Barcode Verification
Verify your barcode scans well
Verification reports are special scans of a barcode (on its final printed label or packaging). The barcode is given a grade which represents how easy it is for scanning machines to read it. A pass grade is A, B, C or D.
Our verification tests are performed using the latest verification technology to internationally accepted barcode standards. If your retailer requires verification, make your order below & then post/courier your barcode to us (on it’s final printed label or packaging). Reports take 2-3 days after we receive your barcode (we will email the verification report to you).
After you order barcode verification, please post a copy of your final printed barcode to us (our address is on our Contact Page). To our knowledge, our verification reports are accepted by all retailers in the UK and Europe. The only retailer we know of that will not accept our verification reports is Woolworths Australia (Woolworths Australia requires their verification reports to be done directly by GS1).
Just over 10% of the barcodes we have verified fail the test. This is usually because of a few easily preventable reasons (such as the barcode being too small). The pages below are useful to read:
1. The official barcode standards
2. How to pass barcode verification
Barcode verification is done by a barcode verifier machine. This is different from a barcode scanner. A barcode verifier is a highly sensitive machine that can pick up tiny variations in barcode images. Barcode verifier machines can decode barcode images and test the quality of them (against a number of different criteria).
“Dear David, Just to say a massive thank you for sorting this out for me, so very efficiently and promptly. I am truly grateful to you. First-class service!” Jo (Kiddy Coupons Ltd)