How To Fix O3189 - Excise duty tax group cannot be changed due to posted stock

O3189 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: O3 - IS-Oil: HPM messages (goods movements, QCI, deliveries)

• Message number: 189

• Message text: Excise duty tax group cannot be changed due to posted stock

What causes this issue?

You attempted to change the excise duty tax group for the material, but
that is not allowed once stock has been posted to the material at any
of the organizational levels, including the company code level.

System Response

The system will set the excise duty tax group back to the original
value.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message O3189 - Excise duty tax group cannot be changed due to posted stock ?

  The SAP error message O3189 indicates that you are trying to change the excise duty tax group for a material that has already been posted in stock. This restriction is in place because changing the excise duty tax group can affect the tax calculations and reporting for materials that have already been processed in the system.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the excise duty tax group is linked to the valuation and taxation of stock items. If stock has already been posted, changing the tax group could lead to inconsistencies in tax reporting and compliance. The system prevents this change to maintain data integrity.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following approaches:
  
  
  Check Stock Status: Ensure that there are no open stock postings for the material in question. If there are, you may need to clear or adjust these postings before attempting to change the excise duty tax