How do I apply for a barcode verification? – GS1 New Zealand Support Centre

If you have an account with GS1 New Zealand log in to order barcode verifications or product photography.

If you are a not a member and applying for the first time please use this form for an account to be created for you.

Note that Verification Reports created by GS1 Australia are valid in New Zealand.

Barcode verification orders are completed within your MyGS1 account.

Log into MyGS1 and follow the instructions below:

Note: if you do not have login details contact your account administrator or call GS1 on 0800 10 23 56.

In the main menu, either select My Products (Barcodes) then select Order a Verification or Photography OR
If the above options are not available in your menu, select Home then scroll down to the bottom of the screen to this box and select Apply Now

On the order screen you can enter the barcode details.

Step 1: Select one of the following options

Step 1:

Select what you would like us to do. You can request:

Barcode Verification report on artwork or mock-ups
Barcode Verification report on the shelf-ready product/final label
Product Photography
Barcode Verification + Product Photography Combo
On Pack Data Collection

Step 2:

Select “Prepare me for anybody”.

Step 3:

Enter the GTIN of the product, the Brand Name, and a full Product Description (e.g. GS1 Dark Chocolate Bar Sea Salt 80g). If you are not the owner of the GTIN, you will be asked for a reason as to why you are making this request using that GTIN.

If the previous verifications prompt appears:

Press Yes, then Next

Step 4:

If you selected Product Photography - please select which images you would like to be taken (Two Image Bundle is our most popular option, but Five Image Bundle is the retailers' preference).
If you selected the Barcode Verification report - then you may have free verifications available (please note that free verifications cannot be used in conjunction with our Priority service).

There will be an option to choose whether you wish to receive complimentary On Pack Data Collection service for the product you are submitting a request for. If you tick the box, GS1 will collect On Pack Data (such as ingredients, nutritional information, allergen) which will be shared with Foodstuffs and/or Woolworths. In this case you will need to send a full packaging (empty fine, but no partial/damaged packaging or label only). If you do not require this service simply tick the box off.

Step 5:

Please fill in additional information for this product. Fields with a red asterisk are mandatory. If you would like your report done urgently, we have a Priority service, which can be requested by ticking the “Priority” box above the GTIN field. Please note that this will incur additional costs.

Step 6:

Select a disposal method for the product.

Step 7:

You can make further requests for other products by selecting either:

“Enter another product starting with a cleared entry form”, OR;
“Enter another product using the same selected options as this current product.”

If you would like to confirm your application, select “Complete this application and send this group of products to GS1 for processing” and then “Next.”

The next screen will layout your purchase with prices for your confirmation. You can enter a Purchase Order Number here and amend the email address that your reports will be sent to. Click “Submit Application” to finalise your request.

An email confirming your request and advising where to send the product/s will be sent to you. Please print this email out and include it with the sample/s you send in to us for testing.

If sending artwork for Interim Barcode Verification, attach your PDF with dimensions* to the email and send it to verify@gs1nz.org

If you requested our Priority service you may receive an email asking you to confirm your request.

* Dimensions are often provided by the graphic designer and printed on the art work.

If your artwork doesn't have dimensions printed on it, we need to know the measurement of the final barcode that will be on the shelf ready product:

Please measure the bar height (top to bottom of the shortest bar) and width of the barcode (from the beginning of the first bar to the end of the last bar).

We'd also like to know what the barcode will be printed on (corrugated cardboard, label etc).

Version 1.5 Updated missing images 05 December 2024

Version 1.4 – Updated 28 November 2024