What department to go for barcode application

To apply for a bar code you can go to the local coding branch for the application of bar code procedures.

The bar code is a graphic identifier that expresses a set of information by arranging multiple black bars and blanks of varying widths in accordance with certain coding rules.

A common barcode is a pattern of parallel lines formed by black bars (referred to as bars) and white bars (referred to as blanks) of widely varying reflectivity.

The barcode can indicate the country of production of the item, the manufacturer, the name of the product, the date of production, the book classification number, the place where the mail starts and stops, the category, the date and many other pieces of information, and thus it has been widely used in many fields such as the distribution of commodities, library management, postal management, banking system and so on.

Legal Basis

Measures for the Administration of Commodity Barcodes

Article 4 The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as AQSIQ) and the State Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the National Standardization Commission) are the competent authorities of the national work on commodity barcodes, and they unify the organization and administration of the work on commodity barcodes nationwide. The China Article Coding Center (hereinafter referred to as the Coding Center) China Article Code Center (hereinafter referred to as the Code Center) is the national commodity bar code work agencies, responsible for the specific implementation of the national commodity bar code management. Article 6 Producers, sellers and service providers who have obtained business licenses and relevant legal business qualification certificates in accordance with the law may apply for registration of vendor identification codes.

Subsidiaries of the group with independent legal personality need to use commodity bar code, should apply for registration of vendor identification code according to the provisions of a separate. Article 7 The applicant for registration of vendor identification code (hereinafter referred to as the applicant) can apply for registration of vendor identification code to the local branch of the code center (hereinafter referred to as the code branch).

The applicant shall fill in the "China Commodity Barcode System Member Registration Form", present the business license or relevant legal business qualifications and provide copies. Article XI of the following circumstances, shall not be registered vendor identification code:

(a) can not produce business license or relevant legal business qualification documents;

(b) social organizations, trade associations, intermediaries and other organizations or units, non-unit use of vendor identification code;

(c) violation of laws and regulations or the International Article Code System members registration form. or the International Article Numbering Association statutes of other circumstances.