Abstract: A merchandise compartmenting arrangement for an automatic vending machine of merchandise packages, including actuating installations associated with the merchandise compartments for the dispensing of the merchandise packages, in which at least one, and particularly a plurality of merchandise compartments are constructed as a self-contained unit independent of the automatic vending machine, and which is fillable externally of the automatic vending machine, separately transportable from the latter, and insertable into the automatic vending machine for the filling thereof whereby, in the inserted position of the unit, the merchandise packages of the merchandise compartments are individually dispensable by means of the actuating installation through a dispensing aperture provided in the unit.