Billing Software in Puducherry for Hardware & Material Shops
A small, organised market with steady residential and institutional construction. MaterialBill gives Puducherry dealers a proper GST invoice, a working credit ledger and a delivery record, on a free plan to start with.
The material trade in Puducherry
Puducherry's building trade is compact enough that most dealers know their customers personally, which is exactly why the credit arrangements get informal and the record-keeping suffers. Material goes out on trust, gets written in a register, and eighteen months later there is a disagreement neither side can settle. Moving that to a khata the customer can see themselves — through the customer portal — takes the argument out of it entirely.
Supply comes largely from Tamil Nadu, so inter-state purchases and IGST are part of routine accounting, and the separate territory GST code means the paperwork has to be right. Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam sit in other states geographically, which complicates despatch for any dealer serving all four regions. The invoice and e-way bill details have to reflect the actual movement, not the head office address.
Main trade centres
- Puducherry town wholesale market
- Villianur and Ariyankuppam supply
- Karaikal regional trade
- Industrial estate, Mettupalayam
Where in Puducherry it works
MaterialBill is cloud software with an Android app, so it runs anywhere in Puducherry with no installation and no local server. A Puducherry shop can be billing the same day it calls, because there is nothing to install and nothing to wait for.
Shops also use MaterialBill in Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam, Villianur, Ariyankuppam and Bahour and the surrounding towns.
GST for a Puducherry dealer
| GST state code | 34 — the first two digits of every GSTIN registered in Puducherry |
| Department | Puducherry Commercial Taxes Department |
| Within Puducherry | CGST + SGST, applied line by line from each item's own rate |
| Outside Puducherry | 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 Puducherry CGST and SGST worked out line by line, and IGST substituted the moment the buyer's GSTIN starts with something other than 34. Confirm the current slab with your CA. More on GST billing
What Puducherry 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
Can my customer see their own ledger?
Does it handle purchases from Tamil Nadu?
Is there a free plan?
What does it cost in Puducherry?
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