An ITF-14 Carton Code is a 14 digit barcode used on warehousing and logistics units. Units using an ITF-14 barcode can contain multiple instances of the same product or mixed lots of assorted products. Some larger retailers and distributors will require ITF-14 carton codes in order to track your products through the supply chain. When … Read more
Our standard barcode packages include both EAN-13 (International Article Number) and UPC-A (Universal Product Code) variants. Our numbers originate with the Uniform Code Council (now GS1 US) and are prefixed with either a “07” or “06”. This means our barcodes can be read as either; a 13 digit EAN-13 when including the leading zero or, … Read more
A barcode beginning with the “489” prefix indicates the number was issued by the Hong Kong branch of the Global Standards Body (GS1). A “489” prefix however does not indicate the product as being of Hong Kong origin or “Made in Hong Kong”. This is confirmed by GS1’s own documentation, see GS1 Australia’s Media Release … Read more
The standard EAN-13 and UPC-A Barcode numbers we supply are not suited for Books & Magazines. Books & Magazines require an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) using a range of numbers reserved especially for print publications. To obtain an ISBN in Hong Kong please visit the Hong Kong Public Libraries website https://www.hkpl.gov.hk/en/about-us/services/book-registration/isbn.html Once you have … Read more