Delivery notes

Question 1

What does a typical delivery note contain ?

Answer 1

1. Name and address of business making the sale
2. Delivery address and date
3. Sales order number
4. Name and address of customer
5. Details of goods

Question 2

What is the definition of a delivery note ?

Answer 2

A document accompanying goods despatched to a customer explaining what the delivery contains.

Question 3

Who is a delivery note given to?

Answer 3

1. One kept by the customer in order to compare to the purchase order and then to the sales invoice.
2. One signed by the customer and returned to the supplier of the goods as evidence that the goods have been received by the customer in good condition.
3. One signed by the customer and kept by the delivery organisation, such as a courier, as evidence that they have delivered the goods and that the customer has received them.