Tag: Preference calculation
Trade Compliance in SAP: The key areas of review for secure and efficient foreign trade processes
Trade compliance is becoming increasingly challenging due to rising regulatory requirements, complex supply chains, and geopolitical developments. Companies must effectively manage numerous audit processes simultaneously to mitigate risks and ensure compliance with the law. In this article, you’ll learn which areas of trade compliance auditing are particularly important, what challenges arise in this context, and how these processes can be efficiently managed directly within SAP.
EU-Mexico Trade Agreement 2026: Opportunities businesses should seize now
Geopolitical conflicts, rising costs and dependence on individual markets are forcing many companies to redefine their sales markets and supply chains. Global supply chains are under pressure, and nearshoring is coming into focus. The modernised trade agreement between the EU and Mexico creates new opportunities. New markets are opening up for companies.
The EU-Mercosur Agreement will take effect on May 1, 2026
Starting May 1, 2026, the first provisions of the EU–Mercosur Agreement will take effect. This gives companies the freedom to choose. Find out what this means for preference management in SAP, origin determination processes, and compliance.
Mercosur Free Trade Agreement: Preference management in SAP
Mercosur Free Trade Agreement: What companies need to know now and why preparation is becoming a competitive advantage. At the beginning of 2026, the planned free trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc has once again become the focus of attention in politics, business, and the media. After years of intensive negotiations, the economic opportunities, but also the legal uncertainties and operational challenges, are once again being discussed, especially for export-oriented companies in Europe. One thing is clear: even if the agreement is not yet applicable, companies should already be preparing for it strategically.
Use weight-based preference rules directly in the SAP process
New feature: Interpretation of weight-based preference rules within preference calculation with M.SecureTrade preference management Our solution, preference calculation with M.SecureTrade preference management, has been expanded to include an important new feature: the interpretation of weight-based preference rules. This means that customs requirements based on the weight of goods can now be taken into account directly in your usual calculation process.
The transition period for the revised rules of origin of the Regional Agreement ends on December 31, 2025
The transition period for the PEM rules of origin ends on December 31, 2025. Find out what will change from 2026, which countries are affected, and how Mercoline can provide you with optimal support.
New free trade agreements with the EU: What is the status of the Mercosur agreement?
The Mercosur-EU trade agreement gives the EU access to one of the largest domestic markets in Latin America. With Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay as partners, the agreement strengthens the export of EU goods - with a trade volume of 56 billion euros (2023), this is a significant step for the European economy.
New Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Kenya: A milestone for trade and development
The European Union and Kenya have agreed on the content of a new Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which is seen as a significant step forward in trade relations between the two partners. This agreement emphasises the EU's role as the most important export market for the East African country and is intended to intensify economic exchange and promote development.
M.SecureTrade News Report - Foreign trade updates March 2024
M.Line News Report - Foreign trade updates March 2024 The latest updates to Mercoline's SAP add-ons for transport logistics and foreign trade ensure that our customers are regularly provided with important updates and additions to keep them up to date and take account of relevant process updates. In this article, we show what we have already delivered for our customers in recent months and which topics we will continue with. Foreign trade updates Since the beginning of December, customers of M.SecureTrade ATLAS have been able to rely on the current release 2311 to take into account the changes resulting from the IHB update of customs to AES 3.0.7 in their export processes. Improvements in reporting and improved monitoring in the event of failed code list updates have also been provided as part of this process. Under S/4HANA, it is now also possible to take into account default values for the commodity code that differ from the material master in the ATLAS document system.
A new EU-New Zealand free trade agreement will soon come into force
The free trade agreement between the European Union and New Zealand, the content of which was agreed on 30 June 2023, is entering the final legal stages. Ratification by the EU was recently completed and final approval by New Zealand is expected by the second quarter of 2024 at the latest.