GTIN (EAN) (GTIN)

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Last updated: 29.01.2024
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The GTIN is the successor of the former EAN and represents a unique article key throughout the European region. The specification of the GTIN is an important quality feature for the actual products. In some exceptions in the assortment (see Chapter 1.2), a GTIN is often not available.

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GTIN (EAN)

GTIN consisting of 13 or 14 characters for the identification of the article within the GTIN format catalog.

GTIN format

The GTIN provides a unique identification of an article. Reuse is excluded by GS1 since January 1, 2019. Further details can be found here: https://www.gs1-germany.de/gtin-non-reuse/

A GTIN may only be assigned to exactly one article number. The exception here is an article number change.

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