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