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SAP Global Trade Services (GTS)

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Scope of a SAP GTS Implementation

  • 📦 Management of imports and exports

  • 📑 Tariff classification (HS / HTS)

  • 📜 Management of customs documents

  • 🛃 Calculation of taxes, tariffs, and duties

  • 🌐 Control of trade agreements (TLC / FTA)

  • 🚫 Screening of sanctions and restricted lists

  • 🔍 Regulatory compliance and auditing

  • 📊 Reports and traceability of operations

  • 🔗 Integration with customs agents and authorities

Integration with SAP S/4HANA, EWM, and TM

  1. SAP S/4HANA:Purchase or sales order

  2. SAP GTS:Classification, Tax Calculation, Legal Validation

  3. SAP EWM:Fiscal / customs warehouses

  4. SAP TM:International transport

  5. Customs Agent / SAT:Clearance and release

Ideal for Companies

Manufacturing (automotive, aerospace). Maquiladoras (IMMEX), Retail with imports, Multinational companies, Logistics operators and 3PL

Tariff Classification (Tariff Fraction)

SAP GTS allows:

  • Assign Mexican tariff fraction to materials

  • Maintain history and validity by product

  • Reuse classification in purchasing, sales, and logistics

  • Reduce errors in customs declarations

👉 Impact: fewer corrections and fines.

Calculation of Import Taxes

SAP GTS automatically calculates:

  • IGI / IGE

  • DTA

  • Import VAT

  • Countervailing duties (if applicable)

Based on the tariff fraction, country of origin, customs regime, trade agreements

Trade Agreements (USMCA and others)

SAP GTS manages:

  • Rules of origin

  • Certificates of origin

  • Determination of tariff preference

  • Documentary evidence for audits

👉 Allows real tax savingsin imports and exports.

Compliance & Restricted Party Screening

SAP GTS automatically validates: Customers, Suppliers, and Carriers

Against: Blacklists, Blocked persons, International embargoes

🔐 In case of risk:

  • Blocks the order or delivery

  • Generates alerts

  • Leaves evidence of compliance

Integration with Customs Declarations and Customs Agents

SAP GTS:

  • Consolidates information from the ERP (invoices, packing list, values)

  • Generates base data for customs declaration

  • Integrates with:

    • Customs agents

    • VUCEM Systems

    • EDI/XML Providers

📌 SAP GTS does not replace the customs agent, it controls and validates.

Reports and Auditing (SAT & Foreign Trade)

SAP GTS allows:

  • Complete traceability by operation

  • Documentary evidence by customs declaration

  • Reports for internal and external audits

  • Support for certifications (AEO)