Effective from 1 October 2026
New requirements for displaying prices and publishing price lists
From 1 October 2026, the requirements to display additional or reference prices and publish price lists online are being extended. The changes cover retail sales and services provided to end consumers.
Who do the requirements apply to?
The requirements apply to products sold and services provided to individuals for personal or household needs. They do not apply to businesses dealing exclusively with business customers.
1. Display the reference price alongside the current price
Alongside the current retail price of a product or service, clearly, visibly and legibly display the price that applied on 10 September 2026, excluding special sales arrangements such as promotional discounts.
The requirement applies at the point of sale or service and when advertising prices, including in leaflets, posters and on websites.
Exception for those already subject to the requirement
Retailers already displaying reference prices for food, beverages, cosmetics, cleaning products, toiletries and household products must continue displaying the prices that applied on 2 May 2025 for those products.
2. If you have a website, publish a digital price list
Retailers and service providers with established websites must publish a price list there in CSV or XML format suitable for automated processing. A PDF or photograph of a price list does not meet this requirement.
Retailers
Update every business day by 8:00 a.m. at the latest.
Service providers
Update whenever prices change, by 8:00 a.m. on the day of the change at the latest.
Archive
Published price lists must remain available for 30 days.
Required price list information
Services
Service name, retail price, details and name of any special sales arrangement, and the reference price.
Products
In addition: product code, brand, barcode, availability, and unit of measure and unit price where applicable.
3. If you do not have a website or a standard price list
If you do not have your own website, you are not required to create one to publish a price list. The online publication requirement applies only to those with established websites.
This does not exempt you from displaying the reference price at the point of sale or service and when advertising prices.
If you set the price of each job through an individual quote, the decisions do not expressly address these cases. If you have predetermined prices for individual items, such as an hourly rate or call-out fee, we recommend including them in a price list with the corresponding reference prices.
What should you prepare by 1 October?
- Collect and retain records of the prices that applied on the relevant reference date.
- Prepare updates to price labels, price lists and advertisements.
- Arrange CSV/XML price list export, publication, updates and archiving with your website maintainer and business software provider.
- When making technical changes, take account of the prescribed file naming rules and automated data retrieval.
Official sources
Unsure whether the changes apply to your business? Send us a short description of the products or services you offer consumers and how you set your prices.
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