Handelspreis

Handelspreis is a German economic term that denotes the price at which a good or service is exchanged in an actual market transaction. The term emphasizes the transaction price as opposed to production cost, list price, or suggested prices, and it can reflect negotiated terms, discounts, and other agreements between buyers and sellers.

In everyday business use, the Handelspreis can refer to both wholesale and retail contexts. In business-to-business trade, the price may be the negotiated net price after allowances. In catalogs or price lists, the term may indicate a price established for trading partners rather than the consumer price. The concept is closely related to market price and transaction price in economic analysis, and it can vary with contract terms, volumes, and market conditions.

From a statistical viewpoint, the Handelspreis is the price recorded for a completed trade and may differ from the list price or invoiced amount due to rebates, discounts, freight, taxes, or terms of delivery. In international trade statistics, the transaction price is a standard criterion for measurement, and Handelspreis is used as the German equivalent in relevant datasets.

Notes: Although Handelspreis is commonly used as a descriptive price term, it is not universally standardized as a fixed formal title. In some contexts, similarly named terms may refer to awards or prizes, depending on the issuing organization and region.