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PLANTS ABROAD · CONFIGURATION
Plants Abroad Configuration Workbench
Build one defensible transaction from legal design and organizational structure through tax determination, accounting and country reporting.
COMPANY CODE
Belgium
Legal entity · BE
owns
DELIVERING PLANT
Netherlands
Physical origin · NL
ships to
SHIP-TO
Germany
Destination · DE
WORKBENCH ENVELOPE
One minimum configuration spine
Keep extensions outside the spine until NL → DE and NL → NL both post and reconcile.
CONFIGURATION WORKBENCH
Confirm solution fit
Maintain in this order
- Confirm legal ownership and the NL VAT registration.
- Confirm target SAP edition and localization support.
- Document why a separate company code is not required.
Prove before continuing
- ✓ Approved tax design
- ✓ Edition decision
- ✓ Country and currency scope
CONFIGURATION WORKBENCH
Build the foreign-plant structure
Maintain in this order
- Assign the NL plant and valuation area to the BE company code.
- Maintain plant country and address as NL.
- Complete sales-area and delivering-plant assignments.
Prove before continuing
- ✓ Plant country = NL
- ✓ Company code country = BE
- ✓ Order determines the plant
CONFIGURATION WORKBENCH
Activate and register
Maintain in this order
- Assess client-wide impact before activation.
- Activate Plants Abroad in the IMG.
- Maintain the Dutch VAT registration for the BE entity.
Prove before continuing
- ✓ Controlled transport
- ✓ Registration valid on test date
- ✓ Invoice identity agreed
CONFIGURATION WORKBENCH
Design mirrored tax codes
Maintain in this order
- Choose the approved tax-procedure strategy.
- Create unambiguous country-specific codes.
- Mirror NL codes into the BE procedure with identical logic and NL reporting country.
Prove before continuing
- ✓ FTXP definitions match
- ✓ Reporting country = NL
- ✓ Account keys reconcile
CONFIGURATION WORKBENCH
Configure SD determination
Maintain in this order
- Confirm MWST procedure and access sequence.
- Maintain customer and material tax classifications.
- Maintain NL departure condition records and VAT-number rules.
Prove before continuing
- ✓ Condition analysis explains result
- ✓ NL → DE and NL → NL diverge
- ✓ Required VAT ID appears
CONFIGURATION WORKBENCH
Connect country reporting
Maintain in this order
- Map NL codes to Dutch VAT boxes.
- Configure EC Sales List eligibility.
- Configure Intrastat organization and selection.
Prove before continuing
- ✓ VAT balances to FI
- ✓ Sales List reconciles
- ✓ Intrastat matches dispatch
CONFIGURATION WORKBENCH
Run transactional proof
Maintain in this order
- Test NL → DE with valid evidence.
- Test NL → NL domestic delivery.
- Test missing VAT evidence, reversals and relevant stock transfer.
Prove before continuing
- ✓ Document flow complete
- ✓ Posting reconciles
- ✓ Reports select and reverse correctly
TRANSACTIONAL PROOF
One chain, three decisive tests
NL → DE, valid VAT ID
Prove intra-EU treatment and all NL reports.
NL → NL, domestic
Prove Dutch VAT and exclusion from cross-border reports.
NL → DE, missing evidence
Prove the designed exception; never silently grant zero rate.
TECHNICAL REFERENCES
Verify against the installed release
The target system IMG and current SAP product assistance remain authoritative.