Is a confirmation number the same as an order number?

A confirmation number is the seller's own reference for the order confirmation document; an order number is the buyer's reference from the original purchase order. Both reference the same transaction. In B2B freight, the buyer's order number is the master reference that appears on every subsequent document — the order confirmation, the transport order, the delivery note, and the commercial invoice — linking the full document chain back to the original purchase.

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What Is an Order Confirmation?