Vans barcode lookup
Type the 12 digits under the bars on a Vans box. The code that starts with VN is the style code, not the barcode.
VN codes and Style names
Vans.com gives each colourway a style code of VN and nine more characters. The Skate Era in Blue / Red is VN000ECR3QG. Colours of one model share the start of the code: the Premium Style 152 is VN0010VE3N1 in one colour and VN0010VECJK in Black. Our catalogue holds the Old Skool 36 LX Souvenir Oatmeal as VN000E8V2N1.
A Style number in a shoe name is a model name, not a code. Vans.com calls the Authentic Style 44, the Era Style 95, the Old Skool Style 36 and the Classic Slip-On Style 98. The box label carries the VN code, the colour, the size, a factory country code and the barcode, and the label inside the tongue repeats the VN code and the size.
Barcodes we hold
On 9 November 2026 we held 65,857 Vans barcodes for 6,629 Vans styles, and for most of those styles we hold the size run: the median style has 8 sizes, the middle half 3 to 15. Another 20,063 Vans styles (75%) are in our catalogue with no barcode yet, so a real barcode of one of those styles returns no result. Of the barcodes, 99% are 12-digit UPC-A and 1.5% are 13-digit EAN-13.
Company blocks
The first 7 digits of the 13-digit form are the company block, and the 5 largest of the 435 Vans blocks hold 23% of the Vans barcodes we hold.
| Block | Barcodes | Share | GS1 office (not origin) | Also used by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0197065 | 4,005 | 6.1% | GS1 US | Timberland |
0197804 | 2,815 | 4.3% | GS1 US | Timberland |
0197643 | 2,805 | 4.3% | GS1 US | Timberland |
0198268 | 2,623 | 4.0% | GS1 US | Timberland |
0196244 | 2,614 | 4.0% | GS1 US |
Vans shares 4 of these 5 blocks with Timberland in our data, so in those blocks only the style in the result tells the two brands apart.
Barcodes to open
| Barcode | Shoe | Style code |
|---|---|---|
| 198269978649 | Vans Old Skool 36 LX Souvenir Oatmeal | VN000E8V2N1 |
| 198269973842 | Vans Old Skool 36 LX Souvenir Black | VN000E8VEMV |
| 199390264281 | Vans LX Old Skool 36 Pearlized Pack Yacht Club | VN000E8VBGK |
| 198269976034 | Vans Old Skool 36 LX Souvenir Navy | VN000E8VNVY |
| 198268777069 | Vans Premium Old Skool 36 Paint Splatter Charcoal Grey | VN000D9RH91 |
What a match proves
A match shows that the number is a Vans barcode in our data and names its style and size: check them against the style code and the size on the box and inside the shoe, such as VN000E8V2N1 on the Vans Old Skool 36 LX Souvenir Oatmeal. A match does not show that the pair is original, because a copied box can carry a real barcode, as the guide on what a barcode check can tell you explains.
From the guides