BUYING GUIDE
Company buying & tax invoices
Companies buy on 2ndMetal the same way individuals do — but with your company details registered, every tax invoice is issued in your company name with your TRN on it, which is what your accountant needs to recover input VAT. You submit your details once from your account page; a human verifies them; from then on your orders bill to the company automatically.
Why the invoice name matters
In the UAE, input VAT is recoverable only against a proper tax invoice naming the registered business and carrying its TRN. An invoice in an employee's personal name is a receipt, not a recoverable document — for a company buying material regularly, getting the billing identity right is worth more than most price negotiations.
Every paid order on 2ndMetal produces a tax invoice issued by HIRZ General Trading LLC, the merchant of record. Prices are listed exclusive of VAT, which is added and itemized on the invoice — so the document your accounts team receives is complete as issued.
Registering your company details
From your account page, submit a company details request: legal name as it appears on your trade licence, your TRN if the business is VAT-registered, and your billing address. The request goes to a person, not an algorithm — details land on tax documents, so they are verified before they are used.
Once approved, your company is linked to your login and appears as the billed-to party on subsequent orders. Colleagues can be attached to the same company so that everyone's purchases bill consistently.
What changes on your documents
After approval, quotations and tax invoices carry your company's legal name and TRN in the billed-to block. Orders placed before the approval keep the documents they were issued with — issued documents are never rewritten, which is exactly the property that makes them reliable evidence in an audit.
Delivery notes, mill certificates and payment records all hang off the same order, so a company buyer's file for any purchase is complete: what was ordered, what was paid, what was delivered, and the material's certification where it exists.
Not VAT-registered? Still worth it
A TRN is optional in the request — smaller businesses below the registration threshold can still register their company name so invoices bill correctly and purchasing stays in the company's books. If the business registers for VAT later, the TRN is added and subsequent invoices carry it.
Common questions
How long does company verification take?
It is a human check of the details you submit, typically done within a working day. You can keep buying while it is pending — those orders simply bill to your personal name until the company is approved.
Can several people from my company order under one account?
Under one company, yes — team members are linked to the verified company so their orders all bill to it. Each person keeps their own login.
Can an already-issued invoice be reissued in my company name?
No — issued documents are immutable by design. Company billing applies to orders placed after your details are approved, so register before the purchase that needs it.
Do you issue quotations for internal approval first?
Yes. Every order has a quotation document while payment is pending — in your company name once registered — which is what most procurement processes need before releasing payment.