Many companies use SAP® ECC, SAP® Cloud ERP, or SAP S/4HANA® for their international business processes. But when it comes to customs, global trade, and compliance, the standard features of the systems quickly reach their limits. Specialized requirements such as the integration of various e-customs systems such as ATLAS, e-dec, etc., the digital management of preference documents, or AI-supported classification are not or only partially covered by the SAP standard.
| Area | SAP ECC | SAP Intern. Trade | SAP GTS | AEB integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customs processing | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Export (various countries) | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Import (various countries) | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Broker connection | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Full broker services | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Legal import control | ❌ | ☑️ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Legal export control | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Preference management | ☑️ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Request and manage preference documents electronically | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Intrastat processing | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI-supported tariff classification | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Sanctions list screening | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Embargo management | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
✅ available ☑️ partially available ❌ not available
Integrations from AEB: Just as powerful – but slimmer and faster
AEB integrations for SAP offer a similar range of features for customs and global trade as SAP GTS 11.0. However, the difference is that AEB integrations are modular, quickly integrated, low-maintenance, and more cost-effective.
Plus: AEB solutions provide up-to-date and verified global trade data – from sanctions lists to commodity codes – automatically and on a daily basis to ensure that processes are always compliant.
| Features | SAP GTS | AEB integration |
|---|---|---|
| Export management | ✅ | ✅ |
| Classification | ✅ | ✅ |
| Compliance | ✅ | ✅ |
| Outgoing customs services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Outgoing trade finance services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Import management | ✅ | ✅ |
| Classification | ✅ | ✅ |
| Compliance | ✅ | ✅ |
| Incoming customs services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Incoming trade finance services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Preference management | ✅ | ✅ |
| Management of supplier’s declarations (+portal) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Preference determination | ✅ | ✅ |
| Management of supplier’s declarations for customers | ✅ | ✅ |
| Customs procedures with economic impact | ✅ | ✅ |
| Customs warehousing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Inward processing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Processing under customs control | ✅ | ✅ |
| Free circulation for specific use | ✅ | ✅ |
| Outward processing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Special regional procedures | ✅ | ☑️ |
| Excise goods under suspension of excise duty (EMCS) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Statistical reports (Intrastat) | ✅ | ✅* |
| Import customs calculations | ✅ | ✅ |
| Reimbursement management | ✅ | ❌ |
| Letter of credit processing | ✅ | ❌ |
| US Foreign-Trade Zones | ✅ | ❌ |
| China: Processing Trade | ✅ | ❌ |
✅ available ☑️ partially available ❌ not available
* AEB solutions can be used to create declarations for Intrastat import and dispatch items.
Why AEB?
AEB integrations equip SAP environments with all the features that companies need for customs, global trade, and logistics processes. They also optimize the system landscape in the long term:
- High user-friendliness
- Lower acquisition and operating costs
- Low complexity in operation and maintenance
- High flexibility through modularity
- Low IT costs for maintenance
- Integration into hybrid system environments
- Seamless links to brokers and full-service providers
- Always up to date: All relevant compliance, customs, and shipping data updated daily
Advantages:
While SAP® ECC, SAP® Cloud ERP, and SAP S/4HANA® provide basic features, and SAP GTS 11.0 is considered an extensive (but complex) extension, AEB integrations offer an effective, user-friendly, and powerful alternative – integrated directly into SAP processes.