Unlike the export control class, which the authorities determine, you can freely define groupings. During legal control, the system determines the correct license type for the grouping. The system then determines the appropriate export licenses of this type.

You can also use the grouping to treat products with the same export control class (for example, identical computers with different processing speeds) differently from the point of view of export law. When you assign different groupings, the system also determines different export license types (thus, different export licenses) during legal control.

To create groupings in Customizing for Sales and Distribution, choose Foreign Trade ® Legal control ® Define groupings and Assign Export Control Classes to Groupings.