Billing Software in Assam for Hardware & Material Shops
Almost everything the north-east builds with passes through Guwahati. For the dealers who move it, MaterialBill keeps track of long-distance deliveries, inter-state tax and credit that settles slowly.
The material trade in Assam
Guwahati is the distribution point for eight states, and that shapes the trade completely. A load leaving the city may be headed twelve hours into Meghalaya, Nagaland or Arunachal, on a hired truck, to a buyer the dealer has never met in person. What protects the supplier is the record: the vehicle number, the driver, the destination, the date and the person who signed for it, all held against the party and printable years later. That is the whole reason challan discipline matters more here than almost anywhere else.
Inter-state despatch also means IGST rather than CGST and SGST, and the e-way bill figures have to be right or the truck stops. MaterialBill switches the tax treatment automatically once the buyer's state is set, and keeps the transport details the e-way bill needs on the invoice. Silchar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat and Tinsukia serve their own district catchments where the same rules apply on a smaller scale.
Main trade centres
- Fancy Bazar and Athgaon wholesale, Guwahati
- Silchar and Barak valley distribution
- Dibrugarh and Tinsukia upper Assam trade
- Jorhat regional market
Cities in Assam
4 cities have a page of its own with local market detail. MaterialBill is cloud software, so it works anywhere in Assam whether or not your town is listed.
Shops also use MaterialBill in Silchar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Nagaon, Tinsukia, Tezpur, Bongaigaon, Karimganj, Sivasagar and Goalpara and the surrounding towns.
GST for a Assam dealer
| GST state code | 18 — the first two digits of every GSTIN registered in Assam |
| Department | Assam Commissionerate of Taxes |
| Within Assam | CGST + SGST, applied line by line from each item's own rate |
| Outside Assam | IGST, switched automatically once the buyer's state is set |
| Common slabs | Cement 28% · TMT steel and most hardware 18% · sand and aggregate 5% |
MaterialBill keeps the GST rate on the item rather than on the bill, so a single invoice can carry cement at 28% and steel at 18% with Assam CGST and SGST worked out line by line, and IGST substituted the moment the buyer's GSTIN starts with something other than 18. Confirm the current slab with your CA. More on GST billing
What Assam shops use most
Multi-Unit GST Bills
Every unit on one invoice.
Udhaar Khata (Credit Ledger)
Ageing and reminders.
Site Delivery Challan
Vehicle, driver, site, freight.
Frequently asked questions
Does it apply IGST for a despatch to Nagaland or Meghalaya?
Does it give me what I need for an e-way bill?
What if a party disputes a delivery months later?
What does it cost in Assam?
Other states
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