Barcode EAN is originally an abbreviation for European Article Number, which was later adopted also in other countries and has been changed to International Article Number, although the original EAN abbreviation remained in use. EAN has substituted an older system UPC (Universal Product Code) developed in USA. EAN is 13 digit and UPC is 12 digit codes. EAN barcodes are defined by the standards organization GS1.
EAN the 13 digit barcode has the following structure:
- Country code – the first three digits are country codes, where the manufacturer is registered. This is not necessarily where the product is actually made. Please see the full list of country codes below.
- Company number – from three to eight digits
- Item reference number – from two to six digits
- Check digit – is used to for calculating the checksum
EAN Barcodes by Country
| Country Code | Country |
|---|---|
| 0 | USA and Canada |
| 1 | USA |
| 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 | France and Monaco |
| 380 | Bulgaria |
| 383 | Slovenia |
| 385 | Croatia |
| 387 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 389 | Montenegro |
| 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 | Germany |
| 45 | Japan |
| 46 | Russia |
| 470 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 471 | Taiwan |
| 474 | Estonia |
| 475 | Latvia |
| 476 | Azerbaijan |
| 477 | Lithuania |
| 478 | Uzbekistan |
| 479 | Sri Lanka |
| 480 | Philippines |
| 481 | Belarus |
| 482 | Ukraine |
| 483 | Turkmenistan |
| 484 | Moldova |
| 485 | Armenia |
| 486 | Georgia |
| 487 | Kazakhstan |
| 488 | Tajikistan |
| 489 | Hong Kong |
| 49 | Japan |
| 50 | United Kingdom |
| 520, 521 | Greece |
| 528 | Lebanon |
| 529 | Cyprus |
| 530 | Albania |
| 531 | North Macedonia |
| 535 | Malta |
| 539 | Ireland |
| 54 | Belgium and Luxembourg |
| 560 | Portugal |
| 569 | Iceland |
| 57 | Denmark |
| 590 | Poland |
| 594 | Romania |
| 599 | Hungary |
| 600, 601 | South Africa |
| 603 | Ghana |
| 604 | Senegal |
| 608 | Bahrain |
| 609 | Mauritius |
| 611 | Morocco |
| 613 | Algeria |
| 615 | Nigeria |
| 616 | Kenya |
| 618 | Côte d’Ivoire |
| 619 | Tunisia |
| 620 | Tanzania |
| 621 | Syria |
| 622 | Egypt |
| 623 | Brunei |
| 624 | Libya |
| 625 | Jordan |
| 626 | Iran |
| 627 | Kuwait |
| 628 | Saudi Arabia |
| 629 | United Arab Emirates |
| 630 | Qatar |
| 64 | Finland |
| 69 | China |
| 70 | Norway |
| 729 | Israel |
| 73 | Sweden |
| 740 | Guatemala |
| 741 | El Salvador |
| 742 | Honduras |
| 743 | Nicaragua |
| 744 | Costa Rica |
| 745 | Panama |
| 746 | Dominican Republic |
| 750 | Mexico |
| 754, 755 | Canada |
| 759 | Venezuela |
| 76 | Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
| 770, 771 | Colombia |
| 773 | Uruguay |
| 775 | Peru |
| 777 | Bolivia |
| 778, 779 | Argentina |
| 780 | Chile |
| 784 | Paraguay |
| 786 | Ecuador |
| 789, 790 | Brazil |
| 80, 81, 82, 83 | Italy, San Marino, and Vatican City |
| 84 | Spain, Andorra |
| 850 | Cuba |
| 858 | Slovakia |
| 859 | Czech Republic |
| 860 | Serbia |
| 865 | Mongolia |
| 867 | North Korea |
| 868, 869 | Turkey |
| 87 | Netherlands |
| 880 | South Korea |
| 883 | Myanmar |
| 884 | Cambodia |
| 885 | Thailand |
| 888 | Singapore |
| 890 | India |
| 893 | Vietnam |
| 894 | Bangladesh |
| 896 | Pakistan |
| 899 | Indonesia |
| 90, 91 | Austria |
| 93 | Australia |
| 94 | New Zealand |
| 955 | Malaysia |
| 958 | Macau |
| 96 | GS1 Global Office: GTIN-8 allocations |
| 977 | Serial publications |
| 978, 979 | “Bookland” |
| 980 | Refund receipts |
