Examples of barcodes
EAN codes are used worldwide to uniquely identify products. In addition to the standard EAN-13 barcode, there are also more extensive barcodes (such as GS1-128 or EAN-128) that can include additional information, such as weight, quantity, or expiration date.
Examples
In the examples below, you can see different variants of such barcodes, along with their meanings. The longer codes contain so-called Application Identifiers (AIs) that indicate what information follows.
EAN Code: 87182370657001
018718237065700130000000013102000015
Meaning: Weight (0.15 kg) and quantity (1 pc).01871823706570013102000015
Meaning: Only weight (0.15 kg).01871823706570013000000003
Meaning: Only quantity (3 pcs).
EAN Code: 81157101357931
0181157101357931300000000331020000361522121217101023
Meaning: Weight (0.36 kg), quantity (3 pcs), and best before (22/12/12).018115710135793131020000501522121217101023
Meaning: Only weight (0.50 kg) and best before (22/12/12).018115710135793130000000031522121217101023
Meaning: Only quantity (3 pcs) and best before (22/12/12).01811571013579311522121217101023
Meaning: Only item with best before (22/12/12).0181157101357931
Meaning: Only item number.
EAN Code: 87192370657011
0187192370657011300000010031020000151522121217101023
Meaning: Best before (22/12/12), quantity (100 pcs), and weight (0.15 kg).018719237065701130000000011522121217101023
Meaning: Best before (22/12/12) and quantity (1 pc).0187192370657011
Meaning: No quantity specified; only item number.
EAN Code: 8712345781232
01087123457812323000000001152212123101000040330100006010123450
Meaning: Quantity (1 pc), BBD (22/12/12), net weight (4.0 kg), gross weight (6.0 kg), lot (123450).010871234578123230000000011522121231010000403301000060
Meaning: Quantity (1 pc), BBD (22/12/12), net weight (4.0 kg), gross weight (6.0 kg).0108712345781232300000000131010000403301000060
Meaning: Quantity (1 pc), BBD (22/12/12), net weight (4.0 kg), gross weight (6.0 kg).01087123457812323000000001152212123101000040
Meaning: Quantity (1 pc), BBD (22/12/12), net weight (4.0 kg).0108712345781232300000000115221212
Meaning: Quantity (1 pc), BBD (22/12/12).01087123457812323000000001
Meaning: Quantity (1 pc).0108712345781232
Meaning: No quantity specified; only item number.
Explanation
- Codes starting with
01are usually the GTIN of the product (EAN-13), followed by various AIs such as15(best before),310x(weight),10(lot number), etc. - The longer barcodes are constructed according to GS1-128 or EAN-128 standards where multiple data fields are combined.
- Without additional AIs, a barcode only contains the item or product number (EAN-13).