PRICAT
Price/Sales Catalogue
D96AWhat is the PRICAT message used for?
- The PRICAT page serves as an instant reference for systems analysts, developers, and EDI operations teams.
- It brings together the message business role, associated segment breakdown, and a live example in one place.
- Highly valuable during trading partner onboarding, mapping verification, incident triage, and technical training.
The PRICAT message contains a product list with prices and characteristics. The supplier sends it regularly to buyers to inform them of the current product range and prices.
Usage scenarios:
Retail (FMCG), automotive, consumer goods.
Retail (FMCG), automotive, consumer goods.
| Segment | Name | Mandatory | Max Repeat |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNB | Interchange Header | Mandatory | 1 |
| UNH | Message Header | Mandatory | 1 |
| UNT | Message Trailer | Mandatory | 1 |
| UNZ | Interchange Trailer | Mandatory | 1 |
| BGM | Beginning of Message | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | Date/Time/Period | Optional | 1 |
| NAD | Name and Address | Optional | 10 |
| LIN | Line Item | Optional | N |
| PRI | Price Details | Optional | 1 |
| IMD | Item Description | Optional | 1 |
| QTY | Quantity | Optional | 1 |
| RFF | Reference | Optional | 1 |
| TAX | Duty/Tax/Fee Details | Optional | 1 |
PRICAT – Sample message (D96A)
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UNA:+.? ' UNB+UNOC:3+SUPPLIER:14+BUYER:14+260301:0800+00006' UNH+1+PRICAT:D:96A:UN' BGM+9+CAT-2026-Q1' DTM+137:20260301:102' DTM+194:20260301:102' DTM+206:20260630:102' NAD+SE+9876543210123::9++Supplier GmbH' PGI+2' LIN+1++4000862141404:EN' IMD+F++:::M8x30 Bolt SS' QTY+59:100:PCE' PRI+AAA:1.25:CA' UNT+13+1' UNZ+1+00006'
The sample above can be validated directly in the EDIFACT Validator – Online Syntax Checker.