SAP Global Trade Services

Score7.7 out of 10

14 Reviews and Ratings

What is SAP Global Trade Services?

SAP Global Trade Services enables acceleration of cross-border supply chain by automating trade processes to control costs, reduce the risk of penalties and fines, and clear customs faster. The software can be deployed on-premise, or in the cloud.

Categories & Use Cases

Product Demos

Risk management
Risk management capabilities including alert engine to warn of trending risk exposure and risk visualizations like heat maps, dashboards, etc.
Category average: 7.4
Integration with Corporate Performance Management (CPM) systems
Ability to integrate with external CPM software
Category average: 6.2
GRC policy management
Support for policy lifestyle changes including creation, approval, communication etc.
Category average: 6.9

Common repository of GRC items
A common repository linking all GRC elements such as policies, risks, regulations, etc.) to give a 360 degree view
Category average: 7.3
Incident management
System captures risk-related incidents, including cause and result
Category average: 6.7

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using SAP Global Trade Services.

Based on HG Insights installation data

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#1 most frequent

Manufacturing

38.3%

727 installations of 1,900

#2 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

16.3%

310 installations of 1,900

#3 most frequent

Information

5.6%

106 installations of 1,900

Pros

Streamlining trade documentation operations
Ensuring adherence to diverse global compliance guidelines
Automating trade compliance processes

Cons

Complex integration processes with other systems
Limited support for modern API-based integrations
Insufficient Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) support

Prakhar Kumar View profile

Staff Engineer in Information Technology at Equinix (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are working with manufacturing ERP, we deal with sales orders across the globe. SAP Global Trade Services helps us to maintain compliance as well as ensure a smooth processing of these orders across the globe. Various granular details like tax quotes of different provinces and countries across the globe are very easily managed by SAP Global Trade Services.

Pros

Ensuring compliance guidelines are met across the various geographical regions

Cons

Much more easier, API based integration rather than relying on this app, frameworks or platform will be a huge change that will be very beneficial for a lot of customers

Return on Investment

It reduces manual work in terms of global businesses that have to meet criteria like tax, courses or processes that are related to compliance

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Avalara

Other Software Used

SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)

Anuj Sant View profile

Senior buyer in Manufacturing at GVA Lighting, Inc. (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SAP Global Trade Services helping our organization in making sure we are meeting all international trade compliance requirement making sure we are on top of our documentation averting any penalties.

Pros

international trade documentation
logistic compliance

Cons

more EDI integration

Return on Investment

improvement in logistics cost

Usability

Other Software Used

Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

Satyender Mohan

Managing consultant in Information Technology at IBM (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using it for demonstrating scenarios to different clients. Mostly, scenarios are around compliance management for documentation.

Pros

Automated Trade Compliance at Organization level
Classification of Products (Finished Goods) based on rules
Documentation for declaration

Cons

Reports or dashboards could be improved with more graphics and real time data
Integration with SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud) could be an added advantage
Config nodes needs to be organized in a better way to help in usability

Usability

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SAP Global Trade Services helps us managing documentation to transports goods across borders. We also use SAP Global Trade Services for integrating with brokers

Pros

Documentation
Country compliance
Brokers

Cons

UI
Natural integration
Roadmap

Return on Investment

Easier trade

Usability

Alternatives Considered

E2open

Verified User

Consultant in Finance and Accounting (501-1000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SAP Global Trade Services to address supply chain challenges and to manage international trade compliance, customs, and logistics.

Pros

Automation
real time access to data
screen customers

Cons

costly licenses
Complex integration

Return on Investment

compliance and reduced costs associated
optimize trade compliance

SAP Global Trade Services

What is SAP Global Trade Services?

Categories & Use Cases

Product Demos