NATIONAL CODES IN BAR-CODES NUMBERS...

pavankumar (CA,CMA ) (574 Points)

26 November 2008  

 

 Here is a way to identify the origin of the goods....The first three digits of  the Bar Code  conveys the originating country of the goods .

If the 1st 3 digits are 690, 691 or 692 - China made
If the 1st 3 digits are 471 - Taiwan made
 

 
Here is the table metioning the bar code identities of different countries. 




00-13: USA & Canada 20-29: In-Store Functions 30-37: France
40-44: Germany 45: Japan (also 49) 46: Russian Federation
471: Taiwan 474: Estonia 475: Latvia
477: Lithuania 479: Sri Lanka 480: Philippines
482: Ukraine 484: Moldova 485: Armenia
486: Georgia 487: Kazakhstan 489: Hong Kong
49: Japan (JAN-13) 50: United Kingdom 520: Greece
528: Lebanon 529: Cyprus 531: Macedonia
535: Malta 539: Ireland 54: Belgium & Luxembourg
560: Portugal 569: Iceland 57: Denmark
590: Poland 594: Romania 599: Hungary
600 & 601: South Africa 609: Mauritius 611: Morocco
613: Algeria 619: Tunisia 622: Egypt
625: Jordan 626: Iran 64: Finland
690-692: China 70: Norway 729: Israel
73: Sweden 740: Guatemala 741: El Salvador
742: Honduras 743: Nicaragua 744: Costa Rica
746: Dominican Republic 750: Mexico 759: Venezuela
76: Switzerland 770: Colombia 773: Uruguay
775: Peru 777: Bolivia 779: Argentina
780: Chile 784: Paraguay 785: Peru
786: Ecuador 789: Brazil 80 - 83: Italy
84: Spain 850: Cuba 858: Slovakia
859: Czech Republic 860: Yugoslavia 869: Turkey
87: Netherlands 880: South Korea 885: Thailand
888: Singapore 890: India 893: Vietnam
899: Indonesia 90 & 91: Austria 93: Australia
94: New Zealand 955: Malaysia 977: International Standard Serial Number for Periodicals (ISSN)
978: International Standard Book Numbering (ISBN) 979: International Standard Music Number (ISMN) 980: Refund receipts
981 & 982: Common Currency Coupons 99: Coupons



I n the below bar code the first 3 digits are 471 implying that the goods is made in Taiwan.