SAP GTS
Gain greater control over international trade processes
Why choose SAP GTS?
International trade presents an increasing number of challenges. These include export controls, sanctions legislation, preferential origin, customs declarations and changing trade agreements between countries. When these processes are carried out manually or spread across different systems, the likelihood of errors, delays and compliance risks increases.
With SAP GTS, you gain greater control over these processes and can:
- minimise compliance risks and potential fines;
- automate customs processes;
- make better use of trade data;
- optimise import duties;
- better manage international trade flows;
- further integrate SAP processes; and
- support global growth.
In this way, you lay a solid foundation for efficient, compliant and scalable international trade.
Get more value out of SAP GTS
A successful SAP GTS implementation involves more than just technology. To truly create value, processes, data and governance must be aligned. This requires a carefully considered approach that brings together compliance, operational efficiency and business objectives. We help you not only to implement SAP GTS, but also to make optimal use of it. This enables you to better manage risks, accelerate processes, optimise import duties and improve margins.
How we can help you
Whether you are implementing SAP GTS for the first time, looking to optimise an existing environment, or you want to incorporate SAP GTS into a wider SAP transformation, we can help you make the right choices.
Our support includes:
- Strategy and roadmap
- Implementation and configuration
- SAP integration
- Optimisation of customs and compliance processes
- Data, controls and reporting
- Change management and adoption
Strategy and roadmap
We help you to develop a clear vision and roadmap that aligns with your business objectives, compliance requirements and international trade strategy.
Implementation and configuration
We assist you with the implementation of SAP GTS, tailored to your processes, organisation and international trading activities.
SAP integration
We ensure effective integration with SAP ERP systems and other relevant applications, so that data and processes work together seamlessly.
Optimisation of customs and compliance processes
We help you streamline your processes, manage risks more effectively and strengthen your compliance controls.
Data, controls and reporting
We improve data quality, governance and reporting so that you can make better-informed decisions.
Change management and adoption
We support your teams as they work with new processes and technology, ensuring that changes are embedded within the organisation for the long term.
By combining SAP expertise with in-depth knowledge of international trade and customs regulations, we help you streamline your processes, minimise risks and get more value out of SAP GTS.
What are the benefits of SAP GTS?
The impact of SAP GTS goes beyond mere compliance. The user cases below demonstrate how organisations use SAP GTS to strengthen compliance, mitigate risks and, at the same time, achieve significant cost savings.
The challenge
If you manufacture or trade in products subject to export control legislation, you want to be sure that the goods do not end up in the hands of sanctioned parties or countries. At an international manufacturer of high-tech products, the existing compliance solution proved unable to block transactions in time. As a result, products were manufactured, sold and shipped to a sanctioned customer. The consequences were severe: legal proceedings, personal liability of the employees involved and fines totalling 80 million euros.
Our approach
We implemented SAP GTS and integrated compliance checks directly into the business processes. This meant that transactions were automatically checked before production, sales or shipping could take place. As soon as a sanctioned party or destination was detected, the process was automatically blocked.
The result
- reduced compliance risks;
- better management of export control obligations;
- lower risk of financial loss;
- better protection of reputation and brand value.
The challenge
Many organisations make use of preferential rules of origin to reduce import duties. In practice, these processes are often carried out manually. As a result, organisations often opt for a conservative approach to avoid compliance risks. The consequence is that some of the potential savings remain untapped. One of our clients achieved annual savings of five million euros on import duties, although the actual potential was considerably higher.
Our approach
We automated origin management using SAP GTS. For each batch, SAP GTS automatically calculates whether the relevant rules of origin are met. This provides greater certainty regarding compliance and greater scope to make the most of available trade benefits.
The result
- less manual work;
- greater certainty regarding compliance;
- more accurate determination of origin;
- annual savings of ten million euros instead of five million euros.
Why choose PwC and SAP?
International trade requires more than just technology. You need a partner who understands how customs, compliance, supply chains and SAP transformations all fit together. As a strategic SAP alliance partner, we combine SAP expertise with in-depth knowledge of international trade, customs regulations and compliance.
Our teams bring together specialists from a range of disciplines. This means we can help you not only with the implementation of SAP GTS, but also with achieving sustainable results for your organisation, enabling you to grow with greater confidence and respond more quickly to changes in international trade.
Find out what SAP GTS can do for your organisation
Would you like to know how you can automate international trade processes, strengthen compliance and get more value out of your SAP landscape? Get in touch with our specialists. We would be happy to discuss the possibilities for your organisation.
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