
Preference Data in Master Records
Definition
Master data concerning a material's country of origin.
Structure
Preference Data in Material Master Records
The Foreign Trade: Export Data view of the material master record contains the following preference data:
Preference status
This indicator records the least favorable situation regarding preference for the material:
Status |
Description |
A |
Preference has not been checked. |
B |
Preference has been calculated and the preference price must be considered when pricing the order. |
C |
Decision was made that this salable part may benefit from preference. The price has no influence. |
D |
Preference is generally not authorized. This indicator can be set manually. |
E |
Preference benefits generally apply to this salable part. This indicator can be set manually. |
F |
Preference benefits generally apply to this salable part. The material is of mixed origins. |

In the Foreign Trade Export view of the material master record, choose Customs tariff prefs to access the preference data.
Vendor declaration status
Since preference requires precise definitions regarding the vendor declaration, the least favorable situation is also recorded in the material master regarding vendor declaration.
Status |
Description |
A |
No check has been made regarding the vendor declaration. |
B |
The vendor declaration (individual vendor declaration) has been checked and can be used. |
C |
The vendor declaration has been checked and a long-term declaration exists that is valid until cancelled by the vendor. |
D |
The vendor declaration has been checked and cannot be used. |
Date of vendor declaration
The date in the VrDeclDate (vendor declaration date) column in the Customs Tariff Preference data dialog box indicates the expiration date of the vendor declaration.
The table below shows when the system uses the preference data in material master records.
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Does the system use the data in this stage of preference handling? | ||||
Preference data |
Dunning |
Aggregation |
Preference calculation |
Sales transaction |
Vendor declaration code |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (as input) |
No |
Preference authorization |
No |
No |
Yes (as output) |
Yes |
The system stores preference data in the material master record in the MAPE table. This table is under the plant data table MARC. Table MAPE consists of two parts: one for the vendor declaration code and one for the preference authorization (also called preference code). The graphic below illustrates the relationship between the two parts of the table.

The system aggregates the vendor declaration indicators for a material and then enters the aggregated indicator in Table MAPE. The system then takes the indicator from table MAPE and uses it in the preference calculation. After performing the preference calculation, the system enters the resulting preference code in the table.
Preference Data in Purchasing Information Records
Data that refers to the vendor declaration status is the same in the purchasing information record as in the material master record. Purchasing info records also store the following additional data:

To view or maintain vendor declaration data in a purchasing info record, display the record and choose Extras ® Tariff preference.