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Unit Pricing and Automated Retail Checkout Systems

All retail establishments subject to 202 CMR 5.00 shall disclose the unit price and item price to consumers

Stores selling packaged commodities not exempt by Section 5.03 of this regulation must display the unit price and item price of the product as detailed in Sections 5.02 and 5.04, unless the store has submitted an exemption form to the Division.  Stores seeking an exemption must certify that a given retail location has less than $5,000,000 in in-store gross annual sales in the immediately preceding calendar or company fiscal year.  

Stores wishing to be exempt from the Unit Pricing Law based on a store’s in-store gross annual sales must complete and sign the following Affidavit, affirming that a specific store has gross annual in-store sales of less than $5 million and, therefore, is exempt from the requirements contained in the Massachusetts Unit Pricing Law, M.G.L. c. 6, Section 115A and 202 CMR 5.00 (“Unit Pricing Law”).

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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