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3523199 - Brexit configuration lead to AR197 - VAT Registration number is Invalid - error

Symptom

Since UK is a third country, taxable cross-border transactions between EU and GB (England, Scotland and Wales) are classified as imports and exports and thus treated as transactions between EU and any other non-EU third country. However, there is a dual position of NI (Northern Ireland) due to the aim of avoiding a physical border on the island of Ireland.

Typical misconceptions are:

  • To complete NIP ( Northern Ireland Protocol) the new customer or vendor had been created with country code XI and maintained the XI VAT registration number in STCEG
  • XI VAT registration number had been maintained other than STCD6 field 


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Environment

  • SAP S/4HANA
  • SAP ERP 6.0

Product

SAP ERP all versions ; SAP S/4HANA all versions

Keywords

Brexit, AR197, VAT Registration number is invalid, AR197 VAT Registration number is Invalid, NIP, Northern Ireland, XI, XI VAT registration number, GB VAT registration number STCD6, STCEG , KBA , FI-LOC-FI-GB , Great Britain , CRM-BF-TAX , Tax Determination , XX-CSC-GB-FI , use FI-LOC-FI-GB , XX-CSC-GB , Great Britain , How To

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