Bulk UPC and EAN-13 barcodes from Excel

Retail packaging, wholesale cartons, and marketplace listings all depend on scannable UPC or EAN-13 symbols. When your PIM exports fifty new SKUs overnight, you need barcodes that match GS1 length rules—not manually drawn bars in a design tool.

Spreadsheet columns

• Store the full GTIN digits (12 for UPC-A, 13 for EAN-13) in one column—leading zeros matter.
• Let the generator compute or validate check digits; do not truncate country prefixes.
• Use a second column for on-label human text (product name, size) if your template supports caption fields.

Print specifications

Export at 300 DPI or vector SVG for flexo and offset. Keep bars pure black on white for maximum grade. Scale bar height to your label die—too short fails in some auto-checkout lanes.

Import the sheet on QRBatch barcode generator, select EAN-13 or UPC symbology, map rows, and download the batch ZIP. Spot-scan five random labels before the full print run.

Related workflows

Amazon and marketplace sellers often combine retail GTIN labels with FNSKU strips—see our Amazon seller bulk barcode guide. For marketing QR on the same box, use the Excel-to-QR workflow with matching row IDs.