Preisliste

A Preisliste is a document or online catalog that presents the prices charged by a business for goods or services. It serves as a basis for sales negotiations, helps ensure price transparency, and supports procurement and budgeting. In German-speaking markets, price lists are widely used by manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and service providers.

A typical price list contains fields such as Artikelnummer (article number), Bezeichnung (description), Mengeneinheit (unit of measure), Preis (price), Währung (currency), USt status (tax status), Gültigkeitsdatum (validity date), and notes on discounts, bundles, or tiered pricing. It may also specify minimum order quantities and packaging details. The format can range from simple printed sheets to comprehensive digital catalogs.

Price lists vary in form: wholesale price lists for business customers, retail price lists for end consumers, and online price lists linked to e-commerce or enterprise resource planning systems. They may include Staffelpreise (tiered pricing), promotional prices, or customer-specific lists for key accounts.

Management of price lists can be static (printed or PDF) or dynamic (database-driven catalogs that update automatically). Maintaining accuracy requires version control, regular reviews, and timely communication of price changes. Legal considerations include clear indication of final prices, tax inclusion or exclusion, and compliance with local consumer protection and advertising rules. In practice, price lists are often integrated with other business systems to support ordering, invoicing, and analytics, and they may be revised seasonally or in response to market changes.