GTIN 8

GTIN-8 (EAN-8) barcode numbers are restricted numbers allocated on a one-by-one basis to specific products, where the product size or available print area is insufficient to accommodate a standard sized EAN-13 barcode symbol.

You can check the symbol size requirement for an EAN-13 barcode in our Express Guide to Retail Barcodes and if the minimum size fits on your label, you should use an EAN-13.

A GTIN-8 licence is authorised:

• When the EAN-13 exceeds either 25 percent of the printed label area or 12.5 percent of the total printable area.

• When either the largest side of the printed label is less than 4 centimetres² or the total printable area is less than 8 centimetres².

• On cylindrical products with a diameter less than 3 centimetres.

Before you apply for a GTIN-8, please contact our Helpdesk to provide the product name, description, and packaging dimensions for authorisation.

For new licences the annual rate will be charged pro-rata for the remaining months of the current calendar year to December. The pro-rata rate will be applied automatically during the online application process. All fees are quoted ex VAT.

Unlike the other barcode licences issued by GS1 Ireland, the GTIN-8 is an 8 digit product number complete with a Check Digit and can be used directly to create an EAN-8 bar code symbol. Please use your main Global Company Prefix and Number Bank to generate the corresponding outer case code for this product.