Transport and logistics
Transport for Stock Lots: Full Load, Part Load and Who Pays
FTL vs PTL logistics for B2B stock deals in India. Volumetric weight formulas, loading charges, transit insurance, and who bears freight risk.
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Practical guides for businesses that buy and sell new stock, surplus stock and liquidation lots: pricing, GST, inspection, transport and safe deals.
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GST and paperwork
The MSME 45-Day Payment Rule: What Traders Need to Know
Section 43B(h) of the Income Tax Act explained for Indian businesses. Payment deadlines, Udyam classifications, disallowance penalties, and trader...
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Category guides
Buying Used CNC Machine Tools: What to Inspect First
An inspection guide for pre-owned CNC turning centres, VMCs, and lathes in India. Check spindle runout, axis backlash, bed way wear, and controller...
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Selling guides
Dead Stock Clearance for Shops and Distributors
Turn non-moving godown inventory into working capital. Proven methods for retailers and distributors to liquidate slow-moving stock before...
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GST and paperwork
GST When You Sell Old Stock, Damaged Stock or Scrap
How GST applies to aged inventory, write-offs, clearance sales, and industrial scrap in India. Reversal rules under Section 17(5)(h) explained.
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Category guides
Buying Surplus Electronic Components: Checks to Avoid Fakes
How to source surplus electronic components in India. Detect sanded ICs, fake date codes, damaged moisture barrier bags, and conduct bench testing.
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Category guides
Surplus Corrugated Boxes and Packaging: What to Inspect
Buying surplus cartons and packing materials in India. Inspect ply count, burst factor, flute profiles, moisture absorption, and unprinted overruns.
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Buying guides
How to Post a Buy Requirement That Sellers Actually Answer
Get direct quotes from genuine factory sellers. How to specify technical details, target prices, delivery locations, and order quantities on RFQs.
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Safe trading
Safe Payment Terms for B2B Stock Deals: Advance and LC
Structure payments safely in surplus stock deals. Token advances, balance on godown loading, bank RTGS, lorry receipt terms, and preventing advance...
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Category guides
Selling Packaged Food Stock: FSSAI, Batch and Expiry Rules
Compliance guidelines for listing packaged food surplus in India. 14-digit FSSAI licenses, batch codes, manufacturing dates, and automated expiry...
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Category guides
Export Surplus Garments: Labels, Size Ratios and Packing
Sourcing export surplus apparel in India. What to check on brand labels, cut tags, Western size curves, assortment ratios, and factory blister packs.
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Category guides
Buying Fabric Stock Lots: GSM, Width, Full Rolls and Fents
A practical guide to sourcing surplus fabrics in India. How to evaluate GSM, usable width, roll continuity, fents, dye lots and defect allowances.
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Basics
New Stock vs Surplus Stock: What the Trade Labels Mean
Understand the real differences between new regular stock, factory overruns, dead stock, seconds, and liquidation lots before buying or quoting.
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Selling guides
How to Write a Stock Listing That Brings Buyer Enquiries
Turn dead stock into inquiries and sales. Clear titles, genuine carton photos, honest grades, and upfront pricing make serious buyers contact you.
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Buying guides
Checklist: Inspecting a Stock Lot Before You Pay
A practical inspection checklist for surplus stock, factory overruns and liquidation lots before paying an advance or clearing the final invoice.
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Selling guides
How to Price a Surplus Stock Lot So It Actually Sells
A working method for pricing dead stock, overstock and export surplus: start from what the buyer can resell it for, not from what you paid.
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Transport and logistics
E-way Bill for Stock Lots: When You Need One, How It Works
The ₹50,000 rule, who generates the e-way bill, Part A and Part B, how long it stays valid, and the mistakes that get stock lots stopped on the road.
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GST and paperwork
How to Check a Supplier's GSTIN Before You Pay
Five minutes on the GST portal tells you whether a supplier's GSTIN is real, active and belongs to the business you deal with. Here is what to check.