Why a B2B ordering portal makes sense for Tartus
Tartus is a commercial centre in Syria, and one of the places where we build B2B and wholesale portals for local businesses.
Key sectors include port trade, oil terminal, fishing and agriculture, with business districts such as the port area and the old town.
Logistics are supported by Tartus Port and the coastal highway, which matters when you promise customers fast delivery.
Online selling in Syria runs mostly through social media with cash on delivery. International sanctions and banking limits mean cross-border card payments are not available, so stores rely on local payment and delivery.
Shoppers and trade buyers in Tartus already compare options on their phones; a B2B ordering portal that loads fast, shows accurate stock and accepts cash on delivery turns that research into orders.
What makes a Tartus store feel local
A store that works in Tartus respects local habits as well as local law. These are the details we configure first.
Currency and pricing
The store speaks Syrian pound: SYP amounts from product page to invoice, so Tartus buyers never convert in their heads.
Language and content
Content can be produced in Arabic, Kurdish and English, so a Tartus customer reads the store in the language they use at home.
Local trust signals
Badges for cash on delivery and bank transfer, Syrian Post delivery and clear return terms reassure first-time buyers in Tartus.
Domain, phone and contact
Using .sy where it suits you signals a local business to shoppers and search engines. Click-to-call and WhatsApp buttons use the +963 calling code so customers reach you without dialling errors.
Talent and partners nearby
With Local campuses of Tartous University close by, finding people to manage catalogues, content and support after launch is realistic in Tartus.
A B2B ordering portal built around your Tartus business
We do not hand Tartus businesses a ready-made theme: we study how you sell, then build the online platform and Android/iOS app your customers and staff actually need.
Typical clients include FMCG distributors, industrial suppliers, electrical and hardware traders and medical and institutional suppliers. Categories that sell especially well online in Syria — food, fashion, electronics and home goods — get catalogue structures and filters designed for them.
Before any commitment you get a free requirements meeting, a demo built on your use case and a proposal priced to your budget.
What your B2B ordering portal includes
Nothing here is fixed: modules are switched on, reshaped or built from scratch around how your Tartus business sells.
Business accounts
Registration, KYC and approval, company hierarchies, branches, buyers and approvers with their own permissions. Shipping rules can use Syrian Post, local courier firms and taxi and bus parcel services as well as your own delivery staff in Tartus.
Contract pricing
Price lists by customer, group or territory, quantity slabs, pack sizes, minimum order values and negotiated rates. Stock can be held in Tartus or anywhere in Syria, with pickup and local-delivery options where they make sense.
Quick and bulk ordering
SKU-code entry, spreadsheet upload, saved lists, re-order from history and scheduled repeat orders. Reports show which products, customers and areas of Tartus drive revenue.
Quotes and approvals
Request-for-quotation, counter-offers, purchase-order upload and multi-level approval before submission. Content and design can follow how customers in Tartus search and buy, including Arabic and Kurdish where you need it.
Credit and payments
Online payment, credit limits, pay-later terms, outstanding statements and payment reminders where approved. Bulk import and sync tools mean the Tartus team never re-keys stock, prices or descriptions by hand.
Sales-team tools
Order on behalf of customers, territory assignment, visit notes and performance dashboards for representatives. Payment steps are built around cash on delivery, bank transfer and local mobile wallets, the options shoppers here already trust.
Businesses that use NNT Mart in Tartus
Popular online categories in Syria include food, fashion, electronics, home goods, building materials and cosmetics. Local demand in Tartus is shaped by port trade, oil terminal, fishing and agriculture, so we often design catalogues and B2B ordering around those sectors. In Tartus, we most often build B2B and wholesale portals for:
Wholesalers
We map how wholesalers sell today and digitise it end to end — from enquiry and order to payment, dispatch and repeat purchase.
FMCG distributors
For FMCG distributors, we usually start with quick and bulk ordering, then add accounting and e-invoicing once orders are flowing.
Industrial suppliers
Catalogue, pricing and fulfilment rules designed for industrial suppliers in Tartus, connected to the systems you already use.
Electrical and hardware traders
Electrical and hardware traders get quotes and approvals plus sales-team tools workflows tailored to their operations.
Medical and institutional suppliers
We map how medical and institutional suppliers sell today and digitise it end to end — from enquiry and order to payment, dispatch and repeat purchase.
Dealer networks
For dealer networks, we usually start with business accounts, then add logistics and freight partners once orders are flowing.
Getting paid online in Tartus
A store that serves Tartus should let customers pay the way they do offline: cash on delivery, bank transfer, local mobile wallets and money-transfer offices.
We integrate suitable gateways and providers for your business category and merchant eligibility, handle payment status, failed-payment retries and refunds, and keep sensitive card data with the provider rather than on your servers. All amounts are shown in Syrian pound (SYP).
Business buyers around the port area often want invoices or bank transfer, while consumers lean on cash on delivery. We support both flows.
- Cash payment at pickup
- Money-transfer offices
- Local mobile wallets
- Bank transfer
- Cash on delivery
Fulfilment options for Tartus orders
Your B2B ordering portal can book shipments and share tracking with Syrian Post, local courier firms, taxi and bus parcel services, Aramex (limited) and in-city motorbike couriers, or route orders to your own riders and stores across Tartus.
Delivery rules can price by distance, weight, postcode or zone, offer same-day slots in dense areas, and switch on pickup points or click-and-collect where customers prefer them.
Connectivity in the area — Tartus Port and the coastal highway — makes regional and national dispatch from Tartus practical.
Your own store alongside Facebook Marketplace and Telegram shops
Selling in Tartus through Facebook Marketplace, Telegram shops and Instagram shops gets you reach quickly, yet the buyer belongs to the platform, not to you.
With your own B2B ordering portal you keep the customer data, set the offers and the packaging, and still push stock to marketplaces from a single admin.
Tax, invoicing and compliance in Syria
On tax: Syria applies sales tax, income tax and customs duty set in its finance laws; cross-border trade is restricted by international sanctions.
Customer data is handled with the Law on Network Communications and Cybercrime (2012); there is no separate data-protection law in mind, and the storefront follows the Consumer Protection Law and trade regulations.
Controls we implement include compliant invoices, consent capture, policy pages, restricted staff access and audit trails. Please confirm the final legal and tax position with a local adviser in Tartus.
Mobile commerce in Tartus
A dealer and sales-representative app lets buyers re-order in seconds, scan products, check statements and receive scheme announcements, while reps take orders at the counter even with patchy connectivity.
Apps are published under your own developer accounts and share the same backend as your B2B ordering portal, so offers, stock and orders are always consistent between web and mobile.
Order alerts, offers and abandoned-cart reminders go out on Tartus time (UTC+3), in Arabic and Kurdish if you want.
- WhatsApp and SMS notifications
- BI and reporting tools
- Credit and payment gateways
- Warehouse and inventory systems
- Accounting and e-invoicing
- CRM and lead management
- ERP (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Tally, Zoho)
- Logistics and freight partners
Integrations above are examples; we connect any system that offers a suitable API, database access or approved import and export process.
Launch roadmap and success metrics
Value first, depth later. For a B2B ordering portal serving Tartus, the usual sequence looks like this:
| Phase | What goes live |
|---|---|
| Launch portal | Accounts, contract pricing, catalogue, ordering and ERP order sync. Configured for SYP, cash on delivery and Syrian Post from the start. |
| Automate | Quotes, approvals, credit, statements and notifications. |
| Expand | Dealer and sales-rep apps, analytics and new territories. Reviewed against how Tartus customers actually buy. |
We track order-entry time, share of orders placed online, order accuracy, days sales outstanding, repeat-order frequency and sales-rep productivity on a live dashboard from day one, so Tartus results are visible, not promised.
Support hours and communication for Tartus
Our team covers UTC+3 — 2h 30m behind India (IST) — through three 8-hour shifts, so a Tartus client always reaches someone during the local working day.
Project communication is in English; storefront content can be produced in Arabic. You get a named lead, direct engineer access and an NDA if you ask.
Our head office is in Chhapi, Gujarat, with an office in Hyderabad and representation in Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia and Zambia; Tartus clients are served remotely with on-site workshops when the project needs them.
