[AT] This might come in handy while shopping for tractor parts

[Mike Sloane]

It is not true, unfortunately. See:

<http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1824191/what_upc_barcode_numbers_mean.html>

Mike

On 1/19/2011 7:51 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> Can you differentiate which one is made in Taiwan or  China ?
>
> If the first 3 digits of the barcode are 690, 691  or 692, the product is
> MADE IN CHINA.
> 471 is Made in  Taiwan .
>
> This is our right to know, but the government and related departments never
> educate the public, therefore we have to educate ourselves.
>
> Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products
> "MADE IN CHINA ", so they don't show from which country it is made.
>
> However, you may now refer to the barcode -remember if the first 3 digits
> are for China&  Taiwan , and most other countries have 2 digits:
>
> 00 - 09 ...   USA&   CANADA
> 690-691-692 ... MADE IN  CHINA
> 471  ... Made in TAIWAN
> 49 ... JAPAN
> 30 - 37 ...   FRANCE
> 40 - 44 ...   GERMANY
> 50 ...   UK
>
> BUY USA&  CANADIAN MADE by watching for "0"
> at the beginning of the number which is USA and “09” is Canada .