The all-in-one ERP for importers & distributors.
From landed cost and purchasing to inventory across the supply chain, selling on to trade through your own store, rebates and claim-backs, and real financials — Cognit connects it all on one platform.
The importer's headaches — solved by one system
Every challenge below maps to a module that's already built into Cognit and shares the same live data, from purchase order to sell-through.
Landed cost you can't see
Freight, duty and handling pile onto the unit cost, but they land in another system — so you price off the supplier invoice and quietly lose margin.
Purchasing and goods receipting in one place, so the real cost of bringing stock in is captured against your purchases and your buying picture stays honest.
Stock spread across the supply chain
Goods on the water, in the warehouse and out with customers — and no single view of what you actually have to sell.
One live inventory with full movement history, reorder levels and smart suggestions, so you always know what's on hand and what to bring in next.
Selling on to trade, the hard way
Trade customers order by phone and email, your team re-keys it, and there's no easy self-serve channel for them.
A built-in B2B online store lets your trade customers log in, see their own pricing, reorder in one tap and order 24/7 — straight into your system.
Rebates and claim-backs slipping away
Supplier rebates and claim-backs tracked by hand are the easiest money to lose — thousands a month can quietly go unclaimed.
Define each rebate agreement once and Cognit calculates what you've earned automatically, then batches and tracks the claims so nothing is left on the table.
Financials in a separate world
Purchasing, sales and accounts each in their own package, glued together at month-end to work out what you really made.
A real general ledger posts sales, purchasing and stock automatically, so your P&L and margins are right in real time — with a two-way Xero sync if you prefer.
Bring it in, then let trade self-serve.
The moment imported stock is receipted, it's live in your built-in B2B store. Trade customers log in, see their own pricing, reorder in one tap and order around the clock — and every order flows straight through to your stock, your invoice and your books, with no re-keying.
One platform from purchase order to paid invoice
Cognit already runs import-and-distribute businesses across New Zealand and Australia — buying, holding stock, selling on to trade through a built-in store, claiming rebates and keeping the books. One connected system, built and supported by a New Zealand team you can call.
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Runs on its own.
Connects to everything.
Cognit is a complete system on its own — but it plugs into your whole stack. Accounting, payments, e-commerce, shipping, bank feeds and more — a growing library of integrations, with new ones added all the time. If a system has an API or a data feed, Cognit connects to it.
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QuickBooks 
Sage 
Attaché 
Dynamics 365 
SAP 
Infor 
Deacom 
Pronto Xi 
Cin7 
Katana 
Odoo Xero QuickBooks Sage Attaché Dynamics 365 SAP Infor Deacom Pronto Xi Cin7 Katana Odoo 
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NetSuite 
Acumatica 
Aptean 
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Infusion MYOB Reckon Accredo CSB-System NetSuite Acumatica Aptean JD Edwards Unleashed Fishbowl Infusion Run something else? If it has an API or a data feed, we'll connect it.
Importers & distributors, answered
Is Cognit a good ERP for importers and distributors? ＋
Yes. Cognit is an all-in-one cloud ERP built for importers who sell on to trade customers. It brings purchasing and goods receipting, inventory across your supply chain, a built-in B2B online store, supplier rebates and claim-backs, invoicing and real accounting into one system — so importing and selling through are joined up rather than stitched together. It starts at NZD $499 per month.
Can importers sell to trade customers through Cognit? ＋
Yes. A complete B2B online store is built into Cognit. Your trade customers log in to a branded storefront, see their own pricing, reorder from saved lists and place orders 24/7 — and because the store shares Cognit's live stock and pricing, those orders flow straight through to picking, invoicing and the ledger.
Does Cognit handle purchasing and goods receipting? ＋
Yes. You create and send purchase orders, work from reusable templates, and receipt goods against your POs in a couple of taps. A live purchasing dashboard shows what's on order, what's landed and what you're spending by supplier — keeping your buying picture clear as stock moves through the supply chain.
Does Cognit calculate supplier rebates and claim-backs? ＋
Yes. You set up each supplier rebate agreement once and Cognit works out what you've earned from your purchases automatically, then batches and tracks the claims. It replaces the manual spreadsheets that quietly cost importers and distributors thousands of dollars a month in missed claims.
Does Cognit work with Xero and other systems? ＋
Yes. Cognit has built-in two-way Xero integration that syncs invoices, credit notes, customers and products automatically, plus its own full accounting and general ledger if you'd rather run everything in one place. It can also connect to other systems that have an API or data feed.