Package sent without delivery note

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How quickly is a package sent without a delivery note? If an invoice is not enclosed or if it is forwarded separately in a few days, the recipient is puzzled. The same goes for the sender. Without an invoice and proof of delivery, payment for the goods can be refused.

Parcels are legally valid even without a delivery note!
Parcels are legally valid even without a delivery note!

The invoice is important when delivering a package

  • The delivery note only plays a limited role in the acceptance of goods in a package. It provides information about the content, the delivery date and the weight of the goods to be shipped and also serves as a certificate if it is also declared as an invoice at the same time.
  • If the note is missing in a parcel, etc., it is no break in the leg. Many companies send an invoice separately after the delivery has been dispatched. This is just as informative as the receipt for the delivery.
  • The situation is different, however, if the billing address differs from the delivery address or the delivery note also serves as an invoice. Then the recipient must contact the sender and ask for a separate invoice to be sent.
  • If the recipient does not receive an invoice within a few days, he should be honest and ask the company. Finally, he also pays the dunning costs in the event of late or non-payment.

If you send goods without a delivery note

  • You are a supplier and accidentally sent your goods without the delivery note. Now you are afraid that the recipient will deny that they ever received the package and the goods.
  • Create a delivery note - you should pay attention to this

    For goods that are shipped but the invoice is not issued until later, the ...

  • Simply send an invoice separately by post and declare it as a delivery note at the same time. In this case, it makes sense to send a registered letter to be on the safe side. Until then, the receipt from the postman and the recipient's signature are valid as proof. It then becomes difficult for the recipient to claim that he never received the goods.

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