What are the procedures and specifications for the use of commodity bar codes?

Commodity bar codes can be seen everywhere in daily life, such as when going to the supermarket, the bar code on the food label, home appliances and refrigerators will also have bar codes. So these commodity bar code use process has those? What are the specifications for the use of commodity bar codes?

What are the specific processes when the commodity bar code is used?

1. Apply for manufacturer code from coding center and local branches.

2. The coding center issues the number to the applicant.

3. Product code set by the manufacturer.

4. Delivery for printing. -- After applying for barcode data from the article coding center, the data should be produced and printed using software specialized in bulk generation of commodity barcode.

5. Package and ship goods for distribution.

The specifications for the use of commodity bar codes have the following contents:

Bar code for manufacturers and products have strict binding force, the use of bar code also has corresponding regulations, specifications, including the use of requirements, scope of use, commodity changes and so on. It can be argued that bar codes are for the convenience of product circulation and management.

For consumers and businesses, bar codes have practical significance. According to the definition of bar codes, goods should have a unique code. When significant changes occur to goods, the original bar codes are no longer applicable and should be rearranged for the bar codes.

Major changes in commodity bar codes include: commodity brand, logo, description changes; Language change; A significant change in weight or quantity; Formula change; Package size change greater than 20%; Major changes in commodity function and so on.

In short, the barcode of the product changes with the quantity, formula, packaging and even the addition of some free items, so that it can be distinguished from the previous product.