EAN stands for European Article Number, a popular code standard similar to the Universal Product Code number (UPC) used in America, but popularly adopted because of its derived symbolism, also adopted by the Japanese Article Number code (JAN).
EAN, JAN, UPC, ITF AND RSS numbers are called Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN) and are used for barcodes used to identify retail items and goods.
EAN-8 and EAN-13 are the most commonly used EAN symbologies, but EAN codes incorporate two or three digits in the begin of the barcode sequence that represent the origin country or special items in accordance with this chart:
00 to 130 United States and Canada
200 to 290 In-store numbers
300 to 370 France
380 Bulgaria
383 Slovenia
385 Croatia
387 Bosnia-Herzegovina
400 to 440 Germany
450 to 459 Japan
460 to 469 Russian Federation
471 Taiwan
474 Estonia
475 Latvia
477 Lithuania
479 Sri Lanka
480 Philippines
482 Ukraine
484 Moldova
485 Armenia
486 Georgia
487 Kazakhstan
489 Hong Kong
490 to 491 Japan
500 to 509 United Kingdom
520 Greece
528 Lebanon
529 Cyprus
531 Macedonia
535 Malta
539 Ireland
540 to 549 Belgium & Luxembourg
560 Portugal
569 Iceland
570 to 579 Denmark
590 Poland
594 Rumania
599 Hungary
600 to 601 South Africa
609 Mauritius
611 Morocco
613 Algeria
619 Tunisia
622 Egypt
626 Iran
640 to 649 Finland
690 to 692 China
700 to 709 Norway
729 Israel
730 to 739 Sweden
740 to 745 Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
746 Republica Dominica
750 Mexico
759 Venezuela
760 to 769 Swiss
770 Colombia
773 Uruguay
775 Peru
777 Bolivia
779 Argentina
780 Chile
784 Paraguay
786 Ecuador
789 Brazil
800 to 830 Italy
840 to 849 Spain
850 Cuba
858 Slovakia
859 Czech Republic
860 Yugoslavia
869 Turkey
870 to 879 the Netherlands
880 South Korea
885 Thailand
888 Singapore
890 India
893 Vietnam
899 Indonesia
900 to 919 Austria
930 to 939 Australia
940 to 949 New Zealand
955 Malaysia
977 Periodicals
978 and 979 Books
980 Refund receipts
990 to 999 Coupons
EAN and derived codes are useful to mark items, which manufacture patent, or trademark belongs to the vendor. They are also widely used in the editorial world for marking books and other printed intellectual content, often combined with ISBN numbers. While there are five different versions of UPC numbers, EAN has only two versions, but different Supplementals to match the different barcode making criteria.
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