This is not true. The first 6 digits of the UPC code are a company code which is assigned after registration with GS1 so probably sequential or from reserved blocks. The next 5 digits are the product code, and the last digit is a check digit.
The company I work for has 4 different UPC prefixes (from mergers and acquisitions) which now represent different brands. All sell products from China, all sell products from other places including US, the bar codes do not change depending on the Country of Origin.
This is not true. The first 6 digits of the UPC code are a company code which is assigned after registration with GS1 so probably sequential or from reserved blocks. The next 5 digits are the product code, and the last digit is a check digit.
The company I work for has 4 different UPC prefixes (from mergers and acquisitions) which now represent different brands. All sell products from China, all sell products from other places including US, the bar codes do not change depending on the Country of Origin.
https://www.gs1us.org/
From the GS1 page: https://www.gs1.org/standards/id-keys/company-prefix
GS1 prefixes do not identify the country of origin for a given product. **