Free Simple Bill of Sale Template for Any Item

A bill of sale is a short document that records a sale: who sold what to whom, for how much, and on what date. The template has lines for both parties to sign, so each can keep a signed copy.

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A blank template you fill in yourself. Type into the PDF's fields in your PDF reader, or print it and write by hand. Choose Word if you want to change the wording first. The files are created in your browser, and nothing you type is sent to us.

Updated September 30, 2026

This page has a simple, generic blank template for any item. For a car, truck or van there is the vehicle bill of sale, and the page for your state where we cover it.

There are also templates for a boat, an outboard motor, a personal watercraft, a trailer, an RV, a mobile home, a motorcycle, a moped or scooter, a dirt bike, a bicycle, an ATV or UTV, a snowmobile, a golf cart, a horse, livestock, equipment and a tractor.

What the template looks like

Bill of Sale

This document records the sale of the item described below.

Seller

Seller's full name:

Seller's address:

Second seller's full name, if there is one:

Buyer

Buyer's full name:

Buyer's address:

Second buyer's full name, if there is one:

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Item

Description of the item:

Serial or identification number:

Condition as described by the seller:

Sale

Sale price:

Date of sale:

Method of payment:

The seller sells the item to the buyer for the price above.

Anything else the parties agree on:

Place and date of signing:

Seller's signature and printed name

Second seller's signature and printed name, if there is one

Buyer's signature and printed name

Second buyer's signature and printed name, if there is one

What is a bill of sale?

A bill of sale is a written record of a sale that the buyer and the seller make themselves. The template on this page has lines for the parties, what was sold, the price and the date, and for both parties to sign; they are listed under the next heading.

A bill of sale is not a title. For a car, truck or van, the car title transfer by state page sets out who handles the title transfer, the fee and the deadline in the states we cover, where we could confirm them. The release of liability by state page sets out the notice of sale in those states, where we could confirm it. The odometer disclosure statement page quotes parts of the federal odometer rule, each with its section.

How to write a bill of sale

Writing one with the template means filling in a line for each of these, typed into the PDF or written by hand on a printed copy, with one copy for each party to sign.

The seller's and the buyer's names and addresses
What is being sold, described well enough to tell it apart from anything similar
The item's condition, as the seller describes it
The price and how it was paid
The date of the sale
Anything else the parties agree on
Both signatures

State rules for vehicles

This site's vehicle state pages are written for selling a car, truck or van, and the vehicle bill of sale lists them. Where we could confirm what a state's agency says about notarization or about its own bill of sale form, that state's page says so and links to the source; where we couldn't, the page leaves it out, and its silence does not mean that no notary or agency form is needed.

PDF or Word

The PDF has fillable fields: open it in a PDF reader, type into the lines and print it. The Word file is for changing the wording before you print.

Both are created in your browser when you click. Nothing you type reaches us, and neither file asks for an email address.

Frequently asked questions

Is a bill of sale the same as a title?

No. A title is the ownership record a state agency issues and transfers. A bill of sale is the record the buyer and seller write themselves. Where we could confirm when a state's agency requires a bill of sale for a vehicle title transfer, that state's page says so and links to the source.

Do both parties sign a bill of sale?

The template has signature lines for the seller and the buyer, and for a second seller and a second buyer if there is one, so it can be printed and signed once for each of them. Where we could confirm that a state's agency asks for a notarized bill of sale, its page on this site says so and links to the source.

Can I write a bill of sale by hand?

You can print the template and fill in its lines by hand. What an agency accepts when a bill of sale is filed with it is a question for that agency; the state pages we have link to the government sources behind each rule.

What does it cost?

Nothing. The templates are free with no account and no email address, and the site does not sell them.