Translating a product catalogue
A catalogue is many short words and many references that must absolutely not move. The difficulty is not the language, it's the discipline.
How much it costs
For a document of this type, around 8,000 words (40 pages), into one language:
Understand the document, internal use.
Ready to send, by the commercial specialist.
Cross-reviewed. For what commits you.
For comparison, a translation agency charges between €960 and €1,600 for the same document, within five to ten working days. VAT not applicable — article 293 B of the French General Tax Code (CGI) Original layout included. Exact quotation displayed before payment, after uploading the file.
References are never translated
A product reference, an EAN code, a standardised designation, a dimension: these are identifiers. A catalogue whose references have been "translated" is unusable, and the error shows up when ordering, not during proofreading.
The commercial specialist leaves them intact and only translates text content: commercial descriptions, product details, arguments and notices.
Excel is the right format
If your catalogue lives in a spreadsheet, send the spreadsheet. It comes back cell by cell, columns and formulae in place, and you can reimport it directly into your management tool or e-commerce site. It's far safer than a PDF export retranslated then rekeyed.
Several markets at once
A catalogue is rarely translated into just one language. Five languages trigger the maximum 50% discount on the entire order: an 8,000-word catalogue into five markets costs a fraction of what a single version would cost at an agency.
Frequently asked questions
Are my references and EAN codes preserved?
Yes: these are identifiers, not text. They are left as is.
Can you translate a file with several thousand lines?
Yes, up to 40 MB per file. The volume discount applies in full to these larger files.
The specialist handling it
This type of document is handled by the commercial specialist. See how it works.
Further reading
Going further
Which languages to choose when you start exporting?
How many languages, in what order, and for which documents: a prioritisation method based on your real markets rather than a theoretical list.
This document, into a specific language
Test it on your document, free of charge
An extract from your file translated by the chosen specialist, before any payment. You assess, then you decide.