diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/App/InventoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/App/InventoryController.php
index 5db920d..526b38d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/App/InventoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/App/InventoryController.php
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public function index(Request $request)
         if ($request->has('q') && $request->q) {
             $products->where(function($query) use ($request) {
                 $query->where('name', 'like', "%{$request->q}%")
-                    ->orWhere('sku', 'like', "%{$request->q}%");
+                    ->orWhere('sku', 'like', "%{$request->q}%")
+                    ->orWhere('barcode', $request->q);
             });
         }
 
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ public function downloadTemplate()
         $headers = [
             'nombre',
             'sku',
+            'codigo_barras',
             'categoria',
             'stock',
             'costo',
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ public function downloadTemplate()
             [
                 'nombre' => 'Samsung Galaxy A55',
                 'sku' => 'SAM-A55-BLK',
+                'codigo_barras' => '7502276853456',
                 'categoria' => 'Electrónica',
                 'stock' => 15,
                 'costo' => 5000.00,
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ public function downloadTemplate()
             [
                 'nombre' => 'Coca Cola 600ml',
                 'sku' => 'COCA-600',
+                'codigo_barras' => '750227686666',
                 'categoria' => 'Bebidas',
                 'stock' => 100,
                 'costo' => 12.50,
@@ -153,6 +157,7 @@ public function downloadTemplate()
             [
                 'nombre' => 'Laptop HP Pavilion 15',
                 'sku' => 'HP-LAP-15',
+                'codigo_barras' => '7502276854443',
                 'categoria' => 'Computadoras',
                 'stock' => 5,
                 'costo' => 8500.00,
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/App/InventoryImportRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/App/InventoryImportRequest.php
index 26dcfab..d45b29f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/App/InventoryImportRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/App/InventoryImportRequest.php
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public static function rowRules(): array
         return [
             'nombre' => ['required', 'string', 'max:100'],
             'sku' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:50', 'unique:inventories,sku'],
+            'codigo_barras' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:100', 'unique:inventories,barcode'],
             'categoria' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:100'],
             'stock' => ['required', 'integer', 'min:0'],
             'costo' => ['required', 'numeric', 'min:0'],
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ public static function rowMessages(): array
             'nombre.max' => 'El nombre no debe exceder los 100 caracteres.',
             'sku.unique' => 'El SKU ya existe en el sistema.',
             'sku.max' => 'El SKU no debe exceder los 50 caracteres.',
+            'codigo_barras.unique' => 'El código de barras ya existe en el sistema.',
             'stock.required' => 'El stock es requerido.',
             'stock.integer' => 'El stock debe ser un número entero.',
             'stock.min' => 'El stock no puede ser negativo.',
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/App/InventoryStoreRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/App/InventoryStoreRequest.php
index b99129e..ac93521 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/App/InventoryStoreRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/App/InventoryStoreRequest.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public function rules(): array
             // Campos de Inventory
             'name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:100'],
             'sku' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:50', 'unique:inventories,sku'],
+            'barcode' => ['nullable', 'string', 'unique:inventories,barcode'],
             'category_id' => ['required', 'exists:categories,id'],
             'stock' => ['nullable', 'integer', 'min:0'],
 
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ public function messages(): array
             'sku.string' => 'El SKU debe ser una cadena de texto.',
             'sku.max' => 'El SKU no debe exceder los 50 caracteres.',
             'sku.unique' => 'El SKU ya está en uso.',
+            'barcode.string' => 'El código de barras debe ser una cadena de texto.',
+            'barcode.unique' => 'El código de barras ya está registrado en otro producto.',
             'category_id.required' => 'La categoría es obligatoria.',
             'category_id.exists' => 'La categoría seleccionada no es válida.',
             'stock.min' => 'El stock no puede ser negativo.',
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/App/InventoryUpdateRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/App/InventoryUpdateRequest.php
index e4d5f2f..edf78cb 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/App/InventoryUpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/App/InventoryUpdateRequest.php
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ public function authorize(): bool
      */
     public function rules(): array
     {
+        $inventoryId = $this->route('inventario')?->id;
+
         return [
             // Campos de Inventory
             'name' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:100'],
             'sku' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:50'],
+            'barcode' => ['nullable', 'string', 'unique:inventories,barcode,' . $inventoryId],
             'category_id' => ['nullable', 'exists:categories,id'],
             'stock' => ['nullable', 'integer', 'min:0'],
 
@@ -41,6 +44,8 @@ public function messages(): array
             'sku.string' => 'El SKU debe ser una cadena de texto.',
             'sku.max' => 'El SKU no debe exceder los 50 caracteres.',
             'sku.unique' => 'El SKU ya está en uso.',
+            'barcode.string' => 'El código de barras debe ser una cadena de texto.',
+            'barcode.unique' => 'El código de barras ya está registrado en otro producto.',
             'category_id.exists' => 'La categoría seleccionada no es válida.',
             'stock.min' => 'El stock no puede ser negativo.',
 
diff --git a/app/Imports/ProductsImport.php b/app/Imports/ProductsImport.php
index 8d9676f..ffdce08 100644
--- a/app/Imports/ProductsImport.php
+++ b/app/Imports/ProductsImport.php
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public function model(array $row)
             $inventory = new Inventory();
             $inventory->name = trim($row['nombre']);
             $inventory->sku = !empty($row['sku']) ? trim($row['sku']) : null;
+            $inventory->barcode = !empty($row['codigo_barras']) ? trim($row['codigo_barras']) : null;
             $inventory->category_id = $categoryId;
             $inventory->stock = (int) $row['stock'];
             $inventory->is_active = true;
diff --git a/app/Models/Inventory.php b/app/Models/Inventory.php
index 4c5c673..b119568 100644
--- a/app/Models/Inventory.php
+++ b/app/Models/Inventory.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Inventory extends Model
         'category_id',
         'name',
         'sku',
+        'barcode',
         'stock',
         'is_active',
     ];
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_01_05_200533_add_barcode_to_inventories_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_01_05_200533_add_barcode_to_inventories_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c622759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_01_05_200533_add_barcode_to_inventories_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('inventories', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('barcode')
+                ->nullable()
+                ->unique()
+                ->after('sku');
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('inventories', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('barcode');
+        });
+    }
+};