GS1-8 or GTIN-8 (Global Trade Item Number) barcode is provided to companies for use on products that do not have sufficient packaging space to print a GTIN-13 barcode. It has only 8 digits and is a unique string of three essential components. The structure comprises a country code, a product code and a check digit. Its smaller size makes it suitable for use on products like cosmetics, chocolates, battery cells and more.
Get GTIN-8 barcode
GS1 India issues the complete 8-digit GS1-8 barcode to companies who need them, as deemed necessary. No prefix is allotted, as in the case of GTIN-13. Below listed are the prerequisites for a company to obtain a GS1-8 barcode.
To ensure continuous usage, the applicant company must maintain its barcode subscription with GS1 India at all times. Please note that GTIN-8 is mapped with the company's GCP. If the company does not renew its barcode subscription with GS1 India, the GCP will be terminated, and so will the GS1-8/GTIN-8 barcode.
GS1 India is one of the 116 member organisations of GS1 Global – a global standards organisation that develops supply chain standards. GS1 barcodes are the only interoperable, standardised and structured barcodes making them widely used and acceptable, globally. Over 2 million companies trust them and they facilitate more than 10 billion scans every day, across borders.
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