Acceptation des Codes-Barres
Ce sont des questions courantes et importantes sur l’utilisation des codes-barres. Nos codes-barres sont acceptés par la plupart des pays du monde. Nous sommes fiers d’être membre du réseau international de codes-barres.
D’une manière générale, il existe trois groupes principaux de détaillants :
1. Exigence exclusive d’adhésion directe à GS1
Un très petit groupe de détaillants exige effectivement que vous soyez membre de GS1. Tous les codes-barres légaux de vente au détail (y compris les nôtres) proviennent initialement de GS1.
- Vous pouvez décider d’obtenir vos codes-barres directement auprès de GS1, mais il s’agit uniquement d’un accord de licence annuel.
- Cela implique de remplir des formulaires complexes, de s’acquitter de frais d’adhésion ainsi que de frais de renouvellement annuels récurrents pour chaque code, puis de patienter jusqu’à validation.
- Par conséquent, les processus d’acquisition GS1 s’avèrent compliqués, lents et onéreux. Nous offrons une alternative directe pour obtenir des codes adaptés facilement, rapidement et à moindre coût.
2. Exigence de rapports de vérification officiels
Un autre groupe plus important de détaillants exige des rapports techniques de vérification de codes-barres.
- Nous pouvons vous fournir ces documents si nécessaire. À notre connaissance, nous sommes le seul revendeur indépendant en mesure de délivrer ces rapports de conformité.
3. Acceptation universelle légitime
La grande majorité des détaillants à travers le monde acceptent tout code-barres légal et légitime.
Enseignes exigeant impérativement une adhésion directe à GS1 :
Bien que nos numéros soient techniquement fonctionnels, les enseignes suivantes imposent contractuellement que les codes proviennent directement d’une licence GS1 active au nom de votre entreprise :
- Amazon
- Home Depot
- Walmart / Sam’s Club
- Costco
- Fred Meyers / Kroger
- Macy’s
- J.C. Penney’s
À notre connaissance, tous les autres magasins au Canada et aux États-Unis acceptent parfaitement nos numéros de codes-barres.
Acceptation des Codes-Barres par Pays
Le tableau ci-dessous recense les principales restrictions logistiques connues. Les règles commerciales des enseignes évoluant régulièrement à l’échelle locale, nous vous invitons à effectuer une validation préalable auprès de vos distributeurs cibles.
| Catégorie de vente / Restrictions | Détaillants spécifiques et détails | Codes à Barres Canada (Nous) | Autres revendeurs | GS1 Direct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhésion directe GS1 requise (Option à coûts récurrents) |
Canada et États-UnisCostco, Home Depot, Walmart / Sam’s Club, Kroger, Macy’s, J.C. Penney’s, WholeFoods Market. Requis également par certains systèmes logistiques d’échange de données informatisé (EDI). Australie et Nouvelle-ZélandeSuper Retail Group, Costco, Foodstuffs NI. Preuve d’adhésion annuelle exigée. ChineCertains distributeurs l’exigent pour certifier le pays d’origine de la marchandise. |
❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Codes fonctionnels (GS1 recommandé) |
AmazonNos codes fonctionnent parfaitement pour la majorité des vendeurs (en tant que produits génériques ou marques privées). Toutefois, Amazon privilégie de plus en plus GS1. Si vous enregistrez une marque officielle (Brand Registry) ou distribuez dans des catégories réglementées (ex: Alimentaire), des codes GS1 en propre peuvent être exigés. |
❓ | ❓ | ✅ |
| Acceptation validée (Rapport technique ou GLN parfois requis) |
Canada et InternationalLa grande majorité des grandes chaînes (hors exceptions listées ci-dessus) acceptent nos numéros. Certains détaillants demandent un Rapport de Vérification de Code à Barres ou un numéro GLN. Royaume-Uni et AustralieTesco, ASDA, Coles, Woolworths, Bunnings. Ces magasins acceptent nos codes mais imposent régulièrement un rapport de vérification officiel. |
✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Produits Pharmaceutiques | La FDA (États-Unis) et Santé Canada imposent de manière générale aux fabricants et laboratoires d’être membres de l’organisation GS1. | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Aucune restriction spécifique | La majorité absolue des points de vente, détaillants et réseaux de distribution à travers le monde et au Québec (boutiques indépendantes, épiceries locales, quincailleries régionales). | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
L’enregistrement permet à vos produits d’apparaître dans les applications de scan telles que :
Please click on the countries with restrictions to see exactly what these are.
Our barcodes can work on Amazon, but Amazon prefers GS1.
Many of our client’s products are listed on Amazon. A few have problems with Amazon.
Amazon is increasingly pro-GS1. Amazon is on the board of GS1. Our clients list as unbranded (generic brand). If you wish to list on Amazon as a brand, you must supply your trademark and get your barcodes from GS1.
Afghanistan – No Restrictions
Albania – No Restrictions
Algeria – No Restrictions
Andorra – No Restrictions
Angola – No Restrictions
Anguilla – No Restrictions
Antigua and Barbuda – No Restrictions
Argentina – No Restrictions
Armenia – No Restrictions
Aruba – No Restrictions
The following retailer(s) won’t accept our barcodes (they require barcodes to come directly from GS1):
Costco
Super Retail Group
The following retailer(s) accept our barcodes (they also require Verification Reports and/or GLN numbers which we can supply):
Coles
Metcash
Myers
IGA (Some Stores)
Bunnings
Woolworths Australia central branches
All other retailers in Australia to our knowledge accept our barcodes without requiring verification reports.
Austria – No Restrictions
Azerbaijan – No Restrictions
Bahamas – No Restrictions
Bahrain – No Restrictions
Bangladesh – No Restrictions
Barbados – No Restrictions
Belarus – No Restrictions
Belgium – No Restrictions
Belize – No Restrictions
Benin – No Restrictions
Bermuda – No Restrictions
Bhutan – No Restrictions
Bolivia – No Restrictions
Bosnia and Herzegovina – No Restrictions
Shoprite in Africa has some restrictions, and seems to be forcing their suppliers to join GS1. If you plan to sell your products in Shoprite/Checkers/Usave/OK Furniture/House & Home, please talk to them before purchasing barcode numbers – they might force you to join GS1, which is unfortunately very expensive for you and for the retail customer. (NOTE – if Shoprite aren’t going to accept your goods anyway, it is a waste of money to join GS1 – so find out if Shoprite are keen to stock your goods BEFORE you risk joining GS1)
Brazil – No Restrictions
British Virgin Islands – No Restrictions
Brunei – No Restrictions
Bulgaria – No Restrictions
Burkina Faso – No Restrictions
Burundi – No Restrictions
Cambodia – No Restrictions
Cameroon – No Restrictions
Costco, Walmart, Home Depot and some EDI systems require suppliers to have GS1 membership.
Cape Verde – No Restrictions
Cayman Islands – No Restrictions
Central African Republic – No Restrictions
Chad – No Restrictions
Channel Islands – No Restrictions
Chile – No Restrictions
We get various reports of restrictions by distributors in China, So if you plan on selling in China, talk to your distributors to establish if they have any problems with alternative barcode retailer numbers.
Colombia – No Restrictions
Comoros – No Restrictions
Congo, Democratic Republic of the – No Restrictions
Congo, Republic of the – No Restrictions
Cook Islands – No Restrictions
Costa Rica – No Restrictions
Côte d’Ivoire – No Restrictions
Croatia – No Restrictions
Cuba – No Restrictions
Curacao – No Restrictions
Cyprus – No Restrictions
Check with Allegro – there seems to be a new (2024) policy that forces their suppliers to obtain barcodes directly from GS1
Denmark – No Restrictions
Djibouti – No Restrictions
Dominica – No Restrictions
Dominican Republic – No Restrictions
East Timor – No Restrictions
Ecuador – No Restrictions
Egypt – No Restrictions
El Salvador – No Restrictions
Equatorial Guinea – No Restrictions
Eritrea – No Restrictions
Estonia – No Restrictions
Ethiopia – No Restrictions
Fiji – No Restrictions
Finland – No Restrictions
France – No Restrictions
French Polynesia – No Restrictions
Gabon – No Restrictions
Gambia, The – No Restrictions
Georgia – No Restrictions
Germany – No Restrictions
Ghana – No Restrictions
Greece – No Restrictions
Greenland – No Restrictions
Grenada – No Restrictions
Guatemala – No Restrictions
Guinea – No Restrictions
Guinea-Bissau – No Restrictions
Guyana – No Restrictions
Haiti – No Restrictions
Honduras – No Restrictions
Hong Kong – No Restrictions
Check with Allegro – there seems to be a new (2024) policy that forces their suppliers to obtain barcodes directly from GS1
Iceland – No Restrictions
India – No Restrictions
Indonesia – No Restrictions
Iran – No Restrictions
Iraq – No Restrictions
All retail stores in Ireland accept our barcode numbers.
The following retailer(s) require Verification Reports which we can supply:
ASDA
All other stores accept our barcodes without needing verification reports.
Israel – No Restrictions
Italy – No Restrictions
Ivory Coast – No Restrictions
Jamaica – No Restrictions
Japan – No Restrictions
Jersey – No Restrictions
Jordan – No Restrictions
Kazakhstan – No Restrictions
Kenya – No Restrictions »
Kiribati – No Restrictions
Kosovo – No Restrictions
Kuwait – No Restrictions
Kyrgyzstan – No Restrictions
Laos – No Restrictions
Latvia – No Restrictions
Lebanon – No Restrictions
Lesotho – No Restrictions
Liberia – No Restrictions
Libya – No Restrictions
Liechtenstein – No Restrictions
Lithuania – No Restrictions
Luxembourg – No Restrictions
Macau – No Restrictions
Macedonia, Republic of – No Restrictions
Madagascar – No Restrictions
Malawi – No Restrictions
Malaysia – No Restrictions
Maldives – No Restrictions
Mali – No Restrictions
Malta – No Restrictions
Marshall Islands – No Restrictions
Mauritania – No Restrictions
Mauritius – No Restrictions
Mexico – No Restrictions
Micronesia, Federated States of – No Restrictions
Moldova – No Restrictions
Monaco – No Restrictions
Mongolia – No Restrictions
Montenegro – No Restrictions
Montserrat – No Restrictions
Morocco – No Restrictions
Mozambique – No Restrictions
Myanmar – No Restrictions
Namibia – No Restrictions
Nauru – No Restrictions
Nepal – No Restrictions
Netherlands – No Restrictions
Netherlands Antilles – No Restrictions
New Caledonia – No restrictions
The following retailer(s) won’t accept our barcodes (they require barcodes to come directly from GS1):
Costco
Super Retail Group
Foodstuffs – please check with them directly to confirm what their barcode requirements are & whether they will accept our barcodes. There are some products with our barcodes in Foodstuffs stores. Some Foodstuffs regions will also give their own barcodes for products (to help get them in stores). Foodstuffs requires barcode verification reports (which we can provide), however they may have other barcode restrictions too.
The following retailer(s) accept our barcodes, but they also require Verification Reports (which we can supply):
Progressive Enterprises
Bunnings
Placemakers
All other stores in NZ to our knowledge accept our barcodes without the need for verification reports
Nicaragua – No Restrictions
Niger – No Restrictions
Nigeria – No Restrictions
North Korea – No Restrictions
Norway – No Restrictions
Oman – No Restrictions
Pakistan – No Restrictions
Palau – No Restrictions
Panama – No Restrictions
Papua New Guinea – No Restrictions
Paraguay – No Restrictions
Peru – No Restrictions
The FDA in the Philippines require Pharmaceutical companies to buy barcodes directly from GS1
Check with Allegro – there seems to be a new (2024) policy that forces their suppliers to obtain barcodes directly from GS1
Portugal – No Restrictions
Puerto Rico – No Restrictions
Qatar – No Restrictions
Rarotonga – No Restrictions
Romania – No Restrictions
Russia – No Restrictions
Rwanda – No Restrictions
Saint Kitts and Nevis – No Restrictions
Saint Lucia – No Restrictions
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – No Restrictions
Samoa – No Restrictions
San Marino – No Restrictions
São Tomé and Príncipe – No Restrictions
Saudi Arabia – No Restrictions
Senegal – No Restrictions
Serbia – No Restrictions
Seychelles – No Restrictions
Sierra Leone – No Restrictions
Singapore – No Restrictions
Check with Allegro – there seems to be a new (2024) policy that forces their suppliers to obtain barcodes directly from GS1
Slovenia – No Restrictions
Solomon Islands – No Restrictions
Somalia – No Restrictions
South Africa – No Restrictions
South Korea – No Restrictions
South Sudan – No Restrictions
Spain – No Restrictions
Sri Lanka – No Restrictions
State of Palestine – No Restrictions
Sudan – No Restrictions
Sultanate of Oman – No Restrictions
Suriname – No Restrictions
Swaziland – No Restrictions
Sweden – No Restrictions
Switzerland – No Restrictions
Syria – No Restrictions
Taiwan – No Restrictions
Tajikistan – No Restrictions
Tanzania – No Restrictions
Thailand – No Restrictions
Timor-Leste – No Restrictions
Togo – No Restrictions
Tonga – No Restrictions
Trinidad and Tobago – No Restrictions
Tunisia – No Restrictions
Turkey – No Restrictions
Turkmenistan – No Restrictions
Turks and Caicos Islands – No Restrictions
Tuvalu – No Restrictions
UAE – No Restrictions
Uganda – No Restrictions
Ukraine – No Restrictions
All retailers in the UK accept our barcode numbers (to the best of our knowledge).
ASDA require Verification Reports (which we can supply)
Tesco require GLN Numbers (which we can supply)
All other stores in the UK seem to accept our barcodes without requiring either Verification Reports or GLN numbers
The following retailer(s) won’t accept our barcodes (they require barcodes to come directly from GS1):
Costco
Home Depot
Fred Meyers/Kroger
Macy’s
J.C. Penney’s
Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club
Some EDI systems
All other stores in the USA to our knowledge accept our barcode numbers.
Uruguay – No Restrictions
Uzbekistan – No Restrictions
Vatican City – No Restrictions
Vanuatu – No Restrictions
Venezuela – No Restrictions
Vietnam – No Restrictions
Yemen – No Restrictions
Zambia – No Restrictions
Zimbabwe – No Restrictions