Table of contents

Scope



ERP


 

References


Attachments


5. Add the link to attachments (to be stored in AODocs or GDrive) or external links

GTS Commodity code file

1. Objective and Scope

1.1 Objective of this Procedure


This SOP explains the carry out of the essential transactions in the frame of filling in the Intrastat Declaration that are responsibility of Data & Analysis Team.

Since 01/01/1993, the Intrastat replaces the costumes documents.


The Intrastat recapitulates the statistical information regarding the intra-community flows of goods between the European Community state members:

  • Entry of goods in and from an European member state;
  • Exit of goods in and from an European member state.

1.2 Scope

The Intrastat Declaration has to be done for the following countries:

  • Belgium
  • Spain
  • France
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • Netherland
  • Austria
  • Portugal

2. Reference Documents

Activity User Guide explaining the RPA process

Robot update file

Company code and Country mapping template

Weekly upates files

GTS commodity code file

Cases, contacts, calendar and scope

3. Jobs Definition

JOBS have been created in order to perform all the necessary transactions (by country) at the same day, on a weekly basis:

Country

Job Name

Month day

Time

Austria

S1AF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_AT

Monday

20:00

France

S1AF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_FR

Tuesday

20:00

Germany

S1AF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_DE

Wednesday

20:00

Belgium

S1AF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_BE

Wednesday

21:20

Portugal

S1AF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_PT

Friday

20:00

Netherlands

S1AF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_NL

Friday

20:45

Spain

S1AF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_ES

Sunday

20:00

Italy

S1AF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_IT

Sunday

20:45

There are also other jobs created (please see document Intrastat Jobs and Variants ( in 2 Reference Documents) to easily access all necessary information that needs to be corrected.

4. Responsibility (who does what)

  • D&A check the reports received in  Mailbox CODIF every week :
  • D&A correct the missing information at material level;
  • If not possible to correct the info, Robot updates the information in PO level
  • Robot perform the necessary modifications to solve the error at PO level
  • At the end of the month, D&A informs RtR that all corrections were performed;
  • RtR perform the necessary analysis to create the final declaration (Intrastat procedure - SBS-OP-2014-021)

5. Intrastat transaction execution done automatically

5.1 Review the Intrastat (Import) Data

5.1.1 Intrastat Import - MEIS

Execute transaction MEIS. This transaction recapitulates the Intra-Community acquisitions.

For each company, choose the corresponding variant CC_INTRA_XXXXP (where CC is the country initials and XXXX is the company code).

The Group ZZ90 Should not be selected in the Purchasing organization as it related with Services.


MEIS variants

Manual

Weekly Job

Final Job

Montlhy Job

CC_INTRA_XXXXP

CC_INTRA_XXXXX

CC_INTRA_XXXXX

CC_INTRA_XXXXP

Example:

AT_INTRA_0005P

AT_INTRA_0005X

AT_INTRA_0005X

AT_INTRA_0005P

Choose Log type  B and Deletion Type  'blank' .

If a question box appears choose  No and continue:

In order to see the POs in error, we must select the Incompletion Log screen 

(However, performing transaction Z1F_UPDATE_INTRASTAT a large quantity of errors will be automatically corrected and that's why we don't need to check MEIS transaction errors.)

This way, after running MEIS we can immediately leave transaction and execute the second step. No need to save any report.

5.1.2 Intrastat automatic missing entries determination tool Z1F_UPDATA_INTRASTAT

Execute transaction Z1F_UPDATE_INTRASTAT for each company code in order to update and correct automatically some existing errors.


Choose the corresponding variant for each company: CC-XXX-IMP (where CC is the country initials and XXXX the company code).


Z1F_UPDATE_INTRASTAT variants

Manual

Weekly Job

Final Job

Montlhy Job

CC-XXX-IMP

CC-XXX-IMP_X

CC-XXX-IMP_F

CC-XXX-IMP_X

Example:

AT-0005-IMP

AT-0005-IMP_X

AT-0005-IMP_F

AT-0005-IMP_X

Select the variant, and execute 

After running the variant, it will appear the following screen:

Click "Update VEIAV".

 A pop up window with the information automatically updated will appear: 

Flagg continue: 

 

And check if the batch was correctly executed:

In case of errors in batch, it will appear an error message, like:

Then, click on "See error Log "

And it will appear the list of POs that have Intrastat errors to correct:

Click on export item  and save the document as excel file to be easier to handle it to treat the errors.

Search for the correct information, correct the errors if possible directly in the material (PRS – 050), and send the information RPA file for robot to correct POs

Due to an automatic job created by SIS, at this moment, D&A team are not running the transactions explained on 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 topics.

This way, in a weekly basis we receive this information directly in  Mailbox CODIF (materials.datamanagement@support.solvay.com ), which will appear in the Ticketing System with the following subject and description:

And two attachments:

Z1F_UPDATE_INTRASTAT_20150921_220459_1.XLS   refers to the information that was automatically corrected, and the job performance.

And it must be opened in order to check if the JOB was successfully performed.

Z1F_UPDATE_INTRASTAT_20150921_220459_2.XLS   is the file with all POs that still have errors, even after the automatic corrections performed. And it's the information that will be analyzed and treated as (as explained on chapter 6).

5.1.3 Intrastat data selection: Arrivals – EU countries/ Add Intrastat Data - VEFU

The final extraction must be performed using transaction VEFU, which is done by the robot. 

This transaction allows us to check the POs that are complete, but with wrong information. For example, we can check POs with wrong weight, obsolete or wrong commodity codes, and wrong country of origin. (At the end of the month, RtR team can also use this transaction to insert manually information that was not correct by robot due to missing accesses).

You can execute the transaction by entering manually the values you want to display on the selection criteria or by selecting the variant for the company code and country you want to check.

The variants for the Import side ends with I (example: DE_INTRA_4056I):

Execute the transaction by clicking on button  .

A screen with all information for the declaration will appear:

In this window, execute the print button to get a list with all the records that corresponds to the selection criteria: 

You can select layout '/CHECK_INTRA' which contains the most important fields to check by clicking on button  :

Double-click on line with layout '/CHECK_INTRA':

The existing layout has the following columns/information:

The data can be extracted and downloaded to an Excel file by clicking on button  :

 => 

And then indicate the folder where you want to save the document and the name of the file and then click on button 'Generate':

And save excel file in order to analyze the information and correct the errors if possible directly in the material (PRS – 050).

In this transaction we will analyze, POs that will appears in final declaration that have weight lower than 1KG, (and that didn't had appear in Z1F_UPDATE_INTRASTAT transaction errors) and Commodity codes with 99999999 or missing information.

6. List of Intrastat errors:

6.1 Import Procedure and Business Transaction Type

Those fields are automatically updated by transaction Z1F_UPDATE_INTRASTAT, and we only must request it's correction to POC when PO has other errors (as Commodity Code or Tare Mass), to guarantee that PO is complete:

The Import Procedure and Business Type fields must be must be filled in according to the company's country:

Country

Import Procedure

Bus. Trans. Type

ES

1

11

FR

11

11

BE

11

11

NL

11

11

GB

001

10

DE

4300

11

IT

1

1

PT

1

11

6.2 Tare Mass

This information will only be updated at PO level, because, depending of the vendor, weight of material can be different.

The Tare Mass (Net Weight) can be retrieved from:

1ºInvoice's image (If on invoice we only have the total weight, this value must be divided by the total of PC/Units purchased) In case of Net and Gross Weight found, we must update both.

2º Request to POC to contact vendor to provide us this information

Note: To avoid Tare Mass errors in the declaration, for POs that we don't have the Tare Mass error, but the weight is under 1000 KG/Unit (check on VEFU), information must be checked on invoice, to guarantee that the correct weight is being declared.

6.3 Commodity Code

Commodity code is the European code that allows the correctly identification of the goods exchanged between European countries:

Commodity code information can be retrieved from:

1ºInvoice's image

2º transaction ME2M (to see old POs with the same material, vendor, and Plant) and try to retrieve commodity codes in previous POs.

3º Request POC to contact vendor in order to provide us this information

The code is always confirmed in Official Journal of the European Union before updating it in system (through ME2M transaction) and requesting the PO update to POC.

When we obtain the correct code and the Matrial is not Generic M-MG* commodity code update can be done at material level. However, if we have a M-MG* material the information cannot be updated at material level, only on PO, as for POs that don't have material number at all.

6.3.1  Entry CC NNNNNNNN* does not exist in T604 (check entry) (CC – Country; N – Commodity Code)

When we try to update Commodity Code at material or PO level, it is possible that we obtain the error:

Entry CC NNNNNNNN does not exist in T604 (check entry)

In this situation, we must confirm in Official Journal Of the European Union if the code exists and if it correct.

1º If The code is correct we must request the creation on the code in table T604, through a FASConnect :

2º If the code is incorrect, we must request to POC to contact vendor to provide us the correct commodity code to be declared.

6.3.1.1 FASConnect

To open a FASconnect, in SAP you must select:

Then, an Internet Window will open to allow the creation of the FASconnect.

There, in FASConnect SAP Request, select: Create New:

And select Data Management Global Customizing:

There will appear a screen where you can create your request:

And, when the request is complete click on: 

Your request was sent and you have to wait for its creation.

6.4 Specific Unit Of Measure

This error is related to the commodity code, when the commodity code is completed this error disappears.

6.5 Country of Origin

This error is automatically corrected in transaction Z1F_UPDATE_INTRASTAT, however, it always take as country of origin the vendor's country.

If we open the PO to analyze other kind of errors, and the country of origin is different from the vendor's country, it's correction must be requested to POC.

The Country of Origin can be found:

1ºInvoice's image

2º Request to POC to contact vendor to provide us this information, but only if there are any other errors pending from vendor's reply.

6.6 Mode Of Transport – Border

This error is related to the mode of transport used to exchange the goods among the two countries:

The most usual codes to declare are 1 (Sea), 2 (Rail) or 3 (Road)

And, this information can be found through:

1ºInvoice's image

2º Request to POC to contact vendor to provide us this information.

6.7 Statistical Value

This error is related with the Incoterms.

Each Incoterm has a specific percentage, and the statistical value is calculated multiplying the invoice net amount by the percentage.

GRWR line should be created in TAB Conditions with the respective percentage.

INCOTERMS

%

EXW - Ex Works

105

FCA - Free Carrier

105

CPT - Carriage Paid To

95

CIP - Carriage and Insurance Paid To

95

DAT - Delivered at Terminal

95

DAP - Delivered at Place

95

DDU - Obsolete (must be replaced by DAP)

95

DDP - Delivered Duty Paid

95

FAS - Free Alongside Ship

105

FOB - Free on Board

105

CFR - Cost and Freight

95

CIF - Cost. Insurance and Freight

95

DES - Delivered Ex Ship

95

6.8 Incoterms

This error is related to the delivery of the products exchanged:

This information can be found through:

1ºInvoice's image

2º Request to POC to contact vendor to provide us this information.

7. Exclusion From Intrastat

If wrong information is incorrectly being considerate for Intrastat purposes (due to wrong VAT code, or service created as material purchase, we can mark the PO in a way that it will not be considerate for Intratsat: 

For these cases, this field is filled with 01 – Exlusion Indicator Intra, and that we guarantee that this information will be no longer considerate for Intrastat Declaration.

Note: This cannot be applier for Italian services wrongly created, because services are also declared in Italy).

For these cases, at the End of the Month, R2R must be informed about the services POs that are appearing in the Goods declaration.

8. Information sharing with RPA to update PO data

All retrieved information is added in the Robot Update File, the RPA checks the file every morning and updates the information on PO level 

The file should be organized by System, Country, Purchasing document number, line, commodity code, Net weight, Gross Weight, Country of Origin, Exclusion, Import procedure, all as in the picture:

If we didn't had found the information, Item must be in red and "no info" must be inserted on comments column (For this cases POC will stablish a contact with vendor to obtain the missing data and posteriorly complete the PO, according to procedure (POC - SBS-OP-PtP-20.47)

9. End of The Month

At the end of the Month, D&A in accordance with POC have to guarantee that all information (for all companies of all countries in D&A scope - in the file SLA and contacts (D&A and RtR) – chapter (2 Reference Documents)) is correct and POs are update before final jobs runs.

All information must be confirmed through VEFU transaction results (chapter 5.1.3Intrastat data selection: Arrivals – EU countries/ Add Intrastat Data – VEFU) since this transaction gives us a general view of all information that will be present on the Monthly Intrastat Declaration.

Before monthly job execution (that will create the declaration file) and according to the table below:

Country

Job Name

Month day

Time

Austria

S1AF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_3S

5th workday

00:05

Spain

S1SF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_3S

5th workday

01:00

France

S1FF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_3S

5th workday

02:30

Germany

S1DF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_3S

5th workday

05:00

Portugal

S1PF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_3S

6th workday

00:05

Belgium

S1BF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_3S

6th workday

01:00

Netherlands

S1NF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_3S

6th workday

03:30

Italy

S1IF_020_M_PF1_INTRA_LIST_3S

6th workday

04:30

After checking and confirming all information, RtR must be informed if the data is all correct and/or if there are any issues at any PO/item to be declared. 

For example:

The information must be sent to the contacts in the file SLA and contacts (D&A and RtR) – chapter (2 Reference Documents).

After this final e-mail, we consider that the month is closed, and we can start to treat the next month information.

10. Attachments

10.1 Flowchart