#70 Sales Tax and GS1 UPC codes

Q. 1  UPC Code - Stuart.
OK, so you may have seen some talk recently about Amazon cracking down on non GS1 barcodes in the US.
I'm just wondering what people's thoughts are on how to handle this.
When I first setup my private label products, I used a third party barcode company, that were significantly cheaper than the official GS1 barcodes. At that stage I wasn't too worried, as I was just starting out and money was tight, and hey, it's not as if I needed to be able to print barcodes onto my packaging to sell in retail shops.
The issue, now arises, that I am in a position were I could afford to use official barcodes, and indeed, I would want to, so that Amazon don't kick me off. The problem is that even though I am happy to acquire them, I can't change them on my ASIN's.
Anyone any ideas how to go about this?
Tahir Same here. My plan is to create a new child with the new barcode and list it under the actual product which will become a parent listing. Then just delete the old child which is obsolete. So if that idea would work we could keep the reviews. Anyone already did this?
Brian: I bought my barcodes from a site who, when I asked about this, said they purchased them originally before 2002 when the new policy was put in place, so they're legally permitted to resell them. But when I search my UPCs in the online database, my business name isn't attached to them which is I think what Amazon will be checking for. So I don't know what this means....
Tahir Michael Stuart: So just wanted to let you know that my plan didnt work out as planned. When the old child is OOS or deleted the parent listing doesnt show the reviews of it anymore. Also changing EAN code in edit mode changes the ASIN of the listing and reviews + rankings will be gone.. So seems like there is no other option unless Amazon can fuse 2 listings into 1 without losing review & rankings
Brian Cook FYI, here's info from SS themselves from someone in another group:
"This is Tamara, the Catalog Specialist you spoke to about your inquiries regarding UPCs.
We verify the authenticity of product UPCs by checking the GS1 database. When you purchase UPCs from resellers, many times they do not update the information with the GS1 database, and it will appear as belonging to a different company. This is why we recommend obtaining your UPCs directly from GS1 (and not from other third parties selling UPC licenses) to ensure the appropriate information is reflected in the GS1 database.
This recommendation does not mean that Amazon is going to take actions against products that have UPCs purchased from other companies. It does not mean that sellers need to go in and change all their UPCs for new ones purchased from GS1. We do not want you to delete your listings and create new ones with new UPCs. That would not be in your best interest or ours. Also, the system will not allow you to modify the UPC for a product that already has an ASIN linked to it.
Generally, using UPCs purchased from different companies should not give you any problems. However, an issue could arise if someone else tried to list a product using one of these UPCs. We handle these issues on a case by case basis. It might be necessary if that happened to get a new UPC and create a new ASIN or modify it for the existing one (which only we can do), but we would need to analyze the specific case.
Once again, let me assure you do not need to go into your inventory and switch all of your UPCs. In fact, the system would not allow you to do so and it could create other issues with your listings. My recommendation is to leave your existing listings as they are and get UPCs from GS1 when you want to add new products.
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