Finance & Tax
Inventory Zakat Calculator
Calculate inventory zakat line by line at current market value
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Inventory items
Add each item with its quantity and today's market price.
| Description | Quantity | Unit market price | Line total | |
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Direct supplier debt on this stock.
Roughly 22,500 SAR — refresh based on today's silver price.
Total inventory value
Zakatable base
Below nisab — no zakat
Zakat due
How does it work?
Inventory zakat is a branch of trade zakat, computed at line-item granularity for warehouses or multi-SKU stores. This calculator lets you enter every item with its quantity and today's market value to roll up the zakatable base correctly.
Market value, not cost
Zakat in Islam is computed on the current market value of inventory, not its cost basis. The principle: zakat is owed on the actual money you hold today — i.e. what you would receive if you sold the stock now.
Formula
Zakat = (Σ (quantity × market price) − inventory liabilities) × 2.5%
Worked example
An online retailer holds three SKUs:
- Phone A: 50 units × 2,000 SAR = 100,000 SAR
- Watch B: 30 units × 800 SAR = 24,000 SAR
- Headphone C: 200 units × 150 SAR = 30,000 SAR
- Total inventory = 154,000 SAR
- Inventory liabilities (supplier credit) = 20,000 SAR
- Base = 154,000 − 20,000 = 134,000 SAR
- Zakat = 134,000 × 2.5% = 3,350 SAR
Practical tips
- Do a full physical count on zakat day.
- Pull market prices from current sales listings, not purchase invoices.
- Exclude damaged or unsellable stock.
- Include goods in transit if title has already transferred.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why market value rather than cost?
Because zakat is on the real money you hold on the day of payment. If prices rise, zakat rises; if they fall, zakat falls — the real number is what you could realize today.
Do I roll up inventory from all branches?
Yes — any stock-in-trade you own enters the base, regardless of warehouse or branch.
What about seasonal stock?
Valued at current market price. If it has fallen below cost because of off-season slowness, that still doesn't change the rule — market is the reference.
How about returns?
Include them if they are saleable. If damaged, exclude them entirely.
Do I exclude slow-moving stock?
No — any stock listed for sale, even slow movers, enters the base at today's market value.
Is nisab on inventory alone or all assets?
If the business has cash and receivables too, sum them for nisab (see Trade Zakat Calculator). For inventory-only computation, set the nisab to a meaningful baseline.
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