Barcode Acceptance
Our barcodes are accepted by almost all retailers worldwide. However, a few companies in some countries have restrictions on the types of barcodes they can accept. Please refer to the list below to determine which countries have such restrictions.
Note – This list is as current as possible and we promptly incorporate any reported limitations. Nonetheless, the policies of individual companies are liable to change without prior notification, and millions of stores worldwide have the prerogative to adopt their own barcoding policy regardless of its sensibility. Consequently, we cannot assure the perpetual accuracy of this list. Please ascertain the barcoding policy of your retailer(s) if you are uncertain.
Important information about registering your products on Amazon:
We cannot currently guarantee that the registration of your barcodes on Amazon is possible without GS1 membership. You can find further information on this topic here.
Please click on the countries with restrictions to see exactly what these are.
Afghanistan – No Restrictions
Albania – No Restrictions
Algeria – No Restrictions
Andorra – No Restrictions
Angola – No Restrictions
Anguilla – No Restrictions
Antigua and Barbuda – No Restrictions
Argentina – No Restrictions
Armenia – No Restrictions
Aruba – No Restrictions
The following retailer(s) won’t accept our barcodes (they require barcodes to come directly from GS1):
Super Retail Group
The following retailer(s) will accept our barcodes (they also require Verification Reports and/or GLN numbers which we can supply):
Coles
Metcash
Myers
IGA (Some Stores)
Bunnings
Woolworths Australia central branches
All other retailers in Australia to our knowledge accept our barcodes without requiring verification reports.
Austria – No Restrictions
Azerbaijan – No Restrictions
Bahamas – No Restrictions
Bahrain – No Restrictions
Bangladesh – No Restrictions
Barbados – No Restrictions
Belarus – No Restrictions
Belgium – No Restrictions
Belize – No Restrictions
Benin – No Restrictions
Bermuda – No Restrictions
Bhutan – No Restrictions
Bolivia – No Restrictions
Bosnia and Herzegovina – No Restrictions
Shoprite in Africa has some restrictions, and seems to be forcing their suppliers to join GS1. If you plan to sell your products in Shoprite/Checkers/Usave/OK Furniture/House & Home, please talk to them before purchasing barcode numbers – they might force you to join GS1, which is unfortunately very expensive for you and for the retail customer. (NOTE – if Shoprite aren’t going to accept your goods anyway, it is a waste of money to join GS1 – so find out if Shoprite are keen to stock your goods BEFORE you risk joining GS1)
Brazil – No Restrictions
British Virgin Islands – No Restrictions
Brunei – No Restrictions
Bulgaria – No Restrictions
Burkina Faso – No Restrictions
Burundi – No Restrictions
Cambodia – No Restrictions
Cameroon – No Restrictions
Canada – No Restrictions
Cape Verde – No Restrictions
Cayman Islands – No Restrictions
Central African Republic – No Restrictions
Chad – No Restrictions
Channel Islands – No Restrictions
Chile – No Restrictions
We get various reports of restrictions by distributors in China, So if you plan on selling in China, talk to your distributors to establish if they have any problems with alternative barcode retailer numbers.
Colombia – No Restrictions
Comoros – No Restrictions
Congo, Democratic Republic of the – No Restrictions
Congo, Republic of the – No Restrictions
Cook Islands – No Restrictions
Costa Rica – No Restrictions
Côte d’Ivoire – No Restrictions
Croatia – No Restrictions
Cuba – No Restrictions
Curacao – No Restrictions
Cyprus – No Restrictions
Czech Republic – No Restrictions
Some retailers require registration of products on GS1 trade sync and in some cases GS1 will only accept barcodes purchased directly from them in GS1 Tradesync. So check if your retailer requires registration on Trade sync or only accepts barcodes from GS1. COOP has a policy that they will only accept barcodes from GS1.
Djibouti – No Restrictions
Dominica – No Restrictions
Dominican Republic – No Restrictions
East Timor – No Restrictions
Ecuador – No Restrictions
Egypt – No Restrictions
El Salvador – No Restrictions
Equatorial Guinea – No Restrictions
Eritrea – No Restrictions
Estonia – No Restrictions
Ethiopia – No Restrictions
Fiji – No Restrictions
Finland – No Restrictions
France – No Restrictions
French Polynesia – No Restrictions
Gabon – No Restrictions
Gambia, The – No Restrictions
Georgia – No Restrictions
Germany – No Restrictions
Ghana – No Restrictions
Greece – No Restrictions
Greenland – No Restrictions
Grenada – No Restrictions
Guatemala – No Restrictions
Guinea – No Restrictions
Guinea-Bissau – No Restrictions
Guyana – No Restrictions
Haiti – No Restrictions
Honduras – No Restrictions
Hong Kong – No Restrictions
Hungary – No Restrictions
Iceland – No Restrictions
India – No Restrictions
Indonesia – No Restrictions
Iran – No Restrictions
Iraq – No Restrictions
All retail stores in Ireland accept our barcode numbers.
The following retailer(s) require Verification Reports which we can supply:
ASDA
All other stores accept our barcodes without needing verification reports.
Israel – No Restrictions
Italy – No Restrictions
Ivory Coast – No Restrictions
Jamaica – No Restrictions
Japan – No Restrictions
Jersey – No Restrictions
Jordan – No Restrictions
Kazakhstan – No Restrictions
Kenya – No Restrictions”
Kiribati – No Restrictions
Kosovo – No Restrictions
Kuwait – No Restrictions
Kyrgyzstan – No Restrictions
Laos – No Restrictions
Latvia – No Restrictions
Lebanon – No Restrictions
Lesotho – No Restrictions
Liberia – No Restrictions
Libya – No Restrictions
Liechtenstein – No Restrictions
Lithuania – No Restrictions
Luxembourg – No Restrictions
Macau – No Restrictions
Macedonia, Republic of – No Restrictions
Madagascar – No Restrictions
Malawi – No Restrictions
Malaysia – No Restrictions
Maldives – No Restrictions
Mali – No Restrictions
Malta – No Restrictions
Marshall Islands – No Restrictions
Mauritania – No Restrictions
Mauritius – No Restrictions
Mexico – No Restrictions
Micronesia, Federated States of – No Restrictions
Moldova – No Restrictions
Monaco – No Restrictions
Mongolia – No Restrictions
Montenegro – No Restrictions
Montserrat – No Restrictions
Morocco – No Restrictions
Mozambique – No Restrictions
Myanmar – No Restrictions
Namibia – No Restrictions
Nauru – No Restrictions
Nepal – No Restrictions
Netherlands – No Restrictions
Netherlands Antilles – No Restrictions
New Caledonia – No restrictions
The following retailer(s) won’t accept our barcodes (they require barcodes to come directly from GS1):
Super Retail Group
Foodstuffs – please check with them directly. There are some products with our barcodes in Foodstuffs stores. Some Foodstuffs regions will also give their own barcodes for products (to help get them in stores).
The following retailer(s) accept our barcodes, but they also require Verification Reports (which we can supply):
Foodstuffs
Progressive Enterprises
Bunnings
Placemakers
All other stores in NZ to our knowledge accept our barcodes without the need for verification reports
Nicaragua – No Restrictions
Niger – No Restrictions
Nigeria – No Restrictions
North Korea – No Restrictions
Norway – No Restrictions
Oman – No Restrictions
Pakistan – No Restrictions
Palau – No Restrictions
Panama – No Restrictions
Papua New Guinea – No Restrictions
Paraguay – No Restrictions
Peru – No Restrictions
The FDA in the Philippines require Pharmaceutical companies to buy barcodes directly from GS1
Poland – No Restrictions
Portugal – No Restrictions
Puerto Rico – No Restrictions
Qatar – No Restrictions
Rarotonga – No Restrictions
Romania – No Restrictions
Russia – No Restrictions
Rwanda – No Restrictions
Saint Kitts and Nevis – No Restrictions
Saint Lucia – No Restrictions
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – No Restrictions
Samoa – No Restrictions
San Marino – No Restrictions
São Tomé and Príncipe – No Restrictions
Saudi Arabia – No Restrictions
Senegal – No Restrictions
Serbia – No Restrictions
Seychelles – No Restrictions
Sierra Leone – No Restrictions
Singapore – No Restrictions
Slovakia – No Restrictions
Slovenia – No Restrictions
Solomon Islands – No Restrictions
Somalia – No Restrictions
South Africa – No Restrictions
South Korea – No Restrictions
South Sudan – No Restrictions
Spain – No Restrictions
Sri Lanka – No Restrictions
State of Palestine – No Restrictions
Sudan – No Restrictions
Sultanate of Oman – No Restrictions
Suriname – No Restrictions
Swaziland – No Restrictions
Sweden – No Restrictions
Switzerland – No Restrictions
Syria – No Restrictions
Taiwan – No Restrictions
Tajikistan – No Restrictions
Tanzania – No Restrictions
Thailand – No Restrictions
Timor-Leste – No Restrictions
Togo – No Restrictions
Tonga – No Restrictions
Trinidad and Tobago – No Restrictions
Tunisia – No Restrictions
Turkey – No Restrictions
Turkmenistan – No Restrictions
Turks and Caicos Islands – No Restrictions
Tuvalu – No Restrictions
UAE – No Restrictions
Uganda – No Restrictions
Ukraine – No Restrictions
All retailers in the UK accept our barcode numbers (to the best of our knowledge).
ASDA require Verification Reports (which we can supply)
Tesco require GLN Numbers (which we can supply)
All other stores in the UK seem to accept our barcodes without requiring either Verification Reports or GLN numbers
The following retailer(s) won’t accept our barcodes (they require barcodes to come directly from GS1):
Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club
Fred Meyers/Kroger
Macy’s
J.C. Penney’s
All other stores in the USA to our knowledge accept our barcode numbers.
Uruguay – No Restrictions
Uzbekistan – No Restrictions
Vatican City – No Restrictions
Vanuatu – No Restrictions
Venezuela – No Restrictions
Vietnam – No Restrictions
World – No Restrictions
Yemen – No Restrictions
Zambia – No Restrictions
Zimbabwe – No Restrictions
Please contact us via [email protected] if you have further questions about barcode acceptance or check our FAQ page.