noun
Refers to a gift given as part of formal gift exchange, especially in social or business contexts. More specific than プレゼント, which is used for casual or personal gifts.
お中元やお歳暮は代表的な贈答品です。
Mid-year and year-end gifts are typical formal presents.
取引
There is a custom of sending gifts to business clients.
お土産 is a souvenir brought back from a trip, not necessarily part of a formal exchange, whereas 贈答品 is specifically for reciprocal gift-giving occasions.
Compound of 贈答 (zōtō, 'exchange of gifts') + 品 (hin, 'article, goods'). 贈答 is from 贈 (zō, 'to give a present') and 答 (tō, 'to respond, answer'), reflecting the reciprocal nature of gift-giving.