Business & procurement

Purchase order form template

A purchase order is a small contract: it says what you're buying, at what price, shipped where, on what terms — and it gives the whole thing a number both sides can quote when the invoice arrives. Get the number and the line items right and reconciliation is a two-minute job.

This template lays a PO out the way an accounts team expects to read it: a PO number at the top, vendor and ship-to addresses, itemised lines with quantity and unit price, and a terms line for payment and delivery. Use the document, or make it a live link the requester fills in and the total works itself out.

Use this template online — free

Totals itself · one shareable link · no card required

or download it

Free, no signup. For Google Sheets or Docs, upload the .xlsx or .docx to your Google Drive — it converts on open.

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Your company name

Purchase order

Replace this with your own terms: PO number format, approval limits, payment terms (e.g. Net 30) and where invoices should be sent. Reference this PO number on the invoice and packing slip.

Your name *
Email *
Phone *

Line item 1 · description, part or SKU

Rename each line and set the agreed unit price.

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4

Line item 2 · description, part or SKU

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2

Line item 3 · description, part or SKU

$0

0

Line item 4 · description, part or SKU

$0

0

Freight / shipping

Enter the agreed freight charge, or delete this line if shipping is included.

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Your reference — quote it on the invoice and packing slip.

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Try it — it totals live. This demo doesn't place a real order.

This is the live purchase order form — fill it in, watch the total move. It's exactly what your customers would use.

Field by field

What to put on a purchase order form

  • A required PO number

    The PO number is the thread that ties the order, the packing slip and the invoice together. Make it required and put it at the top — a PO an accounts team can't reference is a PO that gets paid late.

  • Line items as priced product lines

    Each item needs a description, a quantity and a unit price on its own line so the subtotal is arithmetic the form does, not you. Freight belongs on its own line too — anything with a price must be a product line, or it never reaches the total.

  • A separate ship-to address

    The billing address and the receiving dock are rarely the same place. A dedicated ship-to field stops a pallet arriving at head office instead of the warehouse.

  • Payment terms as an explicit choice

    "Net 30" written on the PO is the term of the deal. Capturing it as a required field means the terms are agreed at order time, not argued at invoice time.

Every format

Download the purchase order form in the format you work in

DOCX

Purchase order form template in Word (.docx)

The Word version is the editable PO you brand once and reuse: your logo, your terms, your PO-number format. It's the file to send a supplier who needs a signed order on file.

  • ·Editable line-item table with description, quantity, unit price and line total
  • ·Vendor, ship-to and bill-to blocks laid out for accounts teams
  • ·Terms and approval-signature lines at the foot
Download the Word file
XLSX

Purchase order form template in Excel or Google Sheets (.xlsx)

The spreadsheet totals the PO for you — quantity × unit price, a subtotal, and room for tax and freight. The log sheet keeps a register of every PO you've raised.

  • ·Live formulas for line totals, subtotal and order total
  • ·A PO register on the second sheet, one row per order
  • ·Upload to Google Drive to open in Google Sheets and share with finance
Download the Excel file
PDF

Purchase order form template PDF

The PDF is the version you issue as the official order — a fixed, one-page document nobody can edit in transit, ready to attach to an email or file against the invoice.

  • ·Fixed layout on US Letter with prices locked
  • ·Reads identically in every inbox and every accounts system
  • ·Doubles as the record of what was agreed
Download the PDF
PRINT

Printable purchase order form

Print a pad for the stores desk or the workshop. Someone writes the order by hand, a manager signs it, and the carbon-style layout keeps a copy for your file.

  • ·One page with a wide description column and quantity boxes
  • ·PO number, date and approval-signature lines
  • ·Add a QR to the online form so recurring orders skip the paper
Download the printable PDF

Use this template online instead

Same fields, same prices — but the totals calculate themselves, the orders land in one dashboard, and nothing gets lost in an inbox. Share one link anywhere: bio, group chat, QR code on a flyer.

Use this template — free

Free while in beta · No card required

Purchase order form template FAQ

+What should a purchase order form include?

A unique PO number, the vendor name, a bill-to and a separate ship-to address, itemised lines with quantity and unit price, a subtotal and total, the required delivery date, payment terms, and who requested and approved it.

+What's the difference between a purchase order and an invoice?

The buyer issues the purchase order to request goods at an agreed price; the vendor issues the invoice to request payment for goods delivered. They share the PO number so the two can be matched — which is exactly why the number belongs at the top of the form.

+Can I turn this into a live form my team fills in?

Yes — that's the point of the online version. The requester picks line items and quantities, the total calculates itself, and every raised PO lands in one dashboard you can export to CSV for your accounting software.

+Is there a Google Sheets purchase order template?

Download the .xlsx and upload it to Google Drive; it opens as a Google Sheet with the formulas working, ready to share with whoever approves spend. We don't publish "make a copy" links from a Google account.

+Is this purchase order template free?

Yes — the Word, Excel and PDF downloads are free with no signup, and the online version is free while we're in beta.

One number ties the order to the invoice.

Free while in beta — unlimited forms, unlimited orders.

Use this template online — free