Hello,

I've seen this question raised in older posts but never properly answered.

Use case:

We purchase high-value goods from abroad. The vendor invoices us shortly before shipping, but the physical inventory arrives weeks later.

In accounting, this is typically handled using a Goods in Transit account — the invoice is booked to this account, and upon receipt, it's reclassified to inventory.

Question:

Is there a proper way to handle this in Odoo?

I’ve seen a workaround using downpayments, but it requires creating an extra vendor bill and manually linking it to the purchase order. I'd prefer a more automated and accounting-compliant solution.