Tamil Nadu, India

Custom ERP, AI Agent & SaaS Development in Chennai

Custom ERP and GST billing, AI agents, web applications and SaaS for auto-component and electronics businesses in Chennai. Built by Flip Retail in Jaipur, 1,610 km north of Chennai, in the same time zone and under the same GST rules.

Time zone
Same as JaipurIndian Standard Time
Population
≈ 12 millionApproximate, city or metro area
Currency
Indian rupee (INR)
Indirect tax
GST 18%
E-invoicing
MandatoryIRP
Data protection
DPDP Act

National tax, e-invoicing and data rules, with sources: India guide. General information, not legal or tax advice. Last reviewed October 2026.

01 — Local economy

Business in Chennai

Automobile plants run by Hyundai, BMW, Daimler, Ashok Leyland and Royal Enfield line Chennai's Sriperumbudur, Oragadam and Ennore corridors, backed by a deep supplier base. Electronics assembly for phones and other devices has grown in the same belt, IT and software firms fill Old Mahabalipuram Road, and the city's hospitals treat patients from across India and abroad.

Also known as Madras.

Where software helps: Tier-2 auto and electronics suppliers here deliver to several OEMs in just-in-time windows, so they need kanban-linked dispatch, advance shipping notices for customer portals and quality traceability down to heat and lot numbers.

Business districts & industrial areas

  • Ambattur Industrial Estate
  • SIPCOT Sriperumbudur
  • Oragadam
  • Old Mahabalipuram Road (IT Corridor)

Languages of business

Tamil, English and Hindi

02 — Industries

ERP and AI for auto-component, electronics and technology businesses in Chennai

What we would build first for the industries Chennai is known for.

Automotive & auto components

ERP
Customer schedules turned into production plans, lot and heat-number traceability from raw material to dispatch, and the packing, labelling and advance-shipping-notice rules each customer demands.
AI agent
An agent that reconciles customer schedules, goods-receipt notes and debit notes every day and flags mismatches before they become payment disputes.
Software for automotive & auto components

Electronics & electricals

ERP
Component-level bills of materials with approved alternates, reel and lot tracking, serial-number warranty records, and planning for long-lead parts.
AI agent
An agent that watches open purchase orders and supplier emails for lead-time changes and alerts planners before a shortage stops the line.
Software for electronics & electricals

Technology & startups

ERP
Lean internal systems for growing tech firms, such as subscription billing, project time tracking and revenue dashboards, without enterprise licence costs.
AI agent
LLM features inside your own product: retrieval-augmented search over your docs, support copilots, and agents that act through your APIs, with evaluation and guardrails.
Software for technology & startups

03 — Local rules

Tamil Nadu-specific rules

On top of the national rules summarised above.

Tamil NaduGST state code 33CGST and SGST on sales within the state; IGST on sales to other states.

General information, not legal or tax advice. Last reviewed October 2026. National tax, e-invoicing, data-protection and AI rules, with sources, are in our India guide.

04 — Working together

Same time zone, same tax system

Chennai lies 1,610 km south of our Jaipur studio and shares Indian Standard Time, so calls, demos and support happen in normal working hours. Invoices raised in Tamil Nadu carry GST state code 33, and GST invoicing, e-invoicing and e-way bills are what our own SteelERP handles every day.

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05 — FAQ

Custom software in Chennai: common questions

Do you build custom ERP and AI software for businesses in Chennai?

Yes. Our studio is in Jaipur, 1,610 km away, and we work with Chennai businesses over video calls in normal Indian working hours, with working software every two weeks.

Can a custom ERP handle GST in Tamil Nadu?

Yes. Invoices raised in Tamil Nadu carry GST state code 33, with CGST and SGST on sales within the state and IGST on sales to other states. A custom ERP generates e-invoices through the IRP and e-way bills, as our own SteelERP does.

Can your AI agents talk to customers in Tamil, English and Hindi?

Yes. Current language models handle Tamil, English and Hindi well, including mixed-language messages. We still test an agent in each language your customers use before it goes live, and route anything it is unsure about to your team.

What would a first project look like for a auto-component business?

Usually one module that fixes the most expensive problem first. For automotive & auto components that is often customer schedules & delivery plans and lot and heat-number traceability. It goes live early, and the rest of the system follows in two-week increments while your team is already using it.

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