Export sales configuration

Question

Hi Sapiens,
Can any one help me to understand the complete configuration flow related to SD, in export sales/ foregin trade,
I mean the configuration steps in SD.
I have searched the forum but i could not find any conf: steps,
Answers would be highly Rewarded.
Thankx in Advance,
Srikanth.

Answer 1

Hi srikanth,
These are the prerqisites for foreign trade.
Foreign Trade Data in Master Records
Definition
Master data relevant to foreign trade that is used throughout the entire logistics chain in Materials Management (MM) and Sales and Distribution (SD) documents.
The systemu2018s automated foreign trade processing depends on complete master data. To ensure efficient import and export processing, you need to maintain the master data thoroughly.
Structure
This section provides a detailed list of the data relevant for using SAP's Foreign Trade (FT) application component in the following master records:
Vendor master record
Purchasing info record
Material master record
Customer master record
Cockpit Access: In addition to checking this data from the SAP standard menu paths described below, you can check whether foreign trade data is complete in master records in one step from the General Foreign Trade Processing Cockpit. From the Master data section of this cockpit, you can create, view and modify each of these master records.
Vendor Master Record
To go to a vendor master record from the SAP standard menu, choose Logistics ® Materials Management ® Purchasing ® Master data ® Vendor ® Purchasing
You can maintain data relevant to foreign trade on the following screens of the vendor master:
Address
Vendoru2019s city
Postal code
Country
Region
The vendoru2019s country helps indicate import transactions in MM documents. You need the vendoru2019s region for declarations to the authorities.
Control
This screen contains accounting data including the vendoru2019s VAT registration number. The system copies the vendoru2019s VAT registration number from the vendor master record to the purchase order as a default value.
Purchasing data
Order currency
Terms of payment
Incoterms
Mode of transport
The mode of transport indicates how the imported goods cross the border.
Office of entry (at the border)
The border customs office code specifies the office through which goods usually arrive in the country. The vendor master record supports only one Office of entry.
Purchasing group
To display or maintain data for preference processing from this screen, choose Extras ® Tariff preference. (See also Table 617.)
Purchasing Info Record
The purchasing info record represents the link between the vendor and the material delivered and overrides the vendor master record. Communication between the vendor and your plant can be made easier using purchasing info records.
To go to a purchasing info record from the SAP standard menu, choose Logistics ® Materials Management ® Purchasing ® Master data ® Info record.
You can maintain data relevant to foreign trade on the following screens:
General data
Country of origin
Region of origin
Certificate category (the type of certificateu2014for example, a certificate of originu2014issued by the vendor)
Certificate number
Date until which the certificate of origin is valid
To display or maintain data for preference processing from this screen, choose Extras ® Tariff preference.
Purchasing organization data 1
Planned delivery time
Standard quantity
Confirmation control key
Export/import procedure
Net price
Incoterms
Material Master Record
To go to a material master record from the SAP standard menu, choose Logistics ® Materials Management ® Material Master ® Material.
You can display or enter data relevant to foreign trade in the following views of the material master record:
Basic data 1
Base unit of measure
Material group
Division
Net weight
Gross weight
Weight unit
Sales organization data 1 and 2
Tax category/classification
Sales: General/Plant Data
Transportation group
Loading group
Foreign Trade: Export data
Commodity code (or Import code number)
Country of Origin
Region of Origin
Legal (export) control information
Preference information (when applicable)
Foreign Trade: Import data
Import code number (or commodity code)
Export/import group (a grouping of similar materials for export or import transactions)
Country of origin
Region of origin
Accounting 1
Valuation class
Price control
Price unit
Moving average price
Customer Master Record
To go to a customer master record from the SAP standard menu, choose Logistics ® Sales and distribution ® Business partners ® Sold-to-party.
You can maintain data relevant to foreign trade data on the following screens of the customer master record:
General data
City
Country
Region
Transportation zone
Postal code
Language
VAT registration number
The customeru2019s country helps indicate export transactions in sales and distribution (SD) documents. You need the customeru2019s region for declarations to the authorities.
To go to the Shipping and Billing information screens from the General data screen, choose Goto ® Sales area data.
Shipping
Shipping conditions
Delivering plant
Billing
INCOTERMS
Terms of payment
Payment guarantee procedures
Licenses (legal control data)