Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

IN5: ENTRY NOT ORIGINALLY ABI

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A SELECTIVITY RESULTS QUERY INPUT (APPLICATION IN). IF THE ENTRY NUMBER IN THE R1 RECORD WAS NOT ORIGINALLY TRANSMITTED SUCCESSFULLY TO ABI, THE SELECTIVITY RESULTS QUERY WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE. NO ABI CARGO SELECTIVITY RESULTS WILL BE ISSUED FOR NON-ABI ENTRIES.  
28M: DATA NOT DELETED IN TEST MODE

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE AII MODULE. THE DATA BASE IS UNAFFECTED BY A DATA TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE SENDER'S STATUS WAS "TEST" FOR AII.
VKY: HLT;POS REQUIRED W/ OPTIONAL LEN

A POSITION VALUE MUST BE SPECIFIED FOR THE OPTIONAL POSITION/LENGTH PARAMETER WHEN A LENGTH IS SPECIFIED. 
8WM: VOYAGE/FLIGHT NUMBER INVALID

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION LN). THE VOYAGE/FLIGHT NUMBER MUST BE A MINIMUM OF THREE CHARACTERS IN LENGTH. FOR OCEAN SHIPMENTS (MOT 10/11/12), ANY COMBINATION OF NUMBERS AND LETTERS IS PERMITTED FOR THE VOYAGE NUMBER. IF THE VOYAGE NUMBER HAS A LEADING SPACE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ELEMENT IN THE L1 REC, POS 36-40, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED EVEN IF THE REMAINING POSITIONS ARE FILLED WITH A MINIMUM OF THREE ALPHA-NUMERIC CHARACTERS. **NOTE** - FOR AIR SHIPMENTS, LEADING SPACES OR A FLIGHT NUMBER WITH FEWER THAN 3 NUMERIC CHARACTERS WILL GENERATE ERROR MESSAGE 10R "INVALID FLIGHT NUMBER FORMAT".
VKQ: HLS: MAX 15 DEF SEL FLDS EXCEEDED

A MAXIMUM OF FIFTEEN FIELDS MAY BE SELECTED TO FORMULATE DEFAULT SELECTION CRITERIA FOR A TABLE LOCATE DEFINITION. THE FIELD(S) IN ERROR EXCEED THIS LIMIT. 
14D: INCOMPATIBLE MOT/PORT OF UNLADING

THE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IN REC 20, POS 28-29 (EI APPLICATION) IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE DISTRICT-PORT FILE FOR THE PORT OF UNLADING IN REC 20, POS 30-33. THE ACCEPTABLE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A GIVEN PORT CODE CAN BE FOUND ON THE DISTRICT-PORT DATABASE. PORTS WHICH ACCEPT EITHER OCEAN OR AIR SHIPMENTS WILL HAVE A "B" IN THE "CARRIER TYPE" FIELD. "V" INDICATES A VESSEL PORT ONLY AND "A" INDICATES AN AIRPORT ONLY.
VC8: INFORMAL FEE NOT REQUIRED

THE INFORMAL ENTRY FEE (CLASS CODE 311) IS NOT APPLICABLE TO ENTRY TYPES OTHER THAN 11 OR 12. IF THIS HEADER LEVEL FEE IS REPORTED (34 REC) THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. FURTHER, IF THE INFORMAL FEE IS TRANSMITTED FOR ENTRIES FILED AT AN EXPRESS COURIER CONSIGNMENT FACILITY (ECCF), THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE GENERATED.
2AL: SURETY CODE INVALID

IF THE FILER TRANSMITS BOND CODE 8 (CONTINUOUS BOND) IN THE SUMMARY INPUT (REC 10, POS 49), THE SURETY CODE IN REC 10, POS 73-75 MUST BE LISTED ON THE BOND DATABASE FILE AND MUST BE IN ACTIVE STATUS. IN ADDITION, THE SURETY CODE CITED IN THE 10 RECORD MUST MATCH THE SURETY CODE IN THE BOND DATABASE FILE FOR THE IMPORTER NUMBER TRANSMITTED IN REC 10, POS 8-19. (THE SURETY CODE FIELD CANNOT BE BLANK, EITHER). IF CASH IS USED IN LIEU OF A BOND, THE BOND TYPE MUST BE A "9" AND SURETY CODE "998" MUST BE USED. IF BOND TYPE "0" IS SENT, AND NO SURETY CODE IS SENT, AS WELL, THIS MESSAGES RESULTS. THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO APPEAR IF THE IMPORTER HAS TWO ACTIVE CONTINUOUS BONDS IN EFFECT AT THE SAME TIME. THE SURETY CODE FOR THE BOND THAT WENT INTO EFFECT FIRST MUST BE USED ON SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTIONS. SURETY CODES ARE VALIDATED BASED ON DATE OF RELEASE, SO A SUMMARY TRANSMITTED WITH A SURETY CODE BASED ON ESTIMATED ENTRY DATE WILL ALSO REJECT IF A DIFFERENT SURETY CODE WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF RELEASE. FOR RECONCILIATION, THE SURETY CODE GIVEN MUST BE VALID ON CUSTOMS FILE.
EIQ: INVALID LOCATION CODE INDICATOR

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE C13 REC, POS 9-10, IS USED TO REPORT ONE OF THREE LOCATION CODE INDICATORS. THE VALID INDICATORS ARE "25" (WHICH INDICATES THE LOCATION CODE IN POS 11-15 WILL BE A CENSUS SCHEDULE K FIVE-NUMERIC FOREIGN PORT OF LADING CODE), "26" (WHICH INDICATES THAT THE CODE IN POS 11-15 WILL A U.S. PORT OF ENTRY FROM CENSUS SCHEDULE D), OR "66" (WHICH INDICATES THAT T LOCATION IN POS 11-15 WILL BE AN ISO COUNTRY CODE). IF ANY OTHER CODE IS USED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO THE C43 RECORD, AS WELL.
VN7: LICENSE DDPP INVALID

IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE, THIS MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE FILER GAVE ACS A DDPP AS THE LICENSE PORT THAT DOES NOT EXIST IN ACS. 
ASU: MERCHANDISE DESC. REJECTED

MERCHANDISE DESCRIPTION REJECTED. 
27G: *CENSUS* IMPROBABLE AIR TARIFF 1

THIS MESSAGE IS ONE OF A NUMBER OF CENSUS WARNING MESSAGES. IN THIS CASE, THE MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE TARIFF NUMBER (50 REC, POS 4-13) IS ONE THAT IS NOT USUALLY TRANSPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES BY AIR CARRIER. HEAVY MACHINERY, (EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT), PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, ETC. ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF COMMODITIES WHOSE TARIFF NUMBER WILL GENERATE THIS WARNING MESSAGE.
BL1: INVALID CHAR FOUND IN AWB/BL/IT

THE BILL OF LADING, AIR WAYBILL, OR INBOND NUMBER MUST BE COMPOSED OF NUMBER AND LETTERS ONLY. THE PRESENCE OF ANY OTHER CHARACTERS, INCLUDING DASHES, SLASHES, OR PERIODS, ETC, WILL RESULT IN THIS REJECTION MESSAGE. NOTE--THE ABOVE MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE GENERATED IN A HOUSE BILL IS REPORTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MASTER BILL AND THE HOUSE BILL IS NOT LEFT JUSTIFIED IN THE APPROPRIATE POSITION IN THE 22 REC (EI) OR HA REC (HI). 
03L: INVALID IT NUMBER

CONVENTIONAL INBOND NUMBERS MUST BE 9-DIGITS LONG AT THE CURRENT TIME. TRANSMISSIONS THAT CONTAIN FEWER THAN 9 DIGITS WILL RESULT IN THIS ERROR MESSAGE.  
AFN: ADD/CVD ENTRY REQUIRES 35 REC.

IF THE ENTRY TYPE IS 03 OR 07 (APPLICATION EI, REC 10, POS 71-72), A 35 RECORD IS REQUIRED. 
AD8: INVOICE LINES NOT NUMERIC

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN AN EI 42 RECORD IS SENT WITH INVOICE LINES THAT ARE NOT ALL NUMERIC (E.G. A001).  
95I: RECON REQUIRES CONTINUOUS BOND

RECONCILIATION ENTRIES REQUIRE THAT A CONTINUOUS BOND BE ON FILE FOR THE IMPORTER IDENTIFIER IN THE R10 REC, POS 20-31. NOTE: IF THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ERROR 8PN, IT MAY NOT BE CORRECT IN RELATION TO THE ENTRY IN QUESTION. SEE ERRS 8PN FOR MORE INFORMATION. NOTE: THIS MESSAGE, AS WELL AS ERROR BRIM, WILL ALSO OCCUR IF ERROR 0AA (ENTRY IN R20 RECORD NOT IN ACS) IS GENERATED.
DKV: INVALID PETROLEUM INDICATOR

IN THE AUTOMATED DRAWBACK MODULE, THE 'D11' RECORD WILL CONTAIN A SPACE IF NOT A PETROLEUM CLAIM OR A '1' IF IT IS PETROLEUM. ANY OTHER INDICATORS GIVEN WILL CAUSE THIS ERROR.  
EIT: LOCATION CODE REQUIRED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE C13 REC, POS 11-15, PROVIDES A FIELD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF A CODED LOCATION. THE DATA IN THIS ELEMENT DEPENDS ON THE LOCATION CODE IDENTIFIER, TRANSMITTED IN THE C13 REC, POS 9-10.IF THERE IS A VALID LOCATION CODE IDENTIFIER TRANSMITTED IN POS 9-10, THE CODED LOCATION CANNOT BE BLANK OR THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO THE C43 RECORD, AS WELL.
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. 
AQ9: PROTESTANT DATA NOT APPLICABLE

PROTESTANT NAME AND ADDRESS INFORMATION IS REQUIRED ONLY WHEN THE PROTESTANT TYPE IS "O" (OTHER) AND "F" (FOREIGN). PROTESTANT IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION IS NOT ACCEPTED UNDER ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES.
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. 
4BH: ENTRY TYPE CHANGE INVALID

THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE ABI FILER IS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSMIT AN ENTRY SUMMARY WITH A DIFFERENT ENTRY TYPE THAN EXISTS ON THE ENTRY SUMMARY HEADER FILE FOR THE ENTRY NUMBER. IF THE ENTRY IS IN CUSTOMS STATUS, SUCH A CHANGE IS NOT PERMITTED. IF THE ENTRY IS STILL IN ABI STATUS, THIS CHANGE CAN USUALLY BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE MOST COMMON CHANGE IS FROM TYPE 11 TO TYPE 01 (OR VICE VERSA IN SOME CASES). FOR RECONCILIATION ON-LINE PROCESSING, THIS ERROR MEANS THAT YOU CANNOT CHANGE ANY PRE-EXISTING ENTRY THAT IS NOT RECONCILIATION TO A TYPE '09' RECONCILIATION ENTRY SUMMARY.
8Q9: BILL REFUND IND MUST BE A B OR R

BILL REFUND INDICATOR CANNOT BE ANYTHING BUT A "B" OR "R". 
4KN: TARIFF (1) INVALID FOR COUNTRY

ONE POSSIBLE REASON FOR THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS WHEN A NON-CBI COUNTRY IS USE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (REC 50, POS 6-7) FOR HS NUMBER 9802008040 (REC 50,POS 4-13) SINCE THIS HS NUMBER IS RESTRICTED TO CBI COUNTRIES. 

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