Markup and Margin Calculator (South Sudan)

South Sudan has no published price-control law: no maximum retail prices, regulated margins or price-tag requirement. What the Consumer Protection Act 2011 does is regulate how you describe a price. It applies to any sale between a supplier and a consumer in South Sudan, apart from land and buildings, employment contracts, government purchases, auction sales and regulated financial services such as banking and insurance (section 4).

Section 6(3) makes it a false or misleading representation to say that goods are available at a price when you know or should know they are not, to claim a price benefit that does not exist, to advertise a discount for a stated period when it will last substantially longer, or to give a different reason for a discount than the real one. It is also misleading to use small print to hide a material fact about the price (section 6(3)(n)). Section 5 separately forbids terms that are manifestly unfair or unjust, judged against the fair value of the goods or services.

The Act is enforced by the Consumer Protection Council, which sits in the Ministry responsible for commerce, industry and investment (section 11). The Minister may issue regulations on information required and forms (section 36). A markup you set is a commercial choice, but a published or quoted price must match what the customer is actually charged.