SAP Global Trade Services

SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) is an enterprise-grade global trade management platform developed by SAP that centralizes and automates the full spectrum of international trade compliance and customs operations within a single integrated system. The platform delivers robust capabilities across four core functional areas: Sanctioned Party List (SPL) screening, which automatically vets customers, suppliers, and business partners against global sanction and embargo lists; export and import control management; electronic customs filing and declarations; and Trade Preference Management, which automates rules of origin determinations to help companies qualify for duty reductions. By integrating in real time with SAP ERP environments — including SAP S/4HANA and SAP R/3 — GTS ensures that every sales order, shipment, and trade transaction is automatically validated against current regulatory requirements before it moves forward, dramatically reducing the risk of blocked shipments, customs penalties, and compliance violations. The solution is best suited for mid-market to large enterprise organizations operating across multiple countries or regions, particularly those in manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, and automotive industries where cross-border trade volume is high and regulatory exposure is significant. Trade compliance officers, operations managers, customs specialists, and SAP consultants are its primary users, relying on it to eliminate manual compliance workflows, generate trade documentation such as commercial invoices and certificates of origin, and maintain comprehensive audit trails that support both internal governance and external regulatory inspections.