Barcodes Limited

Before placing your order, you may want to read about the ordering process & how you will receive your barcode. If you are not sure what you need to purchase, please read our ordering help page.

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You should check with your Retailer to see if they have any specific barcoding or packaging requirements before purchasing your barcodes.

Regardless of where you purchase barcodes, it is safest to not print your packaging until you have full acceptance of your barcodes and packaging by all of your retailers.

If in doubt, you can get a verification report for your barcode image & check that the retailer is happy with this before you print your packaging.

VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Some retail companies in Australia, NZ and the USA require the printed barcodes on all products coming into their store to be verified (this is a test scan of the barcode that generates a report showing how easily the barcode image scans).

The companies that we are aware of that probably require barcode verification are in Australia and New Zealand: Coles Australia, Woolworths Australia, Foodstuffs NZ, Bunnings and Placemakers NZ.

We can provide barcode verification reports (performed by a GS1-accredited verification company). Our barcode numbers will pass this verification test, if they are printed correctly. As far as we know, these reports are acceptable to all companies in Australia and NZ except Woolworths Australia.

So, as far as we are aware, our barcodes are accepted in all companies in Australia & New Zealand except:
1. Woolworths Australia (requires barcode verification, but will only accept verification reports performed by GS1. GS1 will only verify barcodes purchased directly from itself).
2. Super Cheap Autos (AU & NZ) will only accept barcodes purchased directly from GS1)

In the United States, Wal-Mart and Kroger require you to purchase barcodes directly from GS1 & pay their membership and annual fees).

Other than the exceptions mentioned above, as far as we are aware our barcodes are accepted by every other retail chain & store worldwide (including stores in the USA, UK, India & Singapore). We will update immediately if we become aware of any other restrictions.

If you are unsure about the specific requirements of the companies you will be supplying your products to, check with them to determine their specific barcode or labelling requirements before you purchase your barcodes or print your packaging.

If you have any questions about this, or require further information, please contact us. We established our business to help small & new businesses obtain barcodes cheaply, without any ongoing annual fees – we want to help your business succeed.

NOTE - if you decide to pay more & buy your barcode numbers elsewhere, please come back to us to purchase your barcode images.

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