If you're selling online, you'll be asked for a barcode, a product identifier, a GTIN or EAN number. It might sound a little daunting. But it's really not. All you need to do is join GS1 Australia to start creating barcode numbers for your products.
The numbers you see beneath barcodes are your products' unique identifiers - they're called GTINs (Global Trade Item Numbers). And you need these numbers for selling online through marketplaces like Alibaba, Amazon, eBay and Google shopping. These numbers come from us - we're part of the global GS1 organisation that manages the barcode standards and allocates the numbers.
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GS1 barcode numbers are used by the major marketplaces
You might only be trading online today, but when you get a barcode number from GS1 Australia you can be sure our numbers will help you sell through any retailer - in Australia or internationally. Just like the two million companies worldwide who use our numbers and barcodes.