Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

VN3: CERT MFGR UOM INVALID

IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE IF A UNIT OF MEASURE IS GIVEN ON THE CM (CERT MFGR), MUST BE A VALID 3 ALPHA-NUMERIC CHARACTER CODE (E.G. BBL, CWT, PCS). ALSO, IT MEANS THAT IF A QUANTITY IS GIVEN, A UNIT OF MEASURE MUST BE REPORTED.
VGT: FD 701: UOM NOT ALLOWED W/O QTY

IN THE FDA INTERFACE A UOM (UNIT OF MEASURE), REC FD02, POS 15-18, 29-32, 43-46I, 57-60, 71-74 AND REC FD04, POS 15-18 IS NOT ACCEPTED UNLESS IT IS TRANSMITTED WITH A QUANTITY. THE REVERSE IS ALSO TRUE, A QUANTITY IS NOT ALLOWED WITHOUT A UNIT OF MEASURE.
AQ4: TEAM DOES NOT EXIST/DDPP MISMATCH

THE DISTRICT-PORT CODE WHERE THE PROTEST, PETITION, OR INTERVENTION IS BEING FILED IS NOT THE SAME AS THAT OF THE TEAM TO WHOM THE PROTEST, PETITION, OR INTERVENTION IS ADDRESSED. OR THERE IS NO MATCH IN ACS FOR THE TEAM CODE USED. 
69A: ORIGIN COUNTRY/TARIFF NBR INVALID

THIS ERROR MESSAGE RESULTS WHEN A REQUIREMENT BETWEEN THE TARIFF NUMBER REPORTED IN THE 50 REC, POS 4-13, AND THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN REPORTED IN THE 40 REC, POS 6-7, IS VIOLATED. THE MOST COMMON EXAMPLE OF THIS WOULD BE THE USE OF ANY COUNTRY OTHER THAN "US" WITH TARIFF NUMBERS IN THE 98010010NN RANGE. ALSO, CHAPTER 9999 NUMBERS MAY BE SPECIFICALLY LINKED TO EITHER CANADA OR MEXICO. IF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO THE TARIFF NUMBER IN CHAPTER 99, THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO RESULT. A LESS COMMON EXAMPLE WOULD THE ATTEMPTED USE OF CERTIFIED HAND-LOOM TEXTILE ARTICLES (AS FOLKLORE ARTICLES) WITH A COUNTRY OF ORIGIN THAT IS NOT ONE OF THE ACCEPTABLE COUNTRIES FOR CERTIFIED FOLKLORE ARTICLES. PAGE ENS-48 OF THE CATAIR LISTS THE CURRENTLY ACCEPTABLE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR SELECTED TARIFF NUMBERS (NOTE 2).
AFP: ENTRY DIST/PORT NOT AII

THE DDPP MUST BE SET TO 'Y' FOR AII IN THE REGION/DISTRICT/PORT FILE OR THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT IF AN AII ENTRY SUMMARY IS TRANSMITTED. 
VOI: APPLICATION NOT REMOTE

CURRENTLY (7/98), THE ONLY ABI APPLICATION ELIGIBLE FOR REMOTE IS THE 'EI' APPLICATION. IF REMOTE INFORMATION IS SENT IN THE 'B' RECORD OF ANY OTHER APPLICATION, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
AP6: AFR REVIEW DATA INCOMPLETE

UNDER THE CUSTOMS MODERNIZATION ACT, THE PROTESTANT MAY REQUEST REVIEW OF DENIAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR FURTHER REVIEW WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTICE OF DENIAL OF FURTHER REVIEW. THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OR OTHER DATA ELEMENT IS MISSING FROM THE P10 RECORD. 
VHG: DT HS7: ISO CODE REQUIRED

THIS CODE (RECORD DT01 POS 30-31) IS REQUIRED WHEN BOX NUMBER (RECORD DT01, POS 8-9) 05, 06, OR 12 IS TRANSMITTED. (NOTE: IF BOX 05 IS USED, A DT02 RECORD IS ALSO REQUIRED, EVEN IF THE IMPORTED ARTICLE IS NOT A VEHICLE. (THIS IS A SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW.) ISO CODE CANNOT BE USED WITH ANY OTHER HS-7 BOX NUMBER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN THIS MESSAGE.
VDE: INCORRECTLY ESTIMATED MPF SURCHRG

THE CORRECT MPF SURCHARGE FEE IS $3.00 USING COLLECTION CLASS CODE "500".THIS FEE IS REPORTED IN ABI RECORDS 34, 89 AND 90. 
51A: INFORMAL ENTRY HAS TOO HIGH VALUE

VALUE LIMIT FOR ALL INFORMAL ENTRIES IS $2000, EXCEPT FOR 'AMERICAN GOODS RETURNED' IN CHAPTER 98 AND "PERSONAL" SHIPMENTS (INDICATOR "P" IS SENT BY THE FILER IN THE 30 REC, POS 39). SELECTED TARIFF NUMBERS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO DOLLAR LIMITATIONS FOR INFORMAL ENTRIES AS LISTED IN APPENDIX K OF THE CATAIR, PAGE K-3. SEE ALSO ERROR MESSAGE 51D. FOR AMERICAN GOODS RETURNED ENTRIES, USING TARIFF 98010010NN ONLY, THE VALUE LIMIT IS $10,000. FOR INFORMAL ENTRIES USING "P", THERE IS NO VALUE LIMIT EXCEPT AS MENTIONED ABOVE IN APPENDIX K FOR CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS.
VNE: OGA/LINE RLSE INDICATOR INVALID

THE ONLY LINE RELEASE INDICATOR ALLOWED IN REC 10, POS 80 IS A "1".IF IT DOES NOT APPLY THEN THE FILER SHOULD SPACE FILL THIS POSITION.
ARV: REFUND PARTY ID NBR REQUIRED

A VALID IRS OR USCS ASSIGNED ID NUMBER PRESENT ON THE USCS IMPORTER DATABASIS REQUIRED FOR ALL REFUND C/O PARTY TYPES. 
04F: PC: ENTER VESSEL NAME

ENTRY IS PAIRED CITIES. VESSEL NAME IS BLANK. VESSEL NAME IS REQUIRED. 
662: IMPORTER NUMBER IS VOIDED

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
BRR: EARLIEST ENTRY SUMM DATE MISMATCH

WHEN THE RECONCILIATION SUMMARY ISSUE CODE ON THE 'RA' TRANSACTION 'R10' RECORD IS OTHER THAN 'NF', THE EARLIEST ENTRY SUMMARY DATE MUST BE GIVEN AND MUST MATCH THE EARLIEST ENTRY SUMMARY DATE OF ANY OF THE ASSOCIATED IMPORTS GIVEN IN THE 'R20' RECORDS. NOTE -- "ENTRY SUMMARY DATE" IS NOT THE SAME AS THE RELEASE DATE. IT CAN NORMALLY BE FOUND ON THE ENAI RECORD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN JUST ABOVE "IMPT DTE" IN THE "SUMMARY HEADER DATA" SECTION.
VDH: INCORRECTLY ESTIMATED MPF MINIMUM

CLASS CODE 499 SHOULD INDICATE THE TOTAL MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES (MPF) FROM ALL LINE-ITEM "62" RECORDS. IF THE ACTUAL TOTAL IS LESS THAN $25.00, USE $25.00 IN THE "89" RECORD. IF THE ENTRY IN QUESTION INVOLES NAFTA, THE MINIMUM MPF IS $21.00 UNLESS ONE OR MORE LINES DO NOT CLAIM NAFTA. IF THE FILER DOES NOT TRANSMIT THE APPROPRIATE MINIMUM MPF FOR A NAFTA ENTRY, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE GENERATED.
VOU: REMOTE INDICATOR INVALID

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A REMOTE INDICATOR OF OTHER THAN '1' OR 'BLANK' IS SENT IN THE 'B' RECORD, POSITION 56. 
AFK: CVD PYBL AMT INVALID; 35 REC

THE PAYABLE COUNTERVAILING DUTY AMOUNT TRANSMITTED IN REC 35, POS 38-48 DOES NOT EQUAL THE SUM OF THE COUNTERVAILING LINE ITEM AMOUNTS TRANSMITTED IN REC 60, POS 3-12. 
BRS: R10 FIELDS MUST MATCH FILED ENTRY

THIS MESSAGE CAN OCCUR IF THE RECONCILIATION SUMMARY IS ALREADY FILED AND THE FILER IS DOING A REPLACEMENT OR CORRECTION. VIRTUALLY ALL FIELDS IN THE NEW 'R10' MUST MATCH WHAT IS ALREADY ON FILE. THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS REJECT IS THE ABSENCE OF A '00' SUFFIX IN THE IMPORTER OF RECORD NUMBER IN THE R10 REC, POS 20-31. EVEN IF THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION DID NOT CONTAIN THE SUFFIX, ONCE IT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED ERROR-FREE, THE ENAI RECORD SUPPLIES THE ZEROS AND MAKES THEM MANDATORY WHEN A RETRANSMISSION IS DONE. NOTE THAT THE R10 RECORD LISTS TWO FIELDS WHERE THIS ERROR CAN OCCUR: THE IMPORTER ID MENTIONED ABOVE IN POS 20-31 AND THE 4811 REFERENCE NUMBER IN POS 60-71. BOTH FIELDS MUST HAVE A SUFFIX IN ORDER TO PROCESS THE RECON ENTRY. A SECOND REASON FOR THIS REJECTION MESSAGE RELATES TO THE RECON TEAM, IN POS 41-43 OF THE R10. IF THE PORT HAS CHANGED THE ASSIGNED TEAM ON THE ENAI RECORD FOR THE PREVIOUSLY TRANSMITTED 09 ENTRY, IT MUST BE CHANGED BACK TO THE APPROPRIATE RECON TEAM NUMBER BEFORE THE FILER CAN RETRANSMIT THE ENTRY.
628: MISSING/INVALID IMPORTER NUMBER

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS DURING THE CREATION OF LINE RELEASE OUTPUT RECORDS. THE IMPORTER OF RECORD MUST BE IN ONE OF THREE VALID FORMATS, WHICH ARE OUTLINED ON PAGE LRL-5 OF THE CATAIR. IF ONE OF THE VALID FORMATS IS NOT USED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
VPH: CANADIAN ENTRY NBR INVALID

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. THE NAFTA CTRY ENTRY NUMBER SENT IN POSITIONS 4-17 OF THE D20 RECORD MUST BE A VALID ENTRY NUMBER.
2AI: INVALID BOND TYPE

A SHORT LISTING OF CURRENT BOND TYPES AND THEIR CORRESPONDING ACTIVITY CODES CAN BE FOUND IN THE CATAIR ON PAGE QIB-8. NOTE: ABI FILERS WHO DO BOND QUERIES WILL RECEIVE A SINGLE ALPHA CHARACTER CODE DESIGNATING WHICH TYPE OF BOND IS ON FILE, IF ANY, FOR THE IMPORTER BEING QUERIED. THE FILER'S SOFTWARE SHOULD TRANSLATE THE CODE INTO THE APPROPRIATE BOND TYPE AND DESCRIPTION.
AQR: BASE DATE QUALIFIER N/A

WHEN A FILING/AMENDMENT PERIOD BASE DATE IS SUBMITTED, FILER MUST DECLARE THE LIFECYCLE EVENT ASSOCIATED TO THE DATE. NO FILING/AMENDMENT PERIOD BASE DATE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, OR IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED IN ERROR.
VM9: ENTRY NOT WAREHOUSE

AN ENTRY NUMBER WAS GIVEN AS BEING WAREHOUSE FOR ENTRY TYPES 31, 32, 34, OR 38 BUT THE ENTRY TYPE WAS NOT 21 OR 22. 
VLR: DRAWBACK WAIVER IND INVALID

IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE THIS MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE FILER HAS USED A CODE OF OTHER THAN 'Y' (YES) OR 'N' (NO) VIA DISKETTE OR '1' (YES) OR SPACE (NO) IF VIA ABI FOR WHETHER THIS IS A WAIVER OF PRIOR NOTICE CLAIM. THE FILER MUST USE EITHER 'Y' ('1' IF ABI) OR 'N' (SPACE IF ABI).

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