GS1 prefixes · EAN-13

Barcode Country Codes

Q: Which country has barcode prefix 590?

Poland — 590 is the GS1 prefix of GS1 Poland.

The first two or three digits of an EAN-13 barcode are the GS1 prefix of the national organisation that issued the company number. Type the first digits of a barcode to find the country.

100

Countries with a GS1 prefix

000–139

USA & Canada

978–979

Books (ISBN)

2xx

In-store use

GS1 barcode prefix of every country

Country	GS1 prefix
Canada	000–019
United States	000–019
Bulgaria	380
Slovenia	383
Croatia	385
Bosnia and Herzegovina	387
Germany	400–440
Japan	450–459
Kyrgyzstan	470
Estonia	474
Latvia	475
Azerbaijan	476
Lithuania	477
Uzbekistan	478
Philippines	480
Belarus	481
Ukraine	482
Turkmenistan	483
Moldova	484
Armenia	485
Georgia	486
Tajikistan	488
Hong Kong	489
United Kingdom	500–509
Greece	520–521
Lebanon	528
Cyprus	529
Albania	530
North Macedonia	531
Malta	535
Portugal	560
Iceland	569
Denmark	570–579
Faroe Islands	570–579
Greenland	570–579
Poland	590
Romania	594
Hungary	599
South Africa	600–601
Ghana	603
Senegal	604
Bahrain	608
Mauritius	609
Morocco	611
Algeria	613
Nigeria	615
Kenya	616
Côte d'Ivoire	618
Tunisia	619
Tanzania	620
Syria	621
Egypt	622
Brunei	623
Jordan	625
Iran	626
Kuwait	627
Saudi Arabia	628
United Arab Emirates	629
Finland	640–649
China	690–699
Norway	700–709
Israel	729
Guatemala	740
El Salvador	741
Honduras	742
Nicaragua	743
Costa Rica	744
Panama	745
Dominican Republic	746
Mexico	750
Venezuela	759
Colombia	770–771
Uruguay	773
Peru	775
Bolivia	777
Argentina	778–779
Chile	780
Paraguay	784
Ecuador	786
Brazil	789–790
Cuba	850
Slovakia	858
Czechia	859
Serbia	860
Mongolia	865
North Korea	867
Türkiye	868–869
Netherlands	870–879
South Korea	880
Cambodia	884
Thailand	885
Singapore	888
India	890
Vietnam	893
Pakistan	896
Indonesia	899
Austria	900–919
Australia	930–939
New Zealand	940–949
Malaysia	955

Data: samayo/country-json dataset (MIT).

Does the barcode show where a product was made?

No. The prefix tells you which national GS1 organisation issued the barcode number to the company, not where the product was manufactured. A German brand can make goods in China and still use a 400–440 prefix.

Special prefixes

978–979 — books (ISBN, "Bookland")
977 — magazines and periodicals (ISSN)
200–299 — restricted, for in-store use such as weighed products
950 — GS1 Global Office

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Frequently asked questions

Which country has barcode prefix 590?

Poland — 590 is the GS1 prefix of GS1 Poland.

What does barcode 690 mean?

690–699 are assigned to GS1 China.

Does a barcode prefix show the country of origin?

No — it shows where the company registered its barcodes, not where the product was made.