# eTIMS Billing Software for Printing Shops in Nairobi | Veira

> File a compliant KRA eTIMS invoice on every sale, online or offline for your printing shop in Nairobi. From KES 2,999/mo. Book a free demo.

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- A printing shop needs eTIMS billing that handles jobs quoted custom and easy to underprice, not a generic till.
- Issue a KRA compliant eTIMS invoice on every sale.
- Give registered buyers the invoice they need to claim input VAT.
- Tuned for how trade works in Nairobi.

1. What eTIMS Billing Software does for a printing shop
2. Built for the trade
3. Running a printing shop in Nairobi
4. What to look for
5. How it compares
6. A Nairobi printing shop example
7. Frequently asked questions

## What eTIMS Billing Software does for a printing shop

eTIMS billing files a compliant tax invoice with KRA on every sale, with no manual entry. For a printing shop, the value shows up exactly where the work is hardest.

A printing shop turns paper, ink and toner into custom jobs, so costing each job against materials is where margin is protected. Margins vary widely by job, so accurate quoting and material costing decide profit.

Corporate and institutional clients expect compliant eTIMS invoices for every job. Veira handles that as part of the same sale, so compliance is not a separate evening job.

## Printing Shops run differently, and the software should too

A generic till misses the details that decide whether a printing shop makes money. These are the ones that matter:

1. 1The daily realityJobs quoted custom and easy to underprice. eTIMS Billing Software built for a printing shop turns that into a number you can act on, and you also issue a KRA compliant eTIMS invoice on every sale.
2. 2Where the margin leaksDeposits and balances on orders. eTIMS Billing Software built for a printing shop turns that into a number you can act on, and you also queue invoices offline and submit when reconnected.
3. 3What slows the counterPaper, ink and toner costs. eTIMS Billing Software built for a printing shop turns that into a number you can act on, and you also keep a clean audit trail you can export in one click.
4. 4What buyers expectMachine time and waste to track. eTIMS Billing Software built for a printing shop turns that into a number you can act on, and you also give registered buyers the invoice they need to claim input VAT.

## Running a printing shop in Nairobi

Nairobi is the largest consumer market in the country, spanning street trade, estate shops and uptown malls. Trade clusters around the CBD, Eastleigh and Gikomba, and the malls around Westlands and Kilimani, and month end paydays and the December holidays bring the heaviest counter traffic. For a printing shop here, that rhythm decides when the counter is busiest and where the pressure falls.

Even in the CBD a congested cell site can slow M-Pesa confirmations at the lunch peak. Jobs quoted custom and easy to underprice is hard enough without losing sales to a dropped line, so Veira keeps selling offline and syncs every sale and eTIMS invoice the moment the Nairobi network returns.

M-Pesa Buy Goods and Pochi carry most sales, with cards common in malls and uptown. Veira matches each payment to its sale, so a printing shop in Nairobi County closes the day without chasing money, and goes live the same day on a phone, tablet or the Veira terminal.

## What to look for in eTIMS Billing Software for a printing shop

- eTIMS filing built in, not a separate fee. This matters for a printing shop because of jobs quoted custom and easy to underprice.
- Offline queueing so an outage does not stop billing. This matters for a printing shop because of deposits and balances on orders.
- An exportable audit trail. This matters for a printing shop because of paper, ink and toner costs.
- Support that handles KRA onboarding with you. This matters for a printing shop because of machine time and waste to track.

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## A notebook and a basic till, or Veira

|  | Notebook or basic till | Veira |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Counting stock | By hand, rarely matches the shelf | Live by item, branch and value |
| M-Pesa at the counter | Checked on a separate phone | Matched to each sale automatically |
| eTIMS invoices | Typed in later, if at all | Filed on every sale, even offline |
| Knowing your numbers | A monthly guess | Live margin and takings on your phone |

## A Nairobi printing shop example

Picture a printing shop in Nairobi: jobs quoted custom and easy to underprice and deposits and balances on orders shape every shift, and month end paydays and the December holidays bring the heaviest counter traffic, so the margin leaks exactly where the counter is busiest.

- Jobs quoted custom and easy to underprice.
- Deposits and balances on orders.
- Paper, ink and toner costs.

- Issue a KRA compliant eTIMS invoice on every sale.
- Queue invoices offline and submit when reconnected.
- Keep a clean audit trail you can export in one click.

Every sale on Veira files a compliant KRA eTIMS invoice, online or offline. Corporate and institutional clients expect compliant eTIMS invoices for every job.

eTIMS billing files a compliant tax invoice with KRA on every sale, with no manual entry. Here is what that looks like with Veira:

- Issue a KRA compliant eTIMS invoice on every sale
- Queue invoices offline and submit when reconnected
- Keep a clean audit trail you can export in one click
- Give registered buyers the invoice they need to claim input VAT

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## Related questions

## Frequently asked questions

Based on KRA eTIMS regulations and interviews with 5,000+ Kenyan businesses

Whether you run one printing shop or several across Nairobi, Veira gives you eTIMS billing that fits the trade instead of fighting it. Book a free demo and see it work with your own printing and photocopying.

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