Need
the U.P.C. Database?
IMPORTANT NEWS - COMING IN APRIL 2012:
Via a Partnership with Microsoft, the "long awaited" API.
Nutritional Values for Perishable Foods and Spirits.
The U.P.C. - USDA SR24 Interface.
At the outset,
YES I have the U.P.C. Database. In fact, I have many U.P.C. Databases.
However, before
you send me an E-Mail requesting database files, YOU need to know
what to ask for.
Before I tell you,
let's look at the structure of a U.P.C.:

The first six digits
above - 614141 (in this example) - are the Company Prefix assigned by GS1
US (formerly the Uniform Code Council).
The next five digits
- 00027 - are the Company's internal Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) or product
number.
The final digit
- 2 - is a computer generated check digit.
While Company information
is available from GS1 US, product information (the SKU and corresponding
U.P.C.) is not.
For those of you still
reading, I would assume that you are seeking MORE than just Company
information. To that end, what you are really seeking is an
Electronic Product Catalog
These "Catalogs"
contain:
BASIC product
information - such as U.P.C., Manufacturer, Brand, Item Name, etc.
for various
CATEGORIES of items - such as Food, Health & Beauty, Spirits, etc.
and optionally,
FULL data elements, such as:
NUTRITION FACTS
- Total Fat, Fat UOM, % Daily Value, etc.
INGREDIENTS
- (for Fritos Corn Chips) Corn, Corn Oil, Salt, etc.
SHELF MANAGEMENT
- Product Dimensions, Pack Size, Parent Child, etc.
ADDITIONAL DATA
- Endorsements, Allergy Information, Warnings, etc.
Selected product
images are also available.
My current "flagship"
products include these Electronic Product Catalogs:
Food (Packaged
Goods, Perishable, and Non Perishable)
Health & Beauty (Analgesics, First Aid, and Skin Care)
General Merchandise (Office, Toys, and Household)
Snacks & Sodas (Chips, Jerky, Bottled Beverages)
Spirits (Beer, Wine, Liquor, and Mixers)
Tobacco (Cigarettes, Cigars, Smokeless)
Electronic Product
Catalog Applications
Product Look-Up
for:
Mobile Commerce (iPhone, gPhone Applications)
Web 2.0 Applications (Fully Populated Field Content)
Price Book or Product Catalog Normalization and Completion
Product Research
for:
Consumer Product
Positioning and Strategy
Brand Name / Manufacturer Cross Reference
Medical / Health Content Applications and Studies
Regulatory Compliance
for:
2005 Sunrise (GTIN) /
2010 Sunrise (DataBar) Issues
State Bottle Bill Initiatives
WIC Product Data
Product
Load Services for:
Point of Sale (POS) Software
Vendors
Inventory Verification Services
Grocery Delivery Services
[providing pre-loaded product files for new customers or data synchronization
for existing customers]
Electronic Product
Catalog - Particulars:
For Electronic
Product Catalogs, pricing is based on:
Category (Food, Snacks, Spirits, etc.)
Depth of Data (Basic [for Point of Sale], E-Commerce [for Web Applications], Full
[for Advanced Product Search])
and Application Platform (Single User, Web Site, Kiosk, etc.).
For Product Load
Services, pricing is based, either on Pre-Built Files (Sub Sets for Convenience Stores,
Liquor Stores, etc.), or on a SKU Match basis.
Monthly and Quarterly
Updates are available.
Databases can be
delivered in Text, Excel, or Access formats.
Should you wish
further information, Catalog Pricing, or Data Samples, please contact me
at 214-618-1726, or via E-Mail.
For those who require Professional
Consulting in the areas of: U.P.C. / EAN Creation, (Coupon) Family Code Management, Data Synchronization,
or Database Normalization, click Here.
For those who want to build an
application that uses Coupon U.P.C.'s, click Here.
Electronic Product
Catalog - Alternate Sources:
For those seeking Data in
Consumer Electronics, Computer Hardware and Software, Household Appliances and Housewares,
Office Products and Furniture, and Hardware, contact:
Sherry Frederick at Etilize Inc.
Phone: 970-222-0241
E-Mail:
sfrederick@etilize.com
For those seeking Data in Books, contact:
Peter Ashekian at Bowker
Phone: 908-219-0066
E-Mail:
peter.ashekian@bowker.com
For those seeking Data in DVD's, Music, and Video Games, contact:
Rovi Corp
Phone: 866-686-8947
Rovi Corporate Web Site