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title: "Goods received note"
description: "What is a goods received note (GRN)? The record of what arrived, from whom and in what condition. Learn what stores capture and how a GRN differs from a GRR."
url: https://1flux.ai/glossary/goods-received-note
last_updated: 2026-10-10
---

[Procurement and inventory](https://1flux.ai/glossary#procurement-and-inventory)

# Goods received note

What is a goods received note, and how is it different from a goods receipt report?

Glossary Updated 10 October 2026

Definition

A goods received note (GRN) is the document the stores team completes when a delivery arrives, recording what was received, from whom and in what condition.

## What is a goods received note used for?

A GRN is the warehouse’s evidence of the delivery: supplier, purchase order references, the supplier’s [delivery note](https://1flux.ai/glossary/delivery-note) number, quantities counted, any damage and who checked it. Accounts rely on it before a supplier invoice is accepted, so stores and accounts agree on what actually arrived.

Example: a warehouse receives 48 of 50 ordered pallets, notes 2 short and 1 damaged on GRN 3310, and attaches a photo of the signed delivery note.

Some companies post stock straight from the GRN; others add a second, back-office step that accepts the goods into stock and the books, the [goods receipt report](https://1flux.ai/glossary/goods-receipt-report).

In 1flux

The GRN is a check-in with an outcome of **Checked & approved**, which requires an attachment such as a photo or scan, or **Checked with comments**, which requires comments and waits for an approver. Nothing posts to stock or the ledger until a goods receipt report. [See goods receiving](https://1flux.ai/products/purchasing/goods-receiving)

Related

## Keep exploring

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

The document that accepts received goods into stock and the books.

### [Blind receiving](https://1flux.ai/glossary/blind-receiving)

Counting a delivery without seeing the ordered quantity.

### [Three-way match](https://1flux.ai/glossary/three-way-match)

Checking a supplier invoice against the PO and the receipt.

### [Goods receiving (GRN)](https://1flux.ai/products/purchasing/goods-receiving)

Check deliveries in on a GRN, then post stock and the journal on a goods receipt report.

Last updated 10 October 2026