![]() They must send this product/GTIN/barcode data to their trading partners. However, brand owners must take an important step outside of GS1 US Data Hub to ensure their products are properly identified at retail point-of-sale. The UPC-A barcode image generated by GS1 US Data Hub will scan as intended (when there are no image modifications made). GS1 US Data Hub provides the human readable interpretation and drop-down bars in the image file you can download.Ī. Note: "bar height" refers only to the bars and does not include the human readable interpretation (numbers) or drop-down bars (as highlighted in the image below). For Maximum X-dimension (0.0260 inches), the bar height for the UPC-A barcode is 1.8 inches, and the maximum width is 2.936 inches For Minimum X-dimension (0.0104 inches), the bar height for the UPC-A barcode is 0.72 inches, and the minimum width is 1.174 inches The Maximum X-dimension for the UPC-A barcode is 0.0260 inches īased on the X-Dimensions sizes noted, the corresponding height of the barcode will be: The Minimum X-dimension for the UPC-A barcode is 0.0104 inches GS1 General Specifications (GS1 symbol specification tables): The size of your barcode will depend on the size of the bars themselves, which is given by the width of the narrowest black bar (this is called the X -dimension). How big or small can I make my barcode?Ī. Please contact one of the GS1 Standards Professional Barcode Image and Print Vendors to assist you with sizing changes. However, some scanners are limited in what they can read and the choice of an alternate barcode should be researched before being pursued. ![]() If you are selling very small or oddly shaped products, other barcodes (besides the UPC-A) are available. While you can change the size of your barcode to best fit your packaging, you should stay within the sizing restrictions noted below. For this reason, you should NOT resize or crop these barcodes.ĭo you need barcode image file dimensions of other barcodes available in GS1 US Data Hub? View the Barcodes Available article in this Help Center.Ī. barcodes have a fixed relationship between barcode height and width, so if one dimension is modified, the other dimension must be altered by a proportional amount. How much room will the barcode image file take up on my product?Ī: Here are the dimensions of the UPC-A barcode image file that you download in GS1 US Data Hub: Here are questions that members have asked about the UPC-A barcode in GS1 US Data Hub: From the main screen, click "Product," then click the "Product Description" link (in blue text), then click the "View Barcode" button. Note: Did you license a single GS1 US GTIN? Then your product is already set to In Use. When this product is ready to share with the marketplace, click the Set Status to In Use. When the product is in the PreMarket status, click "View Barcode" for a "For Placement Only" or FPO barcode image. When you assign an available GTIN to the product, and click “Save and Continue,” the product status changes from Draft to PreMarket. To generate a UPC-A barcode image in GS1 US Data Hub, you must first create the product detail record. ![]()
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