Can a zero-suppressed GTIN-12 be carried in any other barcode symbol than UPC-E?

Modified on Fri, 30 Aug at 2:38 PM

In theory, yes, because the zero-suppressed GTIN-12 is simply a type of GTIN-12. 


In practice, the GS1 General Specifications only allow these numbers to be encoded in UPC-E symbols, and never in UPC-A barcodes.

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