When it was announced that from January 1, 2011 onwards EMCS will become compulsory for movements of excise goods under duty suspension, JTI realized that a multi-country solution was required to meet the sophisticated needs of a large international company.
JTI needed an EMCS solution which fully integrates into SAP, their ERP system, while handling their extensive international operations. After conducting an internal analysis, JTI discovered that MIC was the only company that was able to fulfill all of their requirements. Furthermore, Austria Tabak and Tobaccoland, JTI’s subsidiary, were already successfully using MIC’s solution. Peter Kilburg, JTI’s EMCS Implementation Lead, explains “MIC has experience with project requirements of global companies, as well as good relations to the European authorities and experience in cooperating with them. We knew they were our preferred provider.”
JTI decided to implement MIC’s Solution in Austria, Hungary, Romania, Greece and the Netherlands.
The Project Phase & Go-Live
The excellent cooperation between the two multinational companies considerably facilitated the project phase. In this respect Peter Kilburg points out “The Go-Live was smooth and all problems were resolved quickly. MIC was fast in fulfilling our J-SOX requirements. All Go-Lives were perfectly supported, and MIC’s customer orientation as well as pro-activity was outstanding.”
Benefits of MIC EMCS
- Submitting and receiving the electronic administrative accompanying document (e-AAD)
- Efficient use of modern IT tools
- Monitoring and control of the transportation of cargo subject to excise taxes based on real-time data
- Transportation security for cargo with the auditing of the merchant’s data prior to cargo shipment
- Fast and secure proof that the cargo arrived at its destination