GLN Validator

Check any GS1 Global Location Number. Validates format, check digit, and identifies the GS1 prefix allocation region.

What this tool checks

Checks

  • 13-digit format (strips spaces and hyphens)
  • All-numeric characters
  • GS1 mod-10 check digit
  • GS1 prefix allocation (indicates where the number was assigned, not where the entity is located)

Does not check

  • Whether the GLN is registered in a GS1 database
  • Whether the entity/location still exists
  • GEPIR lookup

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