The European Article Number (also known as EAN) is a Global Trade Item Number standard describing a barcode symbology and numbering system. It’s used in global trade to identify a specific retail product type, from a specific manufacturer.
EAN-13 Standard
Used WorldwideThe most commonly used EAN standard is the thirteen-digit EAN-13. The EAN barcodes are the international standard used in Europe, Asia and other regions for lookup at retail point of sale and online stores. Accepted by the largest online and retail stores including Amazon, Ebay, AliExpress, Jet, Shopify etc.
Wide Range of Use CasesOur EAN-13 barcodes are actually 12-digit UPC codes with prepended digit 0. European Article Numbers can also be used as numbers for other purposes such as wholesale ordering or accounting.