Help with Customs Declaration Service in UK

[roachs73]

I am a user of GTS, not an IT expert and I'm looking for assistance in how to ensure we configure GTS correctly for the new CDS system in the UK for export shipments. Is there a way to automatically ensure the correct declaration type when the item is created automatically in GTS from the customs invoice. We currently have a very clumsy system which relies on all roadfreights requiring an EXA entry and sea and air requiring an EXD, but I was hoping to improve on this with CDS.

Is there a mapping guide for the two systems?

Thankyou in advance for any assistance you can give Suzanne

[pecas777 · Accepted solution]

Hi Suzanne,

We created an enhancement in the feeder system so that if it was Ro-Ro, then the proforma created the export declaration in GTS under ECDSA (Arrived Export Dec) document type. If it was not Ro-Ro, then it created under ECDSP (Pre-lodged Export) document type. It does seem like SAP should offer a solution for this, otherwise how will anyone know which declaration type to use??? I don't see any other option for this other than an enhancement because your only option is to control the behavior BEFORE it hits GTS.

In our case, we already had an existing enhancement to pass Shipment (grouped outbound deliveries) to GTS. So we modified both the Shipment, and the transfer of Shipment data to GTS to read the Mode of Transport when the proforma transfers to GTS. It also requires the users to maintain the mode of transport on the delivery. It works beautifully, but it required several integration points to make it all come together.