Print UPC-A labels from Excel

Real 12-digit UPCs, not a CODE128 of a SKU

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Print UPC-A labels from Excel

Published: · 3 min read · How-to
Do this in the free app: app.mylabelmaker.com. No signup. Design the label, then print on a Zebra or download PNG / PDF / ZPL.

Retail checkout needs a real UPC-A, not a CODE128 of your SKU. Put the 12-digit UPC in a column (text, keep the check digit), map it to a UPC barcode, print 2×1. Open the free label maker to do it now.

Good to know: You must own or be licensed to use those UPCs. We do not issue GS1 company prefixes.

How to print UPC-A labels from Excel

  1. Open the free label maker and set the size of your stock.
  2. Add a native barcode (not an Excel font) and map the spreadsheet column, for example {{code}}. Use a column of column formatted as Text so leading zeros survive.
  3. Preview row 1 and a row near the end of the sheet.
  4. Print the stack on a Zebra, or export PDF / ZPL.

11 digits in Excel

Excel often drops a leading zero and you are left with 11 digits. Fix the column before you print or the UPC is invalid.

Print or save

Zebra thermal: print from the browser with Browser Print at the printer’s DPI. Everyone else: download PNG, JPEG, SVG, PDF, or ZPL. JSON keeps the editable master.

Print from your spreadsheet

Map a column, preview a row, then print. No signup.

Open free label maker