
Information technology - Automatic identification and data capture techniques - EAN/UPC bar code symbology specification
STANDARD published on 19.11.2025
Designation standards: ISO/IEC 15420-ed.3.0
Publication date standards: 19.11.2025
The number of pages: 37
Approximate weight : 111 g (0.24 lbs)
Country: International technical standard
Category: Technical standards ISO
This document specifies the requirements for the bar code symbology known as EAN/UPC. This document specifies EAN/UPC symbology characteristics, data character encodation, dimensions, tolerances, decoding algorithms and parameters to be defined by applications. It specifies the symbology identifier prefix strings for EAN/UPC symbols.
Data content and the rules governing the use of this symbology are outside the scope of this document; they are defined in GS1 General Specifications.