Do I need a barcode to sell my product in shops?
You will have to get a barcode to sell your product through retailers that require barcode numbers (some retailers do not use barcode numbers).
The use of barcode numbers is a voluntary system. Retailers use it as the basis for their pricing, inventory and ordering systems. It is becoming increasingly common for retailers, both large and small, to require all products they sell to display a unique product barcode for this purpose.
So basically, if you sell your own products to retailers that use barcodes, then you will have to add them. The further up the food chain you go, the more necessary it becomes to make sure your product has a barcode 
If you have a barcode question for us, please submit it in the comment form & we will answer it for you.
Originally posted 2009-12-19 02:10:47.
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im thinking about getting barcodes just for ourselves as we sell pretty much bespoke products it doesnt apply however stock we get in and hold in our warehouse may benefit from barcoding just so we can monitor better.
Glen, barcodes can be great for internal monitoring of your products. You can just invent your own barcode numbers (because they won’t have to be totally original), and generate your own images for them or else get a company like Barcodes Limited to do that for you (they can also provide barcode labels for you if you need them). Code-128 or Code-39 barcodes are widely used for internal monitoring of stock, and the images can be read by almost any barcode scanner.
yes,all products they sell is to display a unique product barcode ,because i believe this,then i bought my phone on the market but after 2 days it didn’t work,now iam so angry to the ratailers who are so irresponsible.