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Contents
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Benefits of Using SAPForeign Trade/Customs........................................................................................8 The Situation Within Your Own Country - Scenarios ...............................................................................9 Scenario - Importing from a Third Country .............................................................................................13 US Customs EntryProcess.....................................................................................................................18 Scenario - Import Involving a Letter of Credit .........................................................................................21 Scenario - Exporting to a Third Country..................................................................................................24Scenario - Export Involving a Letter of Credit .........................................................................................30 Scenario - Trade based on a Free Trade Agreement..............................................................................33 Scenario - Importing to a Member Country of a Customs Union ..........................................................35 Scenario -Exporting from a Customs Union ..........................................................................................39 Scenario - Trade within a Customs Union ...............................................................................................43 Foreign Trade: Inbound Processing in the SAP System .......................................................................45 Foreign...