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GS1 South Africa Annual Subscription

Whether you simply need barcodes to launch your products in-store, online or both, your journey begins with a GS1 South Africa subscription. A variety of annual subscription options are available to meet your needs.
If you are an existing GS1 member, please sign in to continue. If it's your first time applying for barcodes, please continue reading to determine how many barcodes you need.

Click here for help on navigating through the GS1 South Africa Portal.

Estimate How Many Barcodes Do You Need?

The most important thing to understand is that each variation of each product you sell requires a unique GTIN/ barcode. You’ll need to determine exactly how many barcodes you need before you fill out the online application.

You can use the below barcode estimator link to help you decide.

Prefix Pricing*

Number of items needing a GTIN/Barcode**	Initial Fee/ Once off Entrance fee	Annual Renewal Fee - March
1	R 163
10	R 1,815	R 401
100	R 6,308	R 2,227
1000	R 7,595	R 4,354
10,000	R 8,368	R 8,902
100,000	R 9,142	R 26,699

Fees quoted are excluding Value Added Tax (VAT)
Companies applying from outside the borders of SA do not pay VAT
A company can apply for up to 20 Single GTIN/Barcode numbers, or alternatively, up to 5 banks of 10 barcode numbers, depending on business needs. Please note that only Single barcode numbers are exempt from the annual license fee.
A pro-rated annual fee is priced for the rest of the months - View licence renewal table
For additional number banks, instead of the initial entrance fee an administration fee of R 1699.00 (Ex VAT) will be charged