> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tillbiz.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Products

> Build your catalog — add products with prices, barcodes, images, and import in bulk.

A **product** is anything you sell. Your product catalog powers the POS, stock
tracking, and reports.

## Add a product

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Products">
    Select **Products** from the sidebar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a new product">
    Click **New product** and fill in the details:

    * **Name** and **category**
    * **Selling price** (what the customer pays)
    * **Cost price** (what you pay) — used for profit reporting
    * **SKU** and **barcode** (optional, for fast scanning)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add an image (optional)">
    Upload a product photo to make it easy to spot on the POS.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    The product is now available at the till and in inventory.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Product types

Products can be one of a few types, which matters if you make goods from
ingredients:

* **Standard** — bought and sold as-is.
* **Raw material** — an ingredient used in [recipes](/guides/catalog-inventory/recipes).
* **Finished good** — produced from raw materials via a recipe.

## Barcodes

Add a barcode to a product and you can scan it on the POS to add it instantly.
TillBiz looks the product up by its barcode.

## Selling by weight or volume

Quantities don't have to be whole numbers — TillBiz accepts **fractional
quantities** (down to three decimal places). That means you can sell items by
weight or volume, such as `1.5 kg` of produce or `0.75 L` of a drink, right from
the POS.

## Bulk import

To set up a large catalog quickly, import products from a **CSV or Excel** file
instead of adding them one by one.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Download the template">
    From the Products page, choose **Import** and download the template.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill it in">
    Add your products — name, prices, category, SKU, barcode.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Upload">
    Upload the file. Review any rows TillBiz flags, then confirm the import.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Set an accurate **cost price** on every product. Without it, profit and margin
  figures in your [financial reports](/guides/reports/sales-and-financial) won't be
  reliable.
</Tip>