SAP Global Trade Services (GTS)
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
SAP S/4HANA:Purchase or sales order
SAP GTS:Classification, Tax Calculation, Legal Validation
SAP EWM:Fiscal / customs warehouses
SAP TM:International transport
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)