The shelves and the system agree
Live stock of every part in every unit, across the yard, storeroom and branches, without a weekend count.
How stock control works →Hardware Stores POS · Hong Kong
Best POS Software for Hardware Stores in Hong Kong
Find any small part in seconds, sell it in any unit at the right price, give contractors credit and collect on time, and keep prices in step with your suppliers.
Made for hardware stores in Hong Kong: Octopus, card and cash on every sale, HKD pricing and complete sales records for your accountant.
- Piece, metre, kilo, bag or carton
- Search or scan any part
- Contractor accounts & statements
- Job quotes to orders
- Same-day price updates
- Yard, storeroom & branch stock
wood screw 4x40
ProductMainBranch 2
Wood Screw 4 × 40 mmBox of 2003412
Wood Screw 4 × 40 mmLoose pieces860150
Wood Screw 4 × 50 mmBox of 20018Out
⚠ 4 × 50 mm boxes out at Branch 2
Illustration · example data
Free setup & product importKeeps selling offlineHKD pricing · Octopus recordedA real person on WhatsApp
What is the best POS software for hardware stores in Hong Kong?
EliteTeQ is a strong choice for hardware stores in Hong Kong that need thousands of small parts found in seconds by search or barcode, items sold by the piece, metre, kilo, bag or carton from one stock record, contractor accounts with credit limits and statements, job quotes turned into an order in one step, and supplier price changes on every till the same day, with an offline mode that keeps the counter selling when the network drops. It records Octopus, card and cash against each sale and keeps complete sales records for your accountant.
- Finds any part in seconds by search or barcode
- Sells by piece, metre, kilo, bag or carton from one stock
- Keeps every contractor’s balance, limit and due date
- Puts supplier price changes on every till the same day
Everything EliteTeQ does for a hardware store
The full list, in one system: what is built for your trade, and everything that keeps stock, money and staff under control.
Built for hardware stores
- Multiple units of sale
- Fast search & barcode scanning
- Contractor accounts
- Statements on WhatsApp
- Purchases & price updates
- Job quotes to orders
- Yard, storeroom & branch stock
- Margins & product movement
Stock, warehouses & branches
- Live stock in every shop, warehouse and branch
- Multiple warehouses and branches in one system
- Stock transfers, confirmed on arrival
- Damages and write-offs recorded with a reason
- Low-stock alerts and barcode scanning
Buying & selling
- Purchases recorded against what arrived
- Purchase returns to suppliers
- Fast sales at the counter, on any device
- Sales returns recorded properly
- Octopus, card and cash recorded on each sale
- Receipts and clean sales records
Staff, roles & control
- Multiple users, each with their own login
- Roles and permissions that limit what each user sees and does
- Audit logs of who changed what, and when
- Sales by staff member and shift
- HRM: staff records in the same system
Product movement
- A movement history for every product
- Every purchase, sale, transfer, return and write-off, in order
- Trace exactly where missing stock went
- Movement by branch, warehouse and date range
- Fast movers and slow movers at a glance
- Know what to reorder and what to stop buying
Accounting, WhatsApp & cloud
- Accounting in the same system as the till
- Profit and margin by product and branch
- WhatsApp to customers and suppliers
- Keeps selling offline when the internet or power drops
- Cloud-based: syncs automatically, every branch on your phone
- Your records in the cloud, not on one shop computer
- Thousands of small parts, and nobody can find the price?
- Fast item search and barcode scanning find the right screw, fitting or hinge in seconds, with its price and stock.
- A box sold whole today, by the piece tomorrow?
- Set the units each item sells in, with a price for each. A carton broken into pieces converts on its own, so the count stays right.
- Contractor credit kept in a book?
- Each contractor gets an account with a credit limit, a running balance, due dates and statements on WhatsApp.
- Supplier prices that move every few weeks?
- Record purchases at the new cost and update selling prices for a category in one place, live on every till, with every change logged.
- Job quotes written out by hand?
- Build the quote with live prices and stock, share it on WhatsApp, and convert it into an order or invoice in one step.
- Yard, storeroom and branches never agree?
- Each location keeps its own stock, transfers are recorded and confirmed, and damaged stock is written off where it happened.
Know your counter in real time
Everything a hardware store owner checks in a day, on one screen.
Today · all branches
Sales todayHK$97,260112 sales · Main 68 · Branch 2 44
Contractor balances due5Statements on WhatsApp
Low-stock items23Across both branches
Gross margin27%After cost of goods
Best sellers
Open quotes
Roof job ContractorSent
Bathroom plumbing BuilderAccepted
Gate and fence Walk-inSent
- Check today's salesBy branch and staff member
- Find any partSearch or scan, in every unit
- See what is running lowLow-stock list per location
- Check a contractor’s balanceContractor accounts with due dates
- Follow up a quoteOpen quotes, sent and accepted
- See who changed a pricePrice changes in the audit log
- Know your marginsMargin by product and category
- Compare branchesBranch comparison
Everything a hardware store runs on
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Box, piece, metre or kilo
Multiple units of sale
Piece, metre, kilo, bag or carton, each with its own price, from one stock record.
Fast search & barcode scanning
Thousands of small parts found in seconds, with live stock and low-stock alerts.
02 / 04
Builders on account, statements on WhatsApp
Contractor accounts
Credit limits, running balances and due dates for every builder.
Statements on WhatsApp
Send each contractor their statement on WhatsApp, straight from their account.
03 / 04
From job quote to order in one step
Purchases & price updates
Supplier purchases recorded at cost, and selling prices updated by category on every till the same day.
Job quotes to orders
Quotes with live prices and stock, converted into an order or invoice in one step.
04 / 04
Every location, every margin
Yard, storeroom & branch stock
Separate locations with confirmed transfers and damages written off where they happened.
Margins & product movement
Margin by product and category, and the full history of every part.
Is EliteTeQ the right POS for your hardware store?
- Hardware stores
- Ironmongers
- Plumbing supplies shops
- Paint and tools shops
- Fasteners and fittings dealers
- Hardware and building supplies stores
- Hardware wholesalers
- Multi-branch hardware chains
From a single screw to a whole job
Screws & nails / Bolts & fixings / Plumbing fittings / Pipes / Hand & power tools / Paint & brushes / Locks & hinges / Electrical cable / Adhesives & sealants / Cement & tile adhesive
What EliteTeQ gives back to your hardware store
Every part of EliteTeQ, described by what it does for a hardware store.
New costs in, wrong parts out
Deliveries are recorded at the new cost, and wrong or faulty parts go back to the supplier and off their bill.
Reordering without overstocking →Unused parts come back cleanly
When a builder returns what was not used, it goes back into stock and off their account in one step.
The sales reports worth running →Broken stock written off where it happened
A split bag or a cracked fitting is written off with a reason at its location, so stock and profit stay true.
Where lost stock really goes →Parts where the builders buy
Move stock from the yard or storeroom to a busy branch, confirmed on arrival.
Running several branches and stores →Staff sell, you set the prices
Only the roles you choose can change prices or sell on account, and only you see costs and margins.
Fair rules that stop till fraud →Every price change has a name
Every sale, quote, price change and transfer is tied to a login and a time.
Catching shrinkage early →Quotes and statements where builders read them
Share job quotes and contractor statements on WhatsApp instead of chasing builders by phone.
Know where every box went
Received, opened into pieces, transferred, sold, returned or written off: the full history of every part.
Reading stock turnover →Books that keep up with the counter
Sales, purchases, account sales and expenses post to your accounts as they happen, with profit by branch.
Accounting and ERP in one system →Your team in the same system
Staff records and roles for the counter, storeroom and yard sit next to your stock and sales.
Staff, payroll and branches →Your business in your pocket, online or off
Check every branch from your phone, and keep the counter selling when the network drops. Everything syncs when it returns.
Cloud vs traditional POS →Still running your counter on memory and a price book?
The notebook & spreadsheet way
- Staff hunting for a part’s price
- One unit per item on the till
- Contractor debts in a ledger
- Old prices on half the tags
- Quotes retyped when the builder says yes
- Transfers nobody wrote down
- Profit is a guess
The EliteTeQ way
- Search or scan any part in seconds
- Piece, metre, kilo or carton from one stock
- Accounts with limits and due dates
- Price changes on every till the same day
- Quotes to orders in one step
- Every transfer confirmed on arrival
- Margin by product and category
Stop guessing. Start knowing.
Hardware store POS software in Hong Kong
Built for Hong Kong businesses with Dollar (HK$) pricing, Octopus, FPS and wallet payments recorded against each sale, and fast checkout for dense, high-footfall streets and malls.
There is no VAT or sales tax to charge at the till, so the work is speed and accuracy: Octopus taps, FPS transfers and wallet payments all have to reconcile with stock. Rents are high and shops are small, which puts a premium on tight stock control.
A day in a hardware store on EliteTeQ
An illustrative day, not a customer story.
Contractors queue before going to site. Parts are found by search or scan, and units are worked out on their own.
A builder takes plumbing fittings on account, within their limit, with the balance and due date updated.
A supplier delivery arrives at a new cost. Fittings prices are updated for the category and are live on every till.
A contractor asks for a roof quote. It is built with today’s prices and sent on WhatsApp.
A box of screws is opened for loose sales. The box and the pieces stay correct in stock.
Branch 2 is low on roofing nails. A transfer is sent from the storeroom and confirmed on arrival.
Closing. Cash, Octopus, card and account sales reconcile against the day's sales.
Up and running in three steps
- 1
Send us your price list
Your items and the units you sell them in, plus the contractors who buy on account, from a spreadsheet or your current system.
- 2
We set up units, accounts and locations for free
We load your items with their units and prices, set up contractor accounts, the yard and branches, and staff logins.
- 3
Serve the morning rush from day one
One short training session, then stock in every unit, contractor balances and quotes update on their own, online or offline.
Simple pricing
From USD 499 per year
No setup fee. Your product list imported for you.
Every plan includes
- POS and inventory software
- Multiple units of sale
- Contractor accounts and statements
- Job quotes to orders
- Free setup and product import
- Support from a real person on WhatsApp
Questions owners ask us
Not answered here? A real person replies on WhatsApp.
What POS system is best for hardware stores in Hong Kong?
The best fit in Hong Kong is POS software that runs your parts, units and contractor accounts, not just payments. EliteTeQ finds any part by search or scan, sells by piece, metre, kilo or carton from one stock, keeps contractor accounts, turns quotes into orders, prices in HKD and keeps working offline. It records Octopus, card and cash against each sale and keeps complete sales records for your accountant.
Can I sell the same item in different units?
Yes. Set the units each item sells in, such as piece, metre, kilo, bag or carton, each with its own price, and sell any of them from one stock record.
Can staff find small parts quickly?
Yes. Fast item search and barcode scanning find any part with its price and stock in seconds, so the counter keeps moving.
Can contractors buy on account?
Yes. Each contractor gets an account with a credit limit, purchases build a balance with due dates, and you can send statements on WhatsApp.
Can I create quotes for a job?
Yes. Build the quote with live prices and stock, share it on WhatsApp, and convert it into an order or invoice in one step when the builder agrees.
How do I keep up with supplier price changes?
Record purchases at the new cost and update selling prices for a whole category in one place. They apply on every till immediately, and every change is logged.
Can customers pay with Octopus?
Yes. EliteTeQ records Octopus, card and cash against each sale, so every payment method is accounted for and reconciles at closing.
Can I track the yard, storeroom and branches separately?
Yes. Each location keeps its own stock, transfers are recorded and confirmed, and damaged stock is written off where it happened.
Does it work offline?
Yes. The counter keeps selling and printing receipts through power and network cuts, and everything syncs when the connection returns.
Can I see which products make the most money?
Yes. EliteTeQ records the cost of what you buy, so reports show sales, cost of goods and margin by product, category and branch.
Is there support for hardware stores in Hong Kong?
Yes. Setup, product import, staff training and day-to-day support for businesses in Hong Kong are done remotely, over WhatsApp, phone and screen-share, so you talk to a real person without waiting for a visit. Prices, payments and tax records are set up for Hong Kong.
How much does hardware store POS software cost in Hong Kong?
EliteTeQ starts from USD 499 per year and scales with your branches, products and users. Setup and importing your product list are free.
Stop guessing. Start knowing.
Bring your price list to a free demo and see EliteTeQ running a counter like yours in Hong Kong.
Other industries you might be interested in
Trades close to yours in Hong Kong, each with the problem it sorts out first.
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Tax and compliance facts for hardware stores in Hong Kong
EliteTeQ POS calculates tax on every sale and keeps the records you file, and records Octopus, FPS, PayMe, AlipayHK, cards and cash against each sale.
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Reviewed by the EliteTeQ team.
· Hardware Stores POS in Hong Kong