Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

VLG: IMPORT TRAILER # OUT OF SEQUENCE

THIS MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE IMPORT TRAILER SEQUENCE NUMBERS ARE OUT OF SEQUENCE IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE. NOTE THAT CONTRACT SEQUENCE NUMBERS ARE 01-99. IF ONLY 1 CONTRACT IS USED ON A CLAIM, THAT CONTRACT NUMBER SHOULD APPEAR IN THE CLAIM HEADER RECORD. THE CONTRACT TRAILER RECORD SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS THERE ARE MULTIPLE CONTRACTS ON A CLAIM. THE CONTRACT TRAILER COUNTER IS NOT A COUNT OF CONTRACTS, BUT IS A COUNT OF THE CONTRACT TRAILER RECORDS. IF ONLY ONE CONTRACT IS USED,THE COUNTER SHOULD BE 00, SINCE THERE WILL BE NO TRAILER RECORDS. IF 2 CONTRACTS ARE USED THERE WILL BE ONE CONTRACT TRAILER AND THE COUNT WILL BE 01. THREE CONTRACTS WOULD MEAN TWO TRAILERS AND THE COUNT WOULD BE 02, ETC.. FOR RECONCILIATION, THIS MEANS THAT THE SEQUENCING OF THE IMPORT ENTRY ASSOCIATION RECORDS ('R20') IS OUT OF ORDER.
7BD: BOX NUMBER SHOULD BE INCLUDED

THIS WARNING MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE 'IJ' APPLICATION WHEN A FILER SENDS AN ADDRESS IN THE I3 RECORD THAT CONTAINS 'RT', 'RTE' OR 'ROUTE'. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTING A BOX NUMBER BUT THIS MESSAGE IS ONLY A WARNING.
VGA: FD701: INV LINE#/SEQ

THIS ERROR MESSAGE RESULTS WHEN A FILER SENDS AN FDA CORRECTION (CP TRANSACTION) TO RESPOND TO AN FDA DT REJECT MESSAGE AND THE CUSTOMS LINES THAT THEY ARE SENDING IN THE FDA CORRECTION DO NOT MATCH THE EXACT SEQUENCE OF LINES IN THE SELECTIVITY RECORD. WHEN A CORRECTION IS DONE, THE FILER MUST SEND THE CUSTOMS LINES (WITH THE CORRESPONDING FDA DATA OR DISCLAIM AS APPLICABLE) IN THE EXACT ORDER AS IT APPEARS ON THE SELECTIVITY LINE ITEM SCREEN. THE FILER MUST ALSO SEND ALL CUSTOMS LINES WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE FDA REGULATED. CHECK THE ORDER OF THE TARIFF NUMBERS IN THE CP SEND AGAINST THE SELECTIVITY LINE ITEM SCREEN. THEY MUST MATCH EXACTLY. THIS MESSAGE ALSO RESULTS WHEN A FILER ATTEMPS TO START A FDA LINE NUMBER WITHIN A CUSTOMS LINE WITH A NUMBER OTHER THAN 001. THE MOST COMMON OCCURANCE IS WHEN CUSTOMS LINE 001 IS SENT AND, FOR EXAMPLE FDA LINES 001 AND 002 ARE SENT WITH IT. THEN THE FILER SENDS CUSTOMS LINE 002 AND STARTS THE FDA LINE NUMBERING WITH 003. THIS REJECT WILL ALSO OCCUR IF THE FILER SENDS BOTH AN FD0 (DISCLAIM) AND FDA DATA FOR THE SAME CUSTOMS LINE ON AN ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION.
564: LINE MISSING/OUT OF SEQ/INVALID

SUMMARY INPUT CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF RECORDS DESCRIBED IN THE CATAIR. IF ANY REQUIRED RECORDS ARE TRANSMITTED IN THE WRONG ORDER, OR IF REQUIRED RECORDS ARE OMITTED IN THE TRANSMISSION, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. THIS MESSAGE ALSO APPLIES TO OTHER APPLICATIONS, AS DESCRIBED IN THE CATAIR, FOR WHICH RECORDS ARE TRANSMITTED THAT ARE EITHER OUT OF PROPER SEQUENCE, OR ARE NOT PART OF THE APPLICATION. FOR EXAMPLE, TRANSMITTING THE OGA CORRECTION APPLICATION (CODE CP) WITH FCC DATA WILL CAUSE THIS ERROR MESSAGE. OMITTING THE CARRIER CODE IN THE 01 RECORD FOR A BORDER CARGO RELEASE INPUT (HN) FOR AN AMS PORT WILL GET THIS MESSAGE. MOST OTHER SITUATIONS THAT RESULT IN THIS ERROR ARE FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD AS TO WHICH RECORDS MAY BE MISSING OR SENT IN ERROR. FOR RECON ENTRIES, CHECK EVERY R20 RECORD THAT HAS A FOLLOWING R21 RECORD. THERE MUST BE A TRAILER COUNTER IN POS 78-79 OF THE R20 WHICH SHOWS HOW MANY R21'S ARE BEING INCLUDED FOR THE ENTRY IN THE R20. IF THE R20 SHOWS '01' IN POS 78-79, THERE MUST BE ONLY 1 R21 RECORD, AND SO ON. THE REVERSE IS TRUE, AS WELL: IF NO R21 REC, THE R20 MUST SHOW '00'.
EJV: INBOX IND MUST BE 'R' OR SPACE

THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION CI). THE C01 REC, POS 56, PROVIDES THE FILER AN OPPORTUNITY TO INDICATE IF THE INVOICE BEING TRANSMITTED IS AN INITIAL INPUT (SPACE FILL THE POSITION) OR IS IN RESPONSE TO AN ABI REJECTION FROM CUSTOMS WHICH REQUESTED THE TRANSMISSION OF THE INSTANT INVOICE. IN THE LATTER CASE, THE ACCEPTABLE VALUE FOR THIS FIELD IS "R". ANY OTHER CHARACTER TRANSMITTED IN THIS FIELD WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
VHQ: DT HS7: MAKE REQUIRED

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE DOT INTERFACE. THE MAKE (NAME OF COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURED VEHICLE) SENT IN POSITIONS 5-19 OF THE DT02 RECORD IS MANDATORY IF BOXES 03, 05 OR
531: NON-NUMERIC IN NUMERIC FIELD

IN ACS, ALL MONEY FIELDS AND CERTAIN FIELDS USED AS SWITCHES OR COUNTERS ARE DEFINED AS NUMERIC. DURING ABI PROCESSING OF BROKER DATA, IF A FIELD CONTAINS ALPHA CHARACTERS AND IT SHOULD BE NUMERIC, THE USER WILL RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE. AFTER SYSTEM TESTING WITH BROKERS, THIS MESSAGE SHOULD NOT OCCUR.  THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE GENERATED IF THE NUMERIC FIELD IS FILLED WITH BLANK DATA (AT LEAST IN THE CI-AUTOMATED INVOICE-TRANSACTION).
VPA: IMPORT REF NOT FOUND

THIS REJECT OCCURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. IF THE CLAIM TYPE IN THE D01 RECORD IS OTHER THAN A '2' (I.E. 1 OR 3) THEN THE ENTRY NUMBER MUST BE REPORTED IN THE D10 RECORD, POSITIONS 17-27 AND THE ENTRY MUST BE RESIDENT ON THE ENTRY SUMMARY HEADER FILE.
DKN: D50 RECORD MUST CONTAIN DATA

THIS ERROR MESSAGE COULD BE THE RESULT OF A DRAWBACK DISKETTE OR ABI DRAWBACK PROBLEM. IT IS SAYING THAT WHEN CUSTOMS FORMATTED THE RECORDS FROM THE DRAWBACK DISKETTE OR WHEN THE DATA WAS SENT VIA ABI, NO DATA WAS PRESENT IN THE GIVEN RECORD. IF THE DRAWBACK DISKETTE HAS NO DATA, THE PC PROGRAM SHOULD STOP IT BEFORE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN DATA THERE, BUT IT WAS BAD DATA.
12R: FIRMS CDE INV FOR ENTRY PURPOSES

THE FIRMS CODE RECORD WHICH MATCHES THE TRANSMITTED FIRMS CODE CONTAINS A FACILITY TYPE OF EITHER 07 OR 08; THESE FACILITY TYPES ARE NOT VALID FOR ENTRY PURPOSES: 07 = DATA PROCESSING SITE 08 = CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE VALID ENTRY FACILITY TYPES: 01 = CUSTOMS CONTAINER STATION 02 = FOREIGN TRADE ZONE 03 = PIER 04 = BONDED WAREHOUSE 05 = INSPECTION FACILITY 06 = IMPORTERS' PREMISES FOR FURTHER HELP CONTACT YOUR LOCAL "FIRMS" ADMINISTRATOR (QUERY "TIP" P21)
DK7: TOT TARIFF TRAILER COUNT INVALID

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE AUTOMATED DRAWBACK MODULE. THE SUM OF THE ABI'D12', 'D20', 'D25', 'D30', 'D40', OR 'D50' RECORDS DOES NOT ADD UP TO WHAT THE COUNT IS IN THE 'CT CLAIM TRAILER' RECORD, OR ABI 'D90' RECORD. BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ADD UP, WE CANNOT KNOW WHETHER THE TOTAL COUNT IS SIMPLY WRONG, OR THE TOTAL COUNT IS RIGHT AND WE ARE MISSING RECORDS. 
VNP: D11 RECORD MUST CONTAIN DATA

THIS ERROR MESSAGE COULD BE THE RESULT OF A DRAWBACK DISKETTE OR ABI PROBLEM. WHEN CUSTOMS FORMATTED THE RECORDS FROM THE DISKETTE OR WHEN THE DATA WAS SENT VIA ABI, NO DATA WAS PRESENT IN THE GIVEN RECORD. IF THE DISKETTE HAS NO DATA, THE PC PROGRAM SHOULD STOP IT BEFORE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN DATA THERE, BUT IT WAS BAD DATA.
JAF: NO DATA FOUND FOR KEY

THIS MESSAGE IS A REPLY TO ONE OR MORE ABI QUERIES THAT INDICATES THAT ABI COULD FIND NO RECORDS MATCHING THE FILER'S REQUEST. IT IS USED, AT A MINIMUM, AS A REPLY TO THE FDA PRODUCT CODE QUERY WHEN THE PRODUCT CODE TRANSMITTED BY THE FILER IS NOT FOUND ON THE FDPL DATABASE
ARS: REFUND PARTY DATA NOT APPLIC

IN THE CASE OF A TYPE 4 ACTION FILED UNDER CFR 181.115, THE FOREIGN EXPORTER / PRODUCER IS NOT ENTITLED TO ANY REFUNDS. NAMING A REFUND CARE/OF PARTY DOES NOT APPLY.
VAE: DT HS7: INVALID BOX NUMBER

THE ONLY VALID BOX NUMBERS (RECORD DT01, POS 8-9) ARE 01, 2A, 2B, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09, 11 AND 12. THESE ARE FROM DOT FORM HS-7, WHICH IS NO LONG DISPLAYED IN THE CATAIR.
VAS: TEAM NOT EQUAL TO ACS TEAM

THIS MESSAGE IS NOT A REJECTION, BUT MERELY A WARNING. THE IMPORT SPECIALIST TEAM IS AN OPTIONAL RECORD IN THE SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION (EI). IT IS SENT IN THE 30 REC, POS 77-79. IF THE FILER TRANSMITS THIS ELEMENT AND IT DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE IMPORT SPECIALIST TEAM ASSIGNMENT DESIGNATED BY ACS, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT. IN SOME CASES, THE FILER MAY NOT KNOW WHICH TEAM WILL BE ASSIGNED BY ACS, ESPECIALLY IF THE ENTRY CONTAINS SEVERAL LINES. ACS WILL RESPOND TO THE INPUT WITH THIS WARNING MESSAGE AND WITH THE ACTUAL ASSIGNED TEAM NUMBER IN THE E0 OR E90 RECORD OUTPUT. THE FILER HAS THE OPTION OF RETRANSMITTING THE SUMMARY WITH THE CORRECT TEAM NUMBER (RARELY DONE) OR OF PRINTING THE SUMMARY DOCUMENTS WITH THE CORRECT TEAM NUMBER SHOWN.
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.
06F: PC: VESSEL CODE & NAME SUBMITTED

THIS IS A "PAIRED" ENTRY. BOTH VESSEL CODE AND VESSEL NAME WERE SUBMITTED FOR EDIT. ONLY ONE OF THESE WILL BE CONSIDERED. PLEASE RE-ENTER ONE OR THE OTHER DATA ELEMENTS.
API: AFR REQUEST IND. INVALID

AN APPLICATION FOR FURTHER REVIEW, INDICATED BY 'R', APPLIES ONLY TO TYPE 514 PROTESTS, AND MUST BE REQUESTED DURING FILING AND AMENDMENT PERIOD, EITHER INITIAL FILING OR BY AN AMENDMENT FILING. THE VALUE SUBMITTED IN THE AFR REQUEST FIELD IS NOT 'R'. 
1ED: EST'D ARRIVAL DATE: NOT NUMERIC

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A FILER CERTIFIES AN ENTRY SUMMARY FOR CARGO RELEASE BY SENDING A '1' IN POSITION 38 OF THE EI 30 RECORD BUT SENDS BLANKS FOR THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE IN POSITION  66-71 OF THE EI 20 RECORD. THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE GENERATED IF THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE IS INCORRECT IN THE L1 RECORD OF THE BILL OF LADING UPDATE FEATURE.
AE1: ZIP CODE NOT ALLOWED FOR MEXICO

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN "ADD 5106" TRANSACTION, APPLICATION IDENTIFIER TI. IF THE FILER IS REQUESTING A CUSTOMS-ASSIGNED NUMBER FOR A FOREIGN BASED IMPORTER AND THE COUNTRY OF THE IMPORTER IS MEXICO, NO ZIP OR POSTAL CODE IS PERMITTED. IF THE FILER TRANSMITS A POSTAL CODE IN THE T2 REC, POS 70-78, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. 
ASD: SEQUENCE NUMBER ERROR

SEQUENCE NUMBER ERROR. ENTRIES AND LINES OF NARRATIVE MUST BE LISTED IN ASCENDING ORDER FROM 0001 TO 9999. THIS MESSAGE MAY BE RETURNED IF AN ENTRY OR LINE OF NARRATIVE WAS ASSIGNED A NUMBER OUT OF SEQUENCE.
VMU: MOT NOT REQUIRED FOR WHSE WITHDRL

MOT CANNOT BE SUPPLIED FOR ENTRY TYPES 31, 32, 34, AND 38.
VA6: OGA OI REC MAY NOT BE BLANK

THE "OI" RECORD IS USED IN OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY ENTRIES. THE DESCRIPTION IS LOCATED IN THE CATAIR, PAGE OG-11. THIS RECORD IS SENT WHEN THERE IS DATA TO BE SENT (I.E. THE LINE IS NOT "DISCLAIMED"). IF SENT, THE RECORD MUST NOT BE BLANK. THERE MUST BE A COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION SENT (POS 11-80). THE TARIFF DESCRIPTION IS NOT TO BE SENT.
B29: BRK PERMIT REVOKED - CALL ENT CTL

THE BROKER STATUS IS REVOKED, AND A DATE IS PRESENT. THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE - IT WILL NOT PREVENT PROCESSING. 

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