diff --git a/App/app/(portal)/po/import/actions.ts b/App/app/(portal)/po/import/actions.ts
index 65a0c9c..aed7dff 100644
--- a/App/app/(portal)/po/import/actions.ts
+++ b/App/app/(portal)/po/import/actions.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ export type ImportPoInput = {
   vesselId: string;
   accountId: string;
   companyId?: string;
+  /** Original PO number from the imported Excel — preserved as-is on the PO record.
+   *  If absent, a new structured number is generated. */
+  originalPoNumber?: string;
   /** vendorId of an existing vendor, if pre-matched in the UI */
   vendorId?: string;
   /** Raw vendor name from the Excel — used to auto-create if no vendorId matched */
@@ -119,8 +122,10 @@ export async function importPo(
     0
   );
 
-  // ── 4. Generate structured PO number ─────────────────────────────────────
-  const poNumber = await generatePoNumber(input.vesselId, input.companyId);
+  // ── 4. Determine PO number ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // Preserve the original PO number from the imported document when available;
+  // otherwise generate a new structured number starting from 9000+.
+  const poNumber = input.originalPoNumber?.trim() || await generatePoNumber(input.vesselId, input.companyId);
 
   // ── 5. Create PO in CLOSED state ──────────────────────────────────────────
   // Imported POs bypass the approval workflow — they are historical records.
diff --git a/App/app/(portal)/po/import/import-form.tsx b/App/app/(portal)/po/import/import-form.tsx
index 95702e7..105426e 100644
--- a/App/app/(portal)/po/import/import-form.tsx
+++ b/App/app/(portal)/po/import/import-form.tsx
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export function ImportForm({ vessels, accounts, vendors, companies }: Props) {
       vesselId: preview.vesselId,
       companyId: preview.companyId || undefined,
       accountId: preview.accountId,
+      originalPoNumber: preview.parsed.poNumber || undefined,
       vendorId: preview.vendorId || undefined,
       parsedVendorName: preview.parsed.vendorName || undefined,
       parsedVendorAddress: preview.parsed.vendorAddress || undefined,
diff --git a/App/lib/po-number.ts b/App/lib/po-number.ts
index 2ccbae3..03fdfbc 100644
--- a/App/lib/po-number.ts
+++ b/App/lib/po-number.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ function currentFY(): string {
 /** Find the next sequential PO ID (min 200) by scanning existing structured PO numbers. */
 async function nextPoId(): Promise<number> {
   const pos = await db.purchaseOrder.findMany({ select: { poNumber: true } });
-  let maxId = 199;
+  // Floor at 8999 so the first generated ID is 9000, avoiding clashes with
+  // imported POs that retain their original IDs (which typically start from 1).
+  let maxId = 8999;
   for (const { poNumber } of pos) {
     const parts = poNumber.split("/");
     if (parts.length === 4) {