Background

GS1 is the international not-for-profit organization behind the only global system for bar coding, and for standardized identification of products, assets, services, places and organizations.

GS1 develops standards, services and solutions for use by businesses, government agencies and many other organizations worldwide.

The GS1 System of Standards is global, robust, multi-sector, user-driven, and scalable; and it is used and endorsed by millions of companies. Thanks to it, companies and organizations in the retail supply chain, in the healthcare sector and in many other industries and sectors can manage their day-to-day business with a feeling of reliability and efficiency.

GS1 standards are the most widely used in the world. Every day, their standards, services and solutions facilitate more than five billion transactions with support from 108 national member organizations including GS1 New Zealand.

GS1 standards, services and solutions bring together organizations in all parts of the supply chain. They are used by multinational corporations and by corner shops, by the managers of world-leading brands and by individual craftsmen.

GS1 is present in over 100 countries and is the official source for company prefixes used to create barcodes that: identify items in the supply chain. are used in industry sectors including retail, healthcare and transport & logistics. are unique.