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Customs and Import Export Documentation

A build-to-order SAP Business One add-on that turns Sales Orders,

Deliveries and Purchase documents into complete customs and export document packs with HS codes and duty calculations.

ECOSIRE builds it for your company after a fixed quotation.

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Qu'est-ce que Customs and Import Export Documentation ?

A build-to-order SAP Business One add-on that turns Sales Orders, Deliveries and Purchase documents into complete customs and export document packs with HS codes and duty calculations. ECOSIRE builds it for your company after a fixed quotation. Built to order by ECOSIRE for SAP Business One (build-to-order) — indicative price from $999.00 USD; request a quote for a scoped proposal.

Customs and Import Export Documentation — A build-to-order SAP Business One add-on that turns Sales Orders, Deliveries and Purchase documents into complete customs and export document packs with HS codes and duty calculations

What we build

  • HS/HTS code, country of origin and statistical UoM as UDFs on Item Master Data (OITM), defaulted onto Sales Order, Delivery and A/R Invoice lines
  • Tariff and duty-rate catalogue held in User-Defined Tables with validity dates, maintained through a User-Defined Object form with authorisations and change history
  • Shipment consolidation UDO that groups multiple Deliveries or A/R Invoices under one customs pack with incoterm, container, seal, vessel/flight, port of loading and discharge
  • Commercial invoice, proforma invoice, packing list, certificate of origin application and shipper's letter of instruction generated as Crystal Reports from live document data
  • Consignee, notify party and shipper details pulled from Business Partner master data and Business Partner addresses rather than re-keyed
  • Duty, import VAT/GST and excise calculated per line against declared customs value using HS code plus origin/destination pairs
  • Freight and insurance apportionment by value, net weight or volume, written back as a landed-cost breakdown per line
  • Import charges pushed into SAP Business One Landed Costs so item cost, inventory valuation and the resulting Journal Entries reflect true cost of goods
  • Net and gross weight, carton and pallet counts and package dimensions captured on document lines and totalled onto the packing list
  • Approval procedures triggered for shipments above a value threshold or claiming preferential origin under a free-trade agreement
  • Denied-party and restricted-destination screening against UDT-held lists at generation time, with the screening result stamped on the shipment record
  • Structured export files (CSV or XML) produced in the schema your customs portal or broker specifies, alongside PDF output, via the Service Layer and DI API

À propos de ce produit

The problem: your customs pack lives outside SAP Business One

Traders and manufacturers who move goods across borders almost never produce their customs paperwork from the ERP. The Sales Order sits in SAP Business One, the Delivery is posted, the A/R Invoice is issued — and then someone opens a spreadsheet to rebuild the same lines as a commercial invoice, retypes the carton dimensions into a packing list, looks up HS codes from a printed tariff book, and asks the chamber of commerce for a certificate of origin using data that has already been keyed twice.

The consequences are predictable. The commercial invoice value disagrees with the posted A/R Invoice because someone applied a discount in one place and not the other. The packing list net weight does not reconcile with the gross weight on the airway bill. An HS code that was correct two tariff revisions ago is still being used, and the broker discovers it at the border. Duty and freight are estimated on a napkin, so landed cost never reaches the item master and every margin report downstream is quietly wrong.

None of this is a document-design problem. It is a data problem: the source of truth is already in SAP Business One, and the customs pack is not being generated from it.

What ECOSIRE builds

ECOSIRE builds a per-tenant SAP Business One add-on that treats the customs pack as an output of your existing marketing documents. Nothing here is a pre-packaged download — the solution is scoped against your trade lanes, your incoterms and your document formats, then built and installed into your company databases.

Trade classification on the item and document

We add User-Defined Fields to OITM and to the marketing-document line tables for HS/HTS code, country of origin, statistical unit of measure, net and gross weight, and preferential-origin eligibility. A User-Defined Table holds your tariff catalogue with validity dates, so a code change is a data change rather than a mass re-key. A User-Defined Object gives the classification catalogue a proper SAP Business One form with Find/Add behaviour, authorisations and a change log — not a loose spreadsheet.

Classification defaults flow from Item Master Data to the Sales Order line and are carried forward through Delivery and A/R Invoice, with a Formatted Search or validation rule that stops an export document being raised against a line that has no HS code.

Shipment consolidation

A customs pack is rarely one-to-one with one Delivery. We build a shipment object — implemented as a UDO with its own header and line structure — that consolidates one or more Deliveries or A/R Invoices, records the incoterm, vessel or flight, container and seal numbers, port of loading and discharge, and the consignee and notify party pulled from Business Partner addresses. Line data is read through the DI API or the Service Layer against the real document, so quantities and values can never drift from what is posted.

Document generation

From a single shipment record the add-on generates the commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin application, proforma invoice, delivery/dispatch note, shipper's letter of instruction and a bill-of-lading data sheet. Layouts are built as Crystal Reports registered in SAP Business One so your team can adjust wording, logos and language without a code change, and every report reads from the same shipment dataset. Output can be produced as PDF, and where your customs portal accepts a structured upload we generate the CSV or XML in the schema you supply.

Duty, freight and landed cost

Duty rates, excise, VAT/GST on import and preferential-agreement reductions are held in a UDT keyed by HS code and origin/destination pair. The add-on calculates duty and taxes per line on the declared customs value, applies your chosen apportionment basis for freight and insurance (value, weight or volume), and writes the result back as a landed-cost breakdown. On the import side, the calculated charges can be pushed into SAP Business One Landed Costs so item cost and inventory valuation reflect the true cost of goods, and the resulting Journal Entries post through the normal financial flow rather than as a side ledger.

Controls and audit

Every generated pack is versioned and attached to the shipment record. Approval procedures can be wired so that a shipment above a value threshold, or one using a preferential-origin claim, requires sign-off before documents are released. Denied-party and restricted-destination screening lists are held as UDT data and checked at document generation, with the result recorded on the shipment for audit.

Who this is for

Importers and exporters running SAP Business One as their operational system; distributors handling multi-country sourcing where duty materially affects margin; manufacturers exporting finished goods under free-trade agreements who must substantiate origin; and companies whose broker or freight forwarder keeps sending back paperwork for correction. If your export desk currently re-keys SAP Business One data into templates, this replaces that step.

Technical fit

The add-on is built against SAP Business One 10.0 on Microsoft SQL Server or SAP HANA, on-premise or cloud-hosted. Integration uses the Service Layer for REST-based reads and writes, and the DI API where object-level operations require it. Extensibility is entirely through supported mechanisms — UDFs, UDTs, UDOs, Formatted Searches, approval procedures and Crystal Reports — so upgrades and patch levels remain supportable. No modification to SAP tables or stored procedures is made.

How delivery works

1. Scoping call. We walk your trade lanes, incoterms, the exact documents your brokers and customs authorities require, your duty structures, and the shape of your existing SAP Business One master data. You show us real document samples.

2. Fixed quote. You receive a written scope with the document set, the field mappings, the duty logic, the integration points and a fixed price. Nothing is built before you approve it.

3. Build. ECOSIRE develops the add-on against a copy of your data or a representative test company. You get progress checkpoints and can review draft Crystal layouts before they are finalised.

4. Install in test. We install into your test company database, load your tariff and duty data, and run your real shipments through end to end. You verify totals against posted A/R Invoices and against packs your broker has previously accepted.

5. Install in production. After your written sign-off on the test company, we install into production, migrate the configuration, and stand by for the first live shipments.

6. Support. A defined post-go-live support window covers defects, tariff-table adjustments and layout corrections. Ongoing support and tariff-maintenance arrangements are available separately.

Typical build and delivery is one working week from approved scope, depending on the number of document formats and duty regimes involved.

How delivery works

  1. 1

    Scoping call

    A short call to confirm the workflow, your platform version and where the integration boundaries sit.

  2. 2

    Fixed quote

    You receive a written scope and a fixed price. Nothing is built until you approve it.

  3. 3

    Build and test

    We develop against a copy of your configuration and test it there. Typically two to four weeks.

  4. 4

    Install and support

    Nous installons sur votre instance, vous remettons le code source et incluons deux semaines d'assistance après la mise en production. Les défauts du code que nous livrons sont corrigés gratuitement.

Ce que vous obtenez

  • The compiled SAP Business One add-on package built for your tenant, with installer and version manifest
  • Installation into your test company database and, after sign-off, into your production company database
  • Configured UDFs, UDTs and UDOs, plus loaded tariff, duty-rate and screening reference data supplied by you
  • Crystal Report layouts for each document in your agreed pack, editable by your team after handover
  • Configuration and administration guide covering tariff maintenance, duty tables, approval thresholds and document setup
  • A recorded and live training session for your export desk, finance team and SAP Business One administrator
  • A defined post-go-live support window for defect correction, tariff-table adjustments and layout fixes

Pour qui c'est

Export Documentation Officer

Rebuilds the same commercial invoice and packing list in spreadsheets every time a shipment leaves, then reconciles them by hand when the broker queries a weight or a value. Generating the whole pack from the posted Delivery and A/R Invoice removes the re-keying and the mismatch it causes.

Import and Logistics Manager

Estimates duty and freight before the shipment lands and discovers the real figure only when the broker's invoice arrives, by which point costing is already wrong. Calculated duty against HS code and origin, pushed into SAP Business One Landed Costs, makes the landed figure part of inventory valuation instead of a spreadsheet.

Financial Controller

Cannot explain why gross margin on imported lines moves after month-end, because import charges arrive late and land as generic expense rather than item cost. Apportioned freight, insurance and duty posting through Landed Costs and Journal Entries puts the cost on the item where the margin report can see it.

Comment Customs and Import Export Documentation se compare

CritèreÉCOSIREConstruction personnaliséeConcurrentNatif SAP Business One
Customs pack generated directly from posted Sales Orders, Deliveries and A/R InvoicesInclusPrise en charge partiellePrise en charge partielleNon inclus
HS code, origin and statistical UoM held on Item Master Data and carried to document linesInclusPrise en charge partielleInclusNon inclus
Duty, import tax and preferential-rate calculation by HS code and origin/destination pairInclusPrise en charge partielleInclusNon inclus
Freight and insurance apportioned into SAP Business One Landed Costs and item valuationInclusPrise en charge partiellePrise en charge partiellePrise en charge partielle
Multi-delivery shipment consolidation under a single customs packInclusPrise en charge partiellePrise en charge partielleNon inclus
Document layouts editable by your team as Crystal Reports after handoverInclusPrise en charge partiellePrise en charge partielleInclus
Built to your exact broker and authority document formats rather than a generic templateInclusInclusNon inclusNon inclus
Fixed quoted price with installation into test then production company databasesInclusNon inclusPrise en charge partielleNon inclus

Questions fréquemment posées

Is this something I can download and install today?
No. Every ECOSIRE app is built to order. After a scoping call you receive a fixed written quote; once approved, we build the add-on against your document formats, trade lanes and duty structures. Typical lead time from approved scope to installation in your test company is one working week, depending on how many document layouts and duty regimes are in scope. There is no trial version because the software does not exist until it is built for you.
Which SAP Business One versions and editions are supported?
SAP Business One 10.0 on Microsoft SQL Server and on SAP HANA, running on-premise or hosted with a cloud provider. Integration uses the Service Layer and the DI API, and all extensibility is through UDFs, UDTs, UDOs, Formatted Searches, approval procedures and Crystal Reports. We ask for your exact version and patch level during scoping and build against that. Earlier versions can be discussed but are quoted separately.
Do you maintain the HS code and duty rate data for us?
The add-on gives you the structure — a tariff catalogue with validity dates and a duty-rate table keyed by HS code and origin/destination pair — and we load the data you supply at go-live. Tariff schedules change by jurisdiction on their own timetables, and ECOSIRE does not warrant the accuracy of rates. Your team, broker or a subscribed tariff data source remains responsible for keeping the tables current; we can quote a maintenance arrangement if you want us to load updates on a schedule.
Will the documents match what my customs authority and broker actually accept?
That is exactly what the scoping call establishes. You provide real samples of the packs your brokers and authorities have accepted, and we build the Crystal layouts and any structured export files to match those. Because the layouts are standard Crystal Reports registered in SAP Business One, your team can adjust wording, language and branding after handover without coming back to us. Filing to a government portal is only included where you supply the accepted file schema or API specification.
Does this modify SAP Business One tables or affect our upgradeability?
No SAP tables or stored procedures are modified. Everything is added through supported extensibility — User-Defined Fields, User-Defined Tables, User-Defined Objects, Formatted Searches, approval procedures and Crystal Reports — with logic in the add-on talking to SAP Business One through the Service Layer and DI API. That keeps your system supportable and means patch-level upgrades are handled in the normal way. We retest the add-on against your target patch level as part of any upgrade engagement.
How do you handle the cutover into our production company?
Installation happens in your test company database first, loaded with your reference data and run against your real historical shipments so you can compare generated packs against ones your broker already accepted. Nothing goes into production until you sign off on that testing in writing. Production installation then migrates the same configuration, and we remain available through the first live shipments and for the agreed support window afterwards.

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