Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

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.
VGB: FD 701: PRODUCT CODE NOT ON FILE

THIS ERROR OCCURS WHEN A FILER ATTEMPTS TO USE AN FDA PRODUCT CODE THAT IS NOT ON FILE IN ACS. FDA MAINTAINS THE FILE. THE FILER SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THEIR FDA CONTACT TO CHECK THE PRODUCT CODE. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 580,000 PRODUCT CODES.
VKK: HLT: OVERRIDE CRIT. MUST BE Y/N

THE OVERRIDE CRITERIA SWITCH IS REQUIRED AND MUST BE Y=YES OR N=NO. N=NO. 
"27B: CENSUS QTY1/QTY2 (TARIFF 1)

THIS MESSAGE IS AN ABI REPLY TO AN ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION. IT INDICATES THAT THE RATIO OF THE FIRST QUANTITY TO THE SECOND QUANTITY FOR THE LINE IN QUESTION, FOR THE FIRST TARIFF REPORTED (OR THE ONLY ONE IF THE LINE ONLY CALLS FOR ONE TARIFF NUMBER) IS OUTSIDE THE LIMITS THAT HAVE BEEN RECORDED BY CENSUS FROM PREVIOUS IMPORTATIONS. IF THE FILER REVIEWS ITS DATA AND FINDS THAT BOTH QUANTITIES ARE CORRECT AS REPORTED, THE FILER DOES NOT NEED TO MAKE ANY ABI CHANGES, BUT SHOULD ALERT THE ENTRY TEAM THAT THE DATA IS CORRECT.
AFL: ADD TOTAL AMT INVALID

THE TOTAL ADD AMOUNT IN THE 90 REC, POS 38-48 DOES NOT EQUAL THE SUM OF THE BONDED ADD DUTY AND THE PAYABLE ADD DUTY TRANSMITTED IN THE 35 RECORD, POS 3-13 AND 15-25 RESPECTIVELY. 
VDP: FTZ NUMBER INVALID

THE FTZ NO IN REC 20, POS 8-14 (EI APPLICATION) OR REC H2, POS 60-66 (HI APPLI- CATION) IS MANDATORY FOR ENTRY TYPE 06. IT MUST START WITH "FTZ" AND BE FOLLOWED BY FOUR NUMERICS. IF THE FTZ NO IS LESS THAN FOUR NUMERICS, THE NUMBER MUST BE PRECEDED BY ZEROS I.E. "FTZ0001".
8WL: INVALID CARRIER CODE

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE BILL OF LADING UPDATE (LN) TRANSACTION WHEN A FILER SENDS AN INVALID CARRIER CODE IN THE L1 RECORD, POSITIONS 32-35. 
ARB: SURETY CERTIFICATION REQ'D

WHEN THE PROTESTANT IS A SURETY, THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION MUST BE CERTIFIED TO BE TRUEBY SUBMITTING 'Y' IN THE SURETY CERTIFICATION FIELD: "THIS PROTEST IS NOT BEING FILED COLLUSIVELY TO EXTEND ANOTHER AUTHORIZED PERSON'S TIME TO PROTEST."
B08: MID CODE NOT ON FILE

INPUT MANUFACTURER IDENTIFIER FIELD DOES NOT EXIST ON THE MANUFACTURER DATABASE. THIS ERROR IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A MANUFACTURER QUERY, ABI APPLICATION $N. 
APN: VOIDANCE REQST NOT VALID

A REQUEST FOR VOIDANCE OF DENIAL, INDICATED BY 'R', MAY BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER PROTEST HAS BEEN DENIED BY CUSTOMS. THE VOIDANCE REQUEST INDICATOR IS ALREADY SET AT 'R' (AFFIRMATIVE FOR REQUEST), OR THE PROTEST IS NOT IN DENIED STATUS. 
957: COUNTRY CODE NOT ON FILE

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A CARGO RELEASE DATA INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION HI). IF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, REPORTED IN THE H5 REC, POS 6-7, IS NOT LISTED ON THE COUNTRY CODE FILE, THIS ERROR WILL BE GENERATED.
AQO: FILING PERIOD BASE DATE N/A

THE BEGINNING OF THE FILING & AMENDMENT PERIOD FOR A PROTEST, CLAIM OR INTERVENTION CAN BE DETERMINED IN ANY OF SEVERAL WAYS. WHEN PROTESTING DENIAL OF A 520(C) OR 520(D) CLAIM IT IS THE DATE OF DENIAL. INTERVENTIONS MAY BE FILED ANY TIME BEGINNING WITH FILING OF ADVERSE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING DECISION ENDING WITH USCS DECISION. FOR PROTESTS OR CLAIMS RELATED TO ENTRIES, LIQUIDATION DATE CONSTITUTES THE START OF THE PERIOD. ANY OTHER CASE REQUIRES A FILING/AMENDMENT PERIOD BASE DATE BE SUBMITTED BY THE FILER, TO BE VERIFIED BY USCS. A FILING/AMENDMENT PERIOD BASE DATE IS NOT APPLICABLE IN THIS CASE.
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.
95U: 52 REC - SWPM IND FOR CN/HK ONLY

THE SOLID WOOD PACKING INDICATOR ONLY APPLIES TO COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 'CN' (CHINA) OR 'HK' (HONG KONG). 
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). 
BR1: ORIGINAL DUTY MISMATCH (R90:R20)

THE TOTAL ORIGINAL DUTY GIVEN BY THE FILER IN THE RECON'S 'R90' RECORD DOES MATCH THE SUM OF THE ORIGINAL DUTY FROM ALL OF THE 'R20' RECORDS. THIS ONLY APPLIES TO ENTRY-BY-ENTRY RECONCILIATION. 
8WT: INVALID CHG: AMS TO NON AMS FIRMS

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERALLY USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION LN). IF THE ENTRY IN QUESTION REFLECTS A FIRMS CODE FOR A LOCATION THAT IS AN AIR AMS PARTICIPANT, THE FILER OF THE ENTRY MAY NOT USE THE BILL OF LADING UPDATE APPLICATION TO REQUEST A NEW FIRMS CODE, IF THAT INTENDED FIRMS CODE IS NOT ALSO AN AIR AMS FACILITY. IN SUCH A CASE, CHANGES OF THIS TYPE MUST BE MADE BY AN INSPECTOR A A SELECTIVITY SITE.
APT: HARDCOPY IND ALREADY = SENT

NOTIFICATION TO CUSTOMS THAT HARDCOPY MATERIALS HAVE BEEN SENT, INDICATED BY 'S', MAY BE SUBMITTED BY FILER AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO DISPOSITION OF PROTEST OR CLAIM BY CUSTOMS. 'N' INDICATES THAT HARDCOPY MATERIALS DO NOT APPLY. ONCE SET TO 'S' THE HARDCOPY INDICATOR CANNOT BE UN-SET TO 'N'.
57A: PAPERLESS - FILER RETAIN RECORDS

MESSAGE ISSUED TO BROKERS WHEN ENTRY SUMMARY IS ERROR FREE AND PAPERLESS. 
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.
VK4: HLS: CONST. VALUE FORMAT INVALID

A DISPLAY CONSTANT VALUED MUST BE EXPRESSED AS A 'VALUE' EMBEDDED QUOTES ARE SUPPORTED. 
APR: WITHDRAWAL REQ. NOT APPLIC.

A REQUEST TO WITHDRAW A PROTEST, CLAIM OR INTERVENTION, INDICATED BY 'W', MAY BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME UNTIL THE PROTEST OR PETITION IS ADJUDICATED BY CUSTOMS. THE PROTEST HAS ALREADY BEEN ADJUDICATED, OR THIS IS A DUPLICATE REQUEST TO WITHDRAW. FULL FILE QUERY REQUEST WILL SHOW IF REQUEST ALREADY HAS BEEN MADE. 
VLS: DRAWBACK INSPECTION IND INVALID

THIS ERROR MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE FILER HAS USED A CODE OF OTHER THAN 'Y' ("YES") OR 'N' ("NO") FOR WHETHER THIS IS AN INSPECTION CLAIM. THE FILER MUST USE EITHER 'Y' OR 'N' VIA DISKETTE OR SPACE ("NO") OR '1' ("YES") FOR ABI.
VQJ: CVD BONDED AMOUNT INVALID

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. THE TOTAL BONDED COUNTERVAILING DUTY IS SENT IN THE D31 RECORD, POSITIONS 37-47. IF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY BONDED INDICATOR IN THE D11 RECORD, POSITION 75 IS '1' (CVD IS BONDED) THEN THE TOTAL BONDED COUNTERVAILING DUTY AMOUNT CANNOT BE SPACES.
14J: ENTERED UOM/CENSUS UOM MISMATCH

ENTERED UNIT OF MEASURE DOES NOT MATCH CENSUS UNIT OF MEASURE ON TARIFF FILE. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE 15K "DUTY COMPUTATION NOT PERFORMED" ERROR MESSAGE. 

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