Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

355: ENTRY NOT FOUND

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A FILER ATTEMPTS TO USE THE 'HP' STATEMENT ADD/DELETE TRANSACTION FOR AN ENTRY THAT IS NOT FOUND ELIGIBLE FOR AN 'HP'. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE AN ENTRY THAT HAS BEEN ARCHIVED (ACS HISTORY FILE).
APM: VOIDANCE REQ. IND. INVALID

A REQUEST FOR VOIDANCE OF DENIAL, INDICATED BY 'R', MAY BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER PROTEST HAS BEEN DENIED BY CUSTOMS. THE VALUE SUBMITTED IN THE VOIDANCE REQUEST FIELD IS NOT 'R'. 
SUS: WARNING - SURETY SANCTIONED

FOR RECONCILIATION, THE SURETY ORIGINALLY GIVEN ON THE IMPORT ENTRIES IS NOW SANCTIONED.
AFV: PIRP NUMBER CANNOT FOLLOW DESC

IF FILERS USE THE 43 RECORD TO TRANSMIT "INVREQ", NO COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION DATA IS PERMITTED IN POS 11-80 OF THE 43 REC. ANY DATA IN THIS FIELD WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
AEX: PIRP NUMBER REVOKED

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A FILER SENDS A PRE-IMPORTATION RULING NUMBER (PIRP IN POSITIONS 3-8 OF THE EI 43 RECORD THAT HAS BEEN REVOKED.
99B: AG LICENSE REQUIRED

AN AGRICULTURE LICENSE MUST BE ENTERED IF THE FIRST TARIFF NUMBER ON THE LINE IS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING CONSTRAINTS, '99041009' THRU '99041021' INCLUSIVE OR '99041027' THRU '99041060' INCLUSIVE. THIS MESSAGE IS ALSO GENERATED WHEN AN AGRICULTURAL LICENSE IS NOT SENT ON A TARIFF LINE THAT REQUIRES ONE. THE AGRICULTURAL LICENSE IS SENT IN THE 51 RECORD, POSITIONS 38-47.
EI3: UNIT PRICE REQUIRED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE C33 RECORD PROVIDES FOR PRICE DATA FOR THE LINE OF THE INVOICE IN QUESTION. POS 22-36 IS PROVIDED TO REPORT THE UNIT PRICE OF THE ARTICLE BEING REPORTED. THIS FIELD CANNOT BE ZERO (UNLESS THE PAYMENT TERMS IN THE C01 RECORD EQUALS "15" -NO CHARGE) OR THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
4KS: CANNOT ENTER BOTH FEE & CERT NMBR

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN BOTH A COTTON FEE AND A COTTON EXEMPTION NUMBER ARE SENT ON THE SAME LINE. ONLY ONE CAN BE ENTERED. IF A COTTON FEE (056) IS SENT IN THE 62 RECORD A COTTON EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE NUMBER CANNOT BE SENT IN THE 51 RECORD.
APE: FILER REF. NBR ALREADY USED

THE BROKER/FILER ASSIGNED ASSIGNED DOCUMENT/REFERENCE NUMBER FILED FOR THE PROTEST, CLAIM OR INTERVENTION WAS ALREADY USED FOR A PRIOR FILING. THE BROKER ASSIGNED DOCUMENT/REFERENCE NUMBER MUST BE UNIQUE FOR EACH PROTEST, CLAIM OR INTERVENTION. 
029: INVALID FOREIGN PORT CODE

THE FOREIGN PORT CODE (AKA SCHEDULE K) NUMBER HAS BEEN OMITTED, IS IN IMPROPER FORMAT OR NOT ON THE FOREIGN PORT CODE FILE. CHECK THE RFDL FILE USING THE THREE DIGIT COUNTRY CODE FOUND IN THE RFJL FILE. THE PROPER FORMAT IS A FIVE-DIGIT NUMERIC. IF MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IS 12, THEN THE FOREIGN PORT CODE MUST BE FROM A PORT IN EITHER MEXICO OR CANADA.
VA8: FW 3-177: INVLD COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

THE FISH AND WILDLIFE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (FW01, POS 73-74) CANNOT BE BLANK. IT MUST BE A VALID ISO CODE. THE FWS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DOES NOT HAVE TO MATCH THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES. I.E. IF SNAKESKIN FROM AUSTRALIA WAS USED AS TRIM IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FOOTWARE FROM ITALY, THE ISO CODE IN THE HI APPLICATION (RECORD H5, POS 6-7) OR THE EI APPLICATION (RECORD 40, POS 6-7) WOULD BE IT AND THE ISO CODE IN THE FW01 RECORD, POS 73-74, WOULD BE AU.
8WB: ENTRY BELONGS TO ANOTHER DD/PP

THIS MESSAGE IS USALLY FOUND IN CONJUNCTION WITH MESSAGE 8WA (NO EXISTING ENTRY FOUND). IT ONLY APPLIES TO THE BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION LN). WHEN A FILER ATTEMPTS TO TRANSMIT A BILL OF LADING UPDATE ACTION AGAINST AN ENTRY FOR WHICH NO PROVISIONAL SELECTIVITY MESSAGE HAS BEEN ISSUED VIA ABI, MESSAGE 8WA WILL BE ISSUED, AS WILL THIS MESSAGE.
39B: INVALID DUTY FREE CLAIM

THIS MESSAGE WILL OCCUR IF THE FILER ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A DUTY-FREE CLAIM THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN/COUNTRY OF EXPORT COMBINATION. FOR EXAMPLE, INSULAR POSSESSIONS (SPI "Y") ARE ENTITLED TO SHIP CARGO DUTY FREE TO THE UNITED STATES, BUT ONLY IF THE SHIPMENT COMES DIRECTLY FROM THE POSSESSION. THEREFORE, IF THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT (50 REC, POS 69-70) IS NOT IDENTICAL TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (40 REC, POS 6-7), AND THE FILER TRANSMITS "Y" IN POS 3 OF THE 50 RECORD, THIS ERROR WILL RESULT. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED IF SPI "Y" IS USED FOR AMERICAN GOODS RETURNED PRODUCTS (CHAPT 98010010NN), AS THESE ARTICLES ARE UNCONDITIONALLY FREE OF DUTY AND THEREFORE DO NOT REQUIRE A SPECIAL PROGRAM IN ORDER TO CLAIM DUTY-FREE STATUS.
12P: FIRMS CODE NOT ON FILE

FIRMS CODE TRANSMITTED NOT FOUND ON DATABASE. 
EJ9: INVALID INVOICE NUMBER FORMAT

INVOICE NUMBERS CAN CONSIST ONLY OF LETTERS, NUMBERS, SLASHES, OR DASHES. TRAILING SPACES ARE ALLOWED, IMBEDDED SPACES ARE NOT. LETTERS MUST BE IN UPPER CASE. NOTE: AS OF MAY 1995, THE SLASH (/) IS NO LONGER PERMITTED AS A VALID CHARACTER IN THE INVOICE NUMBER. THE INVOICE NUMBER IS TRANSMITTED IN THE C01 REC, POS 20-36.
VGZ: FEI NOT FOUND ON ACS

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A FILER QUERIES ABI TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN FDA ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER (FEI) IS ON FILE. ALL TWELVE NUMBERS MUST BE USED INCLUDING LEADING ZEROS. THE FILER USES THE FDPP-10 RECORD SHOWN ON PAGE OGQ-14 OF THE CATAIR WITH A "Q" IN THE ACTION CODE. THIS MESSAGE IS RETURNED WHEN THE FEI NUMBER QUERIED IS NOT FOUND IN ACS. A COMMON REASON IS BECAUSE THE FILER IS NOT QUERYING ALL 12 NUMBERS. THEY SHOULD RESEND THE QUERY USING ALL NUMBERS INCLUDING LEADING ZEROS.
VHG: DT HS7: ISO CODE REQUIRED

THIS CODE (RECORD DT01 POS 30-31) IS REQUIRED WHEN BOX NUMBER (RECORD DT01, POS 8-9) 05, 06, OR 12 IS TRANSMITTED. (NOTE: IF BOX 05 IS USED, A DT02 RECORD IS ALSO REQUIRED, EVEN IF THE IMPORTED ARTICLE IS NOT A VEHICLE. (THIS IS A SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW.) ISO CODE CANNOT BE USED WITH ANY OTHER HS-7 BOX NUMBER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN THIS MESSAGE.
AQM: FILING PERIOD BASE DATE REQR'D

WHEN THE ENTRY IS NOT LIQUIDATED, IS CANCELLED, OR IS SCHEDULED TO LIQUIDATE, BUT HAS NOT LIQUIDATED, OR IF ENTRY HAS BEEN DENIED, THE FILER LISTS ANOTHER DATE FROM WHICH THE FILING PERIOD IS CALCULATED. EXAMPLE: WHEN THE PROTEST IS FILED BY THE SURETY, THE SURETY HAS 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF NOTICE OF FIRST DEMAND FOR PAYMENT FROM CUSTOMS TO FILE THE PROTEST.
Q04: 'QT' STATEMENT NUMBER INVALID

QT' STATEMENT NUMBER HAS SPACES, ALL ZEROS, OR OTHER NON-ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS IN POSITIONS 14-24. UNDER CURRENT PROGRAMMING, POSITION 14 MUST ZERO-FILLED. WHEN CUSTOMS BILLS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT THROUGH ACH, POSITION 14 WILL BE CHANGED TO ACCEPT OTHER NUMBERS.
VDA: MPF SURCHARGE CANT BE > $3.00

THIS MESSAGE RESULTS FROM AN ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION EI). FILERS IN TEST STATUS FOR CARGO RELEASE MUST INCLUDE AN MPF SURCHARGE AMOUNT OF $2.00 IF THE FILER IS NOT OPERATIONAL FOR CARGO RELEAES AT ANY OTHER PORT IN THE UNITED STATES. ABI WILL NOT ACCEPT A SURCHARGE AMOUNT GREATER THAN $3.00, IN ANY CASE.
EIB: INVALID EXCHANGE RATE INDICATOR

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE FIXED EXCHANGE RATE INDICATOR IS TRANSMITTED IN THE C01, C18, OR C53 RECORDS. THE TWO ACCEPTABLE VALUES FOR THIS ELEMENT ARE "1" (FIXED RATE APPLIES) OR "0" (NO FIXED RATE APPLIES). ANY OTHER VALUE IN THIS FIELD, INCLUDING BLANKS, WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
8N6: ALLOWABLE DUTY/TAX IS ZERO

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE PAID OR LIQUIDATED AMOUNT FOR THE IMPORT ENTRY WAS ZERO AND THAT THE IMPORT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE DRAWBACK CLAIM.  
VOH: PREPARER/REMOTE IND CONLICT

THE REMOTE PROCESSING DISTRICT PORT IS SENT IN THE 'B' RECORD, POSITIONS 47-50. THE REMOTE PREPARER FILER IS SENT IN THE 'B' RECORD, POSITIONS 51-53. IF THE REMOTE PREPARER INDICATOR IN POSITION 56 OF THE 'B' RECORD IS SET TO '1' (YES) THEN THE DDPP/FILER MUST BE SET UP IN THE ABI BROKER REMOTE FILING LOCATIONS FILE.
895: TARIFF ON LINE 1 MUST BE PRESENT

TARIFF ON FIRST LINE OF SELECTIVITY SCREEN MUST ALWAYS BE PRESENT FOR ABI, THE H5 RECORD IN THE CARGO RELEASE INPUT TRANSACTION MUST CONTAIN A VALID TARIFF NUMBER IN POS 8-17.
103: ENTRY TYPE NOT AUTOMATED YET

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE 'EI' TRANSACTION WHEN AN ENTRY TYPE IS SENT IN THE 10 RECORD, POSITIONS 71-72 THAT IS NOT YET AUTOMATED. VALID ENTRY TYPE CODES ARE LISTED IN APPENDIX B OF THE CATAIR. IN APPENDIX B THESE CODES ARE DESIGNATED BY A '**'.

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