS1 Senegal |
| 605 | GS1 Uganda |
| 606 | GS1 Angola |
| 607 | GS1 Oman |
| 608 | GS1 Bahrain |
| 609 | GS1 Mauritius |
| 610 | Managed by GS1 Global Office for a future member organisation |
| 611 | GS1 Morocco |
| 613 | GS1 Algeria |
| 614 | Managed by GS1 Global Office for a future member organisation |
| 615 | GS1 Nigeria |
| 616 | GS1 Kenya |
| 617 | GS1 Cameroon |
| 618 | GS1 Côte d'Ivoire |
| 619 | GS1 Tunisia |
| 620 | GS1 Tanzania |
| 621 | GS1 Syria |
| 622 | GS1 Egypt |
| 623 | Managed by GS1 Global Office for a future member organisation |
| 624 | GS1 Libya |
| 625 | GS1 Jordan |
| 626 | GS1 Iran |
| 627 | GS1 Kuwait |
| 628 | GS1 Saudi Arabia |
| 629 | GS1 Emirates |
| 630 | GS1 Qatar |
| 631 | GS1 Namibia |
| 632 | GS1 Rwanda |
| 640–649 | GS1 Finland |
| 680–681 | GS1 China |
| 690–699 | GS1 China |
| 700–709 | GS1 Norway |
| 729 | GS1 Israel |
| 730–739 | GS1 Sweden |
| 740 | GS1 Guatemala |
| 741 | GS1 El Salvador |
| 742 | GS1 Honduras |
| 743 | GS1 Nicaragua |
| 744 | GS1 Costa Rica |
| 745 | GS1 Panama |
| 746 | GS1 Republica Dominicana |
| 750 | GS1 Mexico |
| 754–755 | GS1 Canada |
| 758 | Managed by GS1 Global Office for a future member organisation |
| 759 | GS1 Venezuela |
| 760–769 | GS1 Switzerland |
| 770–771 | GS1 Colombia |
| 773 | GS1 Uruguay |
| 775 | GS1 Peru |
| 777 | GS1 Bolivia |
| 778–779 | GS1 Argentina |
| 780 | GS1 Chile |
| 784 | GS1 Paraguay |
| 786 | GS1 Ecuador |
| 789–790 | GS1 Brasil |
| 800–839 | GS1 Italy |
| 840–849 | GS1 Spain |
| 850 | GS1 Cuba |
| 858 | GS1 Slovakia |
| 859 | GS1 Czech |
| 860 | GS1 Serbia |
| 865 | GS1 Mongolia |
| 867 | GS1 North Korea |
| 868–869 | GS1 Türkiye |
| 870–879 | GS1 Netherlands |
| 880–881 | GS1 South Korea |
| 883 | GS1 Myanmar |
| 884 | GS1 Cambodia |
| 885 | GS1 Thailand |
| 887 | GS1 Laos |
| 888 | GS1 Singapore |
| 890 | GS1 India |
| 893 | GS1 Vietnam |
| 894 | Managed by GS1 Global Office for a future member organisation |
| 896 | GS1 Pakistan |
| 899 | GS1 Indonesia |
| 900–919 | GS1 Austria |
| 930–939 | GS1 Australia |
| 940–949 | GS1 New Zealand |
| 950 | GS1 Global Office |
| 951 | GS1 Global Office, General Manager Numbers |
| 952 | Demonstrations and examples of the GS1 system |
| 955 | GS1 Malaysia |
| 958 | GS1 Macau, China |
| 960–969 | GS1 Global Office, GTIN-8 |
| 977 | Serial publications (ISSN) |
| 978–979 | Bookland (ISBN) |
| 980 | Refund receipts |
| 981–983 | GS1 coupon identification for common currency areas |
| 990–999 | GS1 coupon identification |