Regulations
Government and industry regulations requiring barcode usage.
FDA NDC Barcode Requirements
The FDA requires linear barcodes encoding the National Drug Code (NDC) on most prescription and certain over-the-counter drug products sold …
FDA Unique Device Identification (UDI)
The FDA Unique Device Identification system requires that medical devices distributed in the United States bear a UDI on their …
US Military Standard MIL-STD-129/130
The U.S. Department of Defense requires Unique Identification (UID) barcodes on all military items, parts, and shipments under MIL-STD-129R (shipping) …
FAA Aircraft Parts Marking
The Federal Aviation Administration requires permanent part identification marking on critical aircraft components to enable traceability and airworthiness verification. 2D …
USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode
The United States Postal Service requires the Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) on all commercial letter and flat mailpieces to qualify …
HIBC Barcode Standards
The Health Industry Business Communications Council (HIBCC) establishes barcode standards for healthcare products including medical devices, surgical instruments, and laboratory …
EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD)
The EU Falsified Medicines Directive requires a unique identifier encoded in a 2D Data Matrix barcode on the packaging of …
EU Food Traceability Regulation
The EU General Food Law requires all food business operators to implement traceability systems that track products one step forward …
CE Marking Requirements
Products bearing the CE mark sold in the European Economic Area must be identifiable through their supply chain for market …
China National Product Barcode
China requires GS1 barcode registration through the Article Numbering Centre of China (ANCC) for all products sold in the domestic …
Japan JAN Code Requirements
Japan requires the Japanese Article Number (JAN) code, which is fully compatible with the international EAN system, for retail product …
Korea KAN Barcode Requirements
South Korea requires the Korean Article Number (KAN), fully compatible with the international EAN system, for products sold in domestic …
India Legal Metrology Barcode
India mandates barcodes on packaged commodities under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. GS1 India administers the barcode system, …
Brazil ANVISA Pharmaceutical Barcode
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) requires GS1 DataMatrix barcodes on pharmaceutical products to enable full supply chain traceability. The …
Canada DIN Barcode Requirements
Health Canada requires barcoding for drug identification using the Drug Identification Number (DIN) system. Pharmaceutical products must carry barcodes encoding …
Mexico NOM Barcode Standards
Mexico's Official Mexican Standards (NOM) require barcodes on consumer products sold in the domestic market. NOM-030-SCFI-2006 establishes the requirements for …
Australia GS1 Fresh Produce
GS1 Australia mandates the use of GS1 DataBar symbology for fresh produce at the point of sale, enabling variable-weight pricing, …
UK NHS GS1 Barcode Standards
The UK National Health Service mandates GS1 standards for identification and tracking of all products, patients, and locations within the …
South Africa SARS Barcode
GS1 South Africa, in coordination with the South African Revenue Service (SARS), requires GS1 barcodes on products for customs clearance …
Turkey UTS Pharmaceutical Track and Trace
Turkey was one of the first countries to implement a full pharmaceutical track-and-trace system. The Pharmaceutical Track and Trace System …
Russia Chestny ZNAK Marking System
Russia mandates product marking with Data Matrix codes under the Chestny ZNAK (Honest Mark) national system, covering 15+ product categories …
UAE Barcode Regulation
The United Arab Emirates requires GS1 barcodes on all products sold in the domestic market, administered through GS1 UAE in …
GHS Chemical Labeling Requirements
The United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) establishes international requirements for hazardous chemical identification. …
ISO/IEC 15459 Transport Unit Identification
ISO/IEC 15459 establishes the international standard for unique identification of transport units, including pallets, containers, and parcels. The standard defines …
ISO 22742 Packaging Barcode Requirements
ISO 22742 specifies requirements for barcode marking on packaging and transport packaging used in international trade. The standard covers symbology …