PO Creation of free goods for intrastat reporting

Question

All,
Due to intrastat reporting restrictions, when we are creating a PO with a free good we need to mark the item as "Free Good" on the item overview, and set the "Business Transaction type" to 41 on the "Origin / Destination / Business" tab of the "Import" tab.
However, we also need to set the "Statistical value" on the "Decleration Values" tab but this field is greyed out.
The help message says:
The system determines statistical values on the basis of condition records with condition types GRWR and GWLB (subcontracting).
However it does not say where I can set this value. Does anyone know where I can set this value per material?
Many Thanks,
Colm

Answer 1

Can you explain why subcontracting is free of charge, I have never seen somebody doing some work without charging for it.
are you talking about the delivery of the materials sent to your subcontractor or the finished materials that you get back?
Usually the statistical value field can be maintained in VEFU. But I guess it interacts with the free of charge indicator in your case.
I just like to give you some explanation from the statistical office:
u201CProcessing under contractu201D covers operations (treatment/processing, mounting, assembly, enhancement,
renovation, etc.) resulting in the production of new or really improved goods on the basis of intermediate
materials provided free of charge by the commissioning party. Depending on whether processing under
contract is done within the country or abroad, the relevant terms used are u201Cinwardu201D and u201Coutwardu201D
processing under contract.
u201CProcessing under contractu201C in the context of intra-Community trade statistics covers intra-Community
cross-border movements of goods, provided the finished products produced on the basis of the
intermediate products provided through cross-border transactions will later leave the country of
manufacture (dispatch), being either returned to the original country of consignment (arrival; nature of
transaction u201C41u201C or u201C51u201C) or moved to another country (nature of transaction u201C42u201D or u201C52u201C).
What must be declared is both the cross-border movement of the (free) intermediate materials and the
subsequent (cross-border) return of the finished products.
(Note: Processing performed by the processor on own account is not processing under contract but is
generally covered as purchase/sale (nature of transaction u201C11u201D.)
For the declaration of the intermediate products provided free of charge (nature of transaction u201C41u201D), a
statistical value has to be indicated that corresponds to a selling price customary in the market (free
German border); in case of doubt a careful estimate should be used. When declaring the finished products
(nature of transaction u201C51u201D), the invoiced amount to be indicated is the costs of wage, material, transport
and insurance as invoiced by the contractor; for the statistical value, the statistical value of the
intermediate materials (provided free of charge) must be included, too.
(Note: Intermediate products returned to the commissioning party without treatment should be declared
under nature of transaction u201C51u201D, entering the value originally indicated.)
If, however, the commissioning party provides only parts that are insignificant in terms of function or value
(e.g. labels, screws, etc.), then there is no processing under contract. In those cases, such provision of
materials that is negligible in statistical terms is exempted from declaration for intra-Community trade
statistics. For the finished product supplied on a cross-border basis, a sale or purchase (nature of
transaction u201C11u201D) is regularly assumed, with the value of the materials provided free of charge by the
commissioning party exceptionally not being included when determining the value of the finished
products.
Also, there is no processing under contract if the contract work performed at the goods provided consists
of just simple activities (e.g. simple packaging, ironing, etc.). In such cases the goods exported or
imported temporarily within that scope are not covered statistically.
Examples:
1. A sports car is moved temporarily from Italy to Germany for tuning activities (e.g. power increase,
car body modifications). What is invoiced in addition to the labour costs is some car parts
purchased by the domestic contractor.
As the sports car is u201Creally improvedu201D by the work performed, this is u201Cprocessing under contractu201D,
which has to be declared under nature of transaction u201C41u201D for arrival and u201C51u201D for (re)dispatch.
2. For the production of a car in the Czech Republic, the engine gearbox unit and some other parts are
provided free of charge by the commissioning party located in Germany. For the import of the
complete car to Germany, the foreign producer invoices the car without the value of the engine
gearbox unit.
This is u201Cprocessingu201D of important components (both in terms of value and function) in connection
with the production of a u201Cnew goodu201D (car), i.e. the transaction u2013 by definition u2013 must be declared as
u201Cprocessing under contractu201D both for dispatch and for re-arrival.
3. For the production of an off-road vehicle produced in Austria, the German commissioning party
provides the company emblem free of charge. When the complete vehicle is imported to Germany,
the foreign producer of the off-road vehicle invoices the vehicle without the value of the company
emblem mounted on the vehicle.
Although the components provided are u201Cprocessedu201D, they are insignificant parts (company
emblem) both in terms of function and value, so that this is not u201Cprocessing under contractu201D but a
purchase (nature of transaction u201C11u201D) of a vehicle.
4. An older car is temporarily moved to Poland to restore the paint (washing, polishing and
conserving).
This is not u201Cprocessing under contractu201D in the context of intra-Community trade statistics because
the work performed consists of just simple activities. As this is u201Ctemporary useu201D, the cross-border
movement of the vehicle is exempted from declaration.