In order for you to print U.P.C. Bar Code Symbols, your company must
first become a member of the Uniform Code Council, Inc. (UCC). When you
become a member, your company will be assigned an identification number
for your company's use (company prefix). You will need this number to
create your own U.P.C. symbols.

Membership with the Uniform Code Council provides the ability to place a
U.P.C. Bar Code Symbol on your product and distribute it into the
marketplace. The Membership Application will ask you about your company
and to provide the following facts:

* Current or projected sales revenue of your company
* The number of products that you will be identifying with a
U.P.C. Symbol
* The number of locations that you might identify with a Global
Location Number

This information will determine the fee that you will pay for
membership. In addition, you will be assigned a unique company prefix.
You will use the UCC Company Prefix provided when creating your U.P.C.
Bar Code Symbol.

The Uniform Code Council can be reached via the help desk at
info@uc-council.org or by phone Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., EST, on
937.435.3870.

Now, are you ready for this? The UPC symbol is administered by the
Uniform Code Council that is changing its name to: GS1 US. Yup, GS1 USA
(just to confuse us no doubt). - sfh

Stephen F. Hall, author, Author -“From Kitchen to Market.”