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gtin - Global Trade Item Number

The Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) comes from the family of GS1 codes and is used for tracking trade items using barcodes. Each item receives its unique GTIN number.

This function allows you to generate random random GTIN codes or partly random codes for specific manufacturers and items depending on the input parameters.

The legacy names for a GTIN are:

EAN - European (International) Article Number
UCC - Uniform Code Council
UPC - Universal Product Code (North American, since 1970)
CIP - Catalogue Item. Publication
JAN - Japanese Article Number
SSCC - Serial Shipping Container Code (this is a variant of the GTIN number

More information on GTIN.

GS1: International not-for-profit association dedicated to the development and implementation of global specifications and solutions to improve the efficiency and visibility of supply and demand chains globally and across multiple sectors.

Usage(s)

gtin ( )	Returns a random GTIN-13 (EAN) number
gtin ( $type )	Returns a random GTIN number of type $type.
gtin ( $type, $prefill )	Returns a random GTIN number of type $type with the prefix $prefill

Parameter(s)

$type

The type of GTIN number to generate. These Types are supported:

Type	GTIN	Aliases
8	GTIN-8	EAN-8 UCC-8
12	GTIN-12	EAN-12 UCC-12 UPC
13	GTIN-13	EAN-13 UCC-13 EAN CIP JAN
14	GTIN-14	EAN-14 UCC-14
18	na	SSCC

$prefill

The prefix to be used in the GTIN number (used to define the retailer, manufacturer, collector, researcher, or other entity)

Example(s)

GTIN Codes

gtin() // 7495563456235
Returns a valid GTIN-13 code

gtin(8) // 18128147
Returns a valid GTIN-8 code

gtin(14,1337) // 13377923938760
Returns a valid GTIN-14 code with a manufacturer code of 1337