SKU and Barcode set up in Ship HeroUpdated 9 months ago
SKU and Barcode Setup
A Stock Keeping Unit or SKU is a number that is assigned to a product for the purpose of inventory management. A SKU is a unique identifier assigned to each product for more efficient record-keeping.
Ship Hero imports the SKUs that you created in your store to identify your product.
SKUs must be unique across all your products and their variants (Colorways, sizing, etc.) For example, if you’re selling a Red Dress and it comes in two sizes, the SKUs would look something like this:
- red-dress-small
- red-dress-large
A Barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable form. Initially, barcodes represented data by varying the widths, spacings, and sizes of parallel lines
A UPC or Universal Product Code is a barcode symbology that is widely used worldwide for tracking items
Important reminders:
- No duplicate barcodes; each product must have a unique barcode.
- Must be at least 5 digits and no more than 25 digits.
- No non-standard characters (such as an emoji)
- No spaces before or after.
- If you don’t generate a UPC for each product in the store, the ShipHero app will auto-generate one for you. Please be sure to include this information
- All barcodes must be printed on white background with black print.
- You can edit your barcodes or SKUs on our ShipHero product page only before you send inventory to the warehouse.
Barcode preferred size: 52.5 mm x 29.7mm. Must be smaller than 2″ x 3“
ShipHero lists their supported barcode types HERE