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Point of sale and FEL invoicing for businesses in Quetzaltenango
Take payment, track your inventory and issue the SAT DTE from your phone, in quetzales and in Spanish. Built in Guatemala, from Q249 a month, with a 14-day trial.
- FEL certified
- Made in Guatemala
- 30-day guarantee
- No card
Yes, there is a FEL certifier in Xela, and your invoice is worth the same with any of them
Grupo CDS, S.A. operates out of Quetzaltenango and appears on SAT official list of DTE certifiers. That is a nice local fact, not a requirement: SAT defines the DTE format, the validations and the document types, so an invoice certified in Xela and one certified in the capital are the same document with the same legal standing. With Cuadra you do not hire a certifier separately or sign a second contract: the invoice, the receipt and the credit note come back certified by SAT in the same sale.
Xelafer packs your shop for a week every September
The Independence fair has been held in Quetzaltenango since 1884, is now called the Feria Centroamericana de la Independencia, and takes over the city every September: parades, visitors, and days when one afternoon brings in a normal week of sales. You survive that if the counter does not depend on a computer and if you know what moved when you close. With Cuadra you take payment from your phone, close the till by shift and by cashier, and the hourly demand map shows you when the queue formed, so next September you already know when to put another person on.
Student customers: small tickets that come back
Xela is a university town (USAC Centro Universitario de Occidente has been here since 1970) and much of the downtown trade lives on people who spend little and come back often. The fight there is not a bigger ticket, it is getting them back. Cuadra keeps each customer history, adds up points or visits, and lets you send the WhatsApp reminder from that same record, without exporting a list anywhere or asking for the number twice.
Downtown and in La Democracia you take payment on your feet
Trade in Xela is concentrated in the historic centre around Parque Centro América and in the La Democracia market in zona 3. In both, counter space is short and almost nobody has a desk. Cuadra runs on the phone already in your pocket: you find the product, take cash, card or transfer in a single sale, and send the receipt over WhatsApp. Barcode scanners and printers connect if you want them; neither is required to open tomorrow.
206 kilometres from the capital, the waybill comes straight off the order
Quetzaltenango sits about 206 km from Guatemala City. If you sell over WhatsApp or through your online shop, the courier drives that road, not you. From the order you generate the Cargo Expreso waybill with the customer address already filled in, pick the department and municipality from the courier own catalogue, and request the pickup without logging into their portal. The customer tracks the parcel from a link and stops messaging you to ask where it is.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Cuadra work the same in Quetzaltenango as in the capital?
Yes. Cuadra lives on the internet: you open it in your phone or computer browser, with nothing to install and no server in your shop. There is no separate version per department and no distance surcharge, and if the signal drops for a while the point of sale keeps ringing up sales and syncs when it returns.Do I have to hire a FEL certifier based in Xela?
No. Grupo CDS, S.A. is authorised by SAT and operates out of Quetzaltenango, but that does not change your invoice: SAT defines the DTE format and its validations, not the certifier. With Cuadra certification is included, so you sign no separate contract with any of them.I am a small taxpayer. Does this work for me?
Yes. Cuadra issues the document your tax regime calls for, not the general-regime invoice. And if you make a mistake no invoice is ever deleted, because the law says so: you issue the credit note and both stay on record.Can I run Cuadra on just a phone?
Yes, and that is how most people use it at the counter. You take payment, find products, apply a discount with a manager PIN and send the receipt over WhatsApp from that same phone. A barcode scanner and a printer connect if you want them, but neither is needed to start.I sell to the capital over WhatsApp. Does Cuadra help with shipping?
Yes. From the order you generate the Cargo Expreso waybill with the address already filled in, pick the department and municipality from the courier catalogue, and request the pickup without logging into their portal. The customer tracks the parcel from a link.What does it cost?
Pro is Q249 a month and includes 250 DTE per month; after that it is Q0.75 per DTE. Premium is Q500 a month with 500 DTE included and Q0.50 per extra DTE. You start with a 14-day Pro trial, no card and nothing charged.
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