Ensuring Global Trade Compliance and Risk Mitigation with SAP GTS

Navigating the complexities of international trade including customs regulations, sanctions, and export controls is a mission-critical challenge that exposes global enterprises to significant financial penalties and supply chain disruptions. Aphelios Solutions specializes in implementing and optimizing SAP Global Trade Services (SAP GTS), the powerful solution designed to centralize and automate all aspects of trade compliance.

We configure core modules like Compliance Management (Sanctioned Party List and Embargo) and Customs Management, ensuring your organization meets rigorous global regulatory standards, mitigates risk, and maintains continuous, auditable compliance across all cross-border transactions.

  • Compliance Management & Sanction Screening

    We configure the Compliance Management module for real-time Sanctioned Party List (SPL) screening and Embargo checks, ensuring auditable adherence to global regulatory standards for all business partners and transactions.

  • Customs Management & Duty Optimization

    We implement Customs Management for automated communication with customs authorities, configuring export/import declarations, and utilizing Preference Management to secure favorable tariff rates and reduce duties.

Accelerating Cross-Border Operations and Duty Optimization

Beyond simply avoiding fines, our SAP GTS services are focused on transforming your international supply chain into a streamlined, cost-efficient engine. We implement advanced features like Preference Management to secure favorable tariff rates and configure Restitution Management to optimize duty recovery. By integrating GTS seamlessly with your core SAP ERP (ECC or S/4HANA), Aphelios Solutions empowers your logistics and finance teams to accelerate customs clearance processes, reduce cycle times, and strategically minimize duties and taxes, ensuring a competitive advantage in the global marketplace.

Strategic SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) & Risk Mitigation

Navigating the complexities of international trade including customs regulations, sanctions, and export controls is a mission-critical challenge. Aphelios Solutions specializes in implementing and optimizing SAP GTS, the powerful solution designed to centralize and automate all aspects of trade compliance and risk mitigation.

We go beyond basic configuration, providing deep expertise in complex, mission-critical solutions like Automated Letter of Credit Processing, Restitution Management, and full integration with your core SAP ECC/S/4HANA systems. Our goal is to transform your international supply chain into a streamlined, high-performance engine that strategically minimizes financial risk, reduces duties and taxes, and ensures continuous, high-level compliance in the global marketplace.

SAP GTS Implementation Services

Compliance Management (Sanctioned Party List Screening)

Implementing and configuring the Compliance Management module for automated, real-time screening of business partners and documents against international Sanctioned Party Lists (SPL) and embargo regulations.

Configuring the system to classify materials with correct export control numbers (e.g., ECCN, HTS codes) and determining if sales orders require licenses based on country, product, and recipient.

Setting up the Customs Management module to automate communication with customs authorities, generating export and import declarations, and managing special customs procedures (e.g., in-bond processing).

Implementing Preference Management to manage vendor and material declarations of origin, allowing the company to claim preferential duty rates (e.g., under FTAs like NAFTA/USMCA) and reduce landed costs.

Configuring Restitution Management to help track goods that are exported and qualify for the recovery of previously paid duties, optimizing cash flow and profitability on international sales.

Establishing secure, efficient, and real-time communication links between the decentralized GTS system and the core SAP ERP (ECC or S/4HANA) to ensure accurate data transfer for screening and customs processing.

Customizing audit trails and archiving functionality within GTS to maintain a clear, auditable record of all compliance checks and decisions, critical for minimizing legal risk during regulatory reviews.

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