Extract data from warehouse receipts

A warehouse receipt is the document a warehouse operator issues to acknowledge that it has taken specific goods into storage on behalf of a depositor. It records who deposited the goods, who is entitled to collect them, what was received, and in what condition, and it can be negotiable, so that title to the stored goods passes by endorsement of the receipt, or non-negotiable. In the United States it is governed by UCC Article 7. Inventory controllers, third-party logistics operators, and commodity-finance teams rely on it as both a receiving record and, when negotiable, an instrument that can be pledged as collateral. Working detail is the received-items list and the condition on arrival. Each line records the goods description, a SKU or lot number, the quantity, the unit and weight, the assigned storage location such as a bin or rack, and the condition, and where values are stated the line total is quantity times unit value and the lines foot to a declared total. Beyond the lines, the receipt names the carrier that delivered the goods, the receipt date the goods were checked in, any handling instructions such as temperature control, and the warehouse's own transaction reference for reconciliation. Any gap between what was expected and what was received shows up as a note or a flag in the condition on the affected line rather than in a separate reconciliation. Talonic reads a warehouse receipt into a structured header and a received-items table. A receipt numbered WR-2026-08841, issued 2026-06-19 by Port Logistics Terminal 4 in Rotterdam for depositor Nordic Foods AB and consignee Continental Grocers Inc., delivered by Maersk Line, records 320 cartons at 4,800 kg across two lines of 9,000.00 and 7,500.00 USD that foot to a declared value of 16,500.00 USD, each line with its SKU, storage location, and condition. Captured as written, the receipt and its declared quantities and values carry no determination about title, negotiability, or the goods' actual fitness.

What gets extracted from warehouse receipts

How extraction works for warehouse receipts

Warehouse receipts are issued by warehouse-management systems and third-party logistics operators in facility-specific layouts, so the header block and the received-items grid differ from one operator to the next. Talonic classifies the receipt and maps it to the warehousing field set in the Field Registry, which separates the depositor and consignee from the warehouse and carrier, and keeps the received-items detail and the storage locations in their own tables. Each item line keeps its SKU or lot number, quantity, unit, weight, storage location, and condition, weight units are normalized to a canonical measure, and where values are stated the line total of quantity times unit value is checked to foot to the declared total. Every value returns with a confidence score and pixel-region provenance under DIN SPEC 91491 conformity, so an inventory controller can verify a quantity or a location against the source receipt. Read as written, the receipt yields its fields, and no determination is made about title or negotiability, which are legal characteristics of the instrument under UCC Article 7.

Sample extraction

A non-negotiable warehouse receipt for two cartoned lines

{
  "document_number": "WR-2026-08841",
  "document_date": "2026-06-19",
  "warehouse.name": "Port Logistics Terminal 4",
  "warehouse.location": "Waalhaven Zuidzijde 12, 3089 JH Rotterdam, Netherlands",
  "shipper.name": "Nordic Foods AB",
  "shipper.reference": "PO-NF-2026-2210",
  "consignee.name": "Continental Grocers Inc.",
  "consignee.reference": "ACCT-CG-4471",
  "receipt_date": "2026-06-18",
  "total_quantity": 320,
  "total_weight": 4800,
  "weight_unit": "KG",
  "currency": "USD",
  "total_amount": 16500,
  "carrier.name": "Maersk Line",
  "handling_instructions": "Store at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, keep dry, do not stack above four cartons",
  "condition_code": "acceptable",
  "authorization_signature": "J. Vermeer, receiving clerk",
  "warehouse_reference": "TXN-2026-55190",
  "insurance_value": 16500,
  "received_items": [
    {
      "item_sequence": 1,
      "item_description": "Canned lingonberry preserve, 12x400g",
      "sku": "NF-LGB-400",
      "quantity": 200,
      "unit": "carton",
      "weight": 3200,
      "weight_unit": "KG",
      "storage_location": "Bin A-14",
      "item_condition": "acceptable",
      "batch_lot_number": "LOT-2026-0442",
      "unit_value": 45,
      "line_total_value": 9000
    },
    {
      "item_sequence": 2,
      "item_description": "Smoked herring fillets, 24x150g",
      "sku": "NF-HER-150",
      "quantity": 120,
      "unit": "carton",
      "weight": 1600,
      "weight_unit": "KG",
      "storage_location": "Cold Zone C-03",
      "item_condition": "acceptable",
      "batch_lot_number": "LOT-2026-0448",
      "unit_value": 62.5,
      "line_total_value": 7500
    }
  ],
  "warehouse_locations": [
    {
      "location_code": "A-14",
      "location_type": "bin",
      "capacity": 400,
      "capacity_unit": "carton",
      "environment": "ambient dry"
    },
    {
      "location_code": "C-03",
      "location_type": "zone",
      "capacity": 250,
      "capacity_unit": "carton",
      "environment": "refrigerated 2 to 8 C"
    }
  ]
}

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