Kashmere Gate, Delhi
Accounting for Kashmere Gate's auto parts traders
An auto parts trader may hold thousands of part numbers, claim schemes from brands, return defective pieces and carry credit for workshops. What matters most depends on where in the chain you sit.
Where do you sit in the chain?
A 2015 trade report on Delhi's auto parts market, including a distributor's Kashmiri Gate outlet, describes distributors supplying semi-wholesalers and retailers, with products reaching small retailers and mechanics. The accounting points are our general analysis.
| Your position | Main risk in the books | Report to ask for |
|---|---|---|
| Brand distributor | Targets, schemes and claims that take months to settle | Scheme income earned, claimed and received, by brand |
| Semi-wholesaler | Thin margin on high volume, and credit in both directions | Margin by brand and part group; what you owe against what you are owed |
| Retailer | Slow stock on shelves that looks like an asset | Stock not sold in 6 or 12 months |
| Workshop supplier | Many small balances, often settled in part | Each workshop's balance by age, with the last payment date |
Schemes and defective-part claims
Brand schemes often reach you as credit notes or free goods, long after the sale. If you only record them on arrival, monthly margin swings for no real reason, and unclaimed amounts can quietly lapse.
- Keep a list of open claims, with the date each was sent
- Mark defective pieces apart from saleable stock
- Record a replacement against the original claim
- Ask how free goods and post-sale discounts affect GST and stock value
Part numbers and fitment
The same part may come from several brands, and may also be sold under another code. If your billing software lists one part twice, stock will be wrong even when each bill is right.
Agree one naming rule and clean the master list before moving to new software. See Tally and Zoho accounting.
Selling to workshops and mechanics
Many mechanics buy small amounts, on running credit, and may not be registered. Issue a bill for each sale, and enter each part payment against the correct party. Rule 46 of the CGST Rules requires an unregistered buyer's name and address on the invoice where the taxable value is ₹50,000 or more.
If you also fit parts, as well as sell them, ask how a bill with both goods and labour should be treated.
Used parts, and goods going out of Delhi
If you deal in used parts without taking input tax credit, ask whether the margin-based value in rule 32(5) applies. Keep each purchase record, since the rule depends on it.
For deliveries, rule 138 asks a registered person moving a consignment worth more than ₹50,000 to furnish e-way bill details before it moves. Combined orders can cross that figure quickly.
About the area, and about us
Trade guides describe Kashmere Gate as a major wholesale market for automobile parts, serving retailers, mechanics and workshops, with nearby Mori Gate known for commercial vehicle parts. Claims about its size come from guides and promotional pages, so we do not repeat them.
AccountOrbit takes enquiries by phone from anywhere in Delhi, including this area, but has no office here. If you are thinking of moving to new billing software, mention it on the first call, since the part master list is best cleaned before the move.
Sources checked, November 2026
- CGST Rules as amended to 1 June 2021 (opens in a new tab), rules 32(5), 46 and 138 (read at source; check for later changes)
- Trade report on Delhi's auto parts market, January 2015 (opens in a new tab), BillClap on auto parts markets (opens in a new tab) (secondary)
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