Domestic and Non Domestic Trade

Excise Duty Management  •  Article  •  4/29/2023  •  3 min

For trading between the company and the Vendor, Customer or to transfer to a location there is a setup necessary on different subjects to make the goods movement possible. The general subjects are described as follows:

Subject to Excise and Excise Duty Charge: In Domestic and Non-Domestic Trade, depending on the kind of movement (Sales, Purchase or Transfer) and the direction of the movement (Outgoing or Incoming, view is BC administration), the determination of the subject to excise and excise duty charge can vary. The subject to Excise is used in the financial posting and the Excise Duty Charge gives more detail to the excise movement and can be used in the excise statement.

Customs Tax Partner: For movements of goods within customers, vendors, and between locations of the organization, it can be necessary to work with a Fiscal Representative or a Registered Consignee. With this entity, it is possible to set up the general information of that customs tax partner as the license information. When there are Non-Domestic movements, the customs tax partner is necessary, and this information is taken into account in the registrations of the excise movement.

Trading Partner: For sales transactions, it is necessary to distinguish between different kinds of business relations. For example, Business-to-Business (B2B) or Business-to-Consumer (B2C). The Trading Partner can be linked to the Customer.

External Document Type: For all kind of movements, different documents are necessary depending on what product is involved and the customs license of the vendor, customer, or receiving location. With this entity, the different external document types can be defined.

Customs Tax Trading Setup: In this setup, it is possible to set up which customs tax partner is involved, and which external document is necessary for which goods movement. The following fields can define the setup:

  • Entry Type
  • Organization Country Code
  • Trade Country Code
  • Trading Partner
  • Source No.
  • Source Sub No.
  • Location Code
  • Tariff Group


When you select to register the movements of goods for excise items, the order shown above is used by the system to find a valid setup.

Special Regulations: In this setup, it is possible to set up the subject to excise, excise duty charge, and which external document is necessary for which goods movement. The following fields can define the setup:

  • Entry Type
  • Organization Customs License
  • Trading Customs License
  • Organization Country Code
  • Trade Country Code
  • Trading Partner
  • Tariff Group

Source Trading Data: You can set up the Source Trading Data on the Customer List and Customer Card page depending on the Source Type.

When you select the Source Type as Vendor, the following fields are visible/editable:

  • Source Sub No.
  • Shipper

When you select the Source Type as Location, the following field is visible/editable:

  • Shipper

When you select the Source Type as Shipping Agent, the following field is visible/editable:

  • Shipper