How To Fix 8I004 - Exc. tax ind. not maint. for & & - please maintain &

8I004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 8I - Localization India

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Exc. tax ind. not maint. for & & - please maintain &

What causes this issue?

The excise tax indicator is not maintained for the specific
combination. The indicator is needed to determine the excise duty rate.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Cancel the document.
Maintain the combination with the final indicator in the table.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 8I004 - Exc. tax ind. not maint. for & & - please maintain & ?

  The SAP error message 8I004 indicates that there is an issue with the excise tax indicator for a specific material or transaction. The message typically states: "Exc. tax ind. not maintained for & & - please maintain &", where the placeholders represent the material number and the plant or other relevant identifiers.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  The excise tax indicator for a material is not maintained in the system.
  The material is being processed in a transaction that requires an excise tax indicator, such as sales orders, deliveries, or invoices.
  The relevant configuration for excise duty is not set up correctly in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to maintain the excise tax indicator for the affected material. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access Material Master:
  
  Go to transaction code MM02 (Change Material).
  Enter the material number and the plant code where the material is maintained.
  
  
  
  Maintain Excise Tax Indicator:
  
  Navigate to the Accounting 1 or