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Amazon Barcode Requirements<\/h2>\n
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Amazon prefers barcode numbers to come directly from GS1\u2014they prefer their suppliers to be current members of GS1. Unfortunately, joining GS1 is very expensive, especially for small manufacturers\/businesses: GS1 not only charges relatively high joining fees but also continues to charge annual fees throughout your product’s life cycle. Therefore, while becoming a GS1 member can effectively assist in listing products on the Amazon platform, it is also a high-cost option.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Amazon’s policy regarding barcode numbers is constantly changing, and the strictness of its enforcement varies. While we do our best to ensure the information here is up to date, if you wish to clarify the acceptance standards for barcodes by Amazon or any other retailer, the best way is to verify with them directly.<\/div>\n
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Amazon uses barcode numbers (13-digit EAN or 12-digit UPC) as unique identifiers for products, while also assigning its own unique identification number to products\u2014the ASIN<\/strong> (Amazon Standard Identification Number).<\/div>\n
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Just a few years ago, Amazon’s management of barcodes was very loose: anyone could use any barcode number to list a product on Amazon, as long as that barcode number had not already been used for another product on Amazon. However, this situation caused serious problems for legitimate sellers, some of whom found their barcode numbers had been misappropriated and used illegally on Amazon by others.<\/div>\n

Searching for Legacy Barcode Numbers <\/span><\/h3>\n
In 2016, an Amazon executive joined the GS1 Board of Governors, and since then Amazon has begun implementing stricter policies while launching a series of “cleanup actions” to organize the Amazon database. Unfortunately, there are still some legacy barcode numbers on the Amazon platform that conflict with the barcode numbers we hold for sale. To avoid such issues, we have conducted increasingly deep searches of the Amazon database to identify these fraudulent legacy numbers.<\/div>\n
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We use Amazon APIs, which are useful for retrieving numbers related to currently listed products, but unfortunately, their search depth within the Amazon database is limited. Therefore, our technical experts have developed sophisticated search software that far exceeds traditional Amazon search options. Before selling any barcode number, we conduct a comprehensive deep search of the Amazon platform using this software. If we detect fraudulent historical listings using our numbers, we immediately remove those numbers and no longer sell them.<\/div>\n
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This software is proprietary to us, and its effectiveness is far superior to Amazon APIs, with a search depth exceeding the tools used by all other barcode resellers.<\/div>\n

Current Requirements<\/span><\/h3>\n
As mentioned above, there are currently thousands of products on the Amazon platform using barcodes provided by us. You can view some examples via the following link: https:\/\/barcodeschina.cn\/products-on-amazon\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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In recent years, Amazon has taken steps to try to prevent branded products (especially those from well-known brands) from being listed on the platform using non-original brand barcode numbers\u2014a move likely intended to combat piracy or illegal product listings. To achieve this goal, Amazon’s verification of barcode numbers has become “stricter,” but the enforcement of this policy appears to vary significantly. We recently spoke with a customer who listed 3 products on Amazon using barcodes we provided. Amazon only required him to provide additional proof of ownership for one of the barcode numbers and did not for the other two. Reportedly, he provided the required proof of ownership as requested, and the issue was resolved. If necessary, we can also provide customers with such documentation, which can prove the link between the customer’s barcode number and the original GS1 licensee.<\/div>\n
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At present, it is unclear where Amazon’s barcode policy will go in the future. We hope that Amazon will remain reasonable and allow merchants to list products using legitimate and verifiable barcode numbers (i.e., the barcode numbers we sell). However, we cannot rule out the possibility that Amazon may take extreme measures in the future, with policies becoming increasingly strict, eventually no longer accepting the barcodes we sell.<\/div>\n
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We still have many customers who successfully list products on Amazon using the barcode numbers we provide. We speculate there may be two reasons for this: first, if Amazon decides to verify barcode numbers (it is currently unclear how many numbers they verify), the barcode numbers our customers hold can be found in the GS1 database (proving these numbers originate from GS1\u2014though the database entry will show the original licensee rather than us as the current owner); second, customers can register their product\/company details along with the barcode number on the www.barcodesdatabase.org<\/a> website, and information from this site is also synchronized with other databases. Both points can help customers prove the legitimacy of their barcode numbers to Amazon. It should be noted that we cannot update GS1’s GEPIR database\u2014no barcode reseller can do this.<\/div>\n
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When entering the barcodes we provide into the Amazon system, you may need to adjust the format to a 12-digit UPC (Universal Product Code) without the leading zero (for example, number 0712345678901 would be adjusted to 712345678901). Note that these two formats are essentially the same and both belong to you\u2014it is just that Amazon may currently prefer to accept the 12-digit format.<\/div>\n

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