Shipping address to a foreign country
Sometimes domestic customers want to receive a shipment abroad regularly. In this case, the value added tax (VAT) must be handled differently. While you can add a custom Ship-to address on any Sales document, this setup allows you to automatically select the correct posting groups and VAT information if this address is foreign.
Set up a foreign address
- Choose the
icon, enter Customers, and choose the related link. - Select the Customer for whom you want to create a shipping address abroad.
- Choose the
icon, enter Ship-to Addresses, and choose the related link. - An overview of the current addresses for this Customer opens, click New in the top menu to create a new address.
- Fill out all relevant information in the General FastTab, such as a recognizable Code and the address information.
- In the Export FastTab, set up posting groups and VAT information. If the fields are left empty, the default information from the Customer will be used.
Choose the foreign address in a Sales document
Now that the foreign address has been created, it should be selected in a Sales document as follows:
- Open the Sales document.
- In the Ship-to field on the Shipping and Billing FastTab, select Alternate Shipping Address.
- In the Code field, select the Code for the foreign address that you just created.