What is Barcode Registration?
Barcode registration is a service that we offer to increase the internet profile of your product. There are several advantages to registering your barcodes online.
Barcode registration is free for clients of the International Barcodes Network (IBN). If you purchase EAN-13 or UPC barcodes from any of the members of the IBN then you will be able to register your brcodes for free on the International Barcodes Database.
Barcode registration helps with some cell phone app scanners (such as the Zebra app) so that when the product barcode is scanned, the product information will appear. Click here for more information on barcode scanning apps.
- Barcode registration will increase the product’s internet profile so that when the barcode is searched for on Google or another search engine, the product information will appear.
- If a barcode is registered on internet databases, it can dissuade people from using the barcode number illegally on Amazon sites. If a quick internet search tells the person that that barcode number is in use, they will be much less likely to use the barcode. While people cannot legally use legitimately sold barcode numbers, if they are being used illegally, it is an extra hassle for the barcode number’s legal owner to follow this up. This can be easily avoided with barcode registration.
NOTE we will require proof of your ownership of the barcode number – this is to demonstrate that the barcode number you wish to register actually belongs to you. Please email us proof of ownership after you place your order.