NIVEA, Eucerin and Labello Batch Codes: Year + Week
Beiersdorf is one of the few manufacturers to encode the production week rather than the day. Here's how its 8-digit code works.
4 min read · Updated July 2026
Anatomy of the code 8153554
| Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|
8 | Last digit of the production year — 2018 |
15 | Week of that year — week 15 falls in April |
3554 | Internal batch reference — no date information |
Worked examples
Decoded live by the same engine that powers the checker — not transcribed by hand.
8153554April 9, 2018medium confidenceWeek 15 of a year ending in 8.
63450108August 19, 2016medium confidenceThe full 8-digit form, sometimes followed by two plant letters.
Weeks, not days
Beiersdorf — NIVEA, Eucerin, Labello — is unusual in encoding the production week. The first digit is the last digit of the year; the next two are the week number, from 01 to 53.
That gives you the date to within seven days, which for a body lotion or lip balm is precision to spare. The remaining digits are an internal batch reference.
Reading one by hand
- First digit: last digit of the year.
- Next two digits: the week number. Multiply by 7 to get a rough day of the year — week 15 is around day 105, so early April.
- Ignore the rest of the code and any trailing letters.
Where Beiersdorf prints it
On the crimp of a tube (Labello, NIVEA hand cream), on the base of a tin (the classic NIVEA Creme tin has it stamped in the metal), or on the back of the carton. Eucerin, sold through pharmacies, usually carries an explicit expiry date as well — prefer that.
FAQ
Week 53?
Valid. Some years have 53 ISO weeks. A code claiming week 54 or higher is not a Beiersdorf week code.
The NIVEA tin has no printed code.
It is stamped into the metal of the base rather than printed. Tilt it against a light — embossed codes are almost invisible under direct light.
Brands that use this code (3)
The format belongs to the manufacturer, not the label on the bottle — every brand below is stamped by the same plants and reads the same way.
Other code formats
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- L'Oréal Batch Codes: The Year-Letter System Explained
- Estée Lauder Batch Codes: Plant, Month, Year in 3 Characters
- Dior, Chanel and LVMH Batch Codes: The Date Is in the Code
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