Introduction module for feeding value documents, in particular bank notes, to at least one value-document-processing apparatus, having: - a receiving device for receiving at least one container, in which value documents are situated, in a receiving position, in which the at least one container can be provided, wherein the receiving device and/or a receiving opening of the introduction module are/is designed in such a way that the orientation of the container in the receiving position is predetermined and reproducible, wherein the receiving device and/or the receiving opening have/has a mechanical rotation-prevention means, on account of which the container can be received in the receiving position only with exactly one orientation, and wherein the container has corresponding asymmetry, or the introduction module has at least one sensor in order to detect the orientation of the container received in the receiving position, wherein in particular a warning is issued if an incorrection orientation is detected, - a removal device for removing value documents from a container which is in a removal position and for feeding the removed value documents to a value-document-processing apparatus, - a discharge device for receiving at least one container in a discharge position, in which the container can be removed, and - a conveying device (25, 26) which is configured to convey a container which is in the receiving position from the receiving position into the removal position, in which value documents can be removed from the container by the removal device, and which is configured to convey a container which is in the removal position from the removal position into the discharge position, in which the container can be received by the discharge device. - a receiving device for receiving at least one container, in which value documents are situated, in a receiving position, in which the at least one container can be provided, wherein the receiving device and/or a receiving opening of the introduction module are/is designed in such a way that the orientation of the container in the receiving position is predetermined and reproducible, wherein the receiving device and/or the receiving opening have/has a mechanical rotation-prevention means, on account of which the container can be received in the receiving position only with exactly one orientation, and wherein the container has corresponding asymmetry, or the introduction module has at least one sensor in order to detect the orientation of the container received in the receiving position, wherein in particular a warning is issued if an incorrection orientation is detected, - a removal device for removing value documents from a container which is in a removal position and for feeding the removed value documents to a value-document-processing apparatus, - a discharge device for receiving at least one container in a discharge position, in which the container can be removed, and - a conveying device (25, 26) which is configured to convey a container which is in the receiving position from the receiving position into the removal position, in which value documents can be removed from the container by the removal device, and which is configured to convey a container which is in the removal position from the removal position into the discharge position, in which the container can be received by the discharge device.