mengeneinheit

Mengeneinheit is a German term for the unit in which a product’s quantity is expressed and priced. It designates the quantity standard used to quantify a good and is chosen to suit the product category. Unlike a fixed scientific unit, the Mengeneinheit is not a single unit but depends on context; common forms include Stück (piece), Kilogramm, Liter, Meter, Quadratmeter, or Packung.

In merchandising and regulation, prices are often shown as price per Mengeneinheit, allowing consumers to compare costs across different package sizes. For example, a beverage might be priced per liter, while fruit sold by weight is priced per kilogram or per 100 grams; items sold by count are priced per Stück.

The concept is widely used in German commerce and is referenced in price-labeling rules such as the Preisangabenverordnung, which requires clear indication of the price per Mengeneinheit alongside the total price. The Mengeneinheit thus helps standardize quantity information for transparency and comparability, even when products are offered in varying quantities or packaging formats.

In practice, the chosen Mengeneinheit reflects the typical way buyers think about the product: liquids by volume, solids by weight or by count, and bulk materials by volume or weight. The term serves as a flexible category for the unit of measurement used in sales, labeling, and documentation.