BP Europa SE is a leading company in the petroleum industry. It produces a wide range of products - from petroleum products and petrochemicals to innovative bio-products such as Sustainable Aviation Fuel. It also operates charging stations and the convenience area of its service stations, in particular under the ARAL Pulse brand.
Solution: VTA-EMCS
Industry: Fuel industry, liquid gas, biofuel
Project year: 2010
BP Europa SE has always handled the tax suspension procedure manually. The company initially used ISP software to track quantity movements and calculate energy tax before switching to SAP IS-OIL in 2014. In 2009, the company decided to switch from the traditional paper process to the electronic settlement system (EMCS). However, this required the integration of external systems. And this is where the smart solutions from VTA Software & Service GmbH came into play.
BP Europa SE's decision to use VTA's software solutions was largely based on the existing partnership for successful dispatch processing in the refineries. Given the need to automate the tax suspension process and seamlessly transfer data via interfaces, VTA seemed the ideal choice. With the introduction of the EMCS solution in the refineries, tax warehouses and the tax department, the automation process has improved significantly. This improvement has been further driven by the implementation of additional systems, including those for handling the greenhouse gas reduction quota and BEHG (currently CEEMAS). VTA systems have enabled BP Europa SE to benefit not only from existing interfaces and download functions for data analysis, but also from additional interfaces from other upstream systems, for example to avoid input errors.
Automation of the tax suspension procedure
Consistent and centralized data management
Customized and expandable systems
Interfaces and download functions for data evaluation
Immediate and solution-oriented support
"Our experience with VTA was consistently positive. The competent and goal-oriented contact persons were always at our side and proved to be real partners. Particularly noteworthy is the immediate and solution-oriented support we received whenever a problem arose. Even in critical situations, such as emergency procedures, VTA proactively took over communication with the customs administration, which was a huge relief for us."
Svenja Otto, Tax Department / Tax