diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/config/MasterDataUseCaseConfiguration.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/config/MasterDataUseCaseConfiguration.java
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+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.config;
+
+import de.effigenix.application.masterdata.*;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ArticleRepository;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategoryRepository;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+@Configuration
+public class MasterDataUseCaseConfiguration {
+
+    // ==================== Article Use Cases ====================
+
+    @Bean
+    public CreateArticle createArticle(ArticleRepository articleRepository) {
+        return new CreateArticle(articleRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public UpdateArticle updateArticle(ArticleRepository articleRepository) {
+        return new UpdateArticle(articleRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public GetArticle getArticle(ArticleRepository articleRepository) {
+        return new GetArticle(articleRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public ListArticles listArticles(ArticleRepository articleRepository) {
+        return new ListArticles(articleRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public ActivateArticle activateArticle(ArticleRepository articleRepository) {
+        return new ActivateArticle(articleRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public DeactivateArticle deactivateArticle(ArticleRepository articleRepository) {
+        return new DeactivateArticle(articleRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public AddSalesUnit addSalesUnit(ArticleRepository articleRepository) {
+        return new AddSalesUnit(articleRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public RemoveSalesUnit removeSalesUnit(ArticleRepository articleRepository) {
+        return new RemoveSalesUnit(articleRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public UpdateSalesUnitPrice updateSalesUnitPrice(ArticleRepository articleRepository) {
+        return new UpdateSalesUnitPrice(articleRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public AssignSupplier assignSupplier(ArticleRepository articleRepository) {
+        return new AssignSupplier(articleRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public RemoveSupplier removeSupplier(ArticleRepository articleRepository) {
+        return new RemoveSupplier(articleRepository);
+    }
+
+    // ==================== ProductCategory Use Cases ====================
+
+    @Bean
+    public CreateProductCategory createProductCategory(ProductCategoryRepository categoryRepository) {
+        return new CreateProductCategory(categoryRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public UpdateProductCategory updateProductCategory(ProductCategoryRepository categoryRepository) {
+        return new UpdateProductCategory(categoryRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public ListProductCategories listProductCategories(ProductCategoryRepository categoryRepository) {
+        return new ListProductCategories(categoryRepository);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public DeleteProductCategory deleteProductCategory(
+            ProductCategoryRepository categoryRepository,
+            ArticleRepository articleRepository
+    ) {
+        return new DeleteProductCategory(categoryRepository, articleRepository);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/entity/ArticleEntity.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/entity/ArticleEntity.java
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+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/entity/ArticleEntity.java
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+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.entity;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.*;
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "articles")
+public class ArticleEntity {
+
+    @Id
+    @Column(name = "id", nullable = false, length = 36)
+    private String id;
+
+    @Column(name = "name", nullable = false, length = 200)
+    private String name;
+
+    @Column(name = "article_number", nullable = false, unique = true, length = 50)
+    private String articleNumber;
+
+    @Column(name = "category_id", nullable = false, length = 36)
+    private String categoryId;
+
+    @Column(name = "status", nullable = false, length = 20)
+    private String status;
+
+    @Column(name = "created_at", nullable = false, updatable = false)
+    private LocalDateTime createdAt;
+
+    @Column(name = "updated_at", nullable = false)
+    private LocalDateTime updatedAt;
+
+    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "article", cascade = CascadeType.ALL, orphanRemoval = true, fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
+    private List<SalesUnitEntity> salesUnits = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    @ElementCollection(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
+    @CollectionTable(name = "article_suppliers", joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "article_id"))
+    @Column(name = "supplier_id")
+    private Set<String> supplierIds = new HashSet<>();
+
+    protected ArticleEntity() {}
+
+    public ArticleEntity(String id, String name, String articleNumber, String categoryId,
+                         String status, LocalDateTime createdAt, LocalDateTime updatedAt) {
+        this.id = id;
+        this.name = name;
+        this.articleNumber = articleNumber;
+        this.categoryId = categoryId;
+        this.status = status;
+        this.createdAt = createdAt;
+        this.updatedAt = updatedAt;
+    }
+
+    public String getId() { return id; }
+    public String getName() { return name; }
+    public String getArticleNumber() { return articleNumber; }
+    public String getCategoryId() { return categoryId; }
+    public String getStatus() { return status; }
+    public LocalDateTime getCreatedAt() { return createdAt; }
+    public LocalDateTime getUpdatedAt() { return updatedAt; }
+    public List<SalesUnitEntity> getSalesUnits() { return salesUnits; }
+    public Set<String> getSupplierIds() { return supplierIds; }
+
+    public void setId(String id) { this.id = id; }
+    public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; }
+    public void setArticleNumber(String articleNumber) { this.articleNumber = articleNumber; }
+    public void setCategoryId(String categoryId) { this.categoryId = categoryId; }
+    public void setStatus(String status) { this.status = status; }
+    public void setCreatedAt(LocalDateTime createdAt) { this.createdAt = createdAt; }
+    public void setUpdatedAt(LocalDateTime updatedAt) { this.updatedAt = updatedAt; }
+    public void setSalesUnits(List<SalesUnitEntity> salesUnits) { this.salesUnits = salesUnits; }
+    public void setSupplierIds(Set<String> supplierIds) { this.supplierIds = supplierIds; }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/entity/ProductCategoryEntity.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/entity/ProductCategoryEntity.java
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+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.entity;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.Column;
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.Table;
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "product_categories")
+public class ProductCategoryEntity {
+
+    @Id
+    @Column(name = "id", nullable = false, length = 36)
+    private String id;
+
+    @Column(name = "name", nullable = false, unique = true, length = 100)
+    private String name;
+
+    @Column(name = "description", columnDefinition = "TEXT")
+    private String description;
+
+    protected ProductCategoryEntity() {}
+
+    public ProductCategoryEntity(String id, String name, String description) {
+        this.id = id;
+        this.name = name;
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+
+    public String getId() { return id; }
+    public String getName() { return name; }
+    public String getDescription() { return description; }
+
+    public void setId(String id) { this.id = id; }
+    public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; }
+    public void setDescription(String description) { this.description = description; }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/entity/SalesUnitEntity.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/entity/SalesUnitEntity.java
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+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.entity;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.*;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "sales_units")
+public class SalesUnitEntity {
+
+    @Id
+    @Column(name = "id", nullable = false, length = 36)
+    private String id;
+
+    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+    @JoinColumn(name = "article_id", nullable = false)
+    private ArticleEntity article;
+
+    @Column(name = "unit", nullable = false, length = 30)
+    private String unit;
+
+    @Column(name = "price_model", nullable = false, length = 30)
+    private String priceModel;
+
+    @Column(name = "price_amount", nullable = false, precision = 19, scale = 2)
+    private BigDecimal priceAmount;
+
+    @Column(name = "price_currency", nullable = false, length = 3)
+    private String priceCurrency;
+
+    protected SalesUnitEntity() {}
+
+    public SalesUnitEntity(String id, ArticleEntity article, String unit, String priceModel,
+                           BigDecimal priceAmount, String priceCurrency) {
+        this.id = id;
+        this.article = article;
+        this.unit = unit;
+        this.priceModel = priceModel;
+        this.priceAmount = priceAmount;
+        this.priceCurrency = priceCurrency;
+    }
+
+    public String getId() { return id; }
+    public ArticleEntity getArticle() { return article; }
+    public String getUnit() { return unit; }
+    public String getPriceModel() { return priceModel; }
+    public BigDecimal getPriceAmount() { return priceAmount; }
+    public String getPriceCurrency() { return priceCurrency; }
+
+    public void setId(String id) { this.id = id; }
+    public void setArticle(ArticleEntity article) { this.article = article; }
+    public void setUnit(String unit) { this.unit = unit; }
+    public void setPriceModel(String priceModel) { this.priceModel = priceModel; }
+    public void setPriceAmount(BigDecimal priceAmount) { this.priceAmount = priceAmount; }
+    public void setPriceCurrency(String priceCurrency) { this.priceCurrency = priceCurrency; }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/mapper/ArticleMapper.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/mapper/ArticleMapper.java
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+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/mapper/ArticleMapper.java
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+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.mapper;
+
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.*;
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.entity.ArticleEntity;
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.entity.SalesUnitEntity;
+import de.effigenix.shared.common.Money;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.util.Currency;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+@Component
+public class ArticleMapper {
+
+    public ArticleEntity toEntity(Article article) {
+        var entity = new ArticleEntity(
+                article.id().value(),
+                article.name().value(),
+                article.articleNumber().value(),
+                article.categoryId().value(),
+                article.status().name(),
+                article.createdAt(),
+                article.updatedAt()
+        );
+
+        List<SalesUnitEntity> salesUnitEntities = article.salesUnits().stream()
+                .map(su -> toSalesUnitEntity(su, entity))
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        entity.setSalesUnits(salesUnitEntities);
+
+        Set<String> supplierIds = article.supplierReferences().stream()
+                .map(SupplierId::value)
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+        entity.setSupplierIds(supplierIds);
+
+        return entity;
+    }
+
+    public Article toDomain(ArticleEntity entity) {
+        List<SalesUnit> salesUnits = entity.getSalesUnits().stream()
+                .map(this::toDomainSalesUnit)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+        Set<SupplierId> supplierRefs = entity.getSupplierIds().stream()
+                .map(SupplierId::of)
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
+        return Article.reconstitute(
+                ArticleId.of(entity.getId()),
+                new ArticleName(entity.getName()),
+                new ArticleNumber(entity.getArticleNumber()),
+                ProductCategoryId.of(entity.getCategoryId()),
+                salesUnits,
+                ArticleStatus.valueOf(entity.getStatus()),
+                supplierRefs,
+                entity.getCreatedAt(),
+                entity.getUpdatedAt()
+        );
+    }
+
+    private SalesUnitEntity toSalesUnitEntity(SalesUnit su, ArticleEntity article) {
+        return new SalesUnitEntity(
+                su.id().value(),
+                article,
+                su.unit().name(),
+                su.priceModel().name(),
+                su.price().amount(),
+                su.price().currency().getCurrencyCode()
+        );
+    }
+
+    private SalesUnit toDomainSalesUnit(SalesUnitEntity entity) {
+        return SalesUnit.reconstitute(
+                SalesUnitId.of(entity.getId()),
+                Unit.valueOf(entity.getUnit()),
+                PriceModel.valueOf(entity.getPriceModel()),
+                new Money(entity.getPriceAmount(), Currency.getInstance(entity.getPriceCurrency()))
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/mapper/ProductCategoryMapper.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/mapper/ProductCategoryMapper.java
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+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/mapper/ProductCategoryMapper.java
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+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.mapper;
+
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.CategoryName;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategory;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategoryId;
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.entity.ProductCategoryEntity;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class ProductCategoryMapper {
+
+    public ProductCategoryEntity toEntity(ProductCategory category) {
+        return new ProductCategoryEntity(
+                category.id().value(),
+                category.name().value(),
+                category.description()
+        );
+    }
+
+    public ProductCategory toDomain(ProductCategoryEntity entity) {
+        return ProductCategory.reconstitute(
+                ProductCategoryId.of(entity.getId()),
+                new CategoryName(entity.getName()),
+                entity.getDescription()
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/repository/ArticleJpaRepository.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/repository/ArticleJpaRepository.java
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+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/repository/ArticleJpaRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.repository;
+
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.entity.ArticleEntity;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public interface ArticleJpaRepository extends JpaRepository<ArticleEntity, String> {
+
+    List<ArticleEntity> findByCategoryId(String categoryId);
+
+    List<ArticleEntity> findByStatus(String status);
+
+    boolean existsByArticleNumber(String articleNumber);
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/repository/JpaArticleRepository.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/repository/JpaArticleRepository.java
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+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/repository/JpaArticleRepository.java
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+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.repository;
+
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.*;
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.mapper.ArticleMapper;
+import de.effigenix.shared.common.RepositoryError;
+import de.effigenix.shared.common.Result;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+@Repository
+@Transactional(readOnly = true)
+public class JpaArticleRepository implements ArticleRepository {
+
+    private final ArticleJpaRepository jpaRepository;
+    private final ArticleMapper mapper;
+
+    public JpaArticleRepository(ArticleJpaRepository jpaRepository, ArticleMapper mapper) {
+        this.jpaRepository = jpaRepository;
+        this.mapper = mapper;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Result<RepositoryError, Optional<Article>> findById(ArticleId id) {
+        try {
+            Optional<Article> result = jpaRepository.findById(id.value())
+                    .map(mapper::toDomain);
+            return Result.success(result);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new RepositoryError.DatabaseError(e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Result<RepositoryError, List<Article>> findAll() {
+        try {
+            List<Article> result = jpaRepository.findAll().stream()
+                    .map(mapper::toDomain)
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
+            return Result.success(result);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new RepositoryError.DatabaseError(e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Result<RepositoryError, List<Article>> findByCategory(ProductCategoryId categoryId) {
+        try {
+            List<Article> result = jpaRepository.findByCategoryId(categoryId.value()).stream()
+                    .map(mapper::toDomain)
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
+            return Result.success(result);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new RepositoryError.DatabaseError(e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Result<RepositoryError, List<Article>> findByStatus(ArticleStatus status) {
+        try {
+            List<Article> result = jpaRepository.findByStatus(status.name()).stream()
+                    .map(mapper::toDomain)
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
+            return Result.success(result);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new RepositoryError.DatabaseError(e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Transactional
+    public Result<RepositoryError, Void> save(Article article) {
+        try {
+            jpaRepository.save(mapper.toEntity(article));
+            return Result.success(null);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new RepositoryError.DatabaseError(e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Transactional
+    public Result<RepositoryError, Void> delete(Article article) {
+        try {
+            jpaRepository.deleteById(article.id().value());
+            return Result.success(null);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new RepositoryError.DatabaseError(e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Result<RepositoryError, Boolean> existsByArticleNumber(ArticleNumber articleNumber) {
+        try {
+            return Result.success(jpaRepository.existsByArticleNumber(articleNumber.value()));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new RepositoryError.DatabaseError(e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/repository/JpaProductCategoryRepository.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/repository/JpaProductCategoryRepository.java
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/repository/JpaProductCategoryRepository.java
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+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.repository;
+
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.CategoryName;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategory;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategoryId;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategoryRepository;
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.mapper.ProductCategoryMapper;
+import de.effigenix.shared.common.RepositoryError;
+import de.effigenix.shared.common.Result;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+@Repository
+@Transactional(readOnly = true)
+public class JpaProductCategoryRepository implements ProductCategoryRepository {
+
+    private final ProductCategoryJpaRepository jpaRepository;
+    private final ProductCategoryMapper mapper;
+
+    public JpaProductCategoryRepository(ProductCategoryJpaRepository jpaRepository, ProductCategoryMapper mapper) {
+        this.jpaRepository = jpaRepository;
+        this.mapper = mapper;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Result<RepositoryError, Optional<ProductCategory>> findById(ProductCategoryId id) {
+        try {
+            Optional<ProductCategory> result = jpaRepository.findById(id.value())
+                    .map(mapper::toDomain);
+            return Result.success(result);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new RepositoryError.DatabaseError(e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Result<RepositoryError, List<ProductCategory>> findAll() {
+        try {
+            List<ProductCategory> result = jpaRepository.findAll().stream()
+                    .map(mapper::toDomain)
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
+            return Result.success(result);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new RepositoryError.DatabaseError(e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Transactional
+    public Result<RepositoryError, Void> save(ProductCategory category) {
+        try {
+            jpaRepository.save(mapper.toEntity(category));
+            return Result.success(null);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new RepositoryError.DatabaseError(e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Transactional
+    public Result<RepositoryError, Void> delete(ProductCategory category) {
+        try {
+            jpaRepository.deleteById(category.id().value());
+            return Result.success(null);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new RepositoryError.DatabaseError(e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Result<RepositoryError, Boolean> existsByName(CategoryName name) {
+        try {
+            return Result.success(jpaRepository.existsByName(name.value()));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new RepositoryError.DatabaseError(e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/repository/ProductCategoryJpaRepository.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/repository/ProductCategoryJpaRepository.java
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/persistence/repository/ProductCategoryJpaRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.repository;
+
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.persistence.entity.ProductCategoryEntity;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+public interface ProductCategoryJpaRepository extends JpaRepository<ProductCategoryEntity, String> {
+
+    boolean existsByName(String name);
+
+    Optional<ProductCategoryEntity> findByName(String name);
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/controller/ArticleController.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/controller/ArticleController.java
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index 0000000..5c89128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/controller/ArticleController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,323 @@
+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.controller;
+
+import de.effigenix.application.masterdata.*;
+import de.effigenix.application.masterdata.command.*;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.Article;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ArticleError;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ArticleId;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ArticleStatus;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategoryId;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.SalesUnitId;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.SupplierId;
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.dto.*;
+import de.effigenix.shared.common.Result;
+import de.effigenix.shared.security.ActorId;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.security.SecurityRequirement;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
+import jakarta.validation.Valid;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
+import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/articles")
+@SecurityRequirement(name = "Bearer Authentication")
+@Tag(name = "Articles", description = "Article management endpoints")
+public class ArticleController {
+
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ArticleController.class);
+
+    private final CreateArticle createArticle;
+    private final UpdateArticle updateArticle;
+    private final GetArticle getArticle;
+    private final ListArticles listArticles;
+    private final ActivateArticle activateArticle;
+    private final DeactivateArticle deactivateArticle;
+    private final AddSalesUnit addSalesUnit;
+    private final RemoveSalesUnit removeSalesUnit;
+    private final UpdateSalesUnitPrice updateSalesUnitPrice;
+    private final AssignSupplier assignSupplier;
+    private final RemoveSupplier removeSupplier;
+
+    public ArticleController(
+            CreateArticle createArticle,
+            UpdateArticle updateArticle,
+            GetArticle getArticle,
+            ListArticles listArticles,
+            ActivateArticle activateArticle,
+            DeactivateArticle deactivateArticle,
+            AddSalesUnit addSalesUnit,
+            RemoveSalesUnit removeSalesUnit,
+            UpdateSalesUnitPrice updateSalesUnitPrice,
+            AssignSupplier assignSupplier,
+            RemoveSupplier removeSupplier
+    ) {
+        this.createArticle = createArticle;
+        this.updateArticle = updateArticle;
+        this.getArticle = getArticle;
+        this.listArticles = listArticles;
+        this.activateArticle = activateArticle;
+        this.deactivateArticle = deactivateArticle;
+        this.addSalesUnit = addSalesUnit;
+        this.removeSalesUnit = removeSalesUnit;
+        this.updateSalesUnitPrice = updateSalesUnitPrice;
+        this.assignSupplier = assignSupplier;
+        this.removeSupplier = removeSupplier;
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('MASTERDATA_WRITE')")
+    public ResponseEntity<Article> createArticle(
+            @Valid @RequestBody CreateArticleRequest request,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Creating article: {} by actor: {}", request.articleNumber(), actorId.value());
+
+        var cmd = new CreateArticleCommand(
+                request.name(), request.articleNumber(), request.categoryId(),
+                request.unit(), request.priceModel(), request.price()
+        );
+        var result = createArticle.execute(cmd, actorId);
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ArticleDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        logger.info("Article created: {}", request.articleNumber());
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body(result.unsafeGetValue());
+    }
+
+    @GetMapping
+    public ResponseEntity<List<Article>> listArticles(
+            @RequestParam(value = "categoryId", required = false) String categoryId,
+            @RequestParam(value = "status", required = false) ArticleStatus status,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Listing articles by actor: {}", actorId.value());
+
+        Result<ArticleError, List<Article>> result;
+        if (categoryId != null) {
+            result = listArticles.executeByCategory(ProductCategoryId.of(categoryId));
+        } else if (status != null) {
+            result = listArticles.executeByStatus(status);
+        } else {
+            result = listArticles.execute();
+        }
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ArticleDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(result.unsafeGetValue());
+    }
+
+    @GetMapping("/{id}")
+    public ResponseEntity<Article> getArticle(
+            @PathVariable("id") String articleId,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Getting article: {} by actor: {}", articleId, actorId.value());
+
+        var result = getArticle.execute(ArticleId.of(articleId));
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ArticleDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(result.unsafeGetValue());
+    }
+
+    @PutMapping("/{id}")
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('MASTERDATA_WRITE')")
+    public ResponseEntity<Article> updateArticle(
+            @PathVariable("id") String articleId,
+            @Valid @RequestBody UpdateArticleRequest request,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Updating article: {} by actor: {}", articleId, actorId.value());
+
+        var cmd = new UpdateArticleCommand(articleId, request.name(), request.categoryId());
+        var result = updateArticle.execute(cmd, actorId);
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ArticleDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        logger.info("Article updated: {}", articleId);
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(result.unsafeGetValue());
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping("/{id}/activate")
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('MASTERDATA_WRITE')")
+    public ResponseEntity<Article> activate(
+            @PathVariable("id") String articleId,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Activating article: {} by actor: {}", articleId, actorId.value());
+
+        var result = activateArticle.execute(ArticleId.of(articleId), actorId);
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ArticleDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        logger.info("Article activated: {}", articleId);
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(result.unsafeGetValue());
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping("/{id}/deactivate")
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('MASTERDATA_WRITE')")
+    public ResponseEntity<Article> deactivate(
+            @PathVariable("id") String articleId,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Deactivating article: {} by actor: {}", articleId, actorId.value());
+
+        var result = deactivateArticle.execute(ArticleId.of(articleId), actorId);
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ArticleDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        logger.info("Article deactivated: {}", articleId);
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(result.unsafeGetValue());
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping("/{id}/sales-units")
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('MASTERDATA_WRITE')")
+    public ResponseEntity<Article> addSalesUnit(
+            @PathVariable("id") String articleId,
+            @Valid @RequestBody AddSalesUnitRequest request,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Adding sales unit to article: {} by actor: {}", articleId, actorId.value());
+
+        var cmd = new AddSalesUnitCommand(articleId, request.unit(), request.priceModel(), request.price());
+        var result = addSalesUnit.execute(cmd, actorId);
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ArticleDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        logger.info("Sales unit added to article: {}", articleId);
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body(result.unsafeGetValue());
+    }
+
+    @DeleteMapping("/{id}/sales-units/{suId}")
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('MASTERDATA_WRITE')")
+    public ResponseEntity<Void> removeSalesUnit(
+            @PathVariable("id") String articleId,
+            @PathVariable("suId") String salesUnitId,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Removing sales unit {} from article: {} by actor: {}", salesUnitId, articleId, actorId.value());
+
+        var cmd = new RemoveSalesUnitCommand(articleId, salesUnitId);
+        var result = removeSalesUnit.execute(cmd, actorId);
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ArticleDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        logger.info("Sales unit removed from article: {}", articleId);
+        return ResponseEntity.noContent().build();
+    }
+
+    @PutMapping("/{id}/sales-units/{suId}/price")
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('MASTERDATA_WRITE')")
+    public ResponseEntity<Article> updateSalesUnitPrice(
+            @PathVariable("id") String articleId,
+            @PathVariable("suId") String salesUnitId,
+            @Valid @RequestBody UpdateSalesUnitPriceRequest request,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Updating price of sales unit {} in article: {} by actor: {}", salesUnitId, articleId, actorId.value());
+
+        var cmd = new UpdateSalesUnitPriceCommand(articleId, salesUnitId, request.price());
+        var result = updateSalesUnitPrice.execute(cmd, actorId);
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ArticleDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        logger.info("Sales unit price updated in article: {}", articleId);
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(result.unsafeGetValue());
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping("/{id}/suppliers")
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('MASTERDATA_WRITE')")
+    public ResponseEntity<Article> assignSupplier(
+            @PathVariable("id") String articleId,
+            @Valid @RequestBody AssignSupplierRequest request,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Assigning supplier {} to article: {} by actor: {}", request.supplierId(), articleId, actorId.value());
+
+        var cmd = new AssignSupplierCommand(articleId, request.supplierId());
+        var result = assignSupplier.execute(cmd, actorId);
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ArticleDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        logger.info("Supplier assigned to article: {}", articleId);
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(result.unsafeGetValue());
+    }
+
+    @DeleteMapping("/{id}/suppliers/{supplierId}")
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('MASTERDATA_WRITE')")
+    public ResponseEntity<Void> removeSupplier(
+            @PathVariable("id") String articleId,
+            @PathVariable("supplierId") String supplierId,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Removing supplier {} from article: {} by actor: {}", supplierId, articleId, actorId.value());
+
+        var cmd = new RemoveSupplierCommand(articleId, supplierId);
+        var result = removeSupplier.execute(cmd, actorId);
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ArticleDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        logger.info("Supplier removed from article: {}", articleId);
+        return ResponseEntity.noContent().build();
+    }
+
+    private ActorId extractActorId(Authentication authentication) {
+        if (authentication == null || authentication.getName() == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("No authentication found in SecurityContext");
+        }
+        return ActorId.of(authentication.getName());
+    }
+
+    public static class ArticleDomainErrorException extends RuntimeException {
+        private final ArticleError error;
+
+        public ArticleDomainErrorException(ArticleError error) {
+            super(error.message());
+            this.error = error;
+        }
+
+        public ArticleError getError() {
+            return error;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/controller/ProductCategoryController.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/controller/ProductCategoryController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..391a3bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/controller/ProductCategoryController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.controller;
+
+import de.effigenix.application.masterdata.CreateProductCategory;
+import de.effigenix.application.masterdata.DeleteProductCategory;
+import de.effigenix.application.masterdata.ListProductCategories;
+import de.effigenix.application.masterdata.UpdateProductCategory;
+import de.effigenix.application.masterdata.command.CreateProductCategoryCommand;
+import de.effigenix.application.masterdata.command.UpdateProductCategoryCommand;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategory;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategoryId;
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.dto.CreateProductCategoryRequest;
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.dto.UpdateProductCategoryRequest;
+import de.effigenix.shared.common.Result;
+import de.effigenix.shared.security.ActorId;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.security.SecurityRequirement;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
+import jakarta.validation.Valid;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
+import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/categories")
+@SecurityRequirement(name = "Bearer Authentication")
+@Tag(name = "Product Categories", description = "Product category management endpoints")
+public class ProductCategoryController {
+
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ProductCategoryController.class);
+
+    private final CreateProductCategory createProductCategory;
+    private final UpdateProductCategory updateProductCategory;
+    private final ListProductCategories listProductCategories;
+    private final DeleteProductCategory deleteProductCategory;
+
+    public ProductCategoryController(
+            CreateProductCategory createProductCategory,
+            UpdateProductCategory updateProductCategory,
+            ListProductCategories listProductCategories,
+            DeleteProductCategory deleteProductCategory
+    ) {
+        this.createProductCategory = createProductCategory;
+        this.updateProductCategory = updateProductCategory;
+        this.listProductCategories = listProductCategories;
+        this.deleteProductCategory = deleteProductCategory;
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('MASTERDATA_WRITE')")
+    public ResponseEntity<ProductCategory> createCategory(
+            @Valid @RequestBody CreateProductCategoryRequest request,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Creating product category: {} by actor: {}", request.name(), actorId.value());
+
+        var cmd = new CreateProductCategoryCommand(request.name(), request.description());
+        var result = createProductCategory.execute(cmd, actorId);
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ProductCategoryDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        logger.info("Product category created: {}", request.name());
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body(result.unsafeGetValue());
+    }
+
+    @GetMapping
+    public ResponseEntity<List<ProductCategory>> listCategories(Authentication authentication) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Listing product categories by actor: {}", actorId.value());
+
+        var result = listProductCategories.execute();
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ProductCategoryDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(result.unsafeGetValue());
+    }
+
+    @PutMapping("/{id}")
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('MASTERDATA_WRITE')")
+    public ResponseEntity<ProductCategory> updateCategory(
+            @PathVariable("id") String categoryId,
+            @Valid @RequestBody UpdateProductCategoryRequest request,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Updating product category: {} by actor: {}", categoryId, actorId.value());
+
+        var cmd = new UpdateProductCategoryCommand(categoryId, request.name(), request.description());
+        var result = updateProductCategory.execute(cmd, actorId);
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ProductCategoryDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        logger.info("Product category updated: {}", categoryId);
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(result.unsafeGetValue());
+    }
+
+    @DeleteMapping("/{id}")
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('MASTERDATA_WRITE')")
+    public ResponseEntity<Void> deleteCategory(
+            @PathVariable("id") String categoryId,
+            Authentication authentication
+    ) {
+        var actorId = extractActorId(authentication);
+        logger.info("Deleting product category: {} by actor: {}", categoryId, actorId.value());
+
+        var result = deleteProductCategory.execute(ProductCategoryId.of(categoryId), actorId);
+
+        if (result.isFailure()) {
+            throw new ProductCategoryDomainErrorException(result.unsafeGetError());
+        }
+
+        logger.info("Product category deleted: {}", categoryId);
+        return ResponseEntity.noContent().build();
+    }
+
+    private ActorId extractActorId(Authentication authentication) {
+        if (authentication == null || authentication.getName() == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("No authentication found in SecurityContext");
+        }
+        return ActorId.of(authentication.getName());
+    }
+
+    public static class ProductCategoryDomainErrorException extends RuntimeException {
+        private final de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategoryError error;
+
+        public ProductCategoryDomainErrorException(de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategoryError error) {
+            super(error.message());
+            this.error = error;
+        }
+
+        public de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategoryError getError() {
+            return error;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/AddSalesUnitRequest.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/AddSalesUnitRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c6e610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/AddSalesUnitRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.dto;
+
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.PriceModel;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.Unit;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+
+public record AddSalesUnitRequest(
+        @NotNull Unit unit,
+        @NotNull PriceModel priceModel,
+        @NotNull BigDecimal price
+) {}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/AssignSupplierRequest.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/AssignSupplierRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..238265c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/AssignSupplierRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.dto;
+
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+
+public record AssignSupplierRequest(
+        @NotBlank String supplierId
+) {}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/CreateArticleRequest.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/CreateArticleRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66d7518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/CreateArticleRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.dto;
+
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.PriceModel;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.Unit;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+
+public record CreateArticleRequest(
+        @NotBlank String name,
+        @NotBlank String articleNumber,
+        @NotBlank String categoryId,
+        @NotNull Unit unit,
+        @NotNull PriceModel priceModel,
+        @NotNull BigDecimal price
+) {}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/CreateProductCategoryRequest.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/CreateProductCategoryRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..522ef40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/CreateProductCategoryRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.dto;
+
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+
+public record CreateProductCategoryRequest(
+        @NotBlank String name,
+        String description
+) {}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/UpdateArticleRequest.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/UpdateArticleRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ab0386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/UpdateArticleRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.dto;
+
+public record UpdateArticleRequest(
+        String name,
+        String categoryId
+) {}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/UpdateProductCategoryRequest.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/UpdateProductCategoryRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d755b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/UpdateProductCategoryRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.dto;
+
+public record UpdateProductCategoryRequest(
+        String name,
+        String description
+) {}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/UpdateSalesUnitPriceRequest.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/UpdateSalesUnitPriceRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36320e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/dto/UpdateSalesUnitPriceRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.dto;
+
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+
+public record UpdateSalesUnitPriceRequest(
+        @NotNull BigDecimal price
+) {}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/exception/MasterDataErrorHttpStatusMapper.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/exception/MasterDataErrorHttpStatusMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7089cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/masterdata/web/exception/MasterDataErrorHttpStatusMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.exception;
+
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ArticleError;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategoryError;
+
+public final class MasterDataErrorHttpStatusMapper {
+
+    private MasterDataErrorHttpStatusMapper() {}
+
+    public static int toHttpStatus(ArticleError error) {
+        return switch (error) {
+            case ArticleError.ArticleNotFound e -> 404;
+            case ArticleError.SalesUnitNotFound e -> 404;
+            case ArticleError.ArticleNumberAlreadyExists e -> 409;
+            case ArticleError.DuplicateSalesUnitType e -> 409;
+            case ArticleError.MinimumSalesUnitRequired e -> 400;
+            case ArticleError.InvalidPriceModelCombination e -> 400;
+            case ArticleError.InvalidPrice e -> 400;
+            case ArticleError.ValidationFailure e -> 400;
+            case ArticleError.Unauthorized e -> 403;
+            case ArticleError.RepositoryFailure e -> 500;
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static int toHttpStatus(ProductCategoryError error) {
+        return switch (error) {
+            case ProductCategoryError.CategoryNotFound e -> 404;
+            case ProductCategoryError.CategoryNameAlreadyExists e -> 409;
+            case ProductCategoryError.CategoryInUse e -> 409;
+            case ProductCategoryError.InvalidCategoryName e -> 400;
+            case ProductCategoryError.ValidationFailure e -> 400;
+            case ProductCategoryError.Unauthorized e -> 403;
+            case ProductCategoryError.RepositoryFailure e -> 500;
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/usermanagement/web/exception/GlobalExceptionHandler.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/usermanagement/web/exception/GlobalExceptionHandler.java
index 38e06e1..134269e 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/usermanagement/web/exception/GlobalExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/effigenix/infrastructure/usermanagement/web/exception/GlobalExceptionHandler.java
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package de.effigenix.infrastructure.usermanagement.web.exception;
 
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ArticleError;
+import de.effigenix.domain.masterdata.ProductCategoryError;
 import de.effigenix.domain.usermanagement.UserError;
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.controller.ArticleController;
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.controller.ProductCategoryController;
+import de.effigenix.infrastructure.masterdata.web.exception.MasterDataErrorHttpStatusMapper;
 import de.effigenix.infrastructure.usermanagement.web.controller.AuthController;
 import de.effigenix.infrastructure.usermanagement.web.controller.UserController;
 import de.effigenix.infrastructure.usermanagement.web.dto.ErrorResponse;
@@ -92,9 +97,43 @@ public class GlobalExceptionHandler {
         return ResponseEntity.status(status).body(errorResponse);
     }
 
-    // Note: UserError and ApplicationError are interfaces, not Throwable
-    // They are wrapped in RuntimeException subclasses (AuthenticationFailedException, DomainErrorException)
-    // which are then caught by the handlers above
+    @ExceptionHandler(ArticleController.ArticleDomainErrorException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<ErrorResponse> handleArticleDomainError(
+            ArticleController.ArticleDomainErrorException ex,
+            HttpServletRequest request
+    ) {
+        ArticleError error = ex.getError();
+        int status = MasterDataErrorHttpStatusMapper.toHttpStatus(error);
+        logger.warn("Article domain error: {} - {}", error.code(), error.message());
+
+        ErrorResponse errorResponse = ErrorResponse.from(
+                error.code(),
+                error.message(),
+                status,
+                request.getRequestURI()
+        );
+
+        return ResponseEntity.status(status).body(errorResponse);
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionHandler(ProductCategoryController.ProductCategoryDomainErrorException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<ErrorResponse> handleProductCategoryDomainError(
+            ProductCategoryController.ProductCategoryDomainErrorException ex,
+            HttpServletRequest request
+    ) {
+        ProductCategoryError error = ex.getError();
+        int status = MasterDataErrorHttpStatusMapper.toHttpStatus(error);
+        logger.warn("ProductCategory domain error: {} - {}", error.code(), error.message());
+
+        ErrorResponse errorResponse = ErrorResponse.from(
+                error.code(),
+                error.message(),
+                status,
+                request.getRequestURI()
+        );
+
+        return ResponseEntity.status(status).body(errorResponse);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Handles validation errors from @Valid annotations.
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/db/changelog/changes/005-create-masterdata-schema.xml b/backend/src/main/resources/db/changelog/changes/005-create-masterdata-schema.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f4d21b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/db/changelog/changes/005-create-masterdata-schema.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<databaseChangeLog
+        xmlns="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog"
+        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+        xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog
+        http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog/dbchangelog-latest.xsd">
+
+    <changeSet id="005-create-product-categories-table" author="effigenix">
+        <createTable tableName="product_categories">
+            <column name="id" type="VARCHAR(36)">
+                <constraints primaryKey="true" nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="name" type="VARCHAR(100)">
+                <constraints nullable="false" unique="true"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="description" type="TEXT"/>
+        </createTable>
+        <createIndex tableName="product_categories" indexName="idx_product_categories_name">
+            <column name="name"/>
+        </createIndex>
+    </changeSet>
+
+    <changeSet id="005-create-articles-table" author="effigenix">
+        <createTable tableName="articles">
+            <column name="id" type="VARCHAR(36)">
+                <constraints primaryKey="true" nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="name" type="VARCHAR(200)">
+                <constraints nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="article_number" type="VARCHAR(50)">
+                <constraints nullable="false" unique="true"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="category_id" type="VARCHAR(36)">
+                <constraints nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="status" type="VARCHAR(20)" defaultValue="ACTIVE">
+                <constraints nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="created_at" type="TIMESTAMP" defaultValueComputed="CURRENT_TIMESTAMP">
+                <constraints nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="updated_at" type="TIMESTAMP" defaultValueComputed="CURRENT_TIMESTAMP">
+                <constraints nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+        </createTable>
+        <addForeignKeyConstraint baseTableName="articles" baseColumnNames="category_id"
+                                 referencedTableName="product_categories" referencedColumnNames="id"
+                                 constraintName="fk_articles_category"/>
+        <sql>
+            ALTER TABLE articles ADD CONSTRAINT chk_article_status CHECK (status IN ('ACTIVE', 'INACTIVE'));
+        </sql>
+        <createIndex tableName="articles" indexName="idx_articles_article_number">
+            <column name="article_number"/>
+        </createIndex>
+        <createIndex tableName="articles" indexName="idx_articles_category_id">
+            <column name="category_id"/>
+        </createIndex>
+        <createIndex tableName="articles" indexName="idx_articles_status">
+            <column name="status"/>
+        </createIndex>
+    </changeSet>
+
+    <changeSet id="005-create-sales-units-table" author="effigenix">
+        <createTable tableName="sales_units">
+            <column name="id" type="VARCHAR(36)">
+                <constraints primaryKey="true" nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="article_id" type="VARCHAR(36)">
+                <constraints nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="unit" type="VARCHAR(30)">
+                <constraints nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="price_model" type="VARCHAR(30)">
+                <constraints nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="price_amount" type="DECIMAL(19,2)">
+                <constraints nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="price_currency" type="VARCHAR(3)">
+                <constraints nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+        </createTable>
+        <addForeignKeyConstraint baseTableName="sales_units" baseColumnNames="article_id"
+                                 referencedTableName="articles" referencedColumnNames="id"
+                                 constraintName="fk_sales_units_article" onDelete="CASCADE"/>
+        <createIndex tableName="sales_units" indexName="idx_sales_units_article_id">
+            <column name="article_id"/>
+        </createIndex>
+    </changeSet>
+
+    <changeSet id="005-create-article-suppliers-table" author="effigenix">
+        <createTable tableName="article_suppliers">
+            <column name="article_id" type="VARCHAR(36)">
+                <constraints nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+            <column name="supplier_id" type="VARCHAR(36)">
+                <constraints nullable="false"/>
+            </column>
+        </createTable>
+        <addPrimaryKey tableName="article_suppliers" columnNames="article_id, supplier_id"/>
+        <addForeignKeyConstraint baseTableName="article_suppliers" baseColumnNames="article_id"
+                                 referencedTableName="articles" referencedColumnNames="id"
+                                 constraintName="fk_article_suppliers_article" onDelete="CASCADE"/>
+        <createIndex tableName="article_suppliers" indexName="idx_article_suppliers_article_id">
+            <column name="article_id"/>
+        </createIndex>
+    </changeSet>
+
+</databaseChangeLog>
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/db/changelog/db.changelog-master.xml b/backend/src/main/resources/db/changelog/db.changelog-master.xml
index df04b4f..0f4a908 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/db/changelog/db.changelog-master.xml
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/db/changelog/db.changelog-master.xml
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
     <include file="db/changelog/changes/002-seed-roles-and-permissions.xml"/>
     <include file="db/changelog/changes/003-create-audit-logs-table.xml"/>
     <include file="db/changelog/changes/004-seed-admin-user.xml"/>
+    <include file="db/changelog/changes/005-create-masterdata-schema.xml"/>
 
 </databaseChangeLog>