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The import export solution for India is available as an add-on over SAP Enhancement Pack 6.0 for SAP ERP 6.0 The Solution is developed in close collaboration with about 10 SAP customer organizations The product road-map is proposed to cover additional functionality such as SEZ processes, Insurance & others in future releases The solution offers a contemporary web-interface through the ABAP Webdynpro technology and provides cutting-edge reporting using SAP Business Objects tools
KEY FEATURES • Management Management of export promotio promotion n schemes schemes such as Duty Duty Drawback, Advance Authorization, Export Promotion Capital Goods and so on • Handling of export export and import licenses licenses from from application application to closure including ANF forms creation, license assignment, utilization, and export obligation discharge • Tracking of export export incentives incentives accruals accruals and reali realization zation • Creatio Creation n of all pre-shipment pre-shipment and and post-shipment post-shipment documents documents including Shipping Bill in exports and Bill of Entry in imports • Managem Management ent of letters letters of credit in in both imports and and exports process - from application to utilization, amendments and payment receipts
BUSINESS BENEFITS • Improv Improves es operati operational onal effi ciency by automating the manual steps in export and import processes • Reduce Reduces s cost by optimizing the utilizatio utilization n of import licenses to save duty and tracking the timely receipt of export incentives • Increase Increases s visibility visibility in the export import operations operations by capturing process data and reporting on key indicators • Improv Improves es customs processe processes s by generating generating pre-shipment pre-shipment and post-shipment documents from SAP
IMPROVE YOUR EXPORT IMPORT OPERATIONS WITH SAP LOGISTICS LOCALIZATION FOR INDIA
For organizations in India that have export and import operations, the SAP Logistics solution is localized with enhanced functionality to support export promotion schemes, export and import licenses, pre-shipment and post-shipment document creations, letter of credit management and KPI reporting. The Logistics add-on for import export 6.06, localization for India solution o ffers substantial benefits compared to other products in this space, such as a continuous product road map, reduced total cost of ownership, reliable SAP maintenance and support processes and latest technology offering. The solution is developed using SAP ABAP Webdynpro and reports are developed using SAP Business Objects. SOLUTION OVERVIEW The Logistics add-on for import export 6.06, localization for India solution is developed completely in SAP Labs, Bangalore in collaboration with more than 10 SAP customer organizations in India across various industries. The solution o ffers the following functionalities.
Schemes Management The Ministry of Commerce, Government of India has legislated a set of export promotion schemes to incentivize export performance that earns valuable foreign exchange. This module provides ability to manage these dynamic schemes that are subject to revision by the government every year. With the Schemes Management module, you can perform the following tasks: • Create and manage schemes • Set behavior of schemes with attributes • Use the pre-delivered functionality for export and import schemes across exemption, remission and incentive categories • Model schemes for export obligation and capital goods • Configure ANF forms against schemes
License Management Export and Import licenses are critical to conduct cross-border operations. This module provides end to end functionality to manage the license lifecycle for the following schemes: Advance Authorization, Duty Free Import Authorization, Duty Drawback, Focus Market Scheme, Focus Product Scheme and Export Promotion Capital Goods scheme. With the License Management module, you can perform the following tasks: • Create licenses against schemes
• Fill application form to DGFT for licenses • Use the Standard Input Output Norms to automatically calculate values and quantities in license application • Use SAP source documents to get data during a license application • Visualize and print the ANF application form • Use Decision support to choose the correct license at exports and imports • Track license utilization for export promotion schemes and imports with export obligation The solution o ffers a separate Standard Input Output Norms sub-module to manage the ratio of export material to import materials. Once these ratios are set-up, these can be referenced in the license module.
Letter of Credit Export and Import operations carry a degree of risk since the counterpart resides in a foreign country. Letter of Credit is a document provided by an intermediary bank, which helps in mitigating this risk. This solution o ffers functionality to manage letter(s) of credit while importing or exporting. With the Letter of Credit module, you can perform the following tasks: • Create a Letter of Credit application while referring to purchase orders • Capture a Letter of Credit provided by a customer and assign to SAP sales documents • Manage the status of a Letter of Credit while it is sent for approval internally or to a bank • Capture the essential dates in a Letter of Credit and manage the usage and validity • Manage amendments to a Letter of Credit in values and document-sets • Use Decision support to choose the correct Letter of Credit based on validity and status
Document Sets and Process Management While transporting goods across borders, it is essential to get approval from customs authorities at the port. Customs offi ce require submission of a set of documents to ensure the authenticity of the transaction, details of shipped articles, particulars of the vessel, vendor and customer, and to provide information on the sale value. Pre-Shipment This module assists in generating a set of pre-shipment documents that is essential for the purpose of customs clearance. Some of the documents pre-delivered in this solution are: • Data for Shipping Bill • Packing List • Shippers Letter of Instruction • GR and SDF Form • GSP Certificate of Origin • Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin • Annexures A, C and C-1 Post-Shipment After the shipment is complete, to realize export proceeds, a set of documents have to be submitted to the bank for negotiation and collection of export bills. The solution also pre-delivers the following post-shipment documents: • Bill of Exchange • Shipment Advice Note • Bill of Lading • Bank realization certificate • Covering letter to the bank The solution o ffers the flexibility to create the above documents based on any SAP source document data, after an initial set-up.
Reporting In addition to the functionalities mentioned above, this solution comes with a set of ready-made reports developed using Business Objects technology. There are dashboards for
high-level summary of KPIs and drill-down reports for more granular reporting requirements. The following reports are pre-delivered along with the solution: • Excelcius dashboard with key scheme and license metrics in exports and imports • Excelcius dashboard with key indicators of Letter of Credit transactions • Crystal report for license summary and detail, with drill-down facility • Crystal report for scheme-wise license utilization, with drill-down facility • Line-item-wise reports on shipping bill and bill of entry, with drill-down to transactions
Product Road Map The solution is proposed to have a continuous investment road-map to enhance functionalities and cover additional scope around export import operations such as SEZ processes, Export Import insurance, overseas shipment tracking and so on. Availability Logistics add-on for import export 6.06, localization for India is available as an add-on installation for customers in SAP Enhancement Pack 6 of SAP ERP 6.0 India Localization Portfolio Since its inception in 1996, India localization has played a key role for its customers to bring in pro fitability together with tax compliance in their business operations. The portfolio for localization spans across the various SAP o fferings covering Logistics, Financials, HCM, ESS, SRM, CRM, Flexible Real Estate and Industry solutions such as SAP for Utilities, SAP for Automotive, SAP for Public Services amongst others. Close interactions with our customers through these years, have been a key factor in the success of our solutions in India.
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