How a price must be shown to a consumer, by country
Spain, Sweden and Norway all say the price stated must include taxes, and Spain adds that discounts and extra charges are shown broken down. Australia takes a different route: it does not mention tax but makes it an offence to quote only part of the price unless one single price is shown at least as prominently, with postage allowed to stay outside it. Japan requires only that the selling price and any separate shipping be shown in a mail-order advertisement, and Austria names the total price as one of the few items needed even on a space-limited medium.
| Country | Price that must be shown | Delivery and other extra costs |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | The total price (Gesamtpreis), before the contract is made | |
| Australia | One single price, at least as prominent as any part of the price, whenever part of the price is quoted; with several displayed prices, the lowest applies | A charge for sending the goods may be left out of the single price; if its minimum is known it must be stated |
| Spain | The complete final price, including taxes | Increases, discounts and additional costs, including possible handling charges, shown broken down |
| Japan | The selling price (販売価格) or the consideration for a service, in a mail-order advertisement | Shipping must be shown as well when it is not included in the selling price |
| Norway | The total price of the good or service, including taxes and charges (avgifter) | Freight, delivery, postage and other extras; if they cannot be worked out in advance, the consumer is told that such costs may arise |
| Sweden | The price of the good or service, including taxes and fees | Delivery, postage and other additional costs stated; for a subscription, the cost per billing period and per month |
Country by country
Austria
- Rule
- Fern- und Auswärtsgeschäfte-Gesetz § 7
- Applies to distance contracts with consumers. The text available here does not say whether the total price includes tax, and the list of required information in § 4 is not preserved in the ingested text, so the extras column is left blank.
- On a medium with limited space or time, the total price is one of the few items that must still be given first.
Wird der Vertrag unter Verwendung eines Fernkommunikationsmittels geschlossen, bei dem für die Darstellung der Information nur begrenzter Raum oder begrenzte Zeit zur Verfügung stehtden Gesamtpreis Australia
- Rule
- Competition and Consumer Act 2010, Schedule 2 (ACL), Sections 165 and 166 as numbered in the ingested text
- The single-price offence covers goods and services ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household use, and does not apply to representations made only to a company.
- The text states nothing about tax, so no tax value is shown. Section numbers follow the ingested text and should be checked against the official numbering at review.
specifies, in a prominent way and as a single figure, the single price for the goods or servicesthe single price is at least as prominent as the most prominent of the parts of the consideration for the supplyA person is not required to include, in the single price for goods, a charge that is payable in relation to sending the goods from the supplier to the other person the supply takes place for a price that is not the lower, or lowest, of the displayed prices Spain
- Rule
- Texto refundido LGDCU art. 20
- Applies to commercial offers that give the features and price of a good or service, unless the information is clear from the context.
- Where the price cannot be fixed exactly, the basis of calculation must be given.
El precio final completo, incluidos los impuestos, desglosando, en su caso, el importe de los incrementos o descuentos que sean de aplicación a la oferta y los gastos adicionales, incluidos los potenciales gastos de gestión Japan
- Rule
- 特定商取引法 第十一条
- Applies to mail-order sales, which include online sales. The advertiser may leave out some items if it states that a written copy will be supplied on request.
- The text does not say whether the price includes tax.
商品若しくは権利の販売価格又は役務の対価（販売価格に商品の送料が含まれない場合には、販売価格及び商品の送料） Norway
- Rule
- Angrerettloven § 8
- Applies before a distance contract or an off-premises contract is made. For open-ended and subscription contracts the total price includes the cost per billing period.
den samlede prisen for varen eller tjenesten medregnet avgiftereventuelle tilleggskostnader til frakt, levering, porto eller annetat slike tilleggskostnader kan forekomme Sweden
- Rule
- Distansavtalslagen 2 kap. 2 §
- Applies before a distance contract or an off-premises contract is made.
varans eller tjänstens pris, inbegripet skatter och avgifterkostnader för leverans eller porto och andra tillkommande kostnaderska även kostnaderna per faktureringsperiod och per månad anges Countries not in this table yet
Germany and France are left out: the German price-indication rules and the French articles L112-1 to L112-4, which L111-1 refers to, are not ingested. The Netherlands is left out because BW 7 states no price-display rule. The United Kingdom, Canada and the United States are left out because the relevant consumer statutes are not ingested.
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