{"id":242,"date":"2010-12-04T16:09:15","date_gmt":"2010-12-04T23:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T10:23:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T17:23:43","slug":"barcodes-for-amazon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/purchase-barcodes\/barcodes-for-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"EAN and UPC Barcodes and Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Please note that the UPCs\/EANs that are offered on this page and the UPCs\/EANs that are offered on the other Nationwide Barcode Page are exactly the same.<br \/>\nWe often rephrase what we are selling to clarify the different uses for the same UPCs and EANs. All UPCs\/EANS sold by us come out of the same database and there is no difference between the barcodes sold on the different website pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Effective September 28, 2014:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are working with Amazon\u2019s EDI system, Amazon requires a direct relationship with the GS1. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are selling brand-name merchandise that is listed in the Amazon Brand Registry you need to use the UPC the Brand provides. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have registered your own brand name in Amazon&#8217;s Brand Registry, you must go directly to the GS1 for your own prefix.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-header clearfix\">\n<p>As we have a limited refund policy, we recommend that you first buy a trial batch of and test these with your products prior to buying larger and larger numbers of UPCs AND read this article in its entirety.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GUARANTEE<br \/>\nDIGITAL MARKETPLACE (Amazon, Walmart.com, Etsy, eBay, Google Merchant, etc.): Nationwide Barcode has a 15-day 100% refund guarantee from the date of purchase should you find that the UPCs\/EANs are not working for any reason. (Limited to orders of 250 UPCs\/EANs or less) After the 15-day period (and no longer than 90 days after purchase), at our option, we will replace the barcodes should you find that there is an issue. There are no refunds after the 15-day period. There is no guarantee or warranty after the 90-day period.<br \/>\nBRICK AND MORTAR and all orders of 250+ UPCs\/EANs: You are responsible for discussing 3rd party UPCs\/EANs with your retailer(s) before purchasing. There are no refunds or guarantees.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>There is no guarantee or warranty after the 90-day period.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Email us at <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:info@nationwidebarcode.com\">info@nationwidebarcode.com<\/a> or use the support form on the right of our site.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are going to print labels, do not have them printed until after you list your product successfully on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>If you are attempting to list your products on Amazon and experience an Error Code, attempt to correct it using one of our fixes listed on this page. If this does not work, please submit a help ticket to Nationwide Barcode before contacting Amazon Seller Support. We are here to help!<\/p>\n<p>Amazon recommends using UPCs directly from the GS1. This is a recommendation, and they have not yet made this a requirement. UPCs from the GS1 can be costly. Nationwide Barcode\u2019s affordable UPCs may be a better solution for selling your product. Our UPCs will work for you unless you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are using Amazon\u2019s EDI system (if you don\u2019t know what this is, you probably aren\u2019t using it)<\/li>\n<li>Sell your product using the Amazon Brand Registry<\/li>\n<li>Bundle name-brand items that have one or more National Brands<\/li>\n<li>Need your company name to appear in the GS1 database. (Purchasing from Nationwide Barcode does not grant access to GS1 Membership)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nationwide Barcode owns and sells subsets of pre-2002 <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/purchase-barcodes\/gs1-or-nationwide-barcode\/\">UCC Settlement<\/a> 6-digit prefixes. We provide every buyer with pristine, unused UPCs and EANs and the Certificate of Authenticity. If the buyer should look up the Prefix in the GS1, the value returned will be that of the original owner. Your name will not show up and this cannot be changed.<\/p>\n<p>To read our detailed article about Amazon and The GS1, click <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/?page_id=36496&amp;preview=true\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Labeling your products (putting the UPC\/EAN image on your product)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nBecause of a variety of issues that can take place, we strongly suggest that you list your product on Amazon first and then, add the UPC\/EAN to your product. This can save you time and expense should there be any issues with your Amazon listing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Amazon Error Codes and Fixes<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When using 3<sup>rd<\/sup> party barcodes as a seller on Amazon, you may find yourself running into multiple error codes that stem from Amazon\u2019s policies focused on persuading the seller to purchase only from the GS1.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of errors explaining why you\u2019re seeing them and how to address them. Nationwide Barcode is committed to providing all our customers fast and professional support. If these error fixes do not solve your issue, please submit a support ticket to Nationwide Barcode.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Amazon Error Code 5665<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/errorcode5665.2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8265 \" src=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/errorcode5665.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/errorcode5665.2.jpg 862w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/errorcode5665.2-600x98.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/errorcode5665.2-300x49.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/errorcode5665.2-768x126.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This error code appears to be random, but there is likely some sort of algorithm not yet uncovered by Seller Support or individual sellers. The most successful fix to-date by other Amazon sellers is to input \u201cN\/A\u201d, \u201cN\/\u201d or \u201cTBA\u201d as the Brand Name. Sellers also report that they can change the Brand Name after the product is listed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**PLEASE NOTE: You must change the Brand and Manufacturer Fields quickly. Errors will continue popping up. To overcome this specific issue, you must continue closing the error codes and entering the information until the errors cease.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Amazon Error Code 5461-1<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7877 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5461-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"738\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5461-1.png 738w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5461-1-600x85.png 600w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5461-1-300x42.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This error code occurs when Amazon checks the GS1 GEPIR database for the UPC Code\/Product Brand or Manufacturer based information. If you are attempting to sell a product with a Brand Name that is already listed in Amazon\u2019s Brand Registry Program, you will be stopped by this error message. The simple solution to this is for you to modify the brand name you are using. I.E. Use alternate spelling, &#8220;N\/A&#8221; or something similar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**PLEASE NOTE: You must change the Brand and Manufacturer Fields quickly. Errors will continue popping up. In order to overcome this specific issue, you must continue closing the error codes and entering the information until the errors cease.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Amazon Error Code 5461-2<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7878\" src=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Amazon-Error-Code-5461-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Amazon-Error-Code-5461-2.png 748w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Amazon-Error-Code-5461-2-600x116.png 600w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Amazon-Error-Code-5461-2-300x58.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This error code occurs when attempting to sell a product with a \u201cbig brand name\u201d that is NOT actually listed in the Amazon Brand Registry Program. Because it is a \u201cbig brand name\u201d, Amazon has placed it into some sort of database at some point to prevent others from selling under the name. To address this error code, you simply must alter the name as you do to get past the previous error code (5461-1).<\/p>\n<p><strong>**PLEASE NOTE: You must change the Brand and Manufacturer Fields quickly. Errors will continue popping up. In order to overcome this specific issue, you must continue closing the error codes and entering the information until the errors cease.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Amazon Error Code 8556<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7879\" src=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Amazon-Error-Code-8556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"746\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Amazon-Error-Code-8556.png 746w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Amazon-Error-Code-8556-600x100.png 600w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Amazon-Error-Code-8556-300x50.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This error code usually appears when you enter your UPC\/EAN incorrectly. The first thing you should do when encountering this error code is double-check and ensure that you\u2019ve correctly inputted your UPC\/EAN number. If you find that you have input the UPC\/EAN correctly, but you are still encountering this code, please submit a Nationwide Barcode support ticket for next steps. Be sure you are selecting &#8220;UPC&#8221; for the 12-digit UPC number and &#8220;EAN&#8221; for the 13-digit EAN number.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Amazon Error Code<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7880\" src=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Amazon-Error-Code.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"758\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Amazon-Error-Code.png 758w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Amazon-Error-Code-600x63.png 600w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Amazon-Error-Code-300x31.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you encounter this error code, what it means is either you\u2019ve already used the UPC\/EAN number inputted, the UPC\/EAN code is incorrectly entered or someone else has stolen the number and used it. If you find the code is not incorrectly entered, please fill out a Nationwide Barcode support ticket for next steps. Be sure you are selecting &#8220;UPC&#8221; for the 12-digit UPC number and &#8220;EAN&#8221; for the 13-digit EAN number.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Amazon Error Code<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7881\" src=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Error-Code-invalid.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Error-Code-invalid.png 665w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Error-Code-invalid-600x81.png 600w, https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Error-Code-invalid-300x41.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is another common error code that appears when the UPC\/EAN\/GTIN number is incorrectly input. This is common when an individual selects the incorrect category (UPC\/EAN\/GTIN) and then inputs the incorrect amount of numbers for that category. A helpful tip to remember is that a UPC is 12 digits, an EAN is 13 digits and a GTIN is 14 digits. If you still encounter this error after checking yourself, please submit a Nationwide Barcode support ticket.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<p>As we have a strict no-return, no-refund policy, we recommend that you first buy a trial batch of 1-10 and test these with your products prior to buying larger and larger numbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you purchase from Nationwide Barcode, you get BOTH a <em>UPC and an EAN barcode number<\/em> by immediately digital delivery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-2\">GS1 Originated UPCs\/EANs &#8211; Volume Pricing<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-4\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">UPC\/EAN Quantity<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Your Price<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$12.00<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$12.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$4.00<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$20.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2.80<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$28.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1.80<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$45.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">50<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1.26<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$63.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">100<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$0.80<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$80.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">250<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$0.76<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$190.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">500<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$0.46<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$230.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1,000<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$0.32<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$320.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2,500<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$0.24<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$600.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5,000<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$0.16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$800.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10,000<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$0.10<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$1000.00 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-4 from cache -->\n<p><em><strong>Please note, if you are entering orders over for 1000 UPCs\/EANs, enter the number without a comma. (Example: 10,000 should be entered as 10000)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>By placing an\u00a0order with Nationwide Barcode<br \/>\nyou acknowledge that you have read, that you understand,<br \/>\nand you accept\u00a0our <em><a title=\"Terms and Conditions\" href=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/terms-and-conditions\/\">terms and conditions<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>which includes our Amazon tutorial for Amazon Sellers<\/p>\n<div class=\"woocommerce \"><ul class=\"products columns-4\">\n<li class=\"product type-product post-142865 status-publish first instock product_cat-upc-barcode has-post-thumbnail virtual taxable purchasable product-type-simple\">\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nationwide Barcode can be a\u00a0quick, affordable and legal way to get your products on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you have questions, either call us or e-mail us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@nationwidebarcode.com\">info@nationwidebarcode.com<\/a> or visit <\/strong><strong>http:\/\/www.www.nationwidebarcode.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Please note that the UPCs\/EANs that are offered on this page and the UPCs\/EANs that are offered on the other Nationwide Barcode Page are exactly the same. We often rephrase what we are selling to <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/purchase-barcodes\/barcodes-for-amazon\/\" title=\"EAN and UPC Barcodes and Amazon\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":240,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/242"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149580,"href":"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/242\/revisions\/149580"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationwidebarcode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}