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SAP GTS - US Reexport Controls

Introduction: The U.S Department of Commerce regulates exports and re-exports of "dual-use" items through EAR (Export Administrative Regulations). If any controlled product is of U.S origin or in anyway connected with U.S then even if it's shipped anywhere from outside the U.S to any other countries, it should be compliant with EAR and require a license from the U.S BIS (Bureau of Industry and Security). When a foreign-based company imports products or components from the U.S and uses them in its production, and then exports the produced materials to another country, the process is known as U.S. Re-export and is subject to U.S. regulations.  Firstly, we need to determine if any foreign-produced materials that contains the U.S origin components are subject to EAR or exempted based on the de-minimis exception. Here the ultimate destination countries are classified as "Non-Critical / Friendly Countries" and...
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SAP GTS-Common Issues/Fixes/Requirements

Introduction : Here in this blog, we will see a few of the common issues/requirements which I've seen in some projects and the steps to resolve/address them. We will see based on the modules/topics. General / Master data: 1)   Error - Error during consistency check for numbering scheme: No. of special UoMs (during HS content upload)  Solution - This error is due to the mismatch in the numbering scheme settings. Select the number scheme in SPRO and check the timezone and No.of spl units matching as per XML upload file (for ex -Timezone-CST; No.of spl units- 3 Customs Tariff System has 3 Special Units of Measure). Change the config as required by the XML upload file and continue with the upload. 2)   Issue - /SAPSLL/CTSNUM table has no entries for any numbering scheme even if the content files are loaded in the SAP GTS system. Reason - Check the numbering scheme configuration and the xml file loaded for the numbering scheme. If the country dependent is acti...

Partner dependent Customs processing

       Introduction: Here in this blog, we will see the partner dependent customs processing method. Partner dependent customs processing is performed based on the partner determination for partner dependent actions. A partner function is entered in the configuration which is compared to the partner function in the declaration and an action is performed if the partner function is available in the declaration.  For ex: If we need to share any customs form with any specific partner like Customs broker over email, then we can assign the customs broker partner function CUSLCB in the configuration and then maintain the partner function in the customs declaration for sending the customs form directly to the customs broker over email. Below we will see only the main steps to configure and activate the partner dependent processing. Make sure to complete all other required customs management setup to have the import / export declaration getting created for the required...

SAP GTS 11.0 to GTS E4H Upgrade

  SAP GTS 11.0 to GTS E4H SAP GTS E4H is the latest version by SAP for SAP GTS. SAP GTS 11.0 to GTS E4H is a very important strategic migration step to be performed by all the companies who are already in SAP GTS 11.0, where the support for 11.0 was ended on Dec 2025. SAP GTS E4H is not the successor of SAP GTS 11.0. While SAP GTS E4H is designed as the next-generation platform to replace SAP GTS 11.0, it is not a direct, simple upgrade but a strategic, complex system transformation. It requires new license conversions and offers new functionalities (Fiori apps) that fundamentally differ from the previous GTS 11.0 platform. SAP GTS E4H 2025 is the successor of SAP GTS E4H 2023. SAP GTS E4H 2025 SP00 was released in Nov 2025.  The upgrade process requires uninstalling older components, upgrading to new E4H, and implementing the below new software components.  Two main software components in SAP GTS E4H 2023 is GTSCORE (which is changed from SLL-LEG) & UIGRCGTS (SA...