EDIFACT PRICAT — Price / Sales Catalogue
PRICAT delivers item master updates: identifiers, descriptions, units, list prices, valid dates, and regional price variants.
✦ What It Does
IMD and FTX carry marketing text; PRI segments encode price breaks by quantity or customer group per MIG.
Retail onboarding often requires PRICAT before first ORDERS so LIN resolution succeeds in the buyer's catalog.
Synchronization frequency ranges from real-time API-backed EDI to weekly batch PRICAT files.
⚡ When It's Used
- New SKU introduction or UPC change.
- Annual price list refresh by market.
- Promotional window pricing ahead of campaigns.
- Discontinuation and last-buy dates.
- Pack size or case quantity change affecting order multiples.
Who Uses EDIFACT PRICAT
European retail & brands
Common in EDIFACT-first programs where price / sales catalogue flows between HQ, DCs, and suppliers across the EU and APAC.
Global manufacturers
Automotive, industrial, and CPG companies standardize on EDIFACT for plants and suppliers outside North America.
3PLs & carriers
Logistics service providers consume or produce the message when the contract mandates UN/EDIFACT syntax and directories.
Key Segments & Constructs
EDIFACT uses a hierarchical structure: UNH (message header) opens the transaction; BGM (beginning of message) carries the document name and reference; party data uses NAD; lines often use LIN with QTY, PRI, and MOA. Exact segment requirements depend on the message directory (D.96A, etc.) and your trading partner's implementation guide.
BGM
Catalog action (replace, add, delete) and effective context.
LIN / IMD
Item identification and descriptions.
PRI / DTM
Prices and validity windows.
PAC / MEA
Packaging and dimensions when required for logistics.
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