How much does a GS1 membership cost?

The first-year cost of obtaining a GS1 Company Prefix ranges from $250 for 10 products to $10,500 for 100,000 products. Each year after that, there is an annual license renewal fee which allows continued use of the unique prefix number. Annual license renewal fees range from $50 to $2100.

What is a GS1 membership number?

In order to use UPC barcodes, you will need to become a member of the GS1 or Uniform Code Council and get a membership number. This number will form the basis of your new UPC barcodes. (

What is a GS1 certification?

GS1 standards, services and solutions are designed to improve the efficiency, safety and visibility of supply chains across physical and digital channels in a wide variety of sectors. They form a business language that identifies, captures and shares key information about products, locations, assets and more.

What happens if I dont renew GS1?

If you do not renew your license, GS1 will only re-use the GS1 prefix which is just part of the UPC number. The number of digits in a Company Prefix can vary between 6 – 10 characters, depending on the number of products a manufacturer needs to identify.

Do GS1 barcodes expire?

No. Once your bar codes are issued to you they are yours for life. There are no future fees. You would assign a given UPC/EAN (GTIN) to a specific product and it would stay with that product for life.

How do I register a GS1 product?

Applicant Company’s PAN card or proprietor’s PAN card for a proprietorship firm.
Copy of audited balance sheet (FY 2019-20)
Letter on company letterhead requesting barcode allotment.
Proof of Status of the Applicant Company. For Proprietorship Firms: GST/VAT registration certificate.

How do I renew my GS1?

Fastest way: Pay online at www.gs1us.org/renewals. Pay by mail: Make your check payable to GS1 US® and mail to: GS1 US, Inc.

Can I sell my GS1 barcodes?

Barcodes from GS1 Work Nearly Everywhere Retailers often verify the authenticity of your barcodes by checking in the GS1 Database before they allow you to sell on their site.

What does GS1 stand for in government?

What does Government & Military GS1 stand for? Hop on to get the meaning of GS1. The Government & Military Acronym /Abbreviation/Slang GS1 means Gas Turbine System Technician First Class. by AcronymAndSlang.com

What are GS1 Standards?

GS1 standards are designed to improve the efficiency, safety and visibility of supply chains across physical and digital channels in 25 sectors. They form a business language that identifies, captures and shares key information about products, locations, assets and more.

What is a GS1 Company Prefix?

A GS1 Company Prefix is a unique identification number that GS1 US® issues just to your company—and it’s part of every barcode, Universal Product Code (U.P.C.), and identification number ( GTIN ®) you create. It’s the internationally accepted way to uniquely identify your brand in the global supply chain.

What is the GS1 GTC?

Safety and Quality standards and GS1 GTC Programme? The GS1 GTC Programme provides guidance to users on meeting the traceability requirements required by the highest standards of quality and food safety such as ISO 9001, ISO 22005, HACCP, BRC, IFS and GLOBALGAP. Food safety and quality standards define