How To Fix EI252 - The INTRASTAT ID is an initial value

EI252 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EI - Foreign Trade: Gen. Output

• Message number: 252

• Message text: The INTRASTAT ID is an initial value

What causes this issue?

Identification number INTRASTAT is an initial value.

System Response

The system issues a warning message and tries to read identification
number INTRASTAT stored in the company code.
If identification number INTRASTAT has been maintained in the company
code, the value is set for this field.

How to fix this error?

Please maintain the global parameter of this company code: the
identification number INTRASTAT and the additional number INTRASTAT.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

EI252 - Details

• The SAP error message EI252 ("The INTRASTAT ID is an initial value") typically occurs in the context of Intrastat reporting, which is a system used by EU member states to collect statistics on the movement of goods between countries. This error indicates that the Intrastat ID, which is necessary for processing Intrastat declarations, has not been properly assigned or is missing.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Intrastat ID: The Intrastat ID has not been defined for the relevant material or vendor.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for Intrastat reporting may not be set up correctly in the system.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a data entry error where the Intrastat ID was not filled in during the creation or modification of a material or vendor record.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03) and check if the Intrastat ID is filled in the relevant views (usually in the Sales Organization or Plant