Stocking list for a short season
Enter your core lines with correct units and set minimum levels on the fast movers, because running out mid-season cannot be fixed here. Record freight against inbound purchases so your landed cost reflects what the stock actually cost — with most material coming from Punjab and Himachal, that difference is meaningful and it is what your selling rate should be based on.
A short season and a stocking cycle to match
The construction year here is compressed and the winter sets the whole trade. Material has to be in the godown before the weather turns, sold through a busy few months, and paid for afterwards. A dealer who miscounts the pre-season stock either runs out in the weeks that matter or has capital sitting in the yard until spring.
The order you only get to place once
Because the stocking decision cannot be corrected mid-season, last season's movement report is the most valuable figure a shop here has. It shows what actually sold over the same weeks rather than what anyone remembers selling, and it shows what did not move at all — which is where a surprising share of the capital usually is.
Credit given in season, recovered after
Credit is extended through the building months and recovered when the work is paid for, so a dealer can be carrying the whole year's margin on the street by October. Ageing before the season closes rather than a total afterwards is what tells you where you stand, and a limit per party keeps any single account within reach.
Inbound purchases and IGST
Most stock comes in from Punjab and Himachal, which makes the purchase side inter-state and brings IGST into your accounts. Recording freight against the purchase gives a landed cost that reflects what the stock really cost, which is what your selling rate should be set from in a market where transport is a meaningful share.