SAP-Solution: Außenhandel

International trade and customs regulations are complex. Thorsten Thelitz, Head of the PwC Customer Service Center, explains why users should value individual advice.

Companies that trade globally need a digital system to support them. Recently, they can choose between SAP Global Trade Services and SAP S/4 Hana for International Trade. But are the two systems really equivalent? And which software is worthwhile for whom?

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Global export control and efficient customs management in foreign trade are complex tasks. Many prohibitions and restrictions have to be taken into account. It is an area without added value, critical from a professional and technical point of view - in other words, an ideal outsourcing topic. In the meantime, there are also offers for this on the SAP market. But how can companies evaluate and use such an option for themselves?