{"id":15790,"date":"2026-02-23T13:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gs1.se\/support\/when-do-i-need-to-change-the-gtin-of-an-item-and-when-can-i-keep-the-same-gtin\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:01:05","slug":"when-do-i-need-to-change-the-gtin-of-an-item-and-when-can-i-keep-the-same-gtin-2","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/gs1.se\/en\/support\/when-do-i-need-to-change-the-gtin-of-an-item-and-when-can-i-keep-the-same-gtin-2\/","title":{"rendered":"When do I need to change the GTIN of an item and when can I keep the same GTIN?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>There are international rules for which changes to an item require the item to be given a new GTIN and which changes are permitted without a new GTIN being allocated.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You must change the GTIN if you change:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>brand name<\/li>\n<li>package dimensions<\/li>\n<li>content\u2019s weight or volume<\/li>\n<li>comparison amount<\/li>\n<li>contained items (number or type)<\/li>\n<li>ingredients (where this is significant for the consumer). 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The change affects consumers who are gluten intolerant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You do not need to change the GTIN for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a new package design<\/li>\n<li>promotions when material such as competition details is included in or printed on the package, on condition that volume, weight or price are not changed<\/li>\n<li>a new supplier selling existing stocks<\/li>\n<li>an item that changes status from not orderable to orderable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gs1.org\/1\/gtinrules\/index.php\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about the international GTIN allocation rules &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","support_categories":[195,192,195,192],"support_tags":[],"class_list":["post-15790","support","type-support","status-publish","hentry","support_categories-item-identification","support_categories-trade-item-information"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When do I need to change the GTIN of an item and when can I keep the same GTIN? 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