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Price adjustment as of 01.01.2025

Please note: New prices will apply from 01.01.2025 and additional products and services have been added to the price list. You can find the updated price overview here:

To the price overview from 01.01.2025

GS1 - Price overview valid until 31.12.2024

All prices in euros plus VAT

GLN type 1

1 x GLN type 1 for the purpose of one-time location identification at an annual usage price of 105.00 EUR.

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SmartStarter1

1 - 5 GTINs for a one-off charge of EUR 35.00 EUR per GTIN.

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SmartStarter10

1 x GLN and 10 GTIN at an annual usage price of 60.00 EUR.

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GS1 Complete

As a prerequisite for using the GS1 Complete service package, we charge a one-off provisioning price. The amount depends on the numbering capacity of the GS1 basic number applied for.

For the use of the GS1 Complete service package, annual usage prices are also charged at the beginning of each financial year according to a sales-related scale. The total turnover of the company is decisive here. The full usage price must be paid in the first year of participation, regardless of when the contract is concluded.

The invoice for the annual usage price will be sent with the written notification of the GLN (Global Location Number).

The GS1 Complete annual usage price includes the following services:

  • Use of the GS1 numbering system (GLN type 2) incl. Electronic Product Code (EPC)
  • Use of the GS1 Service Platform incl. GTIN Manager, GLN Manager and QR Code Manager to manage your product and location information
  • Participation in the 2-hour beginners' webinar "Getting started with the GS1 system" (1)
  • Welcome discount of EUR 200 for participation in a GS1 basic seminar (2)
  • Online access to specialist publications and services on the use of GS1 standards (3)
  • Three free barcode tests (2)

Provision price

  Numbering capacity requested Unique amount  
7-digit basic number = 100,000 GTIN / 1 billion NVE/SSCC 580.00 EUR plus VAT
8-digit base number = 10,000 GTIN / 100 million NVE/SSCC 360.00 EUR plus VAT
9-digit base number = 1,000 GTIN / 10 million NVE/SSCC 250.00 EUR plus VAT

Annual usage price

Scale Revenue Annual usage price
I under 5 Mio. EUR 160.00 EUR plus VAT
II 5 Mio. EUR up to less than 25 Mio. EUR 460.00 EUR plus VAT
III 25 Mio. EUR up to less than 50 Mio. EUR 730.00 EUR plus VAT
IV 50 Mio. EUR up to less than 250 Mio. EUR 2,050.00 EUR plus VAT
V 250 Mio. EUR up to less than 500 Mio. EUR 2,900.00 EUR plus VAT
VI 500 Mio. EUR up to less than 1.25 bn. EUR 4,350.00 EUR plus VAT
VII 1.25 bn. EUR up to less than 2.5 bn. EUR 6,000.00 EUR plus VAT
VIII 2.5 bn. EUR up to less than 5 bn. EUR 7,550.00 EUR plus VAT
IX 5 bn. EUR up to less than 7.5 bn. EUR 9,750.00 EUR plus VAT
X 7.5 bn. EUR up to less than 10 bn. EUR 12,000.00 EUR plus VAT
XI 10 bn. EUR up to less than 15 bn. EUR 22,000.00 EUR plus VAT
XII from 15 bn. EUR 32,500.00 EUR plus VAT

Participants who are legally autonomous and independently balance their own accounts (from industry, trade, the service sector, etc.) are liable to pay costs, regardless of how many location numbers they require and occupy for the organizational processing of the information system. This also includes

  • Licensors who work exclusively for licensees operating under the same brand

         or

  • parent companies that charge for their wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries
     

pay the annual usage prices according to this scale. We charge a one-off price of EUR 100 plus VAT for each additional location number required and used. The annual usage price for each additional location number required is EUR 10 plus VAT.

"Turnover" within the meaning of this price list is the total turnover of the company/group of companies before tax.

In the case of purchasing associations and cooperatives whose corporate purpose is the joint purchasing of merchandise for their wholesale and retail members, the own-account sales are to be taken as the basis.

If, in addition to the GLN of the applicant, further location numbers are required for the organizational processing of the information system with the members, GS1 Germany will allocate the required number of corresponding GLNs by charging an annual lump sum of EUR 1.00 for the electronic provision of address information (plus statutory VAT in each case) per GLN. The allocation of corresponding GLNs takes place exclusively on the basis of a separate contractual relationship between the purchasing association/cooperative and GS1 Germany (please request contract documents).

Surcharges for individual GTIN short numbers (section 1.2 of the application)
EUR 15.00 plus VAT per short number per year

GS1 - Price overview valid from January 01, 2025
All prices in euros plus VAT

GS1 Complete

We charge a one-time service price for the use of the GS1 Complete service package. The amount depends on the GTIN numbering capacity of the requested GS1 base number GCP (Global Company Prefix).

In addition, a recurring annual usage price is charged at the beginning of each financial year according to a turnover-related scale. “Turnover” within the meaning of this price overview is the total annual turnover of the company or group of companies before tax.

In the case of purchasing associations and cooperatives whose corporate purpose is the joint purchasing of merchandise for their wholesale and retail members, the own business turnover shall be taken as the basis.

Provision price

    GTIN capacity requested   One-time price
7 digit company prefix = 100,000 GTINs 1 billion SSCC 580.00 EUR plus VAT
8 digit company prefix = 10,000 GTINs 100 million SSCC 360.00 EUR plus VAT
9 digit company prefix = 1,000 GTINs 10 million SSCC 250.00 EUR plus VAT

Annual usage price

Scale Annual Turnover   Annual usage price
I less than 5 Mio. EUR 160.00 EUR plus VAT
II 5 mio. EUR up to less than 25 mio. EUR 460.00 EUR plus VAT
III 25 mio. EUR up to less than 50 mio. EUR 730.00 EUR plus VAT
IV 50 mio. EUR up to less than 250 mio. EUR 2,050.00 EUR plus VAT
V 250 mio. EUR up to less than 500 mio. EUR 2,900.00 EUR plus VAT
VI 500 mio. EUR up to less than 1.25 bn. EUR 4,350.00 EUR plus VAT
VII 1.25 bn. EUR up to less than 2.5 bn. EUR 6,000.00 EUR plus VAT
VIII 2.5 bn. EUR up to less than 5 bn. EUR 7,550.00 EUR plus VAT
IX 5 bn. EUR up to less than 7.5 bn. EUR 9,750.00 EUR plus VAT
X 7.5 bn. EUR up to less than 10 bn. EUR 12,000.00 EUR plus VAT
XI 10 bn. EUR up to less than 15 bn. EUR 22,000.00 EUR plus VAT
XII   from 15 bn. EUR 32,500.00 EUR plus VAT

Legally independent and independently accounting participants (from industry, trade, the service sector, etc.) are subject to charges, irrespective of how many location numbers they require and occupy for the organizational processing of the information system. This also includes franchisors that pay the annual usage prices for franchisees operating exclusively under the same brand - or parent companies that pay the annual usage prices for their wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries according to the above scale.

The GS1 Complete usage price includes the following services:

  • Use of the GS1 numbering system (based on GLN type 2)
  • Use of the GS1 Service Platform incl. GTIN Manager, GLN Manager and QR Code Manager to manage your product and location information
  • Welcome discount of 500.00 EUR for participation in a GS1 training course or seminar 1
  • Three free barcode tests 1

SmartStarter & GLN Type 1

  One-time price Annual usage price
SmartStarter1 (1-5 GTIN) 35.00 EUR plus VAT -
SmartStarter10 (10 GTIN & 1 GLN) - 60.00 EUR plus VAT
GLN Type 1 105.00 EUR plus VAT 92.00 EUR plus VAT (from the following year)

The respective service description for SmartStarter can be found here: 

GLN Type 1   SmartStarter1   SmartStarter10

Further products and services

  One-time Annual usage price
GTIN List free -
GS1 Certificate DE or EN - 22.00 EUR plus VAT
GS1 Certificate DE & EN   33.00 EUR plus VAT
Additional Location Number* 110.00 EUR plus VAT 10.00 EUR plus VAT
Additional GLN type 2 110.00 EUR plus VAT -
GTIN-8 Short Number - 16.00 EUR plus VAT
Member GLN for purchasing associations** - 1.00 EUR plus VAT

GLN contract takeover

GS1 Complete 250.00 EUR plus VAT
Each additional GLN 81.00 EUR plus VAT
SmartStarter10 92.00 EUR plus VAT

EPS Barcode Generation

Quantity Price per unit    
1-4 31.00 EUR      
5-9 20.00 EUR      
10-19 16.00 EUR      
20-49 9.00 EUR      
50-69 5.00 EUR      
70-499 5.00 EUR / piece for barcodes 1-70, for each additional code 1.00 EUR      
500-999 1.50 EUR / piece for barcodes 1-500, for each additional code 0.50 EUR      
from 1,000 on request      

Barcode check

Type of barcode Price
EAN 13 / EAN 8 / Presscode 44.00 EUR
GS1 DataBar / GS1 Data Matrix / GS1 128 60.00 EUR
GS1 128 NVE / SSCC 87.00 EUR
Direct Marking 162.00 EUR