What is an EDI 810?

An EDI 810 is the electronic invoice a supplier sends a retailer after shipping. It references the original purchase order and the shipment, and it itemizes quantities, prices, allowances, and terms. Retailers match it against the 850 they sent and the goods their dock actually received, and a discrepancy in any of the three usually results in a short-pay rather than a query.

Invoice accuracy is a cash-flow question, not an accounting one. When an 810 disagrees with the receiving record, most retailers pay what they think they owe and leave the supplier to dispute the difference, which is how deductions accumulate unreviewed.

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