- Batch and expiry date
- Cosmetics carry a manufacturing date and an expiry or best-before date. Salons and chemists check both on receipt, and batch numbers are needed when a brand recalls a shade or formula.
- Shade / variant
- Lipsticks, foundations and hair colours come in dozens of shades under one product name. The shade or variant on the line prevents wrong deliveries and return disputes.
- MRP and trade price
- Parlours and shops judge margin against MRP. Showing both on the invoice also makes any scheme discount visible and auditable.
- Manufacturing licence / import registration
- Cosmetics are regulated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and its cosmetics rules. Imported brands need an import registration certificate; printing the reference reassures salons that the stock is legitimate.
- Salon / professional use flag
- Professional salon packs are often sold only to salons and may carry 'for professional use only'. Flagging them helps you control channel sales and brand audits.
- Free testers and samples
- Brands provide testers that are not for sale. Recording testers separately at zero value keeps them out of taxable turnover while tracking stock.
- Scheme and display discount
- Brands fund display and counter schemes for parlours and cosmetic shops. Printing the scheme discount on the invoice line reduces taxable value at the time of supply, which a later cash payout cannot do, and gives you the document to claim reimbursement from the brand.