I need a barcode

If you have a product to bring to market, whether you are the manufacturer or the distributor, you will always say: I need a barcode.

You already have it

We are going to make it very easy for you and by reading this short post you will know everything you need and what it will cost you (you will see that it is very little). The code you need is this one: 

The EAN-13 barcode is the barcode that will register your product (yes, the barcode works like car number plates) throughout the world. You can sell in any store, physical or e-commerce.

Mandatory characteristics

There are few, but essential: 

1. Start with 489, the prefix reserved for Hong Kong manufacturers and distributors
2. Have the numbering registered (like car number plates)
3. Come from the regulatory body for numbering GS1 Hong Kong 

Beware of websites that sell cheap barcodes 

These websites will send you barcodes with invented, random numbers or, even worse, starting with 0.

How can I obtain an official EAN-13 code? 

You have two options:

1. Go directly to the regulatory body GS1 Hong Kong
2. Buy the codes you need at Hong Kong Barcodes

Go directly to the regulatory body GS1 Hong Kong 

They will ask you for the VAT and Corporate Tax forms from the previous year so that they can calculate the amount you have to pay.  They will tempt you with a small amount of income but you will have to take into account that you will have to pay them an annuity for life. 

From our experience we know that a life annuity is what annoys members the most. When they call us, that is what they tell us, but unfortunately it is too late, they are already married to them and there is no divorce in this. 

That is why they say that they are the only ones who can provide official codes, so that you can become a member; they live off of it! 

Buy the codes you need at Hong Kong Barcodes 

We will give you the same official codes as them but without having to pay life annuities. 

If you need a code, you buy a code, pay for it and use it. And we will also give it to you generated in EPS, PDF and JPEG, with a guarantee certificate. 

Oh! And the most complete instructions you could ever need, in PDF, plus unlimited technical support, cloud space so you always have them at your disposal and a lifetime guarantee. 

How much do barcodes cost? 

HERE is a link to the packages for sale. 

You will see that if you place the mouse on the package, the price will appear.