Industry · B2B & wholesale

Shopify for wholesale,
so trade customers stop ordering by WhatsApp.

Many distributors in the region still take trade orders by WhatsApp and phone, re-type them into the accounts system, and chase payments by memory. A B2B storefront lets trade customers order themselves at their own prices, on their own terms.

Shopify Partner Registered · UAE
A warehouse aisle with high shelving stacked with cartons
Plan Shopify Plus
Pricing Catalogues per company
Quick answer

Can Shopify be used for B2B wholesale?

Yes, on Shopify Plus. B2B features include company accounts with several buyers and locations, catalogues with customer-specific prices, minimum and multiple order quantities, and payment terms such as net 30. Trade and retail customers can use the same store, each seeing their own prices.

Facts checked 30 September 2026

Plan
Shopify Plus
Pricing
Catalogues per company
Ordering
Quantity rules, quick order
Payment
Net terms and credit

What trade customers get

Their own prices

Each company sees its catalogue and prices after logging in; retail visitors see retail prices.

Fast reordering

Quick-order lists and reorder from past orders, instead of browsing a retail storefront.

Multiple buyers

Several buyers and delivery locations under one company, with permissions per buyer.

What your team stops doing

Re-keying orders

Orders arrive complete, with the right prices and delivery location, instead of as chat messages.

Quoting by hand

Draft orders act as quotes the customer approves and pays online.

Chasing terms

Payment terms sit on the order, and due dates are visible to both sides.

Why ZaadBooks matters here

Net-terms orders need proper receivables. With ZaadBooks, each B2B order becomes a sales invoice, and ZaadBooks’ collections tracking shows which trade customers owe what.

Shopify × ZaadBooks

Shopify connected
to our accounting app.

  • Live
  • Manual
  • On the roadmap
  • Order paid to Sales invoice: Every paid order becomes a VAT invoice. (Live)
  • Refund to Credit note: Every refund becomes a credit note. (Live)
  • Customer to Customer record: Customers are added automatically. (Live)
  • Product to Inventory item: Products are added as stock items. (Live)
  • Stock level to Shopify inventory: Send stock counts back to Shopify with one click. (Manual)
  • Payout & fees to Bank reconciliation: Payout matching with your bank. Coming soon. (On the roadmap)
Questions

B2B & wholesale:
common questions.

Do I need Shopify Plus for B2B?

For Shopify’s native B2B features — company accounts, catalogues, payment terms and quantity rules — yes. Smaller wholesale setups can use a wholesale app on a standard plan, with fewer controls.

Can retail and wholesale customers use the same Shopify store?

Yes. On Shopify Plus, one store serves both: retail visitors see public prices, and logged-in trade buyers see their company’s catalogue, prices and payment terms.

Can B2B customers pay on credit terms?

Yes. Payment terms such as net 15, 30 or 60 are set per company. The order is placed now and paid by the due date, and the invoice is tracked in your accounting.

Can wholesale orders go straight into accounting?

With ZaadBooks, yes. Each Shopify order posts as a sales invoice with VAT, so receivables and collections are tracked without re-typing.

Registered Shopify Partner Written by the ZaadCore Commerce team
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