SAP® within SARS is synonymous with financial accounting. Internationally, the company appears to be breaking ground in other areas, notably in Customs. Hopefully the local crowd will take note and not be so stuck up with predetermined interface and integration parameters. SAP® BusinessObjects™ Solutions for GRC has recently achieved Importer Security Filing Certification from U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, and inicates further commitment to help customers increase international supply chain security.
The new Import Security Filing (ISF) certification from SAP helps enable customers to more efficiently comply with U.S. Customs clearance processes and helps reduce or eliminate third-party import-filing costs by submitting entries directly to the U.S. CBP. With the addition of ISF to the certification portfolio of SAP BusinessObjects Global Trade Services, SAP now has one of the broadest set of import and export certifications available on the market today. Receiving this significant certification underlines the top tier status of SAP BusinessObjects Global Trade Services among enterprise vendors for expediting the U.S. import process. The automated ISF interface from SAP BusinessObjects Global Trade Services helps enable customers to more easily comply with mandatory electronic security filing requirements, which take full legal effect in January 2010. The interface helps increase visibility into where goods are in the customs process, reduce customs-clearance cycle times and maximize international supply chain security.
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