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Hardware Shop POS & Software in South Africa

A hardware shop POS for South Africa: sell by the bag, kilo or metre, give contractors credit, switch to wholesale prices, and take card, EFT or cash.

Set up for South African businesses

From Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria: whether you run a spaza shop in Soweto, a hardware store in Polokwane or a salon in Cape Town, Afritelligence works the way you already trade.

Currency
South African Rand (ZAR) on prices, receipts and reports
Payments
Card, Cash, EFT, SnapScan, Zapper
Tax
Prices and receipts handle VAT at 15%, and your Income Tax or VAT number prints on every receipt.
Tax ID on receipts
Income Tax Number / VAT Number

What the hardware store pos does

The full guide for every country: Hardware shop POS.

✓Sell by piece, kilo, metre or bag
✓Credit accounts for contractors
✓Quotes that become sales
✓Wholesale and retail prices
✓Reorder plan
✓Stock takes

POS for hardware shops in South Africa

Hardware stores in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria sell thousands of items in odd units — nails by the kilo, wire by the metre, cement by the bag. Sell in fractions so stock comes down by exactly what was taken, give builders and contractors credit with a limit, and send statements. Quotes for building jobs become sales in one tap.

✓Sell by piece, kg, metre, bag or litre
✓Contractor credit and statements
✓Retail and wholesale prices
✓Quotes that become sales
✓Import your price list
✓Stock takes and reorder plans

What is hardware store POS software?

Hardware store POS software handles the way hardware shops sell: by the piece, kilo, metre or bag, on credit to contractors, at retail and wholesale prices, with quotes that become sales.

Afritelligence is hardware POS software for shops in South Africa, with amounts in South African Rand (ZAR) and payments by Card, EFT, SnapScan.

Who uses hardware POS software?

Hardware shops, building material suppliers and timber yards in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria.

✓Hardware shops
✓Building and construction suppliers
✓Timber and steel yards
✓Paint and electrical shops

Hardware POS features

What the hardware side does:

✓Sell by piece, kilo, metre or bag
✓Credit accounts for contractors and fundis
✓Quotes that become sales
✓Retail and wholesale prices
✓Reorder plan and stock takes
✓Delivery of stock from suppliers
✓Statements for credit customers
✓Profit per item

How it works

Quote a contractor, turn the quote into a sale when they're ready, sell part on credit and send a statement. Fractions like 2.5 kg of nails or 12 metres of wire are sold exactly.

What it replaces

The credit book and the price list on the wall. Credit, stock and prices are always up to date.

How to choose hardware POS software

Make sure it can:

✓Sell in fractions
✓Handle contractor credit
✓Do quotes
✓Keep retail and wholesale prices
✓Record Card, EFT, SnapScan

Getting started

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Questions from South African business owners

Can I sell by the kilo or metre?

Yes. Items can be sold in fractions, like 2.5 kg of nails or 12 metres of wire.

Can I sell by the kilo or metre?

Yes. Items can be sold in fractions, like 2.5 kg of nails or 12 metres of wire.

Can I sell by the metre?

Yes. Items can be sold in fractions.

Can contractors buy on credit?

Yes, with a credit limit and a statement.

How much does hardware store pos cost in South Africa?

A monthly subscription per branch, payable in US dollars, with no hardware to buy.

Can customers pay with Card?

Yes. Record Card, EFT, SnapScan payments with their reference, alongside cash, in ZAR.

Does it handle VAT at 15%?

Prices and receipts handle VAT at 15%, and your Income Tax or VAT number prints on every receipt.

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