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We often get the question: Can I use the same UPC code for a physical CD and a digital album?<\/p>\n

Answer: Yes. The UPC (Universal Product Code) is a barcode symbol that is widely used in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and in other countries for tracking\u00a0trade items\u00a0in stores. This UPC code can be used to track both Physical and Digital product sales with the same number.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We often get the question: Can I use the same UPC code for a physical CD and a digital album? Answer: Yes. The UPC (Universal Product Code) is a barcode symbol that is widely used in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and in other countries for tracking\u00a0trade items\u00a0in stores. This UPC code can be used to track both Physical and Digital product sales with the same number.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3800],"tags":[28,4016,4015],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCan I Use the Same UPC Code For Both Physical and Digital Products - RouteNote Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/can-i-use-the-same-upc-code-for-both-physical-and-digital-products\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can I Use the Same UPC Code For Both Physical and Digital Products - RouteNote Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We often get the question: Can I use the same UPC code for a physical CD and a digital album? 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