How To Fix EI706 - Country &: procedure & cannot be used as &

EI706 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 706

• Message text: Country &: procedure & cannot be used as &

What causes this issue?

You have tried to either:
maintain a procedure as an import procedure that was defined as only an
export procedure in the definition object for export/import procedures
or
you have tried to maintain a procedure as an export procedure that was
defined as only an import procedure in the definition object for
export/import procedures.

System Response

The system issues a warning.

How to fix this error?

Correct your entry.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EI706 - Country &: procedure & cannot be used as & ?

  The SAP error message EI706 typically indicates an issue related to the country and procedure settings in the system. This error often arises in the context of tax calculations, particularly when dealing with different countries and their respective tax procedures.
  
  Cause:
  The error message "EI706 Country &: procedure & cannot be used as &" usually occurs due to one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Incompatible Tax Procedure: The tax procedure assigned to a country is not compatible with the transaction or document type being processed. This can happen if the tax procedure is not set up correctly for the specific country in the system.
  
  
  Missing Configuration: The necessary configuration for the tax procedure may be missing or incomplete. This includes settings in the tax configuration tables (e.g., T007, T007S) that define how taxes are calculated for different countries.
  
  
  Incorrect Master Data: The master data (such as vendor or customer master records) may have incorrect or missing