# Free purchase order template

> A purchase order with delivery address and requested date. Edit it and send it to your supplier.

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A purchase order is how a buyer tells a supplier exactly what to deliver and at what price. This sample has quantities, unit prices, a delivery address and a requested delivery date.

## What this template includes

- Buyer and supplier details
- PO number and order date
- Items with quantity and unit price
- Delivery address and requested date
- Payment terms

## How to use this template

### Open the template

Click the button above. The editor opens with the lines, notes and payment terms already filled in, so you start from a working invoice instead of a blank page.

### Replace the sample data

Swap in your own business details, your client, the real quantities and prices. Tax and totals recalculate as you type, so there is no manual arithmetic to get wrong.

### Download or send it

Export a PDF, or create an e-invoice (XRechnung or ZUGFeRD) when your client needs one. Save the invoice to your account to track it until it is paid.

## Questions about this template

### What should a purchase order include?

Buyer and supplier details, a PO number and date, items with quantity and price, the delivery address and date, and payment terms.

### Who creates a purchase order?

The buyer creates it and sends it to the supplier.

### Is a purchase order legally binding?

Once the supplier accepts it, it is generally treated as a contract for those goods. Check your own terms.

### What is the difference between a PO and an invoice?

A PO is the buyer's order. An invoice is the supplier's request for payment.

Template text, not legal or tax advice. Check the wording against your own situation or ask your accountant.

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