E-invoicing
UAE e-invoicing: what to do now, in plain English
E-invoicing becomes mandatory in the UAE from 2027. Here is who it applies to, the dates that matter, and the four things to do first.
The problem
Five programs that never talk to each other.
Most growing businesses run on a till, a stock spreadsheet, an accounts package and two or three apps. Each one holds part of the truth. None of them agree.
So the same sale is typed three times, stock is only known after someone counts it, and closing the month takes a week of matching numbers by hand.
From 2027 there is a deadline on top: UAE invoices must leave your system as structured e-invoices. A pile of spreadsheets cannot do that.
What you get
Everything the business runs on, in one place.
Built as modules of one system, so a sale updates stock, the invoice and the books at the same moment.
01
Stock and purchasing
Live stock across every branch and warehouse, reorder alerts, suppliers and purchase orders.
02
Sales and point of sale
Counter sales, quotations, orders and returns — all feeding the same stock and the same books.
03
Accounting and VAT
Ledgers, VAT returns, profit and loss and balance sheet that close themselves as you trade.
04
UAE e-invoicing
Invoices issued as structured e-invoices and handed to your accredited provider automatically.
05
One customer list
Every customer, their history and what they owe — visible to the whole team.
06
Reports that answer questions
What sold, what made money, which branch is behind — without a day in a spreadsheet.
How we work
Built the way you work, moved over step by step.
01
Map how you work
We sit with the people doing the job — at the counter, in the store room, in accounts — and write down how work actually flows.
02
Design the system
You see the screens and the flow before we build. Nothing is coded until it matches how your business runs.
03
Build and move your data
We build in stages and bring your products, customers and balances across, checked against your old records.
04
Run side by side, then support
Old and new run together until you trust the new one. After go-live we stay on to support and improve it.
Who it is for
Businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets.
- Shops and trading companies with more than one branch
- Restaurants and cafés that need stock, kitchen and accounts to match
- Distributors managing stock across warehouses
- Any business that must be ready for UAE e-invoicing
We built ProCraftERP and run it ourselves in production. This is not our first system.
Questions
Before you get in touch.
01Is it built from scratch, or an off-the-shelf ERP?
We start from proven modules we already run in production, then shape them around how your business works. You get a system that fits without paying to reinvent the basics.
02Will it be ready for UAE e-invoicing?
Yes. Invoices come out as structured e-invoices and are passed to your accredited service provider. Our e-invoicing guide explains the dates and what applies to you.
03Can we keep using our current accounting or tools?
Often, yes. We connect to the tools you rely on where it makes sense, and replace the ones that are causing double entry.
04What does it cost and how long does it take?
It depends on how many modules and branches you need. After a free call we give you a fixed scope, price and plan before any work starts.
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