Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

05E: PC: INVALID EST ARRIVAL DATE

ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE ENTERED IS NOT A VALID CALENDAR DATE. FORMAT MUST BE MMDDYY. FOR EXAMPLE, 023087 IS INVALID BECAUSE FEBRUARY NEVER HAS MORE THAN 29 DAYS. THIS ENTRY HAS BEEN FLAGGED AS A PAIRED CITIES ENTRY. A VALID ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE IS REQUIRED.
4CC: ENTRY TYPE MUST BE QUOTA

COMMODITIES LISTED ON THE HARMONIZED TARIFF DATABASE FILE THAT ARE SUBJECT TO QUOTA REPORTING FROM SELECTED COUNTRIES MUST BE ENTERED USING AN APPROPRIATE QUOTA ENTRY TYPE CODE. CURRENTLY, "02" (CONSUMPTION QUOTA ENTRY) OR "07" (COMBINATION QUOTA/ADD OR CVD ENTRY TYPE) ARE THE TWO QUOTA ENTRY TYPES.
VJC: CONT BOND INSUFFICIENT: STB REQD

THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE BOND FILE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT AN "N" IN THE FIELD "BOND SUFFICIENT - Y/N". THE LOCAL BOND DESK/OFFICE MAINTAINS THIS DATABASE. CR'S AS A GENERAL RULE, CANNOT OFFER MUCH MORE INFORMATION FOR THIS REJECT MESSAGE. FREQUENTLY, IF NOT ALWAYS, THE BOND INSUFFICIENT MESSAGE WILL DEFEAT THE ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL SELECTIVITY, AS WELL.
RB9: RECON/IMPORT SURETY MISMATCH

THE SURETY CODE ON THE RECONCILIATION SUMMARY DOES NOT MATCH THE SURETY CODE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE ASSOCIATED IMPORT ENTRIES. ALL IMPORT ENTRIES AND THE RECON SUMMARY MUST HAVE THE SAME SURETY CODE. (IF THE IMPORTER NUMBER IDENTIFIED IN THE RECON AND IMPORT ENTRIES HAS CHANGED SURETY COMPANIES DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THE RECON ENTRY, IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THE FILER TO FILE AT LEAST TWO RECON ENTRIES. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAINTAIN THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE SURETY SHOWN IN THE R10 REC, POS 32-34 AND THE SURETY IDENTIFED ON EACH IMPORT ENTRY).
Q07: STATEMENT FILER NOT = 'QT' FILER

FILER ON STATEMENT NOT EQUAL TO FILER GIVEN ON THE 'QT' RECORD. IF THE FILER CODE IS OMITTED ENTIRELY FROM POS 11-13 IN THE QT RECORD, ERROR MESSAGE Q03 WILL BE GENERATED. ONLY IF THE FILER CODE IN THE QT RECORD IS NOT AN EXACT MATCH TO THAT ON THE DATA FILE FOR THE STATEMENT NUMBER IN THE TRANSACTION WILL THIS ERROR MESSAGE BE GENERATED. 
VNA: FD 701:FORM MAY BE REQUIRED

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN THE FILER SENDS A TARIFF LINE WHERE THE HARMONIZED NUMBER IS CODED FD1(FDA MAY BE REQUIRED) IN THE TARIFF FILE BUT NEITHER FDA INFORMATION (RECS FD01-FD05) NOR A DISCLAIM (FD0 IN REC OA, POS 5-7) WAS SENT.
ED0: SYSTEM PROBLEM - CALL CLIENT REP

THIS "GENERIC" MESSAGE WILL SHOW UP PERIODICALLY, USUALLY WITH DATABASE ERRORS. AS OF JULY 1999, THIS MESSAGE IS BEING ASSIGNED TO ENTRIES IN WHICH THE FILER IS ATTEMPTING TO USE SPI "E" WITH HTS 9802008015 (WHICH IS ELIGIBLE FOR CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE FILING UNDER SPI "E") WITH A SECOND TARIFF NUMBER THAT IS NOT CBI ELIGIBLE. IN THIS CASE, THE FILER MAY NOT CLAIM "E" FOR THE CUSTOMS LINE IN QUESTION. AS STATED ABOVE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE CAN CHANGE MEANINGS AS DATABASE PROBLEMS WARRANT.
ASB: SEQUENCE NUMBER REQUIRED

SEQUENCE NUMBER REQUIRED. THE FILER MAY LIST UP TO 9999 ENTRIES AND TRANSMIT UP TO 9999 LINES OF NARRATIVE. EACH ENTRY AND EACH LINE OF NARRATIVE MUST BE PRECEDED BY 4 CHARACTERS REPRESENTING THE ORDER IN WHICH IT APPEARS, THE FIRST PROTESTED ENTRY WOULD BE 0001.
ASC: SEQUENCE NUMBER INVALID

SEQUENCE NUMBER INVALID. ONLY NUMERALS ARE VALID FOR SEQUENCE. THE FIRST LINE WOULD BE 0001, THE TENTH LINE WOULD BE 0010. EITHER THE LINES ARE NOT SEQUENTIALLY NUMBERED OR THE FORMAT USED IS INCORRECT. EXAMPLE: 1000 WOULD BE INCORRECT FOR LINE 1.
27P: *CENSUS* MAXIMUM VALUE EXCEEDED

THE TOTAL LINE ITEM VALUE EXCEEDS 100,000,000 DOLLARS. THIS MAY BE NECESSARY WHEN THE CRITERIA MUST BE DIFFERENT FOR ACS/ABI THAN THE STATISTICAL EDITS AT CENSUS.
109: INVALID SPECIAL PROGRAMS INDICATOR

ABI ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSMISSIONS MAY INCLUDE A SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR CODE ("SPI"). THE VALID CODES ARE LISTED ON PAGES ENS-48 THROUGH ENS-50 OF THE CATAIR (CUSTOMS AND TRADE AUTOMATED INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT). IF A FILER'S TRANSMISSION CONTAINS A CODE NOT CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED AS A SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
RB1: AGG RECON MUST BE INC OR NO CHG

IF THE RECON IS AN AGGREGATE, ALL AMOUNTS MUST BE INC/NO CHANGE. THE INCREASE/ REFUND INDICATOR IN THE 'R10' ABI RECORD (POS 47) MUST = 1, IF THE AGGREGATE INDICATOR IN POS 46 IS "Y".
AFJ: CVD BOND AMT/TYPE INVALID; 35 REC

THE CVD BOND TYPE IN REC 35, POS 37 MUST BE A "0" OR "1". THE USE OF ANY OTHER NUMERIC, SPACE OR SPECIAL CHARACTER WILL RESULT IN THIS ERROR MESSAGE. IF THE BONDED COUNTERVAILING DUTY AMOUNT (35 REC, POS 26-36) DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY AMOUNT IN THE 60 REC, POS 3-12, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. IF BOTH AMOUNTS AGREE, BUT DO NOT EQUAL THE CALCULATED COUNTERVAILING DUTY AMOUNT, AS DETERMINED BY ACS, ERROR MESSAGE AAZ "ADD/CVD DUTY COMP MISMATCH" WILL RESULT.
VH5: DT HS7: DUPLICATE VIN ENCOUNTERED

IF TWO SETS OF DOT DATA ARE TRANSMITTED FOR THE SAME CUSTOMS LINE ON AN ENTRY, THE VIN NUMBERS TRANSMITTED IN THE DT02 RECORD CANNOT BE THE SAME. IF THEY ARE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. (NOTE: IF THE FILER NEEDS TO REPORT MORE THAN ONE VIN NUMBER FOR MULTIPLE IMPORTS ON THE SAME CUSTOMS LINE, A SEPARATE SET OF DT01/DT02 RECORDS IS REQUIRED FOR EACH VIN. THE DT03, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SPACE TO REPORT MULTIPLE VINS, WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY ABI IF A DT02 IS ALSO TRANSMITTED. FOR BOX 2A ONLY, A DT03 CAN BE TRANSMITTED WITH VIN DATA IN LIEU OF A DT02. ALL OTHER BOX NUMBERS REQUIRE A DT02 TO REPORT VEHICLE DATA.)
4KT: CERT NOT REQD/COMPUTED FEE < 2.01

A COTTON FEE EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE NUMBER WAS ENTERED FOR A LINE WHOSE FEE IS LESS THAN $2.01 AND IS NOT, THEREFORE, PAYABLE. THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR THIS ERROR IS THAT THE FILER IS USING OUTDATED COTTON FEE RATES. THIS ERROR ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE COTTON FEE IS LESS THAN $2.01 AND THE FILER SENDS NO COTTON FEE BUT SENDS A DISCLAIMER OF ALL 9'S IN THE 51 RECORD.
VAQ: COMM. INVOICE DATA NOT ON FILE

FILERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM (EIP) MUST TRANSMIT COMMERCIAL INVOICE DATA TO ABI PRIOR TO TRANSMITTING THEIR SUMMARY DATA IF THE SUMMARY CONTAINS AN "E" IN POS 56 OF THE 10 RECORD. IF THE FILER IS PARTICIPATING IN THE INVOICE BY REQUEST PROGRAM, THEN IT IS PERMISSABLE TO TRANSMIT THE 42 RECORD WITH THE INVOICE NUMBER AND THE 43 RECORD WITH THE "INVREQ" DATA WITHOUT FIRST TRANSMITTING THE COMMERCIAL INVOICE. HOWEVER, UNLESS ONE OF THE TWO CONDITIONS ABOVE IS MET, A TRANSMISSION OF THE SUMMARY AS AN ELECTRONIC SUMMARY (EIP) WILL BE REJECTED WITH THIS ERROR MESSAGE. **NOTE** IF THE FILER USES MORE THAN ONE 42 RECORD PER 40 RECORD, AND "INVREQ" PERTAINS TO THE 42 RECORD, EACH 42 RECORD MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A 43 RECORD. IF THIS PAIRING IS NOT FOLLOWED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
VLU: TOT DRAWBACK TAX AMOUNT INVALID

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE TOTAL CLAIMED TAX DOES NOT ADD UP FROM THE DESIGNATED IMPORTS/CM'S. ACS TOTALS ALL IMPORT ENTRY AND CM CLAIMED AMOUNTS AND COMPARES THEM TO THE TOTAL THAT THE FILER GAVE IN THE DISKETTE IN THE 'CT' TRAILER RECORD. NOTE: THERE IS NOW A TOLERANCE OF + OR - $1.00 ALLOWED ON THE TOTAL BEFORE 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.
VBF: FW 3-177: INVLD COMN NAME SPECIFC

IF XXXX IS USED FOR THE SPECIES CODE (FW01 REC POS 5-8), THE COMMON NAME SPECIFIC (REC FW02, POS 5-22) IS MANDATORY. NOTE: WHEN XXXX IS USED AS THE SPECIES CODE, THE SCIENTIFIC NAME GENUS (REC FW01, POS 9-26) AND THE COMMON NAME GENERAL (REC FW02, POS 23-40) ARE ALSO MANDATORY.
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.
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.
DKI: NOT NAFTA CLAIM - D50 NOT ALLOWED

IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE FOR THE DISKETTE, THE NAFTA INDICATOR WAS SET TO 'N' IN THE 'CH' HEADER RECORD, OR FOR ABI IT WAS SET TO SPACE FILL IN THE 'D50' RECORD. EITHER WOULD INDICATE THAT THIS CLAIM IS NOT A NAFTA CLAIM SUBJECT TO THE "LESSER OF" RULE. ACCORDINGLY, WE DO NOT WANT THE CANADIAN IMPORT ENTRY DATA. 
0II: IMP NO ENTRY SUMMARY MISMATCH

   IF AN IMPORTER OF RECORD HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED VIA AN ABI ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSMISSION, A FILER MAY NOT USE A DIFFERENT IMPORTER OF RECORD NUMBER ON A CARGO RELEASE INPUT TRANSACTION. IF THE ORIGINAL IMPORTER NUMBER IS INCORRECT, THE SUMMARY SHOULD BE DELETED AND THE CARGO RELEASE TRANSACTION SHOULD BE RESUBMITTED AFTER THE SUMMARY HAS BEEN REMOVED.
660: IMPORTER ON NAT'L SANCTION LIST

THIS ENTRY SHOULD BE REJECTED TO THE FILER. A DUTY PAID, "LIVE" ENTRY IS REQUIRED. IF A FILER RECEIVES THIS MESSAGE THROUGH ABI THERE IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT CAN BE PROVIDED TO ASSIST THE FILER IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. CLIENT REPS CAN CHECK THE ACS SYSTEM FOR SANCTION INFORMATION, INCLUDING A CONTACT AT THE NATIONAL FINANCE CENTER, AND BILL INFORMATION FOR ANY OUTSTANDING BILLS.
523: ENTRY NBR MUST BE NUMERIC

IF FY PRIOR TO 1981, MUST BE LAST 2 DIGITS OF THE FY + 6 NUMBERS.  IF FY '81 THROUGH FY '86, MUST BE LAST 2 DIGITS OF THE FY, 6 NUMBERS, AND NUMERIC CHECK DIGIT. IF NEW ENTRY NUMBER, MUST BE 3 CHARACTER ALPHA-NUMERIC FILER CODE, 7 NUMBER SEQUENCE NUMBER, AND 1 NUMERIC CHECK DIGIT. NO SPECIAL CHARACTERS, OR IMBEDDED BLANKS.

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