SAP MM Foreign Trade Data in Purchase Order and Advance Shipping Notification

Data	Description	Comments
Material data	• Material The material key for the item • Description A description of the item • Commodity code	The system copies this data from the material master record.
Origin	• The goods’ country of origin • The good’s country and region of destination	The system copies the country of origin from the purchasing info record as a default value. It copies the country and region of destination from the ordering plant.
Transaction	• Import procedure The procedure by which the goods being imported are declared to customs • Transaction type The classification of the type of transaction contract	With the appropriate settings in Customizing, the system determines the transaction type automatically based on criteria like the importing country or the item category. The system then copies the data to purchase orders and advanced shipping notifications.
Value	• Statistical value The untaxed value of the goods, including transportation and insurance costs that arise in the importer’s country	The system calculates the statistical values in pricing in the purchase orders.