Many exporting firms would ask if each country had to apply for bar code to sell products to the united states, europe, russia. Actually, it's not just a domestic bar code. There's a lot to figure out。
An earlier consultation with a sister said that her domestic production was to be exported to several countries, and that she wanted to apply for united states, european and russian bar code, fearing that it would be too expensive. The fact that domestic applications for bar codes are technically global and can be identified by any country does not mean that they can flow directly into the local market. Because the bar code is “universality” and “flowability” are different and subject to geographical regulations and market access requirements. For example, china’s registered barcodes, in some countries, are judged to be non-local barcodes, unable to access local commodity management systems and unable to sell them; and consumers judge the place of production through barcode prefixes, where local barcodes are preferred, and even some parts of the barcode are only protected by the place of registration, and transnational sales are vulnerable to fraudulent abuse。
Thus, the use of bar codes for exports depends on the situation: in the case of domestic production exports, the requirements of the target market are confirmed. For example, exports to the united states, where upc codes are commonly used, are subject to specific applications; in the case of general exports, domestic import and export bar codes are sufficient, but the business licence has to be operated with import and export operations. In the case of a group company, the bar code is for its subsidiaries, and the group bar code is required; a foreign customer only needs gln code, not a bar code certificate, but a separate application。
An application for a domestic bar code to the chinese goods coding centre or its authorized branch is not complicated: registration on the official network with a mobile phone number, uploading a scanned business licence with a stamp, filling out the online generated application for registration of members of the system and sending it back; then payment of official fees in the form of payment of treasures, micro-letters and public accounts; and approval of the entire data for 7 to 10 days to obtain a certificate of membership in the system and, in case of urgency, on the same day. Then you have to create film to generate an exclusive commodity bar code, a 32-dollar piece, and you have to record the product information backstage in a synchronized fashion so that we can write and check it out。
If the upc code is applied to the united states for export, it is necessary to prepare the company registration certificate, the english name, the name of the chairman, a copy of the business licence, as well as the annual sales volume (not to be too large or expensive) and the number of product types to be applied for; the process is to sign a trust agreement, fill out the confirmation form, provide information, and then forward an application to the relevant united states authorities by proxy, and finally take the certificate and documentation。
The bar code, which looks small, is a pass for products entering the commercial system. If the type is wrong, for example, if the import/export bar code is followed by a single domestic bar code, problems arise when used; if data are not synchronized, there is no product information to sweep out, and it affects circulation. It is therefore necessary to identify needs well in advance and to follow the rules so that products can move smoothly to global markets。
