GS1 Alliance Prefix

GS1 Alliance Prefix

Participating GS1 Member Organizations may license a GS1 Company Prefix for assignment to and use by businesses located outside of the United States that conducts business inside of the United States. In addition, the GS1 Member Organization has the exclusive responsibility for ongoing maintenance of the GS1 Company Prefix.

Prefixes are available in different “capacities” that allow businesses to barcode as few as 100 unique products and as many as 1,000 unique products. They’ll need a barcode for each product variation, such as size and color. Choose a prefix capacity that best meets the needs of your member’s business now and in the near future. Access our barcode estimator tool for more help.

Choose the number of items needing a barcode to the right, then select how many GS1 Company Prefixes your member would like.  Once you’ve made your selections you can add this to the cart and check out.

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Participating GS1 Member Organizations may license a GS1 Company Prefix for assignment to and use by businesses located outside of the United States that conducts business inside of the United States. In addition, the GS1 Member Organization has the exclusive responsibility for ongoing maintenance of the GS1 Company Prefix.

Prefixes are available in different “capacities” that allow businesses to barcode as few as 100 unique products and as many as 1,000 unique products. They’ll need a barcode for each product variation, such as size and color. Choose a prefix capacity that best meets the needs of your member’s business now and in the near future. Access our barcode estimator tool for more help.

Choose the number of items needing a barcode to the right, then select how many GS1 Company Prefixes your member would like.  Once you’ve made your selections you can add this to the cart and check out.

Alliance Prefix Pricing* 

Number of products needing a barcode** Fee 
1 – 100 $100
1 – 1,000 $150
* GS1 US reserves the right to change pricing on GS1 Company Prefix(es). The use of GS1 US-issued company prefixes is pursuant to the terms and conditions of a License Agreement, which is subject to change at GS1 US’ sole discretion. 

** If you need to identify locations, use the same table for pricing.