Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

VLW: DRAWBACK ACCELERATED CODE INVALID

IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE THIS MESSAGE MEANS THE FILER HAS USED A CODE OF OTHER THAN 'Y' (YES) OR 'N' (NO) IF VIA DISKETTE OR 'Y' (YES) OR 'N' (NO) IF ABI FOR WHETHER THIS IS AN ACCELERATED CLAIM. THE FILER MUST USE EITHER 'Y' ('Y' IF ABI) OR 'N'('N' IF ABI) AND CANNOT LEAVE A SPACE IN THE FIELD.
VN3: CERT MFGR UOM INVALID

IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE IF A UNIT OF MEASURE IS GIVEN ON THE CM (CERT MFGR), MUST BE A VALID 3 ALPHA-NUMERIC CHARACTER CODE (E.G. BBL, CWT, PCS). ALSO, IT MEANS THAT IF A QUANTITY IS GIVEN, A UNIT OF MEASURE MUST BE REPORTED.
27F: *CENSUS* OR-HI VAL/QTY(2)TARIFF 1

THE UNIT PRICE (VALUE/PRIMARY QUANTITY) IS NOT WITHIN SPECIFIC LIMITS  
51A: INFORMAL ENTRY HAS TOO HIGH VALUE

VALUE LIMIT FOR ALL INFORMAL ENTRIES IS $2000, EXCEPT FOR 'AMERICAN GOODS RETURNED' IN CHAPTER 98 AND "PERSONAL" SHIPMENTS (INDICATOR "P" IS SENT BY THE FILER IN THE 30 REC, POS 39). SELECTED TARIFF NUMBERS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO DOLLAR LIMITATIONS FOR INFORMAL ENTRIES AS LISTED IN APPENDIX K OF THE CATAIR, PAGE K-3. SEE ALSO ERROR MESSAGE 51D. FOR AMERICAN GOODS RETURNED ENTRIES, USING TARIFF 98010010NN ONLY, THE VALUE LIMIT IS $10,000. FOR INFORMAL ENTRIES USING "P", THERE IS NO VALUE LIMIT EXCEPT AS MENTIONED ABOVE IN APPENDIX K FOR CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS.
EIX: ALLOWANCE/CHARGE DESCR REQUIRED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). ALLOWANCE/CHARGE DATA IS TRANSMITTED IN THE C17 AND C18 RECORD. THE FREE-FORM DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARGE DESCRIBED BY THE ALLOWANCE/CHARGE INDICATOR TRANSMITTED IN POS 4 OF THE C17 RECORD IS TRANSMITTED IN THE C18 REC, POS 30-64.THIS FIELD CANNOT BE BLANK. IF NO DATA IS TRANSMITTED IN THIS ELEMENT, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
AR5: REFUND PARTY DATA REJECTED

IF A REFUND C/O PARTY WAS NOT NAMED AT THE TIME OF INITIAL FILING, AN AMEND- MENT QJ OR ADDENDA RJ TRANSACTION CAN BE SUBMITTED TO ADD THE REFUND C/O PARTY TO THE PROTEST RECORD. WHEN A REFUND C/O PARTY IS ALREADY LISTED ON THE PROTEST RECORD, THE FILER CAN CHANGE IT USING THE AMEND OR ADDENDA TRANSACTION. IT IS MANDATORY THAT THE FILER INDICATE THE TYPE OF ACTION HE INTENDS TO PERFORM, 'A' = ADD REFUND C/O WHEREAS 'R' = REPLACE. THIS IS A 'HIGH LEVEL' ERROR MESSAGE RELATING TO SPECIFIC ERRORS IN THE P40 RECORD WHICH SHOULD ALSO BE INDICATED BY THE PRESENCE OF ONE OR MORE ERROR MESSAGES. A COMMON EXAMPLE WOULD BE "ARW: REFUND PARTY NBR NOT ON FILE," WHICH COULD RESULT FROM THE USE OF IMPROPER FORMAT OF THE IRS, SOC, OR USCS NUMBER.
4GS: NO QUOTA RECORDS FOR TARIFF

QUOTA RECORDS CONTAIN QUOTA TYPE = 'S' (STATISTICAL). THESE RECORDS ARE NOT FOR PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE PER CITA. 
VKI: HLT:DUPE DEF. NOT FOUND (HLT)

THE TABLE NAME/SEARCH NUMBER COMBINATION SPECIFIED TO BE DUPLICATED FROM DO NOT EXIST ON THE HLT DB. 
4K7: CERTIFICATE NUMBER INVALID

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A COTTON CERTIFICATE NUMBER IS SENT IN POSITIONS 48-56 OF THE 51 RECORD AND THERE IS NO COTTON FEE CODE (056) INDICATOR IN THE HARMONIZED RECORD. IT WILL ALSO OCCUR WHEN THERE IS A DUAL TARIFF NUMBER (E.G. CHAPTER 99) AND THE TARIFF NUMBER IN THE 70 RECORD DOES NOT HAVE A COTTON FEE CODE. SENDING A COTTON CERTIFICATE NUMBER WITH A NON-NUMERIC OR ONE THAT IS LESS THAN THAN NINE NUMERICS ALSO GENERATES THIS MESSAGE.
977: TEXTILE CATEGORY INVALID

THIS MESSAGE APPEARS WHEN A SUMMARY THAT HAS QUOTA MERCHANDISE IS TRANSMITTED TO ABI WITH A LINE THAT IS SUBJECT TO QUOTA/VISA REPORTING, BUT FOR WHICH NO 51 RECORD IS ALSO INCLUDED. THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE DISTINGUISHED FROM ERROR MESSAGE 0LK, WHICH  WILL RESULT FROM THE TRANSMISSION OF THE WRONG CATEGORY NUMBER (FROM THE TARIFF FILE).
42D: EST TAX NO MATCH TO COMPUTED TAX

IR TAX ENTERED IS NOT WITHIN $3.00 OF COMPUTED IR TAX. 
96T: DATE IS HOLIDAY

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE ABI 'HP' (STATEMENT ADD/DELETE) TRANSACTION WHEN A PAYMENT DUE DATE, SENT IN POSITIONS 19-24 OF THE 'H' RECORD IS A HOLIDAY. THIS MESSAGE ALSO ARISES IF A RECONCILIATION ENTRY CONTAINS A SATURDAY, SUNDAY OR HOLIDAY IN THE R17 REC, POS 5-10.
ASK: MERCHANDISE DESC. REQUIRED

A SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE AFFECTED BY THE DECISION AS TO WHICH PROTEST, PETITION, OR INTERVENTION IS MADE MUST BE INCLUDED AT TIME OF INITIAL FILING. THE P71 RECORD IS MISSING OR BLANK. 
ARK: PROTESTANT NAME REQUIRED

PROTESTANT NAME IS REQUIRED WHEN PROTESTANT TYPE IS "F" (FOREIGN) OR "O" (OTHER). 
BRY: POSSIBLE DUTY MISMATCH

R20 ORIGINAL DUTY DOES NOT MATCH PAID / LIQ DUTY THIS MESSAGE IS RETURNED IF THE R20 REC, POS 23-33, AMOUNT DOES NOT EXACTLY AGREE WITH THE PAID DUTY ON THE ENAI RECORD FOR THE IMPORT ENTRY LISTED IN THE R20 RECORD, POS 8-18.THERE CAN BE SEVERAL CAUSES FOR THIS ERROR, BUT THE MOST COMMON ONE IS THAT THE FILER WILL SEND ALL ZEROS IN THE R20 FOR AN IMPORT ENTRY THAT HAD DUTY PAID. ANOTHER POSSIBLE REASON IS WHEN TWO OR MORE COLLECTIONS WERE DEPOSITED ON THE SAME IMPORT ENTRY AND THE FILER HAS NOT KEPT ACCURATE RECORDS REFLECTING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DUTY PAID. 
VPN: D02 RECORD MUST CONTAIN DATA

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DERERRAL MODULE WHEN A D02 RECORD, OPTIONAL RECORD THAT CONTAINS THE CF4811 DATA AND BROKER REFERENCE NUMBER, IS SENT BUT CONTAINS NO DATA.
APY: FAX SENT DATE INVALID

THE CCYYMMDD THAT A FACSIMILE WAS SENT TO CUSTOMS IS REQUIRED AT INITIAL PROTEST, CLAIM AND INTERVENTION FILING WHEN THE VALUE SUBMITTED IN THE FAX INDICATOR IS 'S'. THE VALUE SUBMITTED IN FAX SENT DATE IS NOT A VALID DATE IN CCYYMMDD FORMAT. 
VHM: DT HS7: DATA FOR BOX# NOT ALLOWED

CERTAIN ELEMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR EACH BOX NUMBER ON THE HS7 FORM (REFERENCE APPENDIX J OF THE CATAIR). CONVERSELY, IF AN ELEMENT IS NOT NEEDED BY DOT, ABI WILL NOT PERMIT THOSE ELEMENTS TO BE TRANSMITTED. CONSULT ADMIN MESSAGE 96-0608 TO SEE WHICH ELEMENTS GO WITH WHICH BOX NUMBERS.
EI8: INVALID ID QUALIFIER

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). ID QUALIFIERS IN THE C37 RECORD ARE THOSE USED TO FURTHER DESCRIBE ITEMS REPORTED IN THE C31 RECORD IN THE INVOICE. THE MOST COMMON USAGE OF THIS RECORD IS TO REPORT VEHICLE COMPONENTS SUCH AS VINS, ENGINE NUMBERS, ETC. THERE ARE FOUR ACCEPTABLE VALUES FOR THIS RECORD THAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED IN POS 4-6 AND 42-44. THESE ARE LISTED ON PAGE AII-34. ANY OTHER VALUE IN THIS RECORD WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
VBM: FW 3-177: INVLD PURPOSE

THE PURPOSE CODE (REC FW03, POS 22-23) IS A MANDATORY CODE CONSISTING OF ONE ALPHA CHARACTER WHICH SHOULD APPEAR IN POS 22. (POSITION 23 IS RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE AND SHOULD BE SPACE FILLED.) THE ONLY ALPHA CHARACTER PERMITTED IS C (COMMERCIAL), N (NON-COMMERCIAL), M (MUSEUM EXCHANGE), S (SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH), OR Z (ZOOLOGICAL EXCHANGE).
AFY: INVALID AD/CVD CASE/RATE/BOND IND

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION IF THE FILER REPORTS ADD OR CVD DATA IN THE 60 RECORD, BUT USES ENTRY TYPE 01, THIS MESSAGE WILL OCCUR UNTIL THE ENTRY TYPE IS CHANGED TO 03 OR 07 OR UNTIL THE ADD OR CVD DATA IS REMOVED. 
ASR: PROTESTED ISSUE REJECTED

PROTESTED ISSUE REJECTED. 
VNT: DBK IMPORT ENTRY NOT ON FILE

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE DESIGNATED IMPORT ENTRY DOES NOT EXIST AS GIVEN. ACS DOES A MATCH ON THE IMPORT ENTRY NUMBER AND THE PORT OF ENTRY GIVEN ON THE DISKETTE BY THE FILER. IF THE FILER USES AN IMPORT ENTRY/PORT COMBINATION THAT IS NOT VALID IN ACS, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. THEREFORE, EITHER THE ENTRY DOES NOT EXIST AT ALL, OR IT DOES NOT EXIST FOR THE PORT INDICATED. NOTE: THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE VALID ENTRIES ARE NOT IN ACS (E.G. INFORMALS THAT WERE JUST DONE ON CASH RECEIPTS). FOR THESE, A SPECIAL CM NUMBER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN ACS. IF THE FILER INDICATES THAT THIS IS THE CASE, THE FILER MAY DESIGNATE THE MONIES FROM CM888888/9900. THIS CM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED JUST FOR THIS CASE WHERE EITHER AN INFORMAL OR MAIL ENTRY WAS DONE ON A CASH RECEIPT WITH NO ACS ENTRY RECORD CREATED.
B31: MID NOT EQUAL MID ON VISA FILE

IF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN REPRESENTS AN "ELVIS" COUNTRY AND A VISA NUMBER IS REQUIRED THEN, THE MID NUMBER, AS PROVIDED BY THE ABI FILER IN THE EI (ENTRY SUMMARY) APPLICATION (60 RECORD), WILL BE VALIDATED AGAINST THE MID NUMBER ON THE ACS VISA FILE AS TRANSMITTED BY THE REPRESENTATIVE ELVIS COUNTRY. IF THE MID'S DO NOT MATCH THEN, THE TRANSACTION WILL BE REJECTED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED ERROR MESSAGE.
VM1: HLN: IMP.PROMPT LITERAL REQUIRED

THE INPUT PROMPT LITERAL IS A REQUIRED FIELD. THIS IS THE LANGUAGE THAT WILL APPEAR NEXT TO THE INPUT FIELD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LOCATE SCREEN, WHICH THE OPERATOR CAN USE OVERRIDE THE SELECTION CRITERIA FOR THE LOCATE. 

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