Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

AAI: MFR ID OR SHIPPER ID REQUIRED

A MANUFACTURER OR SUPPLIER CODE IDENTIFIES THE MANUFACTURER OR SUPPLIER. REFER TO CUSTOMS DIRECTIVE 3500-13, DATED NOVEMBER 24, 1986, FOR COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS ON DETERMINING THE MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER CODE. 
APN: VOIDANCE REQST NOT VALID

A REQUEST FOR VOIDANCE OF DENIAL, INDICATED BY 'R', MAY BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER PROTEST HAS BEEN DENIED BY CUSTOMS. THE VOIDANCE REQUEST INDICATOR IS ALREADY SET AT 'R' (AFFIRMATIVE FOR REQUEST), OR THE PROTEST IS NOT IN DENIED STATUS. 
VM3: HLN: STRING SELECT MUST BE Y/N

THE SELECT BY STRING SWITCH MUST BE Y=YES OR N=NO. THIS WILL DETERMINE IF OVERRIDE SELECT CRITERIA WILL SUPPORT A STRING SEARCH. 
40J: SPI CLAIM INVALID FOR TARIFF

MOST TARIFF NUMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ONE OR MORE SPECIAL PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE DUTY REQUIRED. THESE ARE CODED AS "SPI" FOR THOSE PROGRAMS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL TARIFF NUMBER HAS BEEN FLAGGED FOR. IF AN ABI FILERS TRANSMITS AN SPI (SUMMARY TRANSACTION 50 REC, POS 3, OR POS 78-79; 70/80/81 REC, POS 13 OR POS 79-80) THAT IS NOT LISTED ON THE TARIFF FILE FOR THAT TARIFF NUMBER, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. FILERS SHOULD VERIFY THE SPI FROM THEIR HARMONIZED QUERY OUTPUT (V3 REC, POS 53-72) TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE SELECTED SPI APPLIES TO THE TARIFF NUMBER. NOTE: AS STATED IN ERROR MESSAGE 40L, IF THE TRANSMITTED SPI (50 RECORD OR 70 RECORD) IS ON THE TARIFF FILE FOR THE TARIFF NUMBER, IT MUST NONETHELESS AGREE WITH THE C/O CODE (EITHER "MX" OR "CA"). IF THE C/O IS "CA", AN SPI OF "MX" WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
96U: DATE IS WEEKEND DAY

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 SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.
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.
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VQQ: MISSING PRIV DATE

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. IF THE CLAIM TYPE INDICATOR IN THE D01 RECORD, POSITION 4 IS A '2' (FTZ) AND THE ZONE STATUS IN THE D10 RECORD, POSITION 39 IS 'P' (PRIVILEGED), THEN THE PRIVILEGED STATUS FILING DATE IN THE D10 RECORD, POSITIONS 4-45 CANNOT BE SPACES.
FDL: NO FDA RECORD ON FILE FOR ENTRY

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN A FDA INTERFACE SITUATION WHEN A FILER ATTEMPTS TO SEND AN OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CORRECTION ('CP') TRANSACTION FOR AN ENTRY THAT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY A FDA INTERFACE ENTRY. TYPICALLY IT INVOLVES A FILER SENDING AN ENTRY WITH NO REGULATED FDA TARIFF NUMBERS ON IT THEN ATTEMPTING TO SEND A 'CP' WITH THE FDA REGULATED TARIFF NUMBER(S). THE ONLY SOLUTION IS FOR CUSTOMS TO DO A PEN AND INK CHANGE TO THE ENTRY OR TO HAVE CUSTOMS DELETE THE ENTRY AND THE FILER THEN RESENDS THE CORRECT INFORMATION.
DEQ: TYPE AND CLAIMANT REQUIRED

THE DRAWBACK TYPE AND CLAIMANT ID FIELDS ARE REQUIRED FIELDS. 
DK4: D25 RECORD MUST CONTAIN DATA

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE AUTOMATED DRAWBACK MODULE. WHEN A DRAWBACK RECORD IS SENT IT MUST CONTAIN ALL MANDATORY INFORMATION. 
ASJ: PROTESTED ISSUE NOT APPLICABLE

THE P70 CANNOT BE REPEATED OR TRANSMITTED AS PART OF AN AMENDMENT, ADDENDA, SERVICE REQUEST. 
95F: ENTRY SUBJECT TO AD/CVD

THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO IMPORT ENTRIES BEING FLAGGED FOR RECONCILIATION. DURING THE INITIAL PROTOTYPE OF THIS PROGRAM, ONLY ENTRY TYPES 01, 02, AND 06 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RECONCILIATION FLAGGING. IF ENTRY TYPES 03 (AD/CVD) OR 07 (QUOTA/AD/CVD) ARE FLAGGED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
4FF: VISA NUMBER REQUIRED

AN ENTRY-LINE WAS ENTERED OR AN ABI LINE WAS TRANSMITTED WITH A TARIFF NBR FROM A COUNTRY THAT REQUIRES A VISA, HOWEVER, NO VISA NUMBER WAS ENTERED OR TRANSMITTED. THIS COMMODITY FROM THIS COUNTRY REQUIRES A VISA FOR ENTRY. THE ABOVE IS THE GENERIC MESSAGE. THIS MESSAGE WAS STILL BEING GENERATED, IN OCTOBER 1999, WHEN A LINE ITEM THAT DID NOT REQUIRE A VISA WAS SENT IN A TYPE 02 ENTRY SUMMARY WHERE AT LEAST ONE OTHER LINE IS QUOTA/VISA.
ASW: JUSTIFICATION/ARGS REJECTED

JUSTIFICATION/ARGUMENTS REJECTED. THIS MESSAGE WILL USUALLY BE ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER MESSAGE THAT INDICATES WHY THE JUSTIFICATION IS NOT APPROPRIATE EXAMPLE, IF ADDITIONAL ARGUMENTS ARE SUBMITTED VIA APPLICATION SJ (SERVICEREQUEST), NO ADDITIONAL ARGUMENTS WILL BE PERMITTED IF THE PROTEST IN QUESTION HAS BEEN REFERRED FOR FURTHER REVIEW. ERROR MESSAGE "ASN" WILL MOST LIKELY ACCOMPANY THIS ERROR MESSAGE IN SUCH A CASE. 
APB: USCS PROTEST NUMBER REQUIRED

THE CUSTOMS ASSIGNED PROTEST NUMBER ASSIGNED AT INITIAL PROTEST FILING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL SUBSEQUENT (AMENDMENT, ADDENDA & SERVICE) FILINGS FOR THAT PROTEST. 
VKK: HLT: OVERRIDE CRIT. MUST BE Y/N

THE OVERRIDE CRITERIA SWITCH IS REQUIRED AND MUST BE Y=YES OR N=NO. N=NO. 
95J: NOT A RECONCILIATION IMPORTER

THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE IMPORTER OF RECORD TRANSMITTED IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT (APPLICATION EI) HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY HQ FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE RECONCILIATION PROGRAM. APPROVED IMPORTERS ARE LISTED IN THE RCIL DATABASE. THIS ERROR MESSAGE ALSO OCCURED IN OCTOBER 1999 WHEN AN IMPORTER NUMBER WAS FROZEN WHEN THE BOND WAS SET TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT. THE NEW BOND TO TAKE EFFECT THE NEXT DAY DID NOT HAVE A RECONCILIATION RIDER. RECONCILIATION CONTACT WAS INFORMED AND COORDINATED SOLUTION.
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.
1I6: DUTY COMP DATE > SCH PAY DATE

THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT IF THE DATE TRANSMITTED BY THE ABI FILER IN SUMMARY INPUT IS GREATER (LATER) THAN THE DATE REPRESENTING THE SCHEDULED PAYMENT DUE DATE. THE MOST COMMON EXAMPLE OF THIS CONDITION IS WHEN A FILER TRANSMITS AN "ESTIMATED ENTRY  DATE" (10 REC, POS 50-55) THAT IS LATER THAN THE PAYMENT DUE DATE (30 REC, POS 54-59).
EJK: INVALID TOTAL INVOICE VALUE

THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION CI). THE C81 RECORD, POS 8-22 (WITH TWO DECIMAL PLACES OCCUPYING THE LAST TWO POSITIONS) DISPLAYS THE TOTAL INVOICE VALUE FOR THE INVOICE BEING TRANSMITTED. THIS FIGURE IS THE SUM OF THE VARIOUS C33 RECORD INVOICE AMOUNTS, WITH ADJUSTMENTS FOR VARIOUS ALLOWANCES AND CHARGES, AS OUTLINED ON PAGE AII-59, NOTE 1. IF THE TOTAL OF ALL C33 AND RELATED RECORDS, ROUNDED TO TWO DECIMAL PLACES, DOES NOT EXACTLY AGREE WITH THE FIGURE REPORTED IN POS 8-22 OF THE C81 RECORD, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
8RA: CLAIM AMOUNT MUST BE < PD/LIQ AMT

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE WILL APPEAR FOR CLAIM TYPES '41' THRU '45' IF THE CLAIMED AMOUNT FOR AN IMPORT ENTRY OR CM EQUALS THE FULL AVAILABLE DUTY/TAX AMOUNT, SINCE THE MAXIMUM CLAIMED AMOUNT CANNOT EXCEED 99 PERCENT THEREOF. BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHERE THE CLAIMED DRAWBACK MAY BE EQUAL TO THE FULL DUTY/TAX PAID (E.G. MERCHANDISE EXPORTED FROM CUSTOMS CUSTODY ON WHICH DUTIES WERE ALREADY PAID), CUSTOMS ALLOWS FOR THIS THROUGH THE USE OF CLAIM '46' FOR CLAIMS COVERING THESE OBSCURE CONDITIONS.
VKQ: HLS: MAX 15 DEF SEL FLDS EXCEEDED

A MAXIMUM OF FIFTEEN FIELDS MAY BE SELECTED TO FORMULATE DEFAULT SELECTION CRITERIA FOR A TABLE LOCATE DEFINITION. THE FIELD(S) IN ERROR EXCEED THIS LIMIT. 
EJ1: TOTAL AMT OF INVOICE LINES WRONG

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE C84 REC, POS 4-18, IS WHERE THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF ALL THE INVOICE LINES ON THE INSTANT INVOICE IS REPORTED. THIS AMOUNT WILL INCLUDE THE ITEM AMOUNT TOTAL FROM EACH C33 REC, POS 37-51, PLUS OR MINUS THE APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCES OR CHARGES REPORTED IN ANY C17 OR C53 RECORD. THESE AMOUNTS ARE TOTALED AT THE FOUR-DECIMAL LEVEL AND THEN SHOULD BE ROUNDED TO TWO DECIMALS FOR INCLUSION IN THE C84 RECORD. IF THE FIGURE REPORTED IN THE C84 RECORD DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE OTHER TOTALS, THIS ERROR WILL BE GENERATED. THERE IS A $3.00 (PLUS OR MINUS) VARIATION ALLOWED BETWEEN THE C84 TOTAL AND THE TOTAL OF THE OTHER RECORDS.
8WQ: ARRIVAL DT 6 DAYS > SELECTVITY DT

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN A BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSACTION (LN) FOR AN OCEAN ENTRY WHEN A FILER SENDS A NEW ESTIMATED DATE OF ARRIVAL THAT EXCEEDS THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL PROVISIONAL SELECTIVITY DATE BY MORE THAN 5 DAYS (STARTING WITH THE ORIGINAL ABI TRANSMISSION DATE AS DAY 1).

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