How To Fix EIN204 - Country & of the grouping does not correspond with country & of the plant

EIN204 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EIN - Foreign Trade: General Messages - Continuation

• Message number: 204

• Message text: Country & of the grouping does not correspond with country & of the plant

What causes this issue?

You tried to assign plant &V4& to the grouping of cross-plant
preference determination &V3&.
The country of the grouping of cross-plant preference determination
&V3&: &V1& is different to the country of the assigned plant &V4&: &V2&
.

System Response

The system does not allow this entry.

How to fix this error?

Only assign plants, which are located in country &V1&, to the grouping
of cross-plant preference calculation &V3&.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EIN204 - Country & of the grouping does not correspond with country & of the plant ?

  The SAP error message EIN204 indicates a mismatch between the country of the grouping and the country of the plant in the system. This error typically arises during processes such as material master data creation or maintenance, where the system checks for consistency between the country settings of different entities.
  
  Cause:
  
  Country Mismatch: The country assigned to the plant does not match the country assigned to the grouping (e.g., sales organization, purchasing organization, etc.).
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration in the system regarding the assignment of plants to countries or groupings.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual entry errors when creating or updating master data, leading to inconsistencies.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Plant Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code SPRO and navigate to the relevant configuration settings for plants and groupings.
  Ensure that the plant is correctly assigned to the appropriate country.
  
  
  
  Verify Master Data:
  
  Check the material master data and ensure that the country settings for the plant and the grouping are consistent.
  Use transaction