GTIN: 50 years of collaboration, innovation and leadership

31 March 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the
Global Trade Item Number.
The next 50 years of digitalisation begins now!

GS1 standards in action
Fresh Foods

Whether you are harvesting fresh food, are a processor, retailer, brand, regulator or stakeholder – or simply a consumer shopping online or in a store – today’s retail landscape is changing and GS1 is there to help.

Discover GS1 in Fresh Foods

GS1 standards in action
Food Service

Whether you are harvesting fresh food, or you're a processor, distributor, wholesaler, regulator, foodservice operator, restaurant or stakeholder – or simply a customer eating out or grabbing a takeaway.

Discover GS1 in Food Service

GS1 standards in action for Food Service

GS1 standards in action
Consumer Packaged Goods

Whether you are a farmer, retailer, a brand, regulator or stakeholder – or simply a consumer shopping online or in a store – today’s retail landscape is changing and GS1 is there to help.

Discover GS1 in CPG

GS1 standards in action for Consumer Packaged Goods

GS1 barcodes and Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) are mandatory for most online and traditional retailers including Amazon, eBay, Alibaba, Google, Carrefour, Tesco and Walmart

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Need a barcode?

We’ve been helping companies to identify their products since the very first barcode was used back in 1973. When you get your barcodes from GS1, you also get peace of mind that your numbers are authentic.

What are bar codes?