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According to this[0] it costs 250 USD for 1-10 codes in the US. Where can you get them for cheaper?

[0]: https://www.gs1us.org/upcs-barcodes-prefixes/get-started-gui...

In France for a company with a turnover of up to EUR 500,000 it only costs EUR 85/year, for what I think is up to 1 million codes (you get a root number and can generate the codes yourself).

https://www.gs1.fr/Obtenir-un-code-a-barres/Consultez-nos-ta...

Would Amazon accept those for FBA in the US? If not, then it may be tedious to register a legal entity abroad just to get cheaper UPCs that you can't even use. If they do, then it would be worthwhile building a list of countries with cheap/easy UPCs and cheap/easy legal entity registration.

UPC are international by nature. But the point is to have products registered with the right entity, so (I think) you should be able to demonstrate that the company who owns the codes is somehow affiliated with the company that sells the products.

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