The one thing I don’t like about Sam’s is the lack or ID of where their stuff comes from.
I’m planning on calling them tomorrow ... I just bought a large bottle for the garage!
A little known tool that will tell you in which country an item is made, is to check the first 3 numbers in the UPC code - just under the barcode. Start with the little one off on the side, then the next two are under the barcode. They are the country code.
List of GS1 country codes.
* 000 019 U.S. and Canada
* 020 029 Restricted distribution (MO defined)
* 030 039 U.S. drugs (see U.S. National Drug Code)
* 040 049 Restricted distribution (MO defined)
* 050 059 coupons
* 060 099 U.S. and Canada
* 100 139 U.S. (reserved for later use)
* 200 299 Restricted distribution (MO defined)
* 300 379 France and Monaco
* 380 Bulgaria
* 383 Slovenia
* 385 Croatia
* 387 Bosnia and Herzegovina
* 389 Montenegro
* 400 440 Germany (440 code inherited from old East Germany on reunification, 1990)
* 450 459 Japan
* 460 469 Russia
* 470 Kyrgyzstan
* 471 Taiwan
* 474 Estonia
* 475 Latvia
* 476 Azerbaijan
* 477 Lithuania
* 478 Uzbekistan
* 479 Sri Lanka
* 480 Philippines
* 481 Belarus
* 482 Ukraine
* 484 Moldova
* 485 Armenia
* 486 Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia
* 487 Kazakhstan
* 488 Tajikistan
* 489 Hong Kong SAR
* 490 499 Japan
* 500 509 United Kingdom
* 520 Greece
* 528 Lebanon
* 529 Cyprus
* 530 Albania
* 531 FYR Macedonia
* 535 Malta
* 539 Republic of Ireland
* 540 549 Belgium and Luxembourg
* 560 Portugal
* 569 Iceland
* 570 579 Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland
* 590 Poland
* 594 Romania
* 599 Hungary
* 600 601 South Africa
* 603 Ghana
* 608 Bahrain
* 609 Mauritius
* 611 Morocco
* 613 Algeria
* 615 Nigeria
* 616 Kenya
* 618 Côte d’Ivoire
* 619 Tunisia
* 621 Syria
* 622 Egypt
* 624 Libya
* 625 Jordan
* 626 Iran
* 627 Kuwait
* 628 Saudi Arabia
* 629 United Arab Emirates
* 640 649 Finland
* 690 695 China, The People’s Republic
* 700 709 Norway
* 729 Israel
* 730 739 Sweden
* 740 Guatemala
* 741 El Salvador
* 742 Honduras
* 743 Nicaragua
* 744 Costa Rica
* 745 Panama
* 746 Dominican Republic
* 750 Mexico
* 754 755 Canada
* 759 Venezuela
* 760 769 Switzerland and Liechtenstein
* 770 Colombia
* 773 Uruguay
* 775 Peru
* 777 Bolivia
* 779 Argentina
* 780 Chile
* 784 Paraguay
* 785 Peru
* 786 Ecuador
* 789 790 Brazil
* 800 839 Italy, San Marino and Vatican City
* 840 849 Spain and Andorra
* 850 Cuba
* 858 Slovakia
* 859 Czech Republic
* 860 Serbia
* 865 Mongolia
* 867 North Korea
* 868 869 Turkey
* 870 879 Netherlands
* 880 South Korea
* 884 Cambodia
* 885 Thailand
* 888 Singapore
* 890 India
* 893 Vietnam
* 896 Pakistan
* 899 Indonesia
* 900 919 Austria
* 930 939 Australia
* 940 949 New Zealand
* 950 Global Office
* 955 Malaysia
* 958 Macau
* 977 Serial publications (ISSN)
* 978 979 Bookland (ISBN) 979 formerly used for sheet music
* 980 Refund receipts
* 981 982 Common Currency Coupons
* 990 999 Coupons