Software for Peshawar's Transit and Wholesale Traders
Peshawar's traders have long moved goods along the route towards the border and across the province. DevKey builds the consignment, credit and paperwork tools that keep fast, trust-based deals traceable.
The trade, and what it needs from software
Its position near the Khyber route has made Peshawar a trading city for centuries. Wholesalers deal in cloth, electronics, auto parts, tea, household goods and more, while clearing and forwarding agents handle consignments heading across the frontier or south to the rest of Pakistan. Deals are quick, often agreed in person, and tied to family and community networks.
That speed leaves a thin paper trail, and rules around cross-border trade can shift. DevKey Technologies, a software house in Islamabad, helps traders keep their own records straight so they can react calmly. We work remotely and can sit down with you in person if your counting-house is within reach. We do not advise on customs law; that stays with your agent and the relevant authorities.
How the work flows in Peshawar
Goods bought in bulk and re-sold on credit
Traders buy large lots, hold them in godowns and sell onward to retailers and sub-dealers. Terms are personal, and settlement follows the buyer's own cash cycle.
Consignments moving through agents and carriers
Shipments change hands among forwarders, transporters and clearing agents. Each handover brings paperwork, and the owner needs to know where the goods stand.
Prices that react to route and policy changes
A change in trade conditions or transport availability can reprice a stockpile overnight. Traders update their quotes by phone, one customer at a time.
Where things go wrong today
Large credit exposure with no running total
Balances sit in several notebooks held by different munshis. The owner cannot quickly see how much a single customer owes across all dealings.
Consignments that go quiet in transit
Once a truck or container leaves, updates arrive as scattered calls. Customers waiting for goods ask the same questions repeatedly.
Paperwork scattered across agents and offices
Bills, receipts and clearance papers are held by different parties. Reassembling a file for a dispute or audit takes days.
Rate changes that never reach every buyer
Updated prices are shared by phone and chat with whoever is reached first, so customers receive different quotes for the same goods.
Software that fixes it
A distribution system for stock, sales and territory
Godown stock, customer orders and delivery runs in one place, with price lists that update everywhere at once.
Distribution Management Software DevelopmentConsignment and clearing-file records
One digital file per consignment holding documents, carriers, status notes and dates, available to staff without chasing agents.
Import Export Management Software DevelopmentAccounts that show every customer's total balance
A unified ledger of sales, payments and cheques that turns many notebooks into one running statement per party.
Accounting Software DevelopmentA WhatsApp assistant for rates and order status
An automated assistant that answers regular customers' questions about current prices and order status, handing the unusual ones to your staff.
WhatsApp AI Chatbot DevelopmentCommon questions, answered
Can this replace our paper khata completely?
It can, though most traders keep the khata running in parallel for a while. Once the figures match and your munshi trusts the screen, the notebook becomes a backup instead of the master record.
Does it deal with customs or clearance rules?
No. It organises your own records and documents. Customs procedures and trade rules should always be confirmed with your clearing agent and the official bodies concerned.
Can we manage prices in more than one currency?
If your dealings require it, we can store rates and exchange references with each transaction. The way you want to convert and record them is something we would settle with your accountant first.
We are not technical. Who will use it day to day?
Usually the munshi or accounts person, with the owner viewing summaries on a phone. We use Urdu labels if wanted and train staff online, with brief walkthrough videos they can replay.