Information
GS1 Saudi Arabia is operating through the Council of Saudi chambers. Currently we are focusing on the implementation of GS1 standards and the growth of its membership base. Any Saudi company, Factory, Retailer Wholesaler, Service sector, Importer, Exporter can apply for GS1-13 code digits.
Our purpose is to create awareness among all industries and get benefit for implementing GS1 standards. We also encourage the use of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) system, replacing paper documents for doing local and international business transactions.
All companies looking for barcodes for their products needs to apply for membership with Gs1 Saudi Arabia. Please check the membership categoriesto apply for GS1 KSA membership.
Membership Categories
We register companies for issuing GS1 (formerly EAN/UPC) barcodes for their products. According to general rule, each item in different size, different color and different packaging will treat as single item, hence it requires a new GS1 barcodes.
GS1 KSA offers membership to our esteemed customers under following two categories:
CATEGORY A:
GS1 KSA registers the company under Category A whose products range is up-to 100,000 items. We issue a GS1 company Prefix as a unique global registration ID to the company and authorize it to use and sell their products with GS1 barcodes on them worldwide.
Detailed Information:
- GS1 KSA issues a GS1 Company Prefix with 7 digits.
- Each product barcode consists of 13 digits.
- A GS1 barcode formation under Category A is as follows;
| Saudi Arabia Code (Country Code) |
GS1 Company Prefix | Product Code | Check digit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 628 | 1234 | 99999 | C |
- Saudi Arabia Code (Country Code) represents fixed 3 digits code assigned for Saudi Arabia from GS1 Global Office.
- GS1 Company Prefix represents a 4 digit company code for the member company registered under Category ‘A’. The value of (Country Code) and (GS1 Company Prefix) together forms a unique Global ID for t he member company termed as ‘GS1 Company Prefix’.
- Product Code represents the range of numbers up-to 100,000 ( 0 – 99,999 ) to use as product code for the products for member company. GS1 KSA recommends to use this range in sequence to get the best utilization of assigned numbers.
- Check digit represents the Check digit, a calculated value to confirm the correct generation of a complete 13 digits GS1 barcode number.
CATEGORY B:
GS1 KSA registers the company under Category B whose products range is up-to 1,000 items. We issue a GS1 company Prefix as a unique global registration ID to the company and authorize it to use and sell their products with GS1 barcodes on them worldwide.
Detailed Information:
- GS1 KSA issues a GS1 Company Prefix with 7 digits.
- Each product barcode consists of 13 digits.
- A GS1 barcode formation under Category B is as follows;
| Saudi Arabia Code (Country Code) |
GS1 Company Prefix | Product Code | Check digit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 628 | 123456 | 999 | C |
- Saudi Arabia Code (Country Code) represents fixed 3 digits code assigned for Saudi Arabia from GS1 Global Office.
- GS1 Company Prefix represents a 6 digit company code for the member company registered under Category ‘B’. The value of (Country Code) and (GS1 Company Prefix) together forms a unique Global ID for t he member company termed as ‘GS1 Company Prefix’.
- Product Code represents the range of numbers up-to 1,000 ( 0 – 999 ) to use as product code for the products for member company. GS1 KSA recommends to use this range in sequence to get the best utilization of assigned numbers.
- Check digit represents the Check digit, a calculated value to confirm the correct generation of a complete 13 digits GS1 barcode number.
Membership Process
Any company can apply for GS1 Saudi Arabia membership to get GS1 barcode for their products. We deploy an easy and simple procedure to get the registration and start using barcodes on your products.
The company fills the following application forms and provide relevant documents and can submit to any of our branch in kingdom. Kindly check contact us for our branches location.
A - Documents required
Note: Membership Kit including all application forms is
downloadable from here.
- Contract Application (2 copies).
- Membership Request Form (Arabic).
- Company Information (English).
- Fee structure – To receive fee details, kindly contact any of our branch. Contact us.
B - Submission Process
- All documents attached must be completely filled, signed by company representative and company stamped.
- Contract application must be filled twice in original and signed by company authorized person.
- Doc.2 - Membership Request Form (Arabic) should be stamped by Chamber of Commerce.
- Copy of Chamber of Commerce certificate registration and/or Baldiya license.
- List of Company products in Excel Sheet.
C - Payment Procedure
Please send you payment in favor of ‘Council of Saudi Chambers’ to the following bank account;
Account Title: Council of Saudi Chambers
Account No.: 003010030001
Bank: Saudi British
Bank IBAN: SA99445000000003010030001
D - Payment Modes
- Directly submit in any SABB branch.
- Visit our head office to pay cash (our branches in Jeddah and Dammam do not accept cash).
- Pay by check.
You can contact any of our branch for more information. Contact us
Note: Membership Kit including all application forms is
downloadable from here.
E – Registration process
- Upon submission of all the documents and fulfilling the requirements, GS1 KSA takes one - 1 business day to complete the registration process and issue a global GS1 Company Prefix to the company.
- Upon submission of complete list of products, we issue GS1 barcode numbers accordingly. The assignment of barcodes is the sole responsibility of the member company. GS1 KSA provides guidelines about how to use barcodes on your products.
F – Barcode Implementation
GS1 KSA assists in providing guidelines to the authorized contact person from member company about how to use GS1 barcodes on your products.
GS1 KSA also arranges low-cost training courses for providing detailed information about GS1 Barcode standards. You can find detailed information about our GS1 Training Program in Training section.
Kindly see GS1 Barcodes information on Products & Solutions section.