GTIN

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Trade_Item_Number
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_GS1_country_codes

Allocation rules

From GTIN Allocation Rules Feb 2007:

A separate unique GTIN is required whenever any of the pre-defined characteristics of an item are different in any way that is relevant to the trading process. The guiding principle is if the customer is expected to distinguish a new trade item from an old trade item and purchase accordingly, a new GTIN should be assigned.

Albums

It is common among some companies e.g. EMI, SONY to use the "2" as CD identifier and the "4" as tape identifier in the last position before the check digit. Other companies, e.g. Fresh Sound Records with their El Bandoneon series do not use that scheme.

Vinyl is "1" [1]

DBN TARG 00837413 Al compás del corazón

• CD EAN-13 724383741328 http://www.dbndiscos.com/detallealbum.aspx?id=4031
• TAPE EAN-13 724383741342 http://www.dbndiscos.com/detallealbum.aspx?id=4772

Relation with derivable codes

For this example http://www.tango.info/00724383741328 derivable codes are

 TIN-14 00724383741328
GTIN-14 00724383741328
 EAN-13  0724383741328
 UPC-12   724383741328 

• http://www.upcdatabase.com/barcode.pl?ean13=0724383741328
• http://www.upcdatabase.com/barcode.pl?upc=724383741328

Finding GTIN

• http://www.imusic.dk/
  • Search API giving EAN on one click, e.g. http://www.imusic.dk/page/search?combined=&search=S%F8g+i+kataloget&_form=searchForm&artist=Canaro&title=Desde+El+Alma
• http://www.allcd.us
  • Search UI works on single words e.g. http://allcd.us/search.php?word=Canaro&node=Music
  • ... but fails on multiple words e.g. http://allcd.us/search.php?word=Canaro+%22Nobleza+de+Arrabal%22&node=Music
  • Search API giving EAN direct e.g http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Aallcd.us+intitle%3AMusic+EAN+Canaro+%22Nobleza+de+Arrabal%22

Look up via GTIN

• http://amazon.com/s/?field-keywords=8427328131162
• http://www.google.com/products?as_q=0724383741328

GTIN non-compliance

• 07796095005367 is printed on covers of two different albums

See also

• TIN