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MatruOS for a coir pith block exporter

Set up the way a coir pith block exporter runs: export of compressed coir pith blocks, briquettes, bales and grow bags; domestic sale of loose or block pith to nurseries, mushroom growers and terrace gardeners; small income from husk chips and fibre. Routines, workflows, registers, licences and an AI team that knows the work are ready when you sign up.

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Farming and dairyReady when you sign up

  • 10routines on a timetable
  • 2workflows with approvals
  • 3SOPs and checks
  • 3registers of your own
  • 4jobs for your AI team
  • 10licences tracked

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What this solves

What a coir pith block exporter deals with today, and what MatruOS sets up for it

01Today

A container rejected or discounted because EC or expansion did not meet the buyer's spec. Not enough dry stock when the monsoon stops the yards and orders peak.

02In MatruOS

MatruOS sets up 10 routines, 2 workflows, 3 registers and 10 licences for a coir pith block exporter, 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. Coconut husk
  2. defibring mill (fibre plus pith)
  3. pith unit (age, wash, buffer, dry, press)
  4. exporter or importer
  5. greenhouse grower or garden retail

Your customers

  • Overseas growing-media importers and greenhouse growers
  • Merchant exporters in Pollachi and Tuticorin
  • Domestic nurseries and polyhouse farms
  • Mushroom growers
  • Online garden retailers

Your suppliers

  • Coir defibring mills (raw pith)
  • Calcium nitrate dealers
  • UV poly sleeve and bag makers
  • Pallet makers
  • CHA and freight forwarders
  • Testing labs

Credit and cash

Raw pith is paid cash or within 7-15 days to the defibring mill; buyers pay 30% advance and the balance against documents, or 30-90 days open account for regular buyers; domestic nurseries pay on delivery or 15-30 days

Pith is bought and stocked from Jan to Sep while yards dry; cash is locked in heaps and dried stock before the monsoon; export proceeds come 30-90 days after shipping and RoDTEP or drawback credit a few months later; packing credit from the bank bridges the gap

Your screens use your words

  • CustomerBuyer
  • OrderPurchase order
  • ItemBlock
  • InvoiceCommercial invoice
  • productGrade
  • employeeYard worker

How it works

How MatruOS is set up for a coir pith block exporter

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 "Coir pith block exporter", typed when you sign up.
  2. Recognised as a coir pith block exporterRoutines, 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 coir pith block exporter

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.

Operations head

Totals today's output by product and lot, shows dry stock against containers due, and flags orders at risk of missing the vessel

Reads press output register, pith lot register and export order register

Works it out and shows you

Store keeper

Projects dry stock needed until December, suggests how much raw pith to buy each week, and lists mill payments due

Reads pith lot register, export order register and rainfall forecast

Asks you before paying

Operations head

Matches each tested lot to the buyer whose spec it meets and flags lots to rewash or sell at home

Reads pith lot register and buyer specifications on open orders

Works it out and shows you

Accountant

Ages export dues, lists pending BRCs and RoDTEP or drawback claims, and drafts reminders to buyers

Reads export order register, bank credits, eBRC list and incentive claims

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 day4

  • 7:00 amOpen the yard and spread wet pithYard supervisor · 4 steps
    1. 1Check the sky and the forecast; hold spreading if rain is likely
    2. 2Spread washed pith 5-8 cm thick on the drying floor
    3. 3Turn yesterday's spread twice before noon
    4. 4Moisture of the lot to be pressed
  • 9:30 amWashing and buffering tank checksQuality checker · 4 steps
    1. 1Take a sample from each tank or wash bed
    2. 2EC of the drained water and of the pith (1:1.5 volume method)
    3. 3pH of the pith
    4. 4Note the borewell water EC; stop washing if it rises
  • 1:30 pmPressing shift and weight checksPress operator · 4 steps
    1. 1Load only dry lots passed by the quality checker
    2. 2Weigh 1 block in 20
    3. 3Check the block size and that the strapping is tight
    4. 4Stack on pallets by lot number
  • 6:30 pmDay's output, stock and order statusProprietor · 3 steps
    1. 1Blocks and bags made today by product and lot
    2. 2Dry stock left on the yard and in the godown
    3. 3Containers due this week against stock ready

Every week2

  • SatRaw pith buying and mill paymentsProprietor · 3 steps
    1. 1Lorries received from each mill and weights
    2. 2Pay the mills due this week
    3. 3Plan next week's buying against dry stock and orders
  • Tue, FriMatch tested lots to buyer specificationsQuality checker · 3 steps
    1. 1List lots tested this week with EC, pH, moisture, sand and expansion
    2. 2Match each lot to an open order's specification
    3. 3Flag lots that fail for domestic sale or rewashing

Every month1

  • 5thExport receivables, BRC and incentive claimsExport assistant · 4 steps
    1. 1Shipments unpaid by age: under 30, 30-60, over 60 days
    2. 2Bank realisation certificates still pending
    3. 3RoDTEP or drawback claims filed and credited
    4. 4GST refund or LUT position

Every year1

  • Mar, AprRCMC, consent, buyer contracts and price listProprietor · 3 steps
    1. 1Renew the Coir Board RCMC and the pollution board consent
    2. 2File a fresh LUT for the financial year
    3. 3Agree the year's specifications and prices with regular buyers

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.

Export order to payment

  1. 1PO and specification receivedProprietor
  2. 2Lots allotted and testedQuality checker
  3. 3Lot release approvedProprietorNeeds approval
  4. 4Container stuffed and sealedPress operator
  5. 5Shipping bill and phytosanitary certificExport assistant
  6. 6Documents sent to buyer or bankExport assistant
  7. 7Payment realisedExport assistant

Raw pith lorry to dry stock

  1. 1Lorry weighed and lot number givenYard supervisor
  2. 2Sand and fibre checkQuality checker
  3. 3Aged and sievedYard supervisor
  4. 4Washed and bufferedYard supervisor
  5. 5Dried and passed for pressingQuality checkerNeeds approval

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.

  • Pith lot and yard register

    Lot number · Date received · Supplier mill · Weight received (tonnes) · Heap or yard · Status · EC after wash (mS/cm) · pH

  • Daily press output

    Date · Press · Lot number · Product · Pieces made · Average block weight (kg) · Rejects

  • Export order and shipment

    Buyer · Purchase order number · Product and spec · Quantity (blocks or bags) · Container number · Shipping bill number · Invoice value (USD) · Status

  • Washing, buffering and drying

    Pith with low salt and steady pH that dries clean

    6 steps with checks

  • Pressing and packing

    Blocks of the right weight and size that expand as promised

    4 steps with checks

  • Release a lot for export

    Ship only lots that meet the buyer's specification

    4 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
Coir pith 5 kg block, washed low EC · block53055%
Coir pith 5 kg block, buffered · block53055%
Coir pith 5 kg block, unwashed high EC · block53055%
Coir pith 650 g briquette · piece53055%
Coir pith 25 kg bale · bale53055%
Coir grow bag (slab) 100 x 20 x 15 cm expanded · bag53055%
Open-top grow bag (pith and chips mix) · bag53055%
Husk chips 5 kg block · block14045%
Loose washed coir pith (domestic) · tonne53055%
Short coir fibre and sievings · tonne53055%
  • GST registrationGST department (GSTN)
  • Udyam (MSME) registrationMinistry of MSME (Udyam portal)
  • Import Export Code (IEC)DGFT (Import Export Code)
  • Export council membership (RCMC)Export promotion council (via DGFT)
  • GST Letter of Undertaking (LUT) for exportsGST department (Form GST RFD-11)
  • Pollution consent (CTO)State Pollution Control Board
  • Factory licenceState factories departmentIf it applies
  • Fire NOCState fire and emergency servicesIf it applies
  • PF registration (EPFO)EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation)If it applies
  • ESI registration (ESIC)ESIC (Employees' State Insurance Corporation)If it applies

Your people

The people who run it, each with their own login

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

ProprietorBuyer deals and pricing, approves lots for export, bank and packing credit, Coir Board and DGFT work.
Yard supervisorRaw pith receiving, ageing heaps, washing and buffering, drying yard crews.
Press operatorRuns hydraulic presses, block weight and size checks, stacking and pallets.
Quality checkerEC pH moisture and expansion tests, sand and fibre checks, retains samples.
Export assistantInvoices and packing lists, CHA coordination, shipping bill, BRC and incentive claims.
Yard workerSpreading and turning pith, bagging, loading.

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 coir pith block exporter?

Type one line about your business when you sign up, for example "Coir pith block exporter". 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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