Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

B24: LOWER CASE LETTERS FIRM/ADDR/CITY

FIRM NAME FIELD, ADDRESS FIELD, OR CITY NAME FIELD CONTAINS LOWER CASE ETTERS. IN ABI TRANSACTIONS, FILERS SHOULD ALWAYS SUBMIT UPPER CASE ALPHA CHARACTERS. IF THEIR SYSTEM SENDS LOWER CASE LETTERS IN EITHER THE FIRM NAME OR CITY FIELDS, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
VOZ: DT HS7: FORM MAY BE REQUIRED

IMPORTED PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE CODED DT1 OR DT2 ON THE HARMONIZED TARIFF DATABASE. IF THE CODING IS DT1, THE FILER HAS THE OPTION OF REPORTING THE DATA OR SENDING A DISCLAIMER. IF NEITHER DATA NOR A DISCLAIMER IS TRANSMITTED, THE ABOVE ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED (AS OF JAN 1998, ONLY 7 OF THE DOT-REGULATED TARIFF NUMBERS ARE CODED DT1)
42A: SPI INVALID FOR CATEGORY

IF SPI FOR THIS ENTRY IS'G' THEN CATEGORY MUST BE '443', '444', '643', '644', '843', OR '844'. 
0FJ: RECORD NOT ON FILE

THIS ERROR WILL OCCUR IF THE FILER TRIES TO PERFORM A DELETE OF A DRAWBACK CLAIM AND THE SYSTEM HAS NO RECORD OF THE CLAIM. BECAUSE THERE IS NO DATA IN THE SYSTEM, THERE IS NOTHING TO DELETE.
ADU: MULT CO OF EXP NOT ALLWD FOR CONS

IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE LINES ON A CONSOLIDATED ENTRY THEN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN SENT IN POSITIONS 69-70 OF THE ENTRY SUMMARY 50 RECORD MUST BE THE SAME EXCEPT IF THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT IS MEXICO AND THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS US AND THE GOODS ARE CLASSIFIED IN CHAPTER 98. 
941: TAXES DO NOT MATCH

THE TAX AMOUNT TRANSMITTED IN THE 60 REC, POS 59-68 IS NOT AN EXACT MATCH TO THE TOTAL TAX TRANSMITTED IN THE 90 REC, POS 14-24.THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO AN ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION (APPLICATION EI), BUT THIS ERROR WILL NORMALLY BE FOUND IN THE EY OUTPUT RECORD AND THE ERROR MESSAGE NUMBER DOES NOT DISPLAY.
VHO: DT HS7: CONTRACT/STMNT CERT REQ'D

IF BOXES 2B, 06, 07, 08, OR 09 ARE INDICATED IN THE DT01 RECORD, POSITIONS 8-9, POSITION 36 OF THE DT01 RECORD MUST REFLECT A "Y". IF ANY OTHER BOX NUMBER ARE INDICATED, THIS FIELD MUST BE BLANK. 
VBT: DT HS7: INV CLARIFICATION CODE

ANY CODE OTHER THAN V, T, OR E IN POS 37 OF THE DT01 RECORD WILL BE REJECTED WITH THIS MESSAGE. LEAVING THIS FIELD BLANK WILL ALSO RESULT IN THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
EIA: INVALID INVOICE TYPE

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION CI). THE C01 REC, POS 43-44, PROVIDES A FIELD TO DESCRIBE WHICH ONE OF FIVE POSSIBLE TYPES OF INVOICE IS BEING REPORTED. THE TRANSMISSION OF EITHER A BLANK FIELD OR ANY OTHER INVOICE TYPE THAN IS SHOWN ON PAGE AII-6 OF THE CATAIR WILL RESULT IN THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
VLM: DRAWBACK DELETE CODE INVALID

THIS MESSAGE WILL APPEAR IF THE FILER HAS USED AN ADDITION/DELETION CODE OF 'D' ON THE 'CH' HEADER RECORD OF THE DRAWBACK DISKETTE (THE D10 ABI RECORD) AND THE CLAIM IS ALREADY IN A CUSTOMS STATUS. A DELETE OF A CLAIM BY A FILER CAN ONLY BE HONORED IF THE CLAIM IS STILL IN 'ABI' STATUS. ALL CLAIMS CREATED BY DISKETTE OR VIA ABI ARE PLACED IN ABI STATUS BY ACS WHEN FIRST ACCEPTED ERROR-FREE. THE SAME LOGIC APPLIES TO IMPORT ENTRIES FILED ELECTRONICALLY VIA ABI. ONCE IN CUSTOMS STATUS, THEY CANNOT BE DELETED BY THE FILER. NOTE: THE CLAIM CANNOT BE DELETED AT ALL IF ACCELERATED DRAWBACK HAS BEEN PAID. IF ACCELERATED DRAWBACK HAS BEEN PAID AND THE FILER WISHES TO DELETE, THE CLAIM WILL HAVE TO BE LIQUIDATED "NO DRAWBACK" AND A BILL ISSUED FOR REPAYMENT OF THE ACCELERATED DRAWBACK. IF ACCELERATED HAS NOT BEEN PAID, BUT THE ENTRY IS IN A CUSTOMS STATUS, IT CAN BE CANCELLED, BUT NOT DELETED.
4KM: SPI F - NON-QUOTA

THE "F" SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR WITH A TEXTILE TARIFF NUMBER AND AN ELIGIBLE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN EXEMPTS THE LINE FROM QUOTA. A FOLKLORE EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE PRESENTED WITH THE ENTRY. FOR ABI PURPOSES, THIS INDICATOR CAN ONLY BE TRANSMITTED ON A TYPE 02 ENTRY. IF ANY OTHER ENTRY TYPE (EXCEPT 07) IS USED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
AIT: MULTIPLE 43 RECS ARE INVALID

MULTIPLE 43 RECORDS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON A SINGLE CUSTOMS LINE. NOTE--THIS IS CORRECT IF NO 42 RECORDS ARE TRANSMITTED ON THE SAME ENTRY. IF THE ENTRY IS AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY WITH BOTH 42 AND 43 RECORDS, MULTIPLE 43 RECORDS WILL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT EACH 43 RECORD IS ACCOMPANIED BY A 42 RECORD.
10U: RECORD NOT FOUND

FILERS WHO USE APPLICATION HI TO TRANSMIT CARGO RELEASE DATA MAY USE BOND TYPE CODE "8" (CONTINUOUS BOND) OR "9" (SINGLE TRANSACTION BOND). BOND TYPES ARE TRANSMITTED IN THE H1 REC, POS 40. IF BOND TYPE 9 IS ELECTED, THE FILER IS REQUIRED TO TRANSMIT A SURETY CODE (H1 REC, POS 71-73). IF THE SURETY CODE TRANSMITTED IS IN "REVOKED" STATUS, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
ARO: PROTESTANT DATA REJECTED

PROTESTANT DATA IS REJECTED.
8WP: INTENSIVE EXAM DATE EXCEEDED

THIS MESSAGE WILL USUALLY BE GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION LN). FILERS ARE PERMITTED, WITHIN SET LIMITS, TO CHANGE THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE CREATED BY THEIR INITIAL CARGO RELEASE INPUT. (SEE ERROR MESSAGE 8WQ, 8WK, AND 8WO). ANOTHER RESTRICTION IS THAT THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE CANNOT EXCEED THE DATE OF ANY INTENSIVE EXAMINATION DATE THAT HAS BEEN ENTERED ON THE SSAI RECORD. IF THE FILER'S LN INPUT CONTAINS SUCH A DATE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
ACR: REFERENCE NUMBER INACTIVE

THIS MESSAGE REFERS TO THE IRS/SS/CUSTOMS ASSIGNED NUMBERS USED ON A DRAWBACK CLAIM, SPECIFICALLY THE AGENT/BROKER (4811) ID. THE NUMBER USED IS NOT ON THE ACTIVE IMPORTER MASTER FILE .  
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.
2GC: DATA ADDED AS REQUESTED

THIS IS A NORMAL RESPONSE MESSAGE TO A CARGO RELEASE DATA INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION HI) WHEN THE FILER USES ACTION CODE "A" TO ADD DATA. UNLESS THE INPUT CONTAINS A CERTIFICATION CODE OF "1" IN POSITION 41 OF THE H1 RECORD, ABI WILL NOT GENERATE PROVISIONAL SELECTIVITY RESULTS TO THIS INPUT.
VL8: DBK FILER/LOCATION NOT PERMITTED

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS ONLY WHEN THERE IS A MISMATCH BETWEEN THE LICENSE PORT THE PORT OF THE DRAWBACK CLAIM. 
10R: INVALID FLIGHT NUMBER FORMAT

THE CORRECT FLIGHT NUMBER FORMAT IS THREE NUMBERS (NNN), FOUR NUMBERS (NNNN), OR ONE OF THE ABOVE FOLLOWED BY AN ALPHA CHARACTER (NNNA OR NNNNA). A FLIGHT NUMBER IS REQUIRED WHEN: A) THE CARRIER ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENTRY IS AN AUTOMATED CARRIER FOR AIR MANIFEST FOR THE PORT OF UNLADING ON THE ENTRY OR B) THE FIRMS CODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENTRY (LOCATION OF GOODS) IS AN AUTOMATED CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION FOR AIR MANIFEST.
95G: INVALID NAFTA RECON INDICATOR

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION EI). IF THE IMPORTER DESIRES THE INSTANT IMPORT ENTRY TO BE FLAGGED FOR A NAFTA RECONCILIATION, THE APPROPRIATE ABI INDICATOR IS A "1" IN POS 76 OF THE 20 RECORD. IF ANY OTHER CHARACTER IS TRANSMITTED IN THIS POSITION (EXCEPT A BLANK TO INDICATE NO NAFTA RECONCILIATION IS BEING ELECTED), THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
VGQ: FD 701: ESTBLSMNT ID NOT ON FILE

AN FDA ESTABLISHMENT IDENTIFIER (FEI) NUMBER IS A TWELVE-DIGIT NUMBER THAT IDENTIFIES A DOMESTIC LOCATION (ADDRESS) OF AN FDA IMPORTER OR DOMESTIC CLIENT. THESE NUMBERS ARE CREATED IN THE FDA INTERFACE BY FILERS REQUESTING, THROUGH ABI TO FDA, A NUMBER FOR A DOMESTIC LOCATION. THE REQUEST IS MOST OFTEN MADE WHEN THE FILER HAS SENT A FOREIGN-BASED CONSIGNEE AND HAS RECEIVED AN FDA REJECT. THE FEI NUMBER, IF USED, IS SENT IN REC FD03, POS 15-26 AND MUST CONTAIN 12 NUMERIC CHARACTERS. THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE IS TO OMIT THE FIRST TWO ZEROS AND TRANSMIT ONLY TEN NUMBERS.
VHC: FD 701:PHONE NBR MUST BE NUMERIC

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN NON-NUMERIC CHARACTERS ARE INPUT INTO THE "CONTACT PHONE NUMBER" FIELD, REC FD04, POS 29-38. THIS IS AN OPTIONAL FIELD. A COMMON PROBLEM IS THAT THE USER WILL SEND A "CONTACT NAME" (REC FD04 POS 19-28) THAT IS LONGER THAN 10 CHARACTERS AND THE FILER'S PROGRAM ALLOWS THE EXTRA CHARACTERS TO SPILL OVER INTO THE PHONE NUMBER FIELD. ALSO, PHONE NUMBERS MUST INCLUDE THE AREA CODE. IF THIS PART OF THE PHONE NUMBER ELEMENT IS LEFT BLANK, ERROR VHC ALSO RESULTS.
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. 
14G: THIS TARIFF NBR ALREADY ENTERED

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN A SET PROVISION SITUATION WHEN THE TARIFF NUMBER SENT IN THE 70 RECORD IS THE SAME AS THE SET PROVISION TARIFF NUMBER SENT IN THE 50 RECORD. THE TARIFF NUMBER IN THE 70 RECORD MUST BE DIFFERENT AND MUST BE THE NUMBER THAT ESTABLISHES THE CORRECT RATE OF DUTY FOR THE SET. THIS ERROR MESSAGE CAN ALSO OCCUR IN NON SET PROVISION LINES IF THE FILER USES THE SAME TARIFF NUMBER IN THE 50 AND 70 RECORDS OR IN THE 70 AND 80 RECORDS.

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