Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

EI4: INVALID ALLOWANCE CHARGE AMOUNT

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE C17 AND C18 RECORDS PROVIDE FOR THE REPORTING OF HEADER LEVEL CHARGES/ALLOWANCES. (THE C51/C53 RECORDS REPORT THESE ELEMENTS AT THE LINE LEVEL, BUT THIS MESSAGE ALSO APPLIES TO THOSE RECORDS). THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IN POS 4-18 OF THE C18 RECORD MUST VARY BY NO MORE THAN ONE CENT, PLUS OR MINUS, WHEN COMPARED TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT PRODUCED FROM THE APPROPRIATE CALCULATION THAT OCCURS AS A RESULT OF THE COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS TRANSMITTED ON THE C17 RECORD. THE COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS IN THE C17 RECORD THAT ARE USED IN THE CALCULATION IS: - RATE/PER UNIT X UNIT PRICE BASIS /NBR OF PRICING UNITS (FROM ALL THE PRECEDING C33 RECORDS.) (IF C51/53 RECORDS ARE USED, ONLY THE C33 RECORD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE C51/53 RECORDS IS USED TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PRICING UNITS).
95T: 52 REC - 'CN' SWPM IND INVALID

THE REQUIRED SOLID WOOD PACKING MATERIAL INDICATOR MUST BE '1' OR '2'. 
WT1: R89 RECS NOT PROPERLY UTILIZED

EACH R89 RECORD CAN ACCOMMODATE 3 FEE CLASS CODES. THIS IS AN ACS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT, I.E. SPACE ALLOCATION MUST BE OPTIMIZED. EXAMPLE WT1 ERROR: IF 2 R89 RECORDS ARE SUBMITTED AND THE FIRST CONTAINS TWO FEE CLASS CODES AND THE SECOND R89 CONTAINS 1 FEE CLASS CODE, ALL OF THE FEE CLASS CODES SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED ON ONE R89 RECORD.
AQD: TARIFF ACT CITATION REQUIRED

THIS FIELD IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE SECTION OF CUSTOMS CODE UNDER WHICH THE PROTEST, CLAIM OR INTERVENTION IS BEING FILED. VALID VALUES ARE: ST. THE ELECTRONIC PROTEST SWITCH MUST BE SET TO 'YES'. PLEASE CONTACT THE POR . R MX' OR 'CA' FOR MEXICAN AND CANADIAN ADDRESSES (USED WHEN THE PROTESTANT TYPE IS 'F'. RANSMITTING 'S'.IF THE PJ OR PREVIOUS QJ OR RJ WAS TRANSMITTED TO UPDATE TO SAMPLE SENT, A SUBSEQUENT QJ OR RJ CANNOT BE USED TO CHANGE THE SAMPLE SENT BACK TO NO SAMPLE. INSTEAD THE FILER MUST CONTACT THE PROTEST PROCESSING TEAM AT THE PORT WHERE THE PROTEST WAS FILED AND REQUEST CUSTOMS MANUALLY UPDATE THE RECORD.
DCJ: FUTURE DATE INVALID

IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE THIS ERROR MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE DATE GIVEN IS GREATER THAN THE SYSTEM DATE (TODAY'S DATE). SINCE THE CANADIAN IMPORT WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE ALREADY FILED, THIS WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.  
VLP: DRAWBACK GOVT CLAIM INVALID

THIS MEANS THE DRAWBACK FILER HAS USED A CODE OF OTHER THAN 'Y' ("YES") OR 'N' ("NO" ) FOR WHETHER THIS IS A GOVERNMENT CLAIM. THE FILER MUST USE EITHER 'Y' OR 'N' VIA DISKETTE OR A SPACE ("NO") OR '1' ("YES") FOR ABI.
VEN: FDA LINE ALREADY REJECTED

THIS ERROR MESSAGE HAPPENS ONLY BETWEEN CUSTOMS ACS AND FDA'S SYSTEM. FDA SENDS INFORMATION VIA CUSTOMS TO THE FILER BY THE "LP" TRANSACTION. THIS ERROR OCCURS WHEN FDA HAS SENT AN "LP" INDICATING THAT THE ENTRY SHOULD BE REJECTED FOR FDA PURPOSES AND THE LINE IN QUESTION IS ALREADY IN FDA REJECT STATUS.
DKZ: TARIFF NOT ONFILE

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE AUTOMATED DRAWBACK MODULE. THE MESSAGE SIMPLY MEANS THAT THE NUMBER, AT THE 6, 8, OR 10 DIGIT LEVEL DOES NOT EXIST ON THE TARIFF FILE. NORMALLY, THIS OCCURS WHEN THE FILER HAS GIVEN 10 DIGITS ON OLDER RECORDS. FOR OLDER RECORDS, IF THE FILER USES 6 DIGITS (OR 8 IF PETROLEUM) THE PROBLEM IS MINIMIZED. 
VNH: FD 701: BASE UNIT MUST BE LAST

IN THE FDA INTERFACE, UP TO SIX QUANTITIES AND UNITS OF MEASURE (UOM) CAN BE TRANSMITTED. FIVE QUANTITIES/UOM CAN BE SENT IN REC FD02, POS 5-18, 19-32, 33-46, 47-60 AND 61-74 (CATAIR, PAGE OGA-30). THE SIXTH, IF APPLICABLE, IS SENT IN REC FD04, POS 5-18 (CATAIR, PAGE OGA-35). IF QUANTITIES/UOM'S ARE SENT THEN AT LEAST ONE OF THEM MUST BE A "BASE UNIT" AND IF MORE THAN ONE IS SENT THE BASE UNIT MUST BE IN THE LAST POSITION. IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THREE QUANTITIES/UOM'S ARE SENT THE BASE QUANTITY MUST BE IN THE "UNIT 3 QUANTITY AND MEASURE BLOCK (REC FD01, POS 33-46). IF ONLY ONE QUANTITY/UOM IS SENT IT MUST BE A BASE UNIT AND SENT IN THE UNIT 1 QUANTITY AND MEASURE BLOCK (REC FD01, POS 1-18). FDA BASE UNITS ARE SHOWN IN THE CATAIR, PAGES OGA-31.
B05: INVALID RECORD TYPE CODE

INPUT RECORD TYPE CODE FIELD CONTAINS A CHARACTER OTHER THAN '1', '2', '3', '4'. IN THE AUTOMATED DRAWBACK MODULE THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THE USE OF A CLAIM TYPE (OR AN ENTRY TYPE) OF OTHER THAN '41', '42', '43', '44', '45' OR '46'. 
ACW: STATE CODE MUST BE 'FN'

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN "ADDED 5106" TRANSACTION, APPLICATION IDENTIFIER TI. IF THE ABI FILER REQUESTS A CUSTOMS-ASSIGNED NUMBER FOR A FOREIGN-BASED COMPANY, AND THE COMPANY IS LOCATED IN A COUNTRY OTHER THAN CANADA, THE INPUT RECORDS MUST SHOW "FN" AS THE STATE CODE. IF THE T2 RECORD, POS 68-69 DOES NOT REFLECT "FN" OR IS LEFT BLANK, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
11Q: SPI OF 'H' OR 'S' CANNOT BE ABI

SPI OF "H' OR 'S' IS NOT ALLOWED FOR ABI ENTRIES. 
VBN: FW 3-177: INVLD WILDLIFE DSCRIPTN

THE WILDLIFE DESCRIPTION (REC FW03, POS 24-27) MUST CONSIST OF FOUR ALPHA CHARACTERS AND MUST MATCH ONE OF THE WILDLIFE DESCRIPTION CODES LISTED IN THE CATAIR ON PAGE OGA-21.
VQA: TOT D20 PAID NOT = TOT CAN PAID

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. IF THE PAYMENT TYPE INDICATOR EQUALS 2, 3, OR 5 IN THE D30 RECORD, POSITION59, THEN AT LEAST ONE VALID D20 RECORD MUST BE PRESENT. THE TOTAL NAFTA CTRY PAID DUTY IN THE D20 RECORD, POSITIONS 58-69 MUST EQUAL THE TOTAL NAFTA CTRY PAID DUTY IN THE D30 RECORD, POSITIONS 26-36 (AND VICE-VERSA) OR THIS REJECT WILL RESULT.
RBW: WARNING - DRWBK CLAIMED ON IMPORT

THIS MEANS THAT THE IMPORT ENTRY BEING RECONCILED HAS BEEN CLAIMED FOR DRAWBACK AND THAT MAY AFFECT EITHER OR BOTH THE ORIGINAL AND RECON DUTY/TAX AMOUNTS. 
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.  
ASL: MERCHANDISE DESC. NOT APPLICABLE

THE P71 MERCHANDISE DESCRIPTION CANNOT BE REPEATED OR TRANSMITTED AS PART OF AMENDMENT, ADDENDA OR SERVICE REQUEST. 
89F: FEE CODE REQUIRED BUT NOT ENTERED

A FEE CODE OR AMOUNT WAS NOT ENTERED BUT IS REQUIRED BY TARIFF. 
20A: INVALID CARRIER CODE

THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTIONS. IF THE CARRIER CODE REPORTED IN THE 30 REC, POS 73-76, IS NOT ON THE CARRIER LIST FILE . THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE SUMMARY CONTAINS A CARGO CERTIFICATION REQUEST. THE CARRIER CODE FIELD MUST BE FOUR CHARACTERS. OCEAN SHIPMENTS MUST HAVE A FOUR CHARACTER STANDARD ALPHA CARRIER CODE (SCAC) IN THIS FIELD. AIR SHIPMENTS MUST HAVE A TWO CHARACTER IATA CODE (ALSO FOUND ON THE CARRIER CODE FILE) IN THE POS 73-74 OF THE 30 RECORD. NOTE: IF THE CARRIER CODE IS OMITTED ENTIRELY, ERROR MSG 2DF WILL BE GENERATED. NOTE - THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO GENERATE IF THE ENTRY USES AN AIR CARRIER CODE AND AN OCEAN PORT OF UNLADING CODE OR VICE VERSA.
ADL: RLSE CONTAINS NO RELEASE DATE

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN A CONSOLIDATED ENTRY TRANSACTION WHEN ONE OF THE RELEASES BEING CONSOLIDATED IN THE ABI A32 RECORD DOES NOT CONTAIN A RELEASE DATE.
APA: USCS PROTEST NBR NOT APPLIC

NO CUSTOMS ASSIGNED PROTEST NUMBER IS SUBMITTED BY FILER IN AN INITIAL PROTEST FILING VIA ABI. IF THE FILING IS ACCEPTED ERROR FREE, OR WITH WARNINGS, THE CUSTOMS ASSIGNED PROTEST NUMBER FOR THE PROTEST WILL BE RETURNED IN THE P01 RESPONSE RECORD (WHEN ERROR FREE) OR P10/P99 RESPONSE RECORDS (WHEN ACCEPTED WITH WARNINGS). 
VHD: FDA701:AFRM/CMPLNCE NOT ALLOWED

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A FILER ATTEMPTS TO SEND A FDA AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE CODE IN THE FD05 RECORD, POSITIONS 5-7 WHEN THE AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE CODE IN THE FD01 RECORD, POSITIONS 20-22 IS BLANK. IF THERE IS ONLY ONE AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE CODE IT MUST BE SENT IN THE FD01 RECORD. ANY ADDITIONAL (UP TO FOUR) CODES ARE SENT IN THE FD05 RECORD AND THEY CANNOT BE DUPLICATES OF THE CODE IN THE FD01 RECORD.
BRK: AGGREGATE - RECON AMT < ORIGINAL

IF THE RECON IS AN AGGREGATE RECON, THE DUTY, TAX, AND FEES AS A RESULT OF RECON CANNOT BE LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL DUTY, TAX, OR FEES. AGGREGATE IS ONLY ALLOWED IF THERE IS NO CHANGE IN DUTY, TAX, FEES, OR IF THERE IS AN INCREASE.
RB7: R89 AND R21 ORIG AMTS DIFFER

TTHIS MEANS THAT THE ORIGINAL FEE AMOUNTS GIVEN FOR AN ENTRY-BY-ENTRY RECON IN THE 'R21' RECORDS FOR A GIVEN CLASS CODE DO NOT AGREE WITH THE 'R89' TOTAL ORIGINAL FEE AMOUNT FOR THAT CLASS CODE GIVEN IN THE 'R89' RECORD(S).
ARZ: CANNOT CHANGE PROTESTANT ID

THE ID CANNOT BE CHANGED AFTER FILING AS PART OF AN AMENDMENT OR ADDENDA TRANSACTION. IT MUST MATCH THE ORIGINAL NUMBER USED TO FILE THE PROTEST OR CLAIM. 

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