SAP AG introduced new software in its portfolio of SAP solutions for governance, risk and compliance (GRC) to help companies comply with electronic customs procedures in Europe. The new software facilitates electronic communication with modernized customs systems being implemented in all European Union member states, as mandated under the European Commission’s eCustoms Initiative.

Addressing companies’ requirement to comply with the European Commission’s eCustoms Initiative for export clearance, specifically the Automated Export System (AES), SAP software for AES will be available both as a stand-alone product to new and existing SAP customers and also as part of the SAP GRC Global Trade Services application. Companies will be able to implement the new functionality quickly and without major interruption to their existing business processes and IT systems.

SAP is currently developing and adapting the new functionality for AES requirements to support the updated national IT customs systems of each of the EU member states. SAP will roll-out the new functionality to companies across Europe on a country by country basis in the coming months, beginning with Germany in the third quarter of this year.

n 2005, the European Commission introduced detailed information about its eCustoms Initiative to simplify and streamline customs processes and procedures and to ensure compatibility of European Union member states’ electronic customs systems. The goal of this electronic, paper-free customs environment is to increase the competitiveness of companies doing business in Europe, reduce compliance costs and improve EU security.

As part of the initiative, each member state is required to update its customs procedures and IT systems in accordance with EU-wide regulations, allowing for all customs-related data to be stored centrally in a single database and to be shared with all approved government authorities throughout Europe. The European Union introduced the Automated Import System (AIS) and Automated Export System (AES) together with the New Computerized Transit System (NCTS) to ease customs procedures and to avoid duplication at the EU level. With these new systems in place, import and export operations started in one member state can be completed and finalized in another member state without re-submission of the same information.

In August 2006, the Commission’s new system for export processes was introduced within ATLAS (Automatisiertes Tarif- und Lokales Zoll-Abwicklungs-System), the IT system of the German Customs Administration to automate and accelerate import and export customs procedures. ATLAS, with the new AES system, replaces all printed forms, such as export declarations, with electronic messages in EDIFACT format. It will be mandatory for companies doing business in Germany to transfer export data electronically to the ATLAS system from July 2009 onwards. SAP software for AES will help companies streamline cross-border trading and help ensure compliance with government regulations.

AES is a component of SAP GRC Global Trade Services, a composite application that enables companies to gain a single view of their global trade activities. The application automates and standardizes the end-to-end business processes of global trade, including export management, import management, trade preference management and restitution management. It streamlines the movement of goods, documents and payments across borders to help companies gain sustainable competitive advantage.

Source ARCwire and SAP

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