Navigate the complexities of international trade with confidence. SAP Global Trade Services (SAP GTS) empowers your business to automate and streamline global trade processes, ensure compliance with international regulations, and minimize risks — all while accelerating your supply chain and reducing operational costs. Discover how SAP GTS can turn global trade into a competitive advantage.
Your benefits of using SAP Global Trade Services
SAP GTS is SAP’s strategic product for foreign trade – with a full range of functions. New functions in the SAP GTS edition for HANA, a modern user interface design (Fiori) and targeted automation create a market-leading solution for all internationally operating companies. Get an overview of the central functional areas, in which product classification is used as an overarching element:
Compliance Management
- Sanction party list screening: Detailed sanctions list checks are automated and can be carried out daily using the standard GTS system. GTS offers, for example, a perfect fit support to users in distinguishing between ‘true and false hits’.
- Embargo: GTS can technically implement all country-specific embargos.
- Dual-use material: Classification of relevant materials and comprehensive authorisation management with regular reporting to the BAFA (Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control in Germany), including ELAN K2 integration, are possible. Military goods and US re-export controls can also be fully mapped within GTS.
Customs Management
Export and import processing with optimised preparation of customs declarations. Special customs procedures (e.g. customs warehouses, inward and outward processing) can be mapped, enabling efficient processes and significant cost savings. The NCTS procedure can be implemented for import processing. It is also possible to integrate SAP GTS e4H with, for example, SAP EWM. GTS operates internationally; customs declarations can be prepared for various third countries via integration with the respective national customs authorities.
Risk Management
Using the automated preference processing in GTS delivers competitive advantages and measurable customs benefits. GTS creates and manages supplier declarations, which can be sent cost-effectively by email. Audit-proof preferential calculations are generated. These are based on the bills of materials from the feeder system. It is also possible to map these based on batches or country of origin, as well as variant configuration (KMAT).
Electronic Compliance Reporting
This monthly declaration to the national authority can be completed in GTS for Germany and for all European countries. All the necessary data is automatically made available in GTS for final processing. This enables the declaration to be prepared correctly and, above all, very quickly.
Our SAP GTS consulting services
adesso offers support for you throughout your entire in the world of SAP Global Trade Services. From software selection and decision-making, through design and implementation, to training and the hypercare phase after a successful go-live. You work with a professional team that has decades of experience in foreign trade with SAP.
Foreign trade in one central system
SAP GTS is designed as a so-called satellite or side-car system, i.e. any number of feeder systems can be connected. These can be SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA or non-SAP systems.
The major advantage of using SAP products is the integration provided as standard. GTS is closely interlinked with SAP’s ERP systems with regard to compliance checks, customs documents and preference processing. You can also link SAP BW, SAP EWM and SAP TM systems to SAP GTS. We support companies with the migration from GTS 11.0 to GTS edition for SAP HANA. We are looking to inform you about the new AI capabilities in GTS.
With SAP Global Trade Services, companies streamline compliance, reduce risk, and accelerate cross-border operations — turning complex global trade into a strategic advantage.
We support companies analyse and optimise their customs-related processes. Then we set up your GTSe4H system to suit their specific business needs. In the result there are enormous potential for savings and in compliance with the law.
Do you have any questions?
No website can replace a personal dialogue about your goals and issues. We look forward to getting to know you and your company better and answering your questions in detail.
Fabian Geissler
Senior Consultant
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