Barcodes Limited
Please take a look at our
ordering process
flowchart to see what the process is from placing your order to
receiving your barcodes. If you are unsure about what you need to
order, you may want to read our
ordering help
page.
Before you buy - Read this
CAUTION FOR AUSTRALIA, NZ & USA
You need to be aware that some retail companies
in Australia, NZ & USA require the printed
barcodes on all products coming into their store to be verified by
another organisation (eg. Woolworths). The barcodes are usually verified according to
ISO barcode verification standards. The verification test might also
check to see if the person submitting the barcode for verification is registered as
the original owner of the barcode number – as our codes have been on
sold (we have bought them from a company in the US, which bought
them from UCC / GS1-US in 1994), they are unlikely to pass this
verification test - even though they are unique numbers, originate
from UCC (now GS1-US), scan well etc etc.
So … for Australia, NZ & USA, our barcodes will work in many stores, but
not all stores (ie we don't expect that they will be accepted by chains/stores that
require all barcodes to be verified). Typically only some of
the larger chains require barcode verification. We have connections
to a company in NZ supplying products in NZ to about 70
independent stores & also 3 major chains … and no-one has ever
questioned their barcodes – they work fine. We also know of
other companies who supply goods in NZ & say they have never heard
of barcode verification. Apparently, more chains in Australia require verification – we
don’t have the details – the only one we have seen a verification
requirement for is Woolworths Australia.
Many manufacturers consider the cost of
purchasing barcodes elsewhere
(including joining fees, annual fees, graphics charges etc) to be too high & hence look
for alternatives like ourselves (we started this business because we
had been in the same situation ourselves) – they consider us a
reasonable low cost alternative as they are first putting their
products on the market – aware that if they get their products into
a large chain & find they need barcode verification, they will be
happy to spend some more €€€, pay annual fees & print new barcode stickers
to put on their products.
If you have any questions about this, or
require further information,
contact us.
We established our business to help small &
new businesses obtain barcodes cheaply, without any ongoing annual
fees – we want to help your business succeed.
NOTE - if you decide to pay more & buy
your barcode numbers elsewhere, please
come back to us to purchase your barcode images.
Tick the box below then click on the Continue button.
