GS1 France

Name

GS1 France

Legal name

GS1 France

Website

https://gs1.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership / Adhesion fees: Companies pay membership fees to join GS1 France, gaining access to standards, code allocation, training, consulting, and the community ecosystem. Membership is required to participate in standardization groups and access member-only services.
2. Training and professional development: GS1 France offers fee-based training sessions (in-person and remote) on standards implementation — GDSN, EDI, QR codes, RFID, UDI, EPCIS, and product data management. Pricing ranges from 950€ to 1200€ per session depending on membership status.
3. Barcode and identifier code fees: GS1 France sells GTIN/EAN codes and other identifiers to companies needing to barcode products for market access.
4. Consulting and custom accompaniment: Custom advisory services for companies implementing GS1 standards, digital product passports, and supply chain optimization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GS1 France is the French member organization of GS1, issuing globally recognized product and location identification standards (GTIN/EAN, GS1 augmented QR Code, SSCC, GLN) and operating the GDSN data synchronization network and EDI standards. It serves 58,000 French member companies through membership adhesion, training, consulting, and a certified partner ecosystem (GS1 Partenaires) supporting traceability, regulatory compliance, and circular economy initiatives such as the Digital Product Passport (DPP).

Product overview

GS1 France is a non-profit standardization organization that provides a comprehensive suite of standards and services for product identification, data exchange, and supply chain digitalization. The core portfolio centers on identification standards (GTIN/EAN barcodes, GS1 Augmented QR Codes, SSCC for logistics, GLN for locations) combined with data exchange infrastructure (GDSN network for synchronized product sheets, EDI for electronic data interchange). Supporting services include training and consulting, Qualicode qualification for solution providers, and the GS1 Partenaires ecosystem. Strategic initiatives address circular economy through the Digital Product Passport (DPP) and Impack't packaging sustainability program. Industry-specific solutions cover sectors including healthcare (UDI for medical devices), retail, food/beverage, fashion, construction, cosmetics, and wine/spirits (CodeOnline). The organization operates through collaborative structures including Interest Communities and Standardization Working Groups where members co-construct standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GTIN/EAN (Code-barres) The Global Trade Item Number and EAN barcode is the unique international identifier that products need to be commercialized across all sales channels worldwide.
• QR Code augmenté GS1 The next-generation 2D barcode providing more product information and improved consumer experience through enhanced QR code capabilities that link physical products to digital content via the GS1 Digital Link resolver.
• SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code) International, multi-sector, unique code ensuring reliable traceability of packages and pallets throughout supply chains.
• GLN (Global Location Number) Digital identity for companies and their various locations including headquarters, warehouses, and factories, enabling precise location identification in business transactions.
• GDSN (Global Data Synchronisation Network) International network of certified electronic data pools enabling companies to synchronize product information in real-time with all trading partners globally through standardized product data sheets.
• Fiche Produit GS1 Standardized product data sheet containing product characteristics, commercial and logistics data, labels, certifications, images, multimedia, and regulatory information exchanged between manufacturers and distributors.
• EDI (Échange de Données Informatisé) International standard for electronic data interchange enabling efficient, secure, automated information exchange between trading partners in a standardized, compliant format.
• Digital Product Passport (DPP) Initiative to strengthen traceability and transparency throughout the product lifecycle, supporting circular economy goals and regulatory requirements for environmental product information.
• Impack't Environmental initiative reducing the environmental and societal impact of packaging through collective dynamics supporting the circular economy transition.
• Formation & Conseil (Training & Consulting) Training programs and customized advisory services helping companies implement GS1 standards, including Qualicode qualification and partner-certified solution assessments.
• Qualicode Qualification program for solution providers and software that meet GS1 standards, ensuring quality and compliance with international identification and data exchange standards.
• GS1 Global Data Model Standardized international product data sheet harmonizing product attribute structuring across geographic zones and product categories, enabling consistent product information worldwide.
• Verified by GS1 Service enabling brands to share product data and retailers/marketplaces to verify product identity against the global GS1 registry.
• CodeOnline Digital platform for the wine and spirits sector enabling producers and distributors to optimize their offer through digital product information and labeling solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 billion GS1 barcodes scanned at checkout globally per day
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles9 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Capgemini InventcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Gold partner of CO-NEXT 2024. Capgemini presented on DPP (Digital Product Passport) as a lever for circularity — approaches and keys to successful transformation. PACO Ribagnac and Stéphane Théry led the session.
• VALHORminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023GS1 France and VALHOR (the interprofessional council for horticulture, floristry, and landscape) signed an agreement in June 2023 to generalize GS1 standards (GDSN) across the horticulture and floristry supply chain.
• CiteocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGS1 France and Citeo (eco-organization for packaging) have partnered since 2019 to digitalize packaging data for circular economy. They developed enriched product sheets to simplify household packaging recycling, launched an Interest Community on packaging digitalization with hundreds of companies, and co-developed new environmental data fields in the GS1 product sheet (2023) for AGEC compliance and recyclability information.
• Citeo ProcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCiteo Pro focuses on B2B and professional packaging, extending the partnership with GS1 France to cover industrial and professional packaging standards.
• Mines Paris (PSL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMines Paris PSL and GS1 France renewed the 'Chaire Internet Physique' (Physical Internet Chair) for a second 4-year cycle. This research chair explores digital product identification, supply chain optimization, and the Physical Internet paradigm.
• HEC ParisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGS1 France and HEC Paris created the 'Digital Content for Omnichannel' Chair to research and develop best practices for digital product content and omnichannel commerce strategies.
• buildingSMART FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership renewed in 2022 (initiated 2019) for 3 additional years. Focuses on standardization work in the construction sector, integrating GS1 standards with buildingSMART's open BIM standards for enhanced construction product traceability.
• EDONIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGS1 France and EDONI signed a partnership agreement to promote GS1 standards in the building/construction sector, providing a standardized and internationally recognized format for building product data.
• Alibaba Group FrancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAlibaba France signed a Memorandum of Understanding with GS1 France to extend GS1 standard adoption for product information on Alibaba marketplaces, encouraging French e-commerce sellers to use GS1 identifiers and product data.
• FIATAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders) signed an MoU with GS1 to digitize all transport documents using GS1 standards, enabling standardized electronic transport documentation globally.
• SprintProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSprintProject, in partnership with DB Schenker, FM Logistic, GS1 France, and Savoye, publishes the annual 'Services à la livraison' barometer on French delivery expectations, conducted by OpinionWay with 2,000 respondents.
• EquadiscoreTechnology or IntegrationGS1 France partnered with Equadis to develop the 'Data Quality Checker' — a tool qualifying market operators in France's GDSN network for data quality. Equadis designed and operates the tool supporting GS1 France's GDSN data pool ecosystem.
• IBMcoreTechnology or IntegrationGS1, IBM, and Microsoft announced collaboration to leverage GS1 standards in enterprise blockchain applications, enabling blockchain-based supply chain solutions using GS1 product identification.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationGS1 partnered with Microsoft (alongside IBM) to integrate GS1 standards into Microsoft enterprise blockchain solutions for supply chain transparency.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GS1 AISBL: Global parent organization of GS1 France and the other 115 national GS1 member organizations. Owns the GS1 standards portfolio (GTIN, GLN, SSCC, GDSN, EPCIS, Digital Link) and coordinates cross-border interoperability. Directly comparable as the umbrella standards body.
• GS1 Germany (GS1 Germany GmbH): Largest European GS1 member organization, also a non-profit/private entity issuing GTIN codes and providing GDSN/EDI services to German companies. Operates the same business model, membership tiers, and standards portfolio as GS1 France, with comparable vertical segmentation.
• GS1 UK: UK GS1 member organization providing barcode allocation, GDSN services, training and sector-specific solutions (especially healthcare UDI). Direct functional analogue to GS1 France with similar member-driven GTM and product set.
• GS1 US: US GS1 member organization serving the largest single national base of GS1 members. Provides GTIN allocation, GDSN, healthcare UDI, and apparel/retail solutions. Closest analogue in scale and product breadth to GS1 France.
• GS1 Netherlands: Dutch GS1 member organization with comparable services (GTIN, GDSN, EDI, training, consulting) and similar Western European non-profit/governance structure. Operates in adjacent retail-heavy market with strong sustainability focus.

Broad incumbents

• AFNOR (Association Française de Normalisation): France's national standards body for ISO/IEC standards, broadly comparable as a French non-profit standardization organization but covering general industrial/management standards rather than supply chain identification specifically. Both operate co-construction governance models with French industry members.

Emerging players

• Salsify: Product Experience Management (PXM) platform that sits on top of GS1 identifiers and GDSN feeds, helping brands syndicate product content to retailers/marketplaces. Competes for the data-quality and content-management layers that GS1 France addresses through its partner ecosystem.
• Syndigo (formerly Gladson / 1WorldSync): Provider of product content syndication services through the 1WorldSync GDSN-certified data pool, directly overlapping GS1's GDSN value proposition. Competes with GS1 member organizations for high-value product data management contracts, particularly with global brands.
• Arianee: French blockchain-based digital product passport provider for luxury goods, a Bronze CO-NEXT 2024 partner of GS1 France. Competes at the application layer for DPP solutions where GS1's QR/Digital Link approach and Arianee's blockchain-native passport coexist.
• Equadis: French software vendor and Core GS1 France partner that built and operates the 'Data Quality Checker' qualifying GDSN data pools in France. Provides complementary (and partly overlapping) GDSN product data management tooling to GS1 France members.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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