The GTIN is a globally unique 14-digit number used to identify trade items, products, or services. The full 14-digit GTIN is achieved on a data carrier of shorter length by ‘padding’ the number with left-justified zeros out to 14 digits.

The last digit of all GTIN formats is called a “check digit”. This is a mathematically calculated number that ensures that the validates the GTIN and eliminates the chance of data substitution.

The acronym GTIN stands for Global Trade Item Number. A GTIN is used by a company to uniquely identify all of its trade items. A trade item is defined as products or services that are priced, ordered, or invoiced at any point in the supply chain.

EAN-8: EAN-8 is a GS1 barcode for use on small items when a full EAN-13 barcode label would be too large to fit. It consists of eight digits. Unlike UPC-E, the EAN-8 is not zero suppressed.

The UPC symbol (Universal Product Number) is the barcode representation of the GTIN-12 which consists of twelve numeric characters that uniquely identify a company’s product. The GTIN-12 number is part of the family of GS1 global data structures that employ 14 digits and can be encoded into various types of data carriers.

GTIN-14s can have indicator digits up to the “8”. Do Certain Product Types for Industries have Additional Requirements? UPC (GTIN) identification is used by a variety of industries and in some cases there may be minor alterations and requirements associated with barcode marking.

Sep 10, 2024 · The Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) is an essential identification key corresponding to rich detailed product information for a product or package level. For example, when scanned at a point-of-sale checkout, the 12-dgiit UPC GTIN corresponds to a product residing on a retailer’s database.

While ITF-14 remains the most widely implemented format for GTIN-14 data, this information can alternatively be encoded in other GS1-compliant data carriers, such as the versatile GS1-128 barcode system, which offers additional data encoding capabilities.

Google’s GTIN guidelines are mandatory for items listed on the Google Merchant Center. A GTIN is an umbrella term for an identifier following the GS1 global numbering standards. In the US, a UPC is the most common GTIN used for product identification.

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