Material placed at Port & release from custom

Question

Hi All,
We have received some material from the import vendor. The material is presently on the port. We have hired some space on the port itself which we could consider as our external warehouse wherein the material would be loaded. Now as when this material is required we will pay them the custom charges & get that material released. How can we cater such situation in our sap wherein we can have the stock status of that external warehouse.
Thanks
Ashok Verma

Answer 1

hi
check the following threads
Import Order
Re: High sea procurement ????
CHECk following process(not tested )
Tracking at port
think u are looking for following
So at the time of purchase order creation - ME21N system take by default tracking import in purchase order -> Conformation tab -> confirmation control -> Tracking Import.
You can maintain below mention status in Tracking Import,
Acknowledge by Vendor
Dispatched by Vendor
Arrived at Port
Clearance at Port
Stocked at Port
Dispatch. to Factory
After maintain this you can map all process of import purchase.
Exa: - If you purchase material from import market and you prepaid import purchase order - ME21N and maintain tracking import in purchase order.
Then maintain vendor acknowledge when vendor receive your purchase order.
You can maintain dispatch detail by vendor at the time of vendor dispatch etc.
Due to this you can find out actual status of import purchase.
If in your company tracking import is not activated.
So you can config it with below path.
SPRO - Materials Management - Purchasing - Purchase Order - Confirmations - Define External Confirmation Categories.
Here you can define status of tracking import like
Acknowledge by Vendor
Dispatched by Vendor
Arrived at Port
Clearance at Port
Stocked at Port
Dispatch. to Factory.
SPRO - Materials Management - Purchasing - Purchase Order - Confirmations - Define Internal Confirmation Categoriess.
Here active Order Acknowledgment - Z1 - Acknowledge by Vendor.
Then
SPRO - Materials Management - Purchasing - Purchase Order - Confirmations - Set Up Confirmation Control.
Create Tracking Import - 0004 and assign confirmation sequence.
Acknowledge by Vendor
Dispatched by Vendor
Arrived at Port
Clearance at Port
Stocked at Port
Dispatch. to Factory
At last record Dispatch to Factory, Here click on three indicators as per below mention detail,
Iindicator for MRP - Relevant
Indicator for GR - Relevant
Indicator for GR - Assignmentt,
Also assign Reference date. Then follow above mention process
regards
kunal