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MatruOS for a chemicals and dyes trader

Set up the way a chemicals and dyes trader runs: trading margin on commodity chemicals, solvents and dyes bought in bulk and sold in drums, bags and carboys; some indent commission from makers. Routines, workflows, registers, licences and an AI team that knows the work are ready when you sign up.

Chemicals, plastics and rubberReady when you sign up

  • 9routines on a timetable
  • 1workflows with approvals
  • 2SOPs and checks
  • 3registers of your own
  • 4jobs for your AI team
  • 12licences tracked

7-day free trial, no card needed.

What this solves

What a chemicals and dyes trader deals with today, and what MatruOS sets up for it

01Today

Rate calls and WhatsApp queries eat 2 hours a day. Parties stretch credit from 30 to 90 days.

02In MatruOS

MatruOS sets up 9 routines, 1 workflow, 3 registers and 12 licences for a chemicals and dyes trader, with an AI team that reads your own records and prepares the work.

03What changes

The right person is reminded at the right time, approvals wait for whoever decides, and every licence has a renewal reminder. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.

Where you sit

MatruOS starts from how your business earns

Who you sell to, who you buy from, how credit moves and where you sit in the chain decide how your screens, reminders and reports are set up.

  1. manufacturer or importer
  2. chemicals trader
  3. process house or small maker

Your customers

  • Textile process houses
  • Small chemical and soap makers
  • Labs and colleges
  • Water treatment contractors
  • Other traders

Your suppliers

  • Chemical manufacturers and their distributors
  • Importers
  • Dye makers
  • Solvent tank farms

Credit and cash

Buys against advance or 7-15 days; sells on 30-90 days; small buyers cash or weekly

Working capital is mostly customer dues of 45-75 days; stock held 7-20 days; a falling market leaves losses on stock bought high

Your screens use your words

  • CustomerParty
  • InvoiceBill
  • SupplierCompany

How it works

How MatruOS is set up for a chemicals and dyes trader

Set-up takes a few minutes. After that, you change only what is different in your business.

  1. Describe the business in one lineFor example "Chemicals and dyes trader", typed when you sign up.
  2. Recognised as a chemicals and dyes traderRoutines, workflows, registers, items, licences and the AI team for this trade are set up for you.
  3. Bring your dataCustomers, items and balances come across from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others. For Tally, our team helps you move the data while Tally import is checked on the live app.
  4. Approve and runThe AI team prepares the routine work. A person approves anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes.

Your AI team

What the AI team does for a chemicals and dyes trader

Each job goes to a member of your AI team. It reads your own records and prepares the work. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.

Sales executive

Drafts the morning rate list and replies to party rate queries from today's rate book

Reads daily rate book and party orders and dispatch

Asks you before sending

Accountant

Ages party dues, drafts reminders and lists orders to hold

Reads party orders and dispatch and payments

Asks you before sending

Store keeper

Shows stock value at cost and at today's rate for each item and flags items losing value

Reads godown stock and storage and daily rate book

Works it out and shows you

Accountant

Matches purchase bills with GSTR-2B and drafts messages to suppliers whose bills are missing

Reads purchase bills and GSTR-2B

Asks you before sending

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How you run

Your routines, already on a timetable

Each routine has a time, a person and its steps with the checks that matter. MatruOS reminds the right person and keeps the record. Open one to see its steps.

Every day3

  • 10:00 amMorning rate sheetOwner · 3 steps
    1. 1Note company offers and market rates for main items
    2. 2Set today's selling rates in the rate book
    3. 3Send the rate list to regular parties
  • 12:00 pmOrders and dispatchSales clerk · 3 steps
    1. 1Book orders with rate and credit check
    2. 2E-way bill and MSDS with every load
    3. 3Hazchem label on tempo for acids and solvents
  • 7:00 pmEvening cash and dispatch closeAccountant · 2 steps
    1. 1Match bills with loads sent
    2. 2Note cheques and UPI received by party

Every week2

  • Mon 11:00 amParty dues and credit holdsAccountant · 3 steps
    1. 1Age every party ledger
    2. 2Hold new orders above limit until the owner agrees
    3. 3Send statements and reminders
  • Fri 5:00 pmWeekly stock and price exposureOwner · 3 steps
    1. 1Stock kg and average cost for each item
    2. 2Compare with today's market rate
    3. 3Decide what to sell down and what to buy

Every month2

  • 14thGSTR-2B match with purchase billsAccountant · 3 steps
    1. 1Match purchase bills with GSTR-2B
    2. 2Chase suppliers whose bills are missing
    3. 3File GSTR-3B by the 20th
  • 25thMonthly godown safety and stock countGodown in-charge · 3 steps
    1. 1Acids and alkalis apart; oxidisers away from solvents
    2. 2Solvent stock within licence limit
    3. 3Count stock and note leaking drums

Every year1

  • MarLicence renewalsAccountant · 1 steps
    1. 1Shop licence, trade licence, PESO storage licence, fire NOC and insurance

Workflows

Each stage goes to the person who handles it

Work passes stage by stage to the right person. Stages marked for approval wait for the person who decides.

Order to collection

  1. 1Rate given and order bookedSales clerk
  2. 2Credit approvedOwnerNeeds approval
  3. 3Loaded with bill, e-way bill and MSDSGodown in-charge
  4. 4Payment receivedAccountant

Registers and SOPs

Your registers and standards

Registers hold the fields this trade records. SOPs carry the steps and checks, so work is done the same way every time.

  • Daily rate book

    Date · Item · Buy rate per kg · Sell rate per kg · Source of rate · Stock kg

  • Party orders and dispatch

    Party · Phone · Item · Kg · Rate per kg · Bill number · E-way bill number · MSDS sent

  • Godown stock and storage

    Item · Class · Location bay · Kg in stock · Licence limit kg · Last counted

  • Safe storage and transport

    Store and move chemicals without fire, leak or seizure

    4 steps with checks

  • Spill response

    Contain spills safely

    3 steps with checks

Items and licences

Your first bill is right, and no licence lapses

Starter items arrive with unit, HSN and GST rate. The registrations this business usually needs are listed with a reminder before each one expires.

ItemHSNGST
Caustic soda flakes · kg281518%
Soda ash light · kg283618%
Hydrogen peroxide 50% · kg284718%
Sodium hydrosulphite (hydrose) · kg283118%
Acetic acid glacial · kg291518%
Sulphuric acid · kg280718%
Glauber salt (sodium sulphate) · kg283318%
Toluene · kg290218%
Methanol · kg290518%
Reactive dyes (traded) · kg320418%
Repacking into 50 kg drums or carboys · piece392318%
  • GST registrationGST department (GSTN)
  • Udyam (MSME) registrationMinistry of MSME (Udyam portal)
  • Shops and Establishments registrationState labour department (Shops and Establishments Act)
  • Trade licenceMunicipal corporation or panchayat
  • PESO licence (fuel, gas or explosives)PESO (Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation)If it applies
  • Fire NOCState fire and emergency services
  • Hazardous waste authorisationState Pollution Control Board (Hazardous Waste Rules 2016)If it applies
  • PANIncome Tax Department
  • TAN (tax deduction account number)Income Tax Department
  • Import Export Code (IEC)DGFT (Import Export Code)If it applies
  • PF registration (EPFO)EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation)If it applies
  • Insurance policyInsurance company

Your people

The people who run it, each with their own login

Each person sees the screens and reminders for the work they do.

OwnerTakes company offers, fixes daily rates, decides credit, buys stock when prices are low.
Sales clerkAnswers rate calls and WhatsApp, books orders, sends MSDS and bills.
Godown in-chargeStores by class, repacks, loads tempos, counts stock.
AccountantBills, e-way bills, GSTR-2B matching, collections, bank and CC limit.

Not covered yet

  • Sending messages, bills and reminders on WhatsApp from MatruOS is not live yet. Today they go by link, QR code or email, and from your own phone in one tap.
  • Live bank and UPI feeds are not connected yet. Upload a bank statement and MatruOS reads it into payments for you to confirm.

Questions people ask

How long does it take to set up MatruOS for a chemicals and dyes trader?

Type one line about your business when you sign up, for example "Chemicals and dyes trader". MatruOS picks this business type and sets up everything on this page in a few minutes. You then get a 7-day free trial, no card needed.

Do I have to type all of this in?

No. The routines, workflows, registers, items, licences and AI team on this page arrive already set up. You change what is different in your business, and bring your customers, items and balances from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others, with our team's help for Tally data.

Can I change the routines and workflows?

Yes. Every routine, workflow, register and SOP is yours to rename, retime, switch off or add to. MatruOS keeps the rest of the system in step with your changes.

What does the AI team do without asking me?

It runs routine checks and prepares drafts. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval. The one exception you can choose is payment reminders, which go out on their own once you have checked them and switched them on.

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