SAP Global Trade Services

Our approach to SAP GTS implementations enables organisations to manage their global trading activities effectively, efficiently and audit-proof.  Whether you are moving to S/4HANA or have a heterogeneous IT landscape with several different ERP, WMS and supply chain systems, our team can help you implement SAP GTS to centralise trade compliance controls and automate trade compliance globally.

Our team can integrate multiple customs brokers and logistics providers around the world using SAP GTS to create a thorough, compliant data integration. This helps to ensure that logistics partners receive fully validated and compliant data sets and reduces the need for data re-entry.  Customs broker integration creates full transparency and reduces logistics costs.

Centralising classification processes, whether at a global or regional level, helps companies to streamline manual and repetitive business processes and ensure compliance across the organisation.  Thanks to our comprehensive understanding of SAP GTS and the functional process flow, our team can implement classification processes that enable legally compliant business processes to be carried out.   We also offer various additional technologies to automate further processes and realise savings.

By self-filling export or import applications, companies can save between 40 and 80 euros per shipment.  SAP GTS currently supports self-filling for import and export in more than 20 countries.  Self-filling and data requirements vary from country to country.   Our team understands these nuances and works with countries and companies worldwide to ensure that self-filling is compliant.

Export control compliance is becoming increasingly restrictive worldwide and requires exporters to know their products.  We have in-depth knowledge of export controls (AWV, Dual-Use, EAR, ITAR, Military End Use, China Control Export, etc.) and support you in complying with the regulations. Our knowledge of SAP GTS enables companies to automate export controls and thereby realise process savings. We can help you comply with these global regulations and develop a customised system to efficiently manage and resolve compliance issues and authorisations. KPMG can provide an embargo SAP GTS solution by implementing a robust screening process, regularly updating the list of embargoed countries or regions and integrating real-time monitoring to ensure rapid identification and resolution of potential embargo issues.

The consistent use of free trade agreements (FTA) and the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) makes it possible to derive batch-specific preference statements and thus maximise savings potential (SAP IBPP - Identity Based Preference Processing). We help companies to identify potential preference opportunities, implement industry-leading processes and utilise GTS to automate these processes. In recent years, we have implemented a large number of preference agreements and management of the associated supplier declarations with SAP GTS.

By utilising core SAP functionality and/or KPMG tools, we can help companies execute and manage one-off manual shipments that are not part of inventory or ERP. By leveraging our expertise, we can help organisations maintain compliance and visibility over each shipment.

Most organisations have multiple ERP and data management systems, even those that are SAP-centric. We have the experience and expertise to implement and integrate SAP GTS into multiple ERP and other host systems (SAP and non-SAP) - and thus use SAP GTS as a single networked compliance platform across the entire organisation (e.g. BAFA with ELAN-K2).

Sanctions list screening is a key trade function that every organisation needs to take seriously. The fines, penalties, commercial and legal costs of non-compliance are real and can quickly add up to tens of millions of dollars. Our screening solutions can help your organisation stay compliant while maintaining business operations.

Almost every country has a special version of special customs procedures (e.g. foreign trade zones in the USA, inward processing in Europe, processing traffic in China). These programmes offer companies the opportunity to save millions of euros in duties, taxes and fees. Our Trade & Customs team knows these programmes within SAP GTS as well as the legal requirements behind them. This enables us to ensure that the programmes are structured in a compliant manner and enable cash savings.

Did you know that trade between members of the European Union is part of the necessary statistical data and must be recorded using the country-specific legal data format? We have the right knowledge about thresholds, Intrastat declarations, commodity codes for each country, etc. to help your business succeed and generate accurate statistics on the dispatch and arrival of goods. KPMG has helped many clients with Intrastat and would love to help you too.