An online store in Qatar: cards and Apple Pay through Tap, Aramex, and selling on WhatsApp
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The short answer
A store in Qatar sells in Qatari riyals to customers who mostly pay by card, some of whom ask for cash on delivery, and many of whom speak English. ArabyBot Store sells in Qatari riyals, connects Tap for cards and Apple Pay on your contract, Aramex automatically with a waybill and tracking, and the AI seller answers on WhatsApp in Arabic or English.
Payment for a store in Qatar
The market's habit: Card is the commonest, and cash on delivery exists. These are the payment routes that work today for a store selling in the currency of Qatar, all on your own contract and account:
| Route | What the customer pays with |
|---|---|
| Tap | Cards and Apple Pay as enabled on your account |
| Bank transfer | With a receipt the customer uploads and you check |
| Cash on delivery | With a fee and ceiling you set, withheld from past refusers |
We take no commission on your orders: the money goes from the gateway straight to your account, and you pay the gateway its fee under your contract. ArabyBot Store's plans are monthly: «Start» at 35 SAR or 9 USD, «Pro» at 75 SAR or 19 USD and «Unlimited» at 150 SAR or 39 USD. A year is priced as nine months; there is a 7-day trial before you pay; accounts on a running paid bot plan get 20% off; and no commission is taken on orders. Plans.
Shipping in Qatar
Couriers connected automatically in Qatar: Aramex. You connect your account with the courier once, and every order gets a «Ship with» button that creates the shipment and prints the waybill, with the order status updating until delivery. For other companies — DHL and any company whose tracking number you type — you type the tracking number on the order and the customer gets the tracking link when the company has a public page. Connecting couriers.
Shipping zones with a rate per zone, a per-kilo rate if you like, and free shipping over an amount you set. Shipping zones.
Tax and invoice in Qatar
Qatar has no VAT today, so the store starts without one, and you add it in settings if that changes.
WhatsApp order confirmation and its cost
Every order sends the customer a WhatsApp message to confirm or cancel before it ships, so you do not pay to ship an order that will be refused. The first message is a utility template from your number, which Meta charges in Qatar about 0.044 QAR per message, per Meta's rate card. Replies after that go inside the 24-hour window with no Meta fee. WhatsApp order confirmation.
The AI seller in your customer's dialect
The AI seller answers on WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram in Gulf Arabic or English, by the customer's language, from your store's products, sizes and stock, records the order inside the chat, and hands the conversation to you when needed. How the AI seller works.
Frequently asked questions
Are Tabby or Tamara instalments available in Qatar?
Not for a store in Qatari riyals at the moment; Tabby and Tamara work for a store in Saudi riyals or UAE dirhams.
Is the store in Arabic and English?
Yes, the storefront is in both languages, and the AI seller replies in the customer's language.
Does the money pass through ArabyBot?
No; Tap is on your contract and account, and we take no commission on your orders.
In more depth
An online store in other countries
For Egypt, the create an online store guide; for the other countries: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Morocco. For what your store needs by what you sell: a store for what you sell.
Your store and the bot that sells from it — in one account
One account for the store and the bot, with a trial before you pay.