| Barcodes for
DVD &
CD Products
Audio
Music CD Albums & DVD Videos need a barcode to get onto shelves
of music stores & distributors.
Amstore (for $20+gst) can add an EPS barcode image for an
EAN13 (EAN-13 global standard) barcode; but the Brand Owner of the
Intellectual Property ideally needs to contact GS1 for a NZ
registered EAN-13 number.
GS1 - Toll Free 0800 10 23 56
info@gs1nz.org
http://www.gs1nz.org
A
single number membership is available from GS1 on request
for those that only want 1 barcode for a $130+GST one-off
fee, which includes a free verification (worth $75 to
non-members).
Amstore recommends that Barcodes are Verified by GS1 before
approving any Production.
Below are the EAN-13 Barcode Standard sizes of 1.0X and
0.8X. with white space margins required.
Barcode history
 UPC-A
& UPC-E Retail Barcodes were developed in the US in the
1970's, and the first UPC marked item ever scanned was a
10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum at
a retail
checkout (Marsh's supermarket in Troy, Ohio) at 8:01 a.m. on
June 26, 1974.
Later the Global EAN Barcode standard was developed as a
superset of UPC Barcode, adding an extra digit to the
beginning so that there would be plenty of numbers for the
entire world. GS1 US mandated all retail systems in the US &
Canada should support both UPC and EAN by January 1, 2005.
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