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GS1 Barcode Prefixes
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The first three digits of an EAN-13 barcode identify the GS1 member organization that issued the number — usually, but not always, the country where the company registered. They do not certify where a product was made. Special ranges cover books (ISBN), serials (ISSN), coupons and in-store items.
| Prefix | GS1 member organization / use |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Restricted circulation (in-store) | |
| United States (drugs, NDC) | |
| Restricted circulation (company internal) | |
| Coupons (US) | |
| United States & Canada | |
| Restricted circulation (in-store weight items) | |
| France & Monaco | |
| Bulgaria | |
| Slovenia | |
| Croatia | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Montenegro | |
| Germany | |
| Japan | |
| Russia | |
| Kyrgyzstan | |
| Taiwan | |
| Estonia | |
| Latvia | |
| Azerbaijan | |
| Lithuania | |
| Uzbekistan | |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Philippines | |
| Belarus | |
| Ukraine | |
| Turkmenistan | |
| Moldova | |
| Armenia | |
| Georgia | |
| Kazakhstan | |
| Tajikistan | |
| Hong Kong | |
| Japan | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Greece | |
| Lebanon | |
| Cyprus | |
| Albania | |
| North Macedonia | |
| Malta | |
| Ireland | |
| Belgium & Luxembourg | |
| Portugal | |
| Iceland | |
| Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland | |
| Poland | |
| Romania | |
| Hungary | |
| South Africa | |
| Ghana | |
| Senegal | |
| Bahrain | |
| Mauritius | |
| Morocco | |
| Algeria | |
| Nigeria | |
| Kenya | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Tunisia | |
| Tanzania | |
| Syria | |
| Egypt | |
| Brunei | |
| Libya | |
| Jordan | |
| Iran | |
| Kuwait | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| Finland | |
| China | |
| Norway | |
| Israel | |
| Sweden | |
| Guatemala | |
| El Salvador | |
| Honduras | |
| Nicaragua | |
| Costa Rica | |
| Panama | |
| Dominican Republic | |
| Mexico | |
| Canada | |
| Venezuela | |
| Switzerland & Liechtenstein | |
| Colombia | |
| Uruguay | |
| Peru | |
| Bolivia | |
| Argentina | |
| Chile | |
| Paraguay | |
| Ecuador | |
| Brazil | |
| Italy, San Marino & Vatican | |
| Spain & Andorra | |
| Cuba | |
| Slovakia | |
| Czechia | |
| Serbia | |
| Mongolia | |
| North Korea | |
| Türkiye | |
| Netherlands | |
| South Korea | |
| Cambodia | |
| Thailand | |
| Singapore | |
| India | |
| Vietnam | |
| Pakistan | |
| Indonesia | |
| Austria | |
| Australia | |
| New Zealand | |
| GS1 Global Office | |
| Malaysia | |
| Macau | |
| Serial publications (ISSN) | |
| Books (ISBN, Bookland) | |
| Refund receipts | |
| Common-currency coupons | |
| Coupons |
Source: GS1 prefix list. The prefix identifies where the barcode was issued — not where the product was made.