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title: "Delivery note"
description: "What is a delivery note? The document that travels with goods so the customer can check and sign. See what it shows and how it differs from an invoice."
url: https://1flux.ai/glossary/delivery-note
last_updated: 2026-10-10
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[Sales and CRM](https://1flux.ai/glossary#sales-and-crm)

# Delivery note

What is a delivery note, and why do so many customers want a signed copy before they pay?

Glossary Updated 10 October 2026

Definition

A delivery note (DN) is the document that travels with goods to the customer, listing what was shipped so the receiver can check and sign for it.

## What is a delivery note used for?

A delivery note records items and quantities, usually without prices, with the order reference, vehicle and driver. The customer’s signed copy is proof that the goods arrived, and many B2B customers won’t process an invoice without it. Each partial delivery gets its own delivery note.

Example: a tile supplier dispatches 300 of 500 ordered tiles on Monday with DN 1042 and the remaining 200 on Thursday with DN 1047.

A delivery note isn’t an invoice: it shows quantities, not what is owed. On the buying side, your stores team checks the supplier’s delivery note when recording a [goods received note](https://1flux.ai/glossary/goods-received-note).

In 1flux

Each dispatch from the warehouse board creates a delivery note, full or partial, that reduces stock and posts [cost of goods sold](https://1flux.ai/glossary/cost-of-goods-sold). The printed delivery note shows no prices. [See sales orders and fulfilment](https://1flux.ai/products/sales-orders)

Related

## Keep exploring

### [Sales order](https://1flux.ai/glossary/sales-order)

The seller's confirmed record of what a customer ordered.

### [Goods received note](https://1flux.ai/glossary/goods-received-note)

The stores record of what arrived, from whom and in what condition.

### [Tax invoice](https://1flux.ai/glossary/tax-invoice)

The invoice a VAT-registered supplier issues for a taxable sale.

### [Sales orders](https://1flux.ai/products/sales-orders)

Customer POs to orders, deliveries, invoices and payments, on one board.

Last updated 10 October 2026