Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

EI1: ARTICLE A NEEDED FOR ARTICLE B

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE C31 RECORD ENABLES FILERS TO REPORT SPECIFIC DATA ON ITEM NUMBERS FOR AN INVOICE LINE. POS 8-42 ARE USED TO PROVIDE AN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FOR THE ITEM ON THE INVOICE LINE (PART NUMBER, CATALOG NUMBER, ETC). A FURTHER DEFINITION (BUYER'S PART NUMBER, ETC) IS PERMITTED IN POS 43-77. THESE TWO FIELDS ARE IDENTIFED AS "ITEM A" AND "ITEM B". IF DATA APPEARS IN THE "ITEM B" FIELD, DATA MUST ALSO APPEAR IN THE "ITEM A" FIELD. IF NOT, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATE.
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.
INC: DATA CONTAINED IN SPACE FILL

TO BE USED WHEN FIELDS THAT ARE DESIGNATED 'SPACE FILL ONLY' HAVE DATA ENTERED. 
8P1: INELIGIBLE - CONSOLIDATED RLSE

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE WILL OCCUR IF AN IMPORT ENTRY IS DESIGNATED THAT WAS NOT AN ENTRY SUMMARY, BUT A CONSOLIDATED RELEASE. IN THESE CASES, THE ENTRY THAT SHOULD BE CITED, IF ANY, WOULD BE THE CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY AGAINST WHICH DUTIES/TAXES WERE PAID.
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.
VDH: INCORRECTLY ESTIMATED MPF MINIMUM

CLASS CODE 499 SHOULD INDICATE THE TOTAL MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES (MPF) FROM ALL LINE-ITEM "62" RECORDS. IF THE ACTUAL TOTAL IS LESS THAN $25.00, USE $25.00 IN THE "89" RECORD. IF THE ENTRY IN QUESTION INVOLES NAFTA, THE MINIMUM MPF IS $21.00 UNLESS ONE OR MORE LINES DO NOT CLAIM NAFTA. IF THE FILER DOES NOT TRANSMIT THE APPROPRIATE MINIMUM MPF FOR A NAFTA ENTRY, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE GENERATED.
17M: TRANSACTION BATCH REJECTED

DUE TO PREVIOUS ERRORS, ALL REMAINING TRANSACTIONS ARE REJECTED. ACTION: CORRECT ORIGINAL PROBLEM AND RESTART. 
4L6: INVALID SEC SPI FOR TARIFF

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION (APPLICATION EI). IF A FILER TRANSMITS A QUOTA ENTRY TYPE (02, 07) AND CLAIMS A FOLKLORE EXEMPTION FROM QUOTA/VISA REQUIREMENTS (SPI = F), THE INDIVIDUAL LINES CLAIMED UNDER "F" MUST HAVE CATEGORY NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. IF THE FILER SHOWS AN "F" AGAINST A TARIFF NUMBER THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CATEGORY NUMBER, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
ADH: ISSUER CODE/MOT CONFLICT

THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS GENERATED DURING ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTIONS. IF THE MOT IS 40 OR 41 AND THE ISSUER CODE OF THE MASTER BILL OF LADING REPORTED IN THE 22 RECORD, POSITIONS 70-73, IS NOT BLANK, THIS MESSAGE WILL OCCUR. ISSUER CODES ARE RESERVED FOR OCEAN-BORNE CARGO. IF THE FIELD IS LEFT BLANK FOR MOT 10 OR 11, ERROR MSG ADJ WILL RESULT. THIS MESSAGE ALSO OCCURS IN A MAIL MOT (MOT = 50) WHEN AN ISSUER CODE WAS SENT.
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.
AFN: ADD/CVD ENTRY REQUIRES 35 REC.

IF THE ENTRY TYPE IS 03 OR 07 (APPLICATION EI, REC 10, POS 71-72), A 35 RECORD IS REQUIRED. 
4NF: NAME/ADDRESS RECORD NOT FOUND

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE 'KN' IMPORTER ADDRESS QUERY WHEN A FILER SENDS A NAME AND ADDRESS THAT IS NOT IN THE IMPORTER FILE. A COMMON MISTAKE IS A MISSPELLING OF THE CITY NAME (E.G. LAS VEGASAS).
89E: FEE CODE ENTERED/NOT REQUIRED

THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED IF A FEE IS TRANSMITTED IN THE 62 RECORD FOR A TARIFF NUMBER THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN A FLAG FOR THAT FEE ON THE TARIFF FILE. THE MOST COMMON EXAMPLE IS THE TRANSMISSION OF A COTTON FEE, CLASS CODE 056, FOR A TARIFF NUMBER THAT DOES NOT HAVE A COTTON FEE ON ITS CURRENT RECORD. FILERS SHOULD VERIFY THE APPLICABILITY OF THE FEE FROM THE TARIFF FILES. THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO RESULT IF CERTAIN FEES ARE TRANSMITTED INCORRECTLY ON A SET ENTRY. IN THIS CASE, THE MPF FEE (499) AND THE HMF (501) FEES MUST ONLY BE TRANSMITTED WITH THE "X" LINES. OTHER TARIFF SPECIFIC FEES CAN ONLY BE TRANSMITTED WITH THE APPROPRIATE "V" LINES. THIS MESSAGE IS ALSO GENERATED IF THE AMOUNT OF THE COTTON FEE, CALCULATED BY ACS, IS LESS THAN $2.01, USING THE CORRECT RATE. ACS WILL NOT DISPUTE THE FILER'S AMOUNT OF COTTON FEE IN SUCH A SITUATION. IT WILL MERELY ADVISE THE FILER THAT NO FEE IS REQUIRED.
4BH: ENTRY TYPE CHANGE INVALID

THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE ABI FILER IS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSMIT AN ENTRY SUMMARY WITH A DIFFERENT ENTRY TYPE THAN EXISTS ON THE ENTRY SUMMARY HEADER FILE FOR THE ENTRY NUMBER. IF THE ENTRY IS IN CUSTOMS STATUS, SUCH A CHANGE IS NOT PERMITTED. IF THE ENTRY IS STILL IN ABI STATUS, THIS CHANGE CAN USUALLY BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE MOST COMMON CHANGE IS FROM TYPE 11 TO TYPE 01 (OR VICE VERSA IN SOME CASES). FOR RECONCILIATION ON-LINE PROCESSING, THIS ERROR MEANS THAT YOU CANNOT CHANGE ANY PRE-EXISTING ENTRY THAT IS NOT RECONCILIATION TO A TYPE '09' RECONCILIATION ENTRY SUMMARY.
99P: ADDITIONAL WARNING ON ERRORS

NUMBER OF MESSAGES PASSED BACK TO PROGRAM CALLING ABIGI1 EXCEEDS 10. 
VL9: DRAWBACK CLAIMANTID INVALID

THIS ERROR MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE FORMAT OF THE DRAWBACK CLAIMANT ID IS NOT A VALID IRS/SS/CUSTOMS ASSIGNED NUMBER FORMAT. VALID IRS FORMAT IS NN-NNNNNNNXX (WHERE 'XX'=SUFFIX); SS IS NNN-NN-NNNN; CUSTOMS ASSIGNED NUMBER IS YYDDPP-NNNNN.
ASF: DUPLICATE ENTRY NUMBER

AN ENTRY CAN BE CITED ON A PROTEST, PETITION, OR INTERVENTION ONLY ONE TIME WHEN AN ENTRY IS CITED MORE THAN ONE TIME, THIS MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. 
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.
VA6: OGA OI REC MAY NOT BE BLANK

THE "OI" RECORD IS USED IN OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY ENTRIES. THE DESCRIPTION IS LOCATED IN THE CATAIR, PAGE OG-11. THIS RECORD IS SENT WHEN THERE IS DATA TO BE SENT (I.E. THE LINE IS NOT "DISCLAIMED"). IF SENT, THE RECORD MUST NOT BE BLANK. THERE MUST BE A COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION SENT (POS 11-80). THE TARIFF DESCRIPTION IS NOT TO BE SENT.
BRZ: POSSIBLE TAX MISMATCH

R20 ORIGINAL TAX DOES NOT MATCH PAID / LIQ TAX .
523: ENTRY NBR MUST BE NUMERIC

IF FY PRIOR TO 1981, MUST BE LAST 2 DIGITS OF THE FY + 6 NUMBERS.  IF FY '81 THROUGH FY '86, MUST BE LAST 2 DIGITS OF THE FY, 6 NUMBERS, AND NUMERIC CHECK DIGIT. IF NEW ENTRY NUMBER, MUST BE 3 CHARACTER ALPHA-NUMERIC FILER CODE, 7 NUMBER SEQUENCE NUMBER, AND 1 NUMERIC CHECK DIGIT. NO SPECIAL CHARACTERS, OR IMBEDDED BLANKS.
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. 
2EE: DATABASE NOT UPDATED TEST MODE

THIS IS STANDARD OUTPUT MESSAGE THAT IS USED WHENEVER A FILER IS IN CARGO SELECTIVITY TESTING STATUS. IT INDICATES THAT WHILE THE DATA TRANSMITTED IS CORRECT AND ACCEPTABLE, THE ON-LINE FILES WILL NOT BE UPDATED BECAUSE THE FILER IS NOT IN OPERATIONAL STATUS.
2G2: DUPLICATE AIRWAY/BILL LADING NO.

THIS MESSAGE IS A RESPONSE TO A CARGO RELEASE DATA INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION HI). IF THE HA RECORDS CONTAIN DUPLICATE AIR WAYBILLS OR BILL OF LADING NUMBERS, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. THE DUPLICATION MUST BE EXACT FROM ONE HA RECORD TO THE NEXT. IF THE SECOND RECORD CONTAINS THE SAME MASTER BILL OR AIR WAYBILL RECORD, BUT INCLUDES A HOUSE OR HOUSE/SUBHOUSE BILL, THE PRESENCE OF THE ADDITIONAL BILL DATA WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO MAKE EACH HA RECORD DISTINCT.
DKY: D25 RECORD IS REQUIRED

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE AUTOMATED DRAWBACK MODULE AND WILL APPEAR IF ANY IMPORT ENTRY CITED ON THE CLAIM HAS AN ENTRY DATE ON OR AFTER 4/6/2003.AS OF THAT DATE THE REPORTING OF SCHEDULE B NUMBERS IS REQUIRED ON THE CLAIMS. AT LEAST ONE ABI 'D25' SCHEDULE B NUMBER RECORD CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE VALID SCHEDULE B NUMBER IS REQUIRED IF ANY IMPORT ENTRY IS DATED ON OR AFTER 4/6/2003.

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