Deloitte’s modular customs compliance solution ‘TrackonTrade’ integrates with existing operational processes, ERP systems, and third parties to support businesses by automating European Union (EU) customs and excise procedures, processing the required data and documents, and optimising their global trade activities. The operational and logistics chains within an organisation must guide the associated global trade activities. TrackonTrade is directly connected to the customs authorities, port authorities and health authorities in various EU member states, supporting cross-border compliance and up-to-date content, such as regulations and tariffs.

TrackonTrade is aimed at integrating supply chains across borders with efficient flows of goods to, from, and within the EU. TrackonTrade is especially equipped in the flow of goods between the EU and the United Kingdom by automating the customs, excise and health formalities with a direct connection to the customs and port authorities in EU member states and the United Kingdom.

TrackonTrade has optional modules which enable it to be the centralised source that contains actual preferential origin status of purchased and produced items. TrackonTrade’s Origin Determination Module (ODM) can automatically perform the determination of origin of a produced item. This is done by (electronically) requesting the relevant origin statements from suppliers, using up-to-date Free Trade Agreements, and applying of the rules of origin to the provided Bills of Materials. Next to this determination, ODM is able to generate the relevant origin documents automatically and send these to customers or print statements on invoices.

This automatic determination process, and storing of (preferential) origin, lowers compliance costs and improves compliance due to its up-to-date origin content and automatic recalculation of origin. ODM also reduces the risk of incorrect origin determination and subsequent discussion with customs authorities.

TrackonTrade is delivered by Deloitte's Global Trade Advisory Practice (EMEA) as a complete service offering backed by specialised customs tax advisers for customs and excise advice and technology specialists for the electronic communication with customs authorities, maintenance, implementation and support of the solution.