Foreign Trade Data in Master Records 

Definition

Master data relevant to foreign trade that is used throughout the entire logistics chain in Materials Management (MM) and Sales and Distribution (SD) documents.

 

The system‘s automated foreign trade processing depends on complete master data. To ensure efficient import and export processing, you need to maintain the master data thoroughly.

Structure

This section provides a detailed list of the data relevant for using SAP's Foreign Trade (FT) application component in the following master records:

Cockpit Access: In addition to checking this data from the SAP standard menu paths described below, you can check whether foreign trade data is complete in master records in one step from the General Foreign Trade Processing Cockpit. From the Master data section of this cockpit, you can create, view and modify each of these master records.

Vendor Master Record

To go to a vendor master record from the SAP standard menu, choose Logistics ® Materials Management ® Purchasing ® Master data ® Vendor ® Purchasing

You can maintain data relevant to foreign trade on the following screens of the vendor master:

The vendor’s country helps indicate import transactions in MM documents. You need the vendor’s region for declarations to the authorities.

This screen contains accounting data including the vendor’s VAT registration number. The system copies the vendor’s VAT registration number from the vendor master record to the purchase order as a default value.

The mode of transport indicates how the imported goods cross the border.

The border customs office code specifies the office through which goods usually arrive in the country. The vendor master record supports only one Office of entry.

To display or maintain data for preference processing from this screen, choose Extras ® Tariff preference. (See also Table 617.)

Purchasing Info Record

The purchasing info record represents the link between the vendor and the material delivered and overrides the vendor master record. Communication between the vendor and your plant can be made easier using purchasing info records.

To go to a purchasing info record from the SAP standard menu, choose Logistics ® Materials Management ® Purchasing ® Master data ® Info record.

You can maintain data relevant to foreign trade on the following screens:

To display or maintain data for preference processing from this screen, choose Extras ® Tariff preference.

Material Master Record

To go to a material master record from the SAP standard menu, choose Logistics ® Materials Management ® Material Master ® Material.

You can display or enter data relevant to foreign trade in the following views of the material master record:

Customer Master Record

To go to a customer master record from the SAP standard menu, choose Logistics ® Sales and distribution ® Business partners ® Sold-to-party.

You can maintain data relevant to foreign trade data on the following screens of the customer master record:

The customer’s country helps indicate export transactions in sales and distribution (SD) documents. You need the customer’s region for declarations to the authorities.

To go to the Shipping and Billing information screens from the General data screen, choose Goto ® Sales area data.