When buying any product, for example, tea, all people want to be sure that it is grown and packaged in the same country. And know which one. A barcode will help you figure it out, especially since today it can be easily deciphered and a lot of useful information can be obtained.
Necessary
- - barcodes of goods;
- - country barcode table
Instructions
Step 1
A barcode is a set of geometric symbols arranged according to a certain standard. As a rule, it consists of vertical stripes of various widths. This is a unique identifier. The most popular today is the 13-bit European code EAN-13, introduced in 1977.
Step 2
Pay attention to the product barcode. The numbers are deciphered as follows: the first two are the country code, the next five are the manufacturer, and the next five are the product code, its properties, dimensions, weight, color. And the last digit will help to verify the correctness of the barcode itself
Step 3
To determine the country, use the list of basic codes: 000-139 USA 300-379 France 400-440 Germany 450-459 490-499 Japan 460-469 Russia 47909 Sri Lanka 481 Belarus482 Ukraine 500-509 Great Britain 520 Greece 540-549 Belgium, Luxembourg 560 Portugal 640-649 Finland 690-695 China 700-709 Norway 729 Israel 730-739 Sweden 750 Mexico 754-755 Canada 760-769 Switzerland 779 Argentinian 789-790 Brazil 800-839 Italy 840-849 Spain 850 Cuba 870-879 Netherlands 890 India
