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Price Type Code

Attribute Name: priceTypeCode
Data Type: String
Max Length: 80
Repeatable: No
Code List:
AVP: No
TPD: No
Applies to: All Levels
Last Modified: 03/06/2026
Description:

This is code to indicate the kind or class of a price component. For example, LIST_PRICE, ALLOWANCE, CHARGE.

Example:

The company will be providing a list price, the value in this field is LIST_PRICE

Healthcare:

Healthcare Co supplies products to Keysie Health on Contract.

The attribute value for this price type is CONTRACT_PRICE.

Useful Tips:

Healthcare Sector

  • Applies to both rental and buy out-right products

Mitre10 NZ

  • TRANSACTION_PRICE (Invoice Price) only

ITM

  • LIST_PRICE (might also be known as the Wholesale/List price) and TRANSACTION_PRICE (might also be known as the ITM price) only.

Warehouse Stationery

  • LIST_PRICE, INTRODUCTORY_PRICE and PROMOTIONAL_PRICE only.

Coles

  • LIST_PRICE and ALLOWANCE (where applicable) only.

Coles Liquor

  • Only uses LIST_PRICE and UNDERBOND_LIST_PRICE

  • Price Type Code UNDERBOND_LIST_PRICE will be required by Coles Liquor where applicable.

  • For prices which are duty paid, use Price Type Code LIST_PRICE

Foodstuffs

  • LIST_PRICE only

Metcash

  • LIST_PRICE and ALLOWANCE (where applicable) only. If Price Type is “ALLOWANCE”, the description must be either “WAREHOUSE, WAREHOUSE2 or WAREHOUSE3”. If there are multiple allowances for a price, cascading Application Sequence must be used.

Metcash ALM

  • The parent price will always be LIST_PRICE. If item has underbond, please show this as an allowance to the parent price. Use ALLOWANCE as Price Type Code follow by UNDERBOND for the Price Type Description.

Woolworths AU/NZ

  • LIST_PRICE (always), RETAIL_PRICE (where applicable – can only be entered against a GTIN which is also a CONSUMER unit – only price which contain GST) and ALLOWANCE / CHARGE (where applicable – but only ever listed under the LIST_PRICE) only.