To all sifu


Im wonder how product barcode generate .....

I had import some OEM product from China , but all is without retail packaging, and i will do my own packaging in Malaysia .

So about the barcode , can i use the same barcode from China manufacturer or i had to create my own barcode ?

I also did search at google , i realize if need a barcode for product , it need to be register with some department ?


Let say if my packaging is without barcode , if i supply to chain-store or super market , can they create a barcode by themself ?
Example : Popular book store always have their own price tag with barcode

Buy a barcode sticker printer, and normally it will come with some software to generate barcodes.

There are free programs to generate barcodes as well like zbar.

If you don't have a barcode sticker printer, you will need to printer the stickers on inkjet or laser printers, on precut A4 sized labels.

The barcode sticker label printers are very fast and easy to use. Usually, thermal printing with the ink coming from a ribbon. Looks very nice initially, but can smudged if you deliberate try to do so with your fingers, plus after about 4 to 6 months, some labels start to look "not so nice". Laser printed ones lasts longer.

As a retailer, I would use the barcode sticker printer. As a manufacturer, I would laser print. Perhaps there are larger sticker printers that use a laser print engine instead of a thermal print head.

You can just make up the numbers. If you want standardized numbers like UPC, there are organizations to register with to get your assigned block of numbers. The first few digits identifies the manufacturer, the final few digits identifies the actual product. Not sure who the organization is in Malaysa. You can use google. I suspect there might be a fee.

If you do create your own code, make sure it does not look like those standardized ones. This way, people know you made up those codes. The simplest way is to use a different number of digits. Other "make up your own codes" small manufacturers might accidentally use the same codes.

If a clash like this happens, and your customer is a small scale retailer, then no biggie. They call you to complain, you appologize, and print a bunch of new codes on stickers, and give it to them to stick over the products. After that , don't use the clashed numbers anymore.

If your customers are large supermarkets and hypermarkets, it'll be a disaster. They might stop ordering from you. Come to think of it, some large retailers wouldn't accept any product that don't have those standardized barcodes. If you just fake it and one day coke come out with a new bottle and new barcode, and happen to use your code, and they're selling for RM2 while your product is supposed to sell at RM8, the retailers might come to you and ask you to reimburse them for loses for selling those things at the wrong price.

barcode u need to register with mida or sirim. cannot just pluck out of the sky and put your lucky numbers.

http://www.mida.gov.my/
http://www.fmm.org.my/


more here

http://www.gs1my.org/GS1_System-@-GS1_Mala...ementation.aspx



eaasiest way is to either call the staff at fmm for assistance or mida. both very helpful organizations.


for hypermart or supermarket listing, nobody accepts unregistered barcodes or false category barcodes. each time product failure or recall or trace back procedure will lead to barcode scanning and sales usually stop when barcode scanned at terminal has a product ceased operation.

in simple words, u need to register for RM 2k and get 10 barcode numbers. (i think, long time i didnt do this)
those 10 sets of barcode numbers will be given to you upon payment and tied only to your company registration. u do not need to state whcih product uses which barcode. that is internal information. they only need to know who the 10 is being held and used by.

ts, have you find the solution? I'm searching for one myself.

Depend on how u want to play it , if u don't care about gov side can create yr own bar code number ask long retailer can key the code in Thier system to show price can dy . So far never heard ppl kena fine due to barcode la , even ppl that don't have barcode also no kena find even thou by law have to one.

My bro comp registered gs1, so got tons of code.
Can i use tje code, althought the comp. Is diff. Since my bro is paid the code will no chanca crash with others.
The purlkse barcode is for retailer register product and key in price? Or they update the product via onlime barcode to capture product info?