CUSTOMS INFORMATION

This non-editable subtask enables you to view sales order header and line related custom information so as to satisfy the VAT certification criteria in the UK and other European Community countries. If the SO line has a Tax Code that has the Requires VAT/Customs Info checkbox selected (in the Maintain Sales/Value Added Tax screen under the System Codes menu in Costpoint System Administration), the system automatically enables the Customs Information subtask. 

View customs information in this subtask after entering sales order information in the Enter Sales Order screen.

Transaction Values

Customer, Currency, SO, Release, Sales Tax/VAT Amount

These non-editable fields default from the main screen.

Value Added Tax Info

Tax ID

This non-editable field displays the tax identification code for the line item as selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen.

Tax Location

This non-editable field defaults the tax location assigned in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen.

Customs Header Information

This non-editable group box shows the Customs header information on the sales order for international transactions.

Destination Country

This non-editable field displays the receiving country selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen. The countries available are those saved in the Maintain EC Countries screen in Costpoint System Administration.

Traffic Direction

This non-editable field displays the traffic direction selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen. The directions available are those saved in the Maintain Customs Traffic Direction Codes screen in Costpoint System Administration.

Permit/License ID

This non-editable field displays the permit/license identification selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen.

Intrastate Reference No

This non-editable field displays the intrastat reference number selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen. Intrastat declarations are required for goods and services sold between European Union countries. These reference numbers help to keep statistical records of the importing and exporting of each EU country.

Delivery Terms

This non-editable field displays the delivery terms selected in the Header Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen. Items are saved in the Shipping Methods screen in Costpoint Accounts Receivable.

Mode of Transportation

This non-editable field displays the mode of transportation selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen. This code identifies the type of transportation used to deliver the item to its destination. The items available for selection are those entered in the Maintain EC Mode of Transportation screen in Costpoint System Administration.

Nine codes are defined for VAT certification in the United Kingdom:

1 - Sea

2 - Rail Transport

3 - Road Transport

4 - Air Transport

5 - Postal

6 - Not Allocated

7 - Fixed (Installations)

8 - Inland Waterway - (noncreditable in the UK)

9 - Own Propulsion

Declaration Point

This non-editable field displays the point of declaration selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen. The directions available are those saved in the Maintain Customs Declaration Point codes screen in Costpoint System Administration.

Customs Line Information

The data shown here applies ONLY to the selected SO line item.

Line

The SO line item from the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen displays in this non-editable field.

Item

The item from the selected line in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen displays in this non-editable field.

Rev

This non-editable field displays the revision, if any, from the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen.

Qty

This non-editable field displays the quantity from the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen.

Mass

This non-editable field displays the weight as selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen.

Unit of Measure

This non-editable field displays the unit of measurement for the Mass field as selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen.

Country of Origin

This non-editable field displays the country of origin selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen. The countries available are those saved in the Maintain EC Countries screen in Costpoint System Administration.

NOTC

This non-editable field displays the Nature of Transaction Code (NOTC) selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen. The NOTCs available are those saved in the Maintain EC Nature of Transaction Codes (NOTC) screen in Costpoint System Administration.

Commodity

This non-editable field displays the EC commodity code selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen. The only commodity codes available for lookup are those saved in the Maintain EC Commodity Codes screen in Costpoint System Administration.

Note: These commodity codes are different from those in Costpoint Purchasing. These codes are a listing of "Harmonized Descriptions and Coding" defined by the Custom Cooperation Council in Brussels. These codes were adopted by the United States in 1989 and are nearly identical in all countries. Please check the requirements of the countries to which you are selling.

Supplementary Units

This non-editable field displays the number of supplementary units as selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen. Supplementary units are required where a second quantity is indicated based on the Intrastat Reference No.

Correction

This non-editable field displays the code used when correcting a previously recorded transaction as selected in the Customs Information subtask of the Enter Sales Orders screen. For example, an omission in a previous month could be added into the current month with the correction code of "4."