Per-shipment margin and clean compliance for logistics and trading SMEs

From route-level profitability and fleet depreciation to customs documentation and reverse-charge VAT — get books that match how freight forwarders and traders actually run.

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Challenges we understand

Per-shipment or per-route profitability isn't visible — losses on bad lanes hidden in averages

Demurrage, detention, and chargebacks eaten as cost without supplier recovery

Inventory turn for traders is fuzzy — slow-movers blocking cash for months

VAT treatment confusion: zero-rated international transport vs standard-rated local services

Customs duties, deferred VAT, and import documentation not tied back to inventory cost

Cash flow trapped in 90-day customer terms while suppliers want 30 — visibility into the gap is poor

How Daira helps

Daira sets up books that book revenue and cost per shipment, per route, or per SKU — so management can see which lanes, which trades, and which customers actually make money. We tie customs entries and import VAT back to inventory cost so landed cost is real, and reconcile demurrage and detention so recoveries from suppliers are pursued. VAT treatment is documented per service type with zero-rating evidence retained. A rolling 13-week cash forecast surfaces the supplier-customer terms gap early enough to do something about it.

What we deliver

Per-shipment or per-route profitability report with margin and cost-to-serve breakdown

Landed cost calculation tying customs duty, freight, and import VAT to inventory units

Demurrage and detention log with supplier-recovery status per case

Inventory turn and slow-mover report with cash trapped per SKU category

VAT return with international transport zero-rating evidenced per invoice

13-week cash forecast with customer collections and supplier payment timing

Corporate Tax computation with relevant free-zone qualifying-income treatment

Frequently asked questions

Yes. We structure cost coding so each shipment or route carries its own revenue, direct cost, and contribution margin.

Customs duties, freight, insurance, and import VAT are allocated to inventory units on entry, so cost-of-sale and gross margin are accurate.

International transport of goods and passengers can be zero-rated when conditions are met. We document the treatment per invoice so it survives FTA review.

Yes — each case is logged with supplier accountability and recovery status, so chargeable items get chargedback.

Yes. We design a cycle-count program tied to your warehouse cadence and reconcile shrinkage and obsolescence into the books.

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