Opo Codes

GS1 Sunrise 2027 for small sellers

Sunrise 2027 is the name GS1 uses for a move from the thin-bar barcodes on packs to 2D codes: shops are asked to have tills that read 2D codes by the end of 2027, and until every till has changed a pack can carry both. Opo Codes can draw the whole dual-marked set for free in your browser, and this page says plainly what we know and what we do not.

Open the generatorFree. Runs in your browser.

How to do it

  1. Get your product number (GTIN) from GS1. A number made up or taken from a tool is not a number you can sell with.
  2. Open the pack tool and type the product number.
  3. Choose your own website for the web code, or the GS1 resolver, and add a batch and date if you want them in the codes.
  4. Check that all three codes are verified, then download the print sheet and check its sizes against the GS1 General Specifications before you print.

What Sunrise 2027 is

As we understand it: shop tills are asked to read 2D codes that carry the product number by the end of 2027. The thin-bar code you know, an EAN or UPC, works in every till now. The newer 2D code can also carry a batch and a date, and a customer's phone can scan it. That is why a pack may need both during the change.

Worked example. A pack with product number 2012345678903, batch LOT42 and best-before 31 December 2027, with the web code going to tea.example.com. The tool draws the EAN-13 for the number. The web code holds https://tea.example.com/01/02012345678903/10/LOT42?17=271231. The GS1 DataMatrix holds (01)02012345678903(17)271231(10)LOT42. Three codes, one product record.

What it means for a small seller

What the tool supports: a product number checked for its format and check digit, the three codes on one print sheet, each read back by a test scanner, and a web address on your own domain or the GS1 resolver. If you do nothing, your existing shop barcode keeps working in today's tills.

What we have not stated: any date by which a small seller must change a pack, whether a shop or marketplace will refuse a pack without a 2D code, what it costs, and how it applies in your country. We do not know these, so ask GS1 and the shops you sell to.

What the tool does not do

Opo Codes does not issue product numbers and does not certify that a pack meets GS1 rules. The starting sizes for the three codes are marked as starting points, and the tool says to check every size against the GS1 General Specifications for your product and print method. A number starting with 2 is for one shop's own use only, so it is fine for practice and shelf labels.

Questions

Do I have to change my packs now?

We do not state a deadline for small sellers. The end-of-2027 date is about shop tills. Ask GS1 and the shops you supply what applies to you.

Which 2D codes does the pack use?

A GS1 Digital Link QR code for customers' phones and a GS1 DataMatrix for 2D shop scanners, drawn next to the shop barcode.

Does Opo Codes make my pack compliant?

No. It draws codes for the number you give and reads them back. Compliance depends on your number, your sizes, your print method and the shop, which only you and GS1 can confirm.

Is it free?

Yes, the pack tool is free, runs in your browser and works offline once opened.

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