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title: How do I create an invoice for a 3PL Client Customer?
description: Here’s a guide for how 3PL providers can generate a standard sales invoice to bill their client’s customer for product sold and shipped from the 3PL warehouse.
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# How do I create an invoice for a 3PL Client Customer?

## Here’s a guide for how 3PL providers can generate a standard sales invoice to bill their client’s customer for product sold and shipped from the 3PL warehouse.

***Note:** This guide is for 3PL providers (as opposed to operators who use a 3PL solution).*

As a 3PL provider, you may be fulfilling orders on behalf of your client—but the **customer receiving the shipment** is *their* customer, not yours. In these cases, DigitBridge allows you to **generate a traditional sales invoice** that represents the customer-facing side of the transaction.

This is separate from the **3PL service invoice** you send to your client (which bills them for fulfillment, storage, or handling fees). Instead, this invoice is for the **retail or wholesale transaction** that your client’s customer has completed.

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#### 🧭 When to Use This

Use this when:

- You’re fulfilling an order from your warehouse on behalf of a 3PL client.
- The order was created by the 3PL client or via channel/EDI import.
- Your client wants a traditional invoice for the end-customer (i.e., their buyer).
- You’re using the **3PL Agency** model, where the 3PL provider is handling ecommerce or EDI operations on behalf of the client.

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#### 🛠️ Steps to Create a Customer Invoice

> ✅ Before you begin, make sure the Sales Order has been fully shipped and that the **Customer Code** and **3PL Client Code** were both applied correctly to the order.

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### **1. Navigate to the Sales Order**

- Go to: `ERP > Sales > Sales Order Management`
- Search for the order by **SO number**, **Customer Code**, or **3PL Client Code**.

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### **2. Review the Order and Shipment Status**

- Ensure the Sales Order has been **shipped** or is **ready for invoicing**.
- All pick tickets and shipment confirmations should be completed.

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### **3. Create the Invoice**

- With the Sales Order open, go to the **Action** menu.
- Select **Create Invoice**.

This will:

- Copy over all SKU lines and pricing
- Apply the **Customer Code** (your client’s customer)
- Use the **selling price** set on the Sales Order

> 💡 Pricing comes from the customer-specific pricing assigned via Customer SKU or price chart.

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### **4. Review and Save the Invoice**

- Make any final adjustments to the invoice as needed.
- Confirm the billing address, payment terms, and line item details.
- Click **Save** and **Yes** to finalize.

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### **5. Find or Export the Invoice**

- The invoice will now appear under:  
  `ERP > Sales > Invoice Management`
- You can search by invoice number, customer code, or 3PL client code.
- Click to open the invoice and:
  
    - Print it
    - Export to PDF
    - Email it to the customer
    - Sync to QuickBooks (if integrated)

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#### 📤 Sending Invoices via EDI or Channel

If the sales order was generated by a **channel order** or **EDI PO850**, the invoice may need to be **sent back to the ecommerce platform or trading partner**:

- The invoice will be **formatted and sent automatically** via EDI or API integration (if configured).
- Multiple invoices for the same customer PO can be **consolidated** if required by the trading partner.

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#### 📝 Notes & Tips

> 🔁 This invoice is separate from the **3PL invoice** you send to your client. You may need to generate both for the same order:
> 
> - **Customer invoice** → for the sale of goods
> - **3PL invoice** → for fulfillment and logistics charges

> 📦 Inventory shipped from your warehouse will be reflected in stock updates for both the 3PL client and the customer.

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#### 🔗 Related Guides

- How do I generate a 3PL invoice to bill my customer?
- How do I process a sales order for a 3PL Client Customer?
- How do I send EDI invoices in DigitBridge?
- How do I manage Customer SKUs?

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