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UPC A
UPC is a unified product code used in U.S.A and Canada. EAN of Europe and JAN of Japan are based on UPC.
UPC uses mainly UPC-A and UPC-E. UPC-A has 12 digits, while UPC-E has 8 digits.
UPC code is planned to fit in EAN code system in the year of 2005. This makes EAN international standards and allows EAN code to be read in U.S.A. and Canada.
The UPC Version A code is a 12 digit code, the first 6 digits represent the manufacturer of the labeled item, the next 5 digits are a unique product identifier and the 12th digit is a check character, based on the previous 11 digits of data.
Is UPC A suitable for you?
UPC-A is used only in U.S.A. and Canada, and it has no country code. Instead, the first digit, called number system character (NS), defines the contents of information.
 UPC A Basics:
Character Type:
Numeric values (0 to 9) only
Features:
Standardized as the
distribution code.
Printable Digits:
13 digits or 8 digits
Bar Structure:
- Four bar sizes
- No start/stop character
- Indicates one character with two bars and two spaces.
Application performance:
- World universal code
- Marked on most daily goods
- Book industry
UPC A font includes:
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