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December 2, 2025

# GTIN Validation FAQ: Questions People Actually Ask

**What is GTIN validation, in plain terms?**
A single mistyped digit in a GTIN doesn't just fail validation — it can associate your listing with a completely different, unrelated product in Google's or a marketplace's database, which is a much messier problem to unwind after the fact.

**How often should this be checked?**
Regularly, not just once. Ignoring check-digit validation and only checking that a code is the right length, letting typos through undetected. Set a recurring reminder rather than trusting memory.

**What's the most common mistake here?**
Copying a similar product's GTIN as a placeholder 'to fix later' — this immediately creates a false association between two unrelated listings.

**Does this actually affect rankings, or is it just best practice?**
It's rarely a single ranking factor on its own, but it affects whether search engines and users can do what you actually need them to do — which shows up in rankings indirectly, often more than any one direct factor would.

**What's the fastest way to check this on an existing site?**
GTIN / EAN / UPC Validator — paste your URL in and it does the check directly, no setup.

Related: our guide to SEO product descriptions.

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