GB/T 12906-2008

Active

Bar code for China standard book number

中国标准书号条码

Standard Type
GBT
ICS
35.040
CCS
A24
Status
Active
Issue Date
2008-01-09
Implementation
2008-08-01
Centralized Committee
国家标准委
Issuing Authority
中华人民共和国国家质量监督检验检疫总局、中国国家标准化管理委员会

Application Summary AI generated

This standard specifies the bar code symbology and encoding rules for the China Standard Book Number (ISBN), ensuring compatibility with international ISBN systems. It is applied by publishers, distributors, and retailers in China for uniquely identifying books, facilitating inventory management, sales tracking, and library cataloging. The standard is used on book covers, packaging, and in electronic data interchange for the Chinese publishing industry.

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