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Glossary
The words used in the Plastic Tajir dashboard, stores and these guides.
Last reviewed 10 November 2026
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| RFQ (request for quotation) | What a customer sends when they submit their cart: the products, variants and quantities they want a price for. Every deal starts with one. |
| Quotation | The supplier's priced answer to an RFQ: unit prices, total, valid-until date, lead time and optional payment terms. |
| Requote | A new version of a quotation, sent after the customer rejected one or asked for changes. Every version is kept in the quotation history. |
| Quoted again | An RFQ whose supplier sent a new quotation after a rejection or a requote request. |
| Order | Created when the customer accepts a quotation. The supplier confirms, fulfils and completes it. |
| Invoice | Created when the supplier confirms the order. Each invoice keeps the design it was created with. |
| Variant | A version of a product that is priced on its own: a size, grade or colour. RFQs are for variants. |
| MOQ (minimum order quantity) | The smallest quantity the supplier usually sells. It is a guide: a customer can ask for less. |
| Lead time | Days from order confirmation to delivery. On a product page it is the usual range; on a quotation it is the time for that order. |
| Payment terms | What the customer and supplier agree about paying: an advance, then the balance before delivery, on delivery or on credit. |
| Credit days | How many days after delivery the customer has to pay the balance. |
| Payment status | Unpaid, partly paid, paid or overdue. It is separate from the order status. |
| Payment receipt | A numbered document (RCP-2026-0001) the platform makes for every payment the supplier records, in the supplier's invoice design. Its amounts are fixed when it is issued; only its mark can change. |
| Void receipt | The receipt of a payment the supplier removed. It is stamped VOID with the supplier's reason and is not proof of payment. |
| Pay order / PDC | A pay order is a bank-issued payment; a PDC is a post-dated cheque. Both count as paid only once cleared. |
| Raast | The State Bank of Pakistan's instant payment system (Raast ID or IBAN). |
| Store | A supplier's own branded storefront at plastictajir.com/store/<store-name>. |
| Store customer | Someone with an account on one supplier's store. Accounts are per store. |
| Theme | The design of a store. Every store starts on the default theme; the premium theme is available on request. |
| Suspended store | A store temporarily closed to customers by Plastic Tajir. The supplier can still sign in and export their records. |
| Marketplace | Plastic Tajir's national marketplace at plastictajir.com, coming soon. |