Add an API for country detection using GS1 Barcode prefixes

[teolemon]

What

• Add an API for country detection using GS1 Barcode prefixes
• http://www.gs1.org/company-prefix
• We could add the prefix as a property in the countries taxonomy
• There will be weird products, so the next step would be to make a small suggestion service for the mobile app. It would ask if the product is indeed from the detected country, and offer to add matching countries and languages to the product.

Why

• This is a signal for the country of origin, to be combined with languages present on pack from OCR
• This is easier to implement than the GS1 Company Code

How

• We could add the prefix as a property in the countries taxonomy

Caveats

• There will be weird products, so the next step would be to make a small suggestion service for the mobile app. It would ask if the product is indeed from the detected country, and offer to add matching countries and languages to the product.

Part of

• Mobile apps
• 🧽 Data quality (tracker) #5538

[teolemon]

• We could add the prefix as a property in the countries taxonomy
• There will be weird products, so the next step would be to make a small suggestion service for the mobile app. It would ask if the product is indeed from the detected country, and offer to add matching countries and languages to the product.

[teolemon]

Prefix	Country
000 - 019	GS1 US
020 - 029	Restricted circulation numbers within a geographic region (MO defined)
030 - 039	GS1 US
040 - 049	Restricted circulation numbers within a company
050 - 059	GS1 US reserved for future use
060 - 139	GS1 US
200 - 299	Restricted circulation numbers within a geographic region (MO defined)
300 - 379	GS1 France
380	GS1 Bulgaria
383	GS1 Slovenija
385	GS1 Croatia
387	GS1 BIH (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
389	GS1 Montenegro
400 - 440	GS1 Germany
450 - 459 & 490 - 499	GS1 Japan
460 - 469	GS1 Russia
470	GS1 Kyrgyzstan
471	GS1 Taiwan
474	GS1 Estonia
475	GS1 Latvia
476	GS1 Azerbaijan
477	GS1 Lithuania
478	GS1 Uzbekistan
479	GS1 Sri Lanka
480	GS1 Philippines
481	GS1 Belarus
482	GS1 Ukraine
483	GS1 Turkmenistan
484	GS1 Moldova
485	GS1 Armenia
486	GS1 Georgia
487	GS1 Kazakstan
488	GS1 Tajikistan
489	GS1 Hong Kong
500 - 509	GS1 UK
520 - 521	GS1 Association Greece
528	GS1 Lebanon
529	GS1 Cyprus
530	GS1 Albania
531	GS1 Macedonia
535	GS1 Malta
539	GS1 Ireland
540 - 549	GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg
560	GS1 Portugal
569	GS1 Iceland
570 - 579	GS1 Denmark
590	GS1 Poland
594	GS1 Romania
599	GS1 Hungary
600 - 601	GS1 South Africa
603	GS1 Ghana
604	GS1 Senegal
608	GS1 Bahrain
609	GS1 Mauritius
611	GS1 Morocco
613	GS1 Algeria
615	GS1 Nigeria
616	GS1 Kenya
618	GS1 Ivory Coast
619	GS1 Tunisia
620	GS1 Tanzania
621	GS1 Syria
622	GS1 Egypt
623	GS1 Brunei
624	GS1 Libya
625	GS1 Jordan
626	GS1 Iran
627	GS1 Kuwait
628	GS1 Saudi Arabia
629	GS1 Emirates
640 - 649	GS1 Finland
690 - 699	GS1 China
700 - 709	GS1 Norway
729	GS1 Israel
730 - 739	GS1 Sweden
740	GS1 Guatemala
741	GS1 El Salvador
742	GS1 Honduras
743	GS1 Nicaragua
744	GS1 Costa Rica
745	GS1 Panama
746	GS1 Republica Dominicana
750	GS1 Mexico
754 - 755	GS1 Canada
759	GS1 Venezuela
760 - 769	GS1 Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera
770 - 771	GS1 Colombia
773	GS1 Uruguay
775	GS1 Peru
777	GS1 Bolivia
778 - 779	GS1 Argentina
780	GS1 Chile
784	GS1 Paraguay
786	GS1 Ecuador
789 - 790	GS1 Brasil
800 - 839	GS1 Italy
840 - 849	GS1 Spain
850	GS1 Cuba
858	GS1 Slovakia
859	GS1 Czech
860	GS1 Serbia
865	GS1 Mongolia
867	GS1 North Korea
868 - 869	GS1 Turkey
870 - 879	GS1 Netherlands
880	GS1 South Korea
884	GS1 Cambodia
885	GS1 Thailand
888	GS1 Singapore
890	GS1 India
893	GS1 Vietnam
896	GS1 Pakistan
899	GS1 Indonesia
900 - 919	GS1 Austria
930 - 939	GS1 Australia
940 - 949	GS1 New Zealand
950	GS1 Global Office
951	GS1 Global Office (EPCglobal)
955	GS1 Malaysia
958	GS1 Macau
960-969	Global Office (GTIN-8s)
977	Serial publications (ISSN)
978 - 979	Bookland (ISBN)
980	Refund receipts
981 - 984	GS1 coupon identification for common currency areas
99	GS1 coupon identification
Notes:
960 and 9610-9614 have been assigned to GS1 UK for GTIN-8 allocations.
Prefixes not listed above are reserved by GS1 Global Office for allocations in non-member countries and for future use.

[TaciteOFF]

I don't think it's a good idea to automatically add a country with that.

The code you're mentioning refers to the company headquarters.

There are products with spanish barcodes sold in France and not in Spain.

[teolemon]

This is not my intention. It just about having the ability to make guesses and let the user decide.

[teolemon]

{"country":"United States" , "barcode" : "000 – 019"},
{"country":"Canada" , "barcode" : "000 – 019"},
{"country":"United States drugs" , "barcode" : "030 – 039"},
{"country":"United States and Canada" , "barcode" : "060 – 099"},
{"country":"United States" , "barcode" : "100 – 139"},
{"country":"France and Monaco" , "barcode" : "300 – 379"},
{"country":"Bulgaria" , "barcode" : "380"},
{"country":"Slovenia" , "barcode" : "383"},
{"country":"Croatia" , "barcode" : "385"},
{"country":"Bosnia and Herzegovina" , "barcode" : "387"},
{"country":"Montenegro" , "barcode" : "389"},
{"country":"Kosovo" , "barcode" : "390"},
{"country":"Germany" , "barcode" : "400 – 440"},
{"country":"Japan" , "barcode" : "450 – 459"},
{"country":"Russia" , "barcode" : "460 – 469"},
{"country":"Kyrgyzstan" , "barcode" : "470"},
{"country":"Taiwan" , "barcode" : "471"},
{"country":"Estonia" , "barcode" : "474"},
{"country":"Latvia" , "barcode" : "475"},
{"country":"Azerbaijan" , "barcode" : "476"},
{"country":"Lithuania" , "barcode" : "477"},
{"country":"Uzbekistan" , "barcode" : "478"},
{"country":"Sri Lanka" , "barcode" : "479"},
{"country":"Philippines" , "barcode" : "480"},
{"country":"Belarus" , "barcode" : "481"},
{"country":"Ukraine" , "barcode" : "482"},
{"country":"Turkmenistan" , "barcode" : "483"},
{"country":"Moldova" , "barcode" : "484"},
{"country":"Armenia" , "barcode" : "485"},
{"country":"Georgia" , "barcode" : "486"},
{"country":"Kazakhstan" , "barcode" : "487"},
{"country":"Tajikistan" , "barcode" : "488"},
{"country":"Hong Kong" , "barcode" : "489"},
{"country":"Japan" , "barcode" : "490 – 499"},
{"country":"United Kingdom" , "barcode" : "500 – 509"},
{"country":"Greece" , "barcode" : "520 – 521"},
{"country":"Lebanon" , "barcode" : "528"},
{"country":"Cyprus" , "barcode" : "529"},
{"country":"Albania" , "barcode" : "530"},
{"country":"Macedonia" , "barcode" : "531"},
{"country":"Malta" , "barcode" : "535"},
{"country":"Republic of Ireland" , "barcode" : "539"},
{"country":"Belgium and Luxembourg" , "barcode" : "540 – 549"},
{"country":"Portugal" , "barcode" : "560"},
{"country":"Iceland" , "barcode" : "569"},
{"country":"Denmark" , "barcode" : "570 – 579"},
{"country":"Faroe Islands" , "barcode" : "570 – 579"},
{"country":"Greenland" , "barcode" : "570 – 579"},
{"country":"Poland" , "barcode" : "590"},
{"country":"Romania" , "barcode" : "594"},
{"country":"Hungary" , "barcode" : "599"},
{"country":"South Africa" , "barcode" : "600 – 601"},
{"country":"Ghana" , "barcode" : "603"},
{"country":"Senegal" , "barcode" : "604"},
{"country":"Bahrain" , "barcode" : "608"},
{"country":"Mauritius" , "barcode" : "609"},
{"country":"Morocco" , "barcode" : "611"},
{"country":"Algeria" , "barcode" : "613"},
{"country":"Nigeria" , "barcode" : "615"},
{"country":"Kenya" , "barcode" : "616"},
{"country":"Ivory Coast" , "barcode" : "618"},
{"country":"Tunisia" , "barcode" : "619"},
{"country":"Tanzania" , "barcode" : "620"},
{"country":"Syria" , "barcode" : "621"},
{"country":"Egypt" , "barcode" : "622"},
{"country":"Brunei" , "barcode" : "623"},
{"country":"Libya" , "barcode" : "624"},
{"country":"Jordan" , "barcode" : "625"},
{"country":"Iran" , "barcode" : "626"},
{"country":"Kuwait" , "barcode" : "627"},
{"country":"Saudi Arabia" , "barcode" : "628"},
{"country":"United Arab Emirates" , "barcode" : "629"},
{"country":"Finland" , "barcode" : "640 – 649"},
{"country":"China" , "barcode" : "690 – 699"},
{"country":"Norway" , "barcode" : "700 – 709"},
{"country":"Israel" , "barcode" : "729"},
{"country":"Sweden : EAN/GS1 Sweden" , "barcode" : "730 – 739"},
{"country":"Guatemala" , "barcode" : "740"},
{"country":"El Salvador" , "barcode" : "741"},
{"country":"Honduras" , "barcode" : "742"},
{"country":"Nicaragua" , "barcode" : "743"},
{"country":"Costa Rica" , "barcode" : "744"},
{"country":"Panama" , "barcode" : "745"},
{"country":"Dominican Republic" , "barcode" : "746"},
{"country":"Mexico" , "barcode" : "750"},
{"country":"Canada" , "barcode" : "754 – 755"},
{"country":"Venezuela" , "barcode" : "759"},
{"country":"Switzerland and Liechtenstein" , "barcode" : "760 – 769"},
{"country":"Colombia" , "barcode" : "770 – 771"},
{"country":"Uruguay" , "barcode" : "773"},
{"country":"Peru" , "barcode" : "775"},
{"country":"Bolivia" , "barcode" : "777"},
{"country":"Argentina" , "barcode" : "778 – 779"},
{"country":"Chile" , "barcode" : "780"},
{"country":"Paraguay" , "barcode" : "784"},
{"country":"Ecuador" , "barcode" : "786"},
{"country":"Brazil" , "barcode" : "789 – 790"},
{"country":"Italy, San Marino and Vatican City" , "barcode" : "800 – 839"},
{"country":"Spain and Andorra" , "barcode" : "840 – 849"},
{"country":"Cuba" , "barcode" : "850"},
{"country":"Slovakia" , "barcode" : "858"},
{"country":"Czech Republic" , "barcode" : "859"},
{"country":"Serbia" , "barcode" : "860"},
{"country":"Mongolia" , "barcode" : "865"},
{"country":"North Korea" , "barcode" : "867"},
{"country":"Turkey" , "barcode" : "868 – 869"},
{"country":"Netherlands" , "barcode" : "870 – 879"},
{"country":"South Korea" , "barcode" : "880"},
{"country":"Cambodia" , "barcode" : "884"},
{"country":"Thailand" , "barcode" : "885"},
{"country":"Singapore" , "barcode" : "888"},
{"country":"India" , "barcode" : "890"},
{"country":"Vietnam" , "barcode" : "893"},
{"country":"Pakistan" , "barcode" : "896"},
{"country":"Indonesia" , "barcode" : "899"},
{"country":"Austria" , "barcode" : "900 – 919"},
{"country":"Australia" , "barcode" : "930 – 939"},
{"country":"New Zealand" , "barcode" : "940 – 949"},
{"country":"Malaysia" , "barcode" : "955"},
{"country":"Macau" , "barcode" : "958"}

[bredowmax]

This might work not only for countries but also for brands. There are quite a few brands which use barcodes from specific ranges.

For example: K-Classic (Kaufland)
4300175xxxxxx
4335896xxxxxx
4337185xxxxxx

More on this
https://openfoodfacts.slack.com/archives/C21803P5W/p1580500458003600

Data:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wPciFWMvn9K0rIMW17Tgq6IDkCtH11QgoTsSaQ31ghM/edit?usp=sharing

[bredowmax]

I agree that we shouldn't tag automatically based on this information (too many products use a different barcode range that doesn't adhere to the GS-1 specification) but it could be very well used for suggesting edits to country & brand for Hunger-Games