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Barcode & GTIN

Why this matters for your business

GTINs (UPC, EAN, ISBN — globally unique product identifiers) are required for selling on most marketplaces (Amazon, Google Shopping). Mis-entered GTINs cause listing rejections, suspension, or worse, your products being mis-attributed to competitors.

Barcode & GTIN scanning + validation handles this. Scan a barcode with your phone → product info auto-filled. Bulk GTIN validation catches errors before they cause marketplace problems. Distributor-data enrichment (Enterprise) pulls full product data from supplier portals.

What this typically unlocks

OutcomeResult
Time per new SKU (with barcode)30s vs. 5+ min
Marketplace rejections from bad GTINnear 0
Catalog onboarding from supplier feedsautomatic

What you actually get

CapabilityDescription
Mobile barcode scanPhone camera → product attributes
Bulk GTIN validationCatch malformed/duplicate GTINs
GTIN lookupUPC database → brand, category, dimensions
Distributor portal sync (Enterprise)Full data from supplier APIs
GTIN auto-generateIf you're the manufacturer (Pro+)

Real merchant scenarios

Scenario A — Brand catalogs supplier inventory in days

Setup. Distributor brand with 500 supplier SKUs to catalog. Each had a UPC.

Process: Bulk-scan UPCs → look up via GTIN database → auto-populate product attributes.

Result: 500 SKUs catalogued in 2 days vs. estimated 4 weeks manually.

Scenario B — Marketplace rejection avoided

Setup. Brand was about to launch 200 SKUs on Amazon. Bulk GTIN validation caught 14 errors:

  • 6 duplicates (same UPC across 2 SKUs)
  • 5 invalid format
  • 3 belonged to wrong product (typo'd UPC)

Without validation: 14 listings would have been rejected or worse, mis-attributed.

Plan tiers

CapabilityFreeStarterProAgencyEnterprise
Mobile barcode scan
GTIN lookup✓ (50/mo)
Bulk validation
GTIN auto-generate
Distributor portal sync

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