Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

ARH: PROTESTANT TYPE INVALID

A VALID VALUE IS REQUIRED IN THE PROTESTANT TYPE FIELD. VALID VALUES ARE: D - DRAWBACK CLAIMANT F - FOREIGN MANUFACTURER/PRODUCER/EXPORTER I - IMPORTER/CONSIGNEE M - MASTER OF VESSEL S - SURETY V - VESSEL OPERATOR O - OTHER THE VALUE SUBMITTED IN THE PROTESTANT TYPE FIELD IS NOT A VALID VALUE.
693: INVALID MISSING DOCUMENT CODE

MISSING DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS COMMERCIAL INVOICES, DUTY-FREE CERTIFICATES, AND PACKING LISTS, MAY BE REPORTED AS "MISSING" ON THE SUMMARY INPUT. REC 10, POS 45-48 IS RESERVED FOR REPORTING ONE OR MORE MISSING DOCUMENTS. DATA FOR THIS FIELD MUST BE LISTED AS A VALID MISSING DOCUMENT CODE, WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN APPENDIX B OF THE CATAIR, PAGE B-13. ANY CODE NOT SPECIFIED ON THE LIST WILL BE REJECTED WITH THIS ERROR MESSAGE. 01 COMMERCIAL INVOICE 17 OGA FORMS 24-25 RESERVED 02-09 RESERVED 18 DUTY FREE ENT CERT 26 PACKING LIST 10 CF 5523 HSUS 9808.00.30009 27-97 RESERVED 11 CF 3291 19 SCALE WT. 98 NOT SPECIFIED ABOVE 12-13 RESERVED 20 END USE CERT 99 IF (3) OR MORE DOCS 14 LEASE STATEMENT 21 FORM 'O' (COFFEE) ARE MISSING USE CORR 15 RE-MELTING CERT 22 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS CODE FOR 1ST & '99' 16 CORR COMM INV 23 OUTTURN RPT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
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.
VNI: FD 701: MLTPLE BASE UNITS INVALID

IN THE FDA INTERFACE, UP TO SIX QUANTITIES AND UNITS OF MEASURE (UOM) CAN BE TRANSMITTED. FIVE QUANTITIES/UOM CAN BE SENT IN REC FD02, POS 5-18, 92-32, 33-46, 47-60 AND 61-74 (CATAIR, PAGE OGA-30). THE SIXTH, IF APPLICABLE, IS SENT IN REC FD04, POS 5-18 (CATAIR PAGE OGA-35). IF QUANTITIES/UOM'S ARE SENT THEN AT LEAST ONE OF THEM MUST BE A "BASE UNIT" AND IF MORE THAN ONE IS SENT, THE BASE UNIT MUST BE IN THE LAST POSITION. THE FILER CANNOT SEND MORE THAN ONE BASE UNIT. BASE UNITS ARE LOCATED IN THE CATAIR, PAGE OGA-31. TO SOLVE THIS ERROR, THE FILER MUST USE THE BASE UNIT AND A CONTAINER CODE (S) FOUND ON PAGES OGA 32-33, CATAIR.
27Q: *CENSUS* MAXIMUM CHARGES EXCEEDED

THE AGGREGATE CHARGES FOR THE LINE EXCEEDS 5,000,000 FOR VESSEL OR 1,000,000 FOR AIR. THIS MAY BE NECESSARY WHEN THE CRITERIA MUST BE DIFFERENT FOR ACS/ABI THAN THE STATISTICAL EDITS AT CENSUS.
R1A: NAFTA RECON - NO INCREASES

R17 RECORD AMOUNTS FOR DUTY, TAX, FEES AND INTEREST MUST BE ZERO IF R10 ISSUE-CODE = NF.
95C: BOND PROD ACCT#MISSING/INVALID

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION EI). IF A SUMMARY REPORTS A SINGLE TRANSACTION BOND (BOND CODE = 9), AND THE FILER TRANSMITS A 21 RECORD, THAT RECORD MUST CONTAIN A BOND PRODUCER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IN POS 13-22. IF THAT FIELD IS BLANK, OR CONTAINS A LEADING SPACE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. AT THIS TIME (NOV 18, 1998), THERE ARE NO OTHER EDITS FOR THE DATA TRANSMITTED IN THIS FIELD (SUCH AS A FORMAT OF EIN, SSN OR USCS ASSIGNED NUMBER).
1GL: MAIL FEE REQUIRED

FOR DUTIABLE MAIL ENTRIES (MOT 50), A 34 RECORD WITH CLASS CODE 496 AND AN AMOUNT OF $5.00 MUST BE TRANSMITTED ON THE SUMMARY INPUT. IF THE 34 RECORD IS OMITTED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. 
44E: SAMPLE IND.N/ALLOWED FOR ENT TYP

THE SAMPLE INDICATOR ('X') IS SENT IN RECORD 30, POSITION 39. IT IS ALLOWED ONLY FOR INFORMAL ENTRY TYPES 11 OR 12.
0B0: INVALID 'ISO' COUNTRY CODE

THE COUNTRY CODE ENTERED IS NOT ONE OF THE VALID 'ISO' COUNTRY CODES. FOR THE AUTOMATED INVOICE INTERFACE APPLICATION (CI), THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE COUNTRY CODE IN THE C11 REC, POS 57-58, IS EITHER BLANK OR DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE LIST OF VALID ISO COUNTRIES.
808: INVALID CROSS DISTRICT

FOR ABI PURPOSES, THE ABOVE MEANS THAT THE FILER'S 'B' RECORD PORT OF PROCESS IN POS 4-7 DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE PORT OF ENTRY IN THE H1 RECORD (POS 4-7). THE DISTRICT CODES (POS 4-5) MUST BE THE SAME BETWEEN THE B RECORD AND THE PORT OF ENTRY IN THE APPLICATION.
EJ3: C06-C49 PKGING UNITS MUST MATCH

A PACKAGING UNIT ON A C49 ABI CI TRANSMISSION MUST MATCH A PACKAGING UNIT LISTED ON A C06 OR C07 TRANSACTION. AS OF 1995, THIS MESSAGE NO LONGER APPLIES, AS THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE C49 RECORD PACKAGING IDENTIFY MATCH THE C06 OR C07 IDENTITY HAS BEEN REMOVED. 
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.
VLE: INVALID NAFTA NET COST CLAIM

THE NAFTA NET COST CLAIM INDICATOR IS SENT IN THE EI TRANSACTION, RECORD 40, POSITION 79. IT CAN BE EITHER A 'Y' FOR "YES" OR SPACE FILLED IF IT DOES NOT APPLY. TO QUALIFY FOR NAFTA THE REGIONAL VALUE CONTENT (RVC) MUST BE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE. THE VALUE CAN EITHER BE TRANSACTION VALUE OR NET COST METHOD. IF THE LATTER, THIS CLAIM IS MADE. IF THE CLAIM IS MADE THERE MUST BE A VALID SPI OF CA, MX, B# OR C# IN POSITIONS 78-79 OF THE EI 50 RECORD. SEE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES 94-0238 AND 94-0840.
DKD: D12 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 DISKETTE HAS NO DATA, THE PC PROGRAM SHOULD STOP IT BEFORE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN DATA THERE, BUT IT WAS BAD DATA.
ACX: IMP TYPE REQUIRED FOR US ADDRESS

THIS MESSAGE IS USUALLY GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ABI 5106 UPDATE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION TI). FOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS BEING ADDED TO ABI, IF THE ADDRESS IS IN THE UNITED STATES, THE IMPORTER MUST HAVE ONE OF FOUR IDENTIFICATION TYPES INCLUDED IN THE T1 REC, POS 80.THEVALID TYPES ARE: "C" (CORPORATION), "P" (PARTNERSHIP), "I" (INDIVIDUAL), OR "S" (SOLE PROPRIETOR).  ANY OTHER INDICATOR, INCLUDING A BLANK SPACE, WILL GENERATE THIS MESSAGE. NOTE: AS OF MAY 1998, THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS GENERATED WITHOUT THE ACCOMPANYING ERROR CODE "ACX".
VLT: TOT DRAWBACK DUTY AMOUNT INVALID

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DRAWBACK DUTY CLAIMED IN REC 90, POS 4-15 DOES NOT REFLECT THE SUM TOTAL OF DRAWBACK DUTY CLAIMED IN RECS D30, POS 30-41 AND RD40, POS 20-31. 
VHJ: DT HS7: BOND (SURETY) NOT ON FILE

IF BOX 03 IS USED (REC. DT01, POS 8-9,) THE DOT BOND MUST BE REPRESENTED BY A VALID SURETY CODE FROM THE SURETY DATA FILE. ABI DOES NOT EDIT THE SURETY CODE IN THIS FIELD TO SEE IF IT MATCHES THE SURETY CODE IN THE 10 RECORD OF THE SUMMARY INPUT.
89O: MPF REQUIRED

THIS ENTRY REQUIRES A MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE BUT NONE WAS ENTERED. MPF IS DUE ON ALL ENTRIES UNLESS OTHERWISE EXEMPT. SOME OF THE EXEMPTIONS ARE: -- ALL TARIFF NUMBERS IN CHAPTER 98, EXCEPT 98020060NN AND 98020080NN. -- ENTRIES FROM INSULAR POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. -- ENTRIES FROM CARRIBEAN INITIATIVE COUNTRIES (SPI E) OR LDDC COUNTRIES. -- INFORMAL ENTRIES (ALTHOUGH AN INFORMAL MPF IS REQUIRED AT THE ENTRY LEVEL.) -- NAFTA ENTRIES FROM CANADA.
VBI: FW 3-177: INVLD FRGN EXPT PERMIT#

IF THE SPECIES CODE IN THE FWS FILE HAS A CITES INDICATOR OF 1,2, OR 3, THE FOREIGN EXPORT/REEXPORT PERMIT OR LICENSE NUMBER (REC FW02, POS 61-80) MUST BE TRANSMITTED. NOTE: THERE ARE NO EDITS FOR LENGTH OR SPECIAL CHARACTERS FOR THE EXPORT/REEXPORT PERMIT NUMBER.
BRP: FEE COUNT MISMATCH (R20:R21)

THE COUNT GIVEN IN THE 'R20' RECORD FOR THE FEE TRAILER COUNTER DOES NOT MATCH THE COUNT FOR THE NUMBER OF 'R21' FEE RECORDS SUBMITTED FOR RECONCILIATION VIA ABI.
8VZ: BILL DATA UPDATED AS REQUESTED

THIS MESSAGE IS AN "ERROR FREE" NOTIFICATION TO THE FILER THAT A BILL OF LADING UPDATE 'LN' TRANSACTION WAS SUCCESSFUL. A SUCCESSFUL BOL UPDATE MEANS THAT THE UPDATE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PASSED TO THE AMS CARRIER AND THAT THE SELECTIVITY FILE HAS BEEN UPDATED.
AAY: WARNING - CASES NOT RELATED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED AS A RESULT OF AN ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION. IF THE FILER REPORTS BOTH ANTI-DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY CASE NUMBER IN THE 60 RECORD, THESE MUST BE RELATED. IF EITHER CASE DOES NOT POINT TO THE OTHER CASE, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
WT1: R89 RECS NOT PROPERLY UTILIZED

EACH R89 RECORD CAN ACCOMMODATE 3 FEE CLASS CODES. THIS IS AN ACS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT, I.E. SPACE ALLOCATION MUST BE OPTIMIZED. EXAMPLE WT1 ERROR: IF 2 R89 RECORDS ARE SUBMITTED AND THE FIRST CONTAINS TWO FEE CLASS CODES AND THE SECOND R89 CONTAINS 1 FEE CLASS CODE, ALL OF THE FEE CLASS CODES SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED ON ONE R89 RECORD.
Q41: STMT PAID, TO DELETE, NEGATE COLL

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN AN ABI FILER ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE AN ENTRY FROM STATEMENT (APPLICATION HP) AND THE STATEMENT HAS ALREADY HAD AN ACH AUTHORIZATION TRANSMITTED TO ABI (APPLICATION QN). THE SOLUTION IS FOR THE FILER TO CONTACT A CLIENT  REP WHO CAN PERFORM THE PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION DELETE FUNCTION, IF THE PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION WAS TRANSMITTED ON THE SAME DAY AS THE REQUEST IS MADE.

 Next 10 >>Showing results 1 to 25 of 1405
Add To: add to del.icio.us add to digg add to technorati add to furl add to reddit

If you find this information helpful, please leave a donation to support Informed Trade International's ongoing mission to help importers improve their understanding of international trade.
 
© copyright Informed Trade International a division of danifer.com