Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

BRE: INVALID NAFTA ISSUE

FILER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FILE A RECON FOR A NAFTA ISSUE AGAINST AN IMPORT ENTRY THAT IS NOT FLAGGED FOR NAFTA RECONCILIATION. 
VNY: CLAIM DUTY CANNOT EXCEED PAID

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE AMOUNT OF DUTY CLAIMED AGAINST THE IMPORT FOR THIS DRAWBACK CLAIM EXCEEDS THE TOTAL DUTY ORIGINALLY AVAILABLE FOR THE ENTRY. THESE ERRORS WILL OCCUR IF THE IMPORT ENTRY IS BEING DESIGNATED FOR DRAWBACK FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE CLAIMED DUTY AMOUNT EXCEEDS THE ORIGINAL AVAILABLE AMOUNT, OR IF THE CLAIM IS A TYPE '46' AND THE CLAIMED DRAWBACK EXCEEDS THE CURRENT AVAILABLE DUTY. NOTE: THERE ARE OTHER ODD CONDITIONS WHERE THE MESSAGE WILL OCCUR DUE TO NO FAULT OF THE FILER. IF THE FILER INDICATES THAT MORE MONIES WERE PAID THAN ARE REFLECTED IN ACS (E.G. SUPPLEMENTAL DUTIES ON A VOULUNTARY TENDER FOR ASSISTS WAS TENDERED, BUT THE COLLECTION WAS NOT POSTED TO THE ENTRY), THE FILER SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO DESIGNATE THE ADDITIONAL MONIES ON CM 999999/9900. THIS CM WAS CREATED JUST FOR THIS TYPE OF CONDITION.
VPE: WHSE TYPE/CLAIM TYPE CONFLICT

THIS REJECT OCCURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. IF THE CLAIM TYPE INDICATOR IN THE D01 RECORD, POSITION 4 EQUALS '1', THEN THE WAREHOUSE ENTRY PROCESS TYPE IN THE D10 RECORD, POSITION 46 MUST BE EITHER A '1' OR '2'.
ACY: IMPORTER NUMBER ALREADY ON FILE

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ABI 5106 INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION TI). IF THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN, SSN, OR USCS ASSIGNED NUMBER) IS ALREADY ON FILE IN THE 5106 DATABASE, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED TO THE FILER. NOTE: AS OF MAY 1998, THE ERROR MESSAGE NARRATIVE IS NOT BEING ACCOMPANIED BY THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER "ACY".
VAQ: COMM. INVOICE DATA NOT ON FILE

FILERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM (EIP) MUST TRANSMIT COMMERCIAL INVOICE DATA TO ABI PRIOR TO TRANSMITTING THEIR SUMMARY DATA IF THE SUMMARY CONTAINS AN "E" IN POS 56 OF THE 10 RECORD. IF THE FILER IS PARTICIPATING IN THE INVOICE BY REQUEST PROGRAM, THEN IT IS PERMISSABLE TO TRANSMIT THE 42 RECORD WITH THE INVOICE NUMBER AND THE 43 RECORD WITH THE "INVREQ" DATA WITHOUT FIRST TRANSMITTING THE COMMERCIAL INVOICE. HOWEVER, UNLESS ONE OF THE TWO CONDITIONS ABOVE IS MET, A TRANSMISSION OF THE SUMMARY AS AN ELECTRONIC SUMMARY (EIP) WILL BE REJECTED WITH THIS ERROR MESSAGE. **NOTE** IF THE FILER USES MORE THAN ONE 42 RECORD PER 40 RECORD, AND "INVREQ" PERTAINS TO THE 42 RECORD, EACH 42 RECORD MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A 43 RECORD. IF THIS PAIRING IS NOT FOLLOWED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
AF7: SUBHOUSE REQUIRES HOUSE

THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO THE ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION (APPLICATION EI). IF AN AIR SHIPMENT IS BEING REPORTED, AND A SUBHOUSE AIR WAYBILL IS SENT IN THE 22 REC, POS 39-50, A HOUSE BILL MUST ALSO BE TRANSMITTED IN THE 20 RE POS 27-38. IF THE HOUSE BILL IS OMITTED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. 
16G: TARIFF NO. MISSING OR UNRELATED

THIS ERROR MESSAGE HAS OCCURRED IN WATCH ENTRIES WHERE THERE ARE MORE THAN TARIFF NUMBERS INVOLVED AND ONE OF THE TARIFF NUMBERS IS NOT RELATED. SEE TARIFF FILE TO DETERMINE PROPER COMBINATIONS. 
VKT: HLL: MAX 5 LOCATE FLDS EXCEEDED

A MAXIMUM OF FIFTEEN FIELDS MAY BE SELECTED TO APPEAR ON A LOCATE DISPLAY. THE FIELD(S) IN ERROR EXCEED THIS LIMIT. 
B08: MID CODE NOT ON FILE

INPUT MANUFACTURER IDENTIFIER FIELD DOES NOT EXIST ON THE MANUFACTURER DATABASE. THIS ERROR IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A MANUFACTURER QUERY, ABI APPLICATION $N. 
4AC: IN-BOND NUMBER NOT FOUND

THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE FILER PROVIDED AN INBOND NUMBER IN HIS EI (ENTRY SUMMARY) TRANSACTION, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE A MASTER BILL NUMBER (OR AIR WAYBILL) IN THE 22 RECORD. AS OF SEP 28, 1998, THE REVISED INBOND PROGRAM REQUIRES INBOND NUMBERS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY BILL NUMBERS. THIS ERROR SHOULD NOT OCCUR FOR TRUCK SHIPMENTS (MOT 30 OR 31), BUT, AS OF SEP 30, 1998, IF THE BILL OF LADING FIELD DOES NOT CONTAIN A MINIMUM OF 5 CHARACTERS, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
EIL: INVALID CURRENCY CODE

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). CURRENCY CODES ARE TRANSMITTED IN THE C01 REC, POS 45-4 VALID CURRENCY CODES ARE LISTED IN THE CATAIR IN APPENDIX B. THE USE OF ANY CURRENCY CODE NOT LISTED IN APPENDIX B, OR A BLANK FIELD, WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
8PN: INVALID DIST/PORT FOR ENTRY

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE IMPORT ENTRY DOES EXIST IN ACS, BUT THE PORT GIVEN DOES NOT MATCH THE PORT ON FILE WITH CUSTOMS. ACS DOES DO A MATCH ON THE IMPORT ENTRY AND THE PORT OF ENTRY GIVEN ON THE DISKETTE BY THE FILER. IF THE FILER USES AN IMPORT ENTRY/PORT COMBINATION THAT IS NOT VALID IN ACS, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. FOR RECONCILIATION, THIS MESSAGE ALSO MEANS THAT THE IMPORT ENTRY EXISTS IN ACS, BUT THE PORT CODE GIVEN DOES NOT MATCH THE PORT ON FILE WITH CUSTOMS. (SEE R20 REC, POS 19-22). THE FILER MAY ALSO GET ERROR MESSAGES 95I, "RECON REQUIRES CONTINUOUS BOND" AND BRI, "BOND NUMBER NOT SAME", FOR THE SAME ENTRY, EVEN THOUGH THE RECON ENTRY HAS A VALID CONTINUOUS BOND AND THE IMPORT ENTRIES HAVE THE SAME BOND NUMBER. CORRECTING THE PORT OF ENTRY ON THE ENTRY THAT RECEIVED ERROR 8PN WILL USUALLY REMOVE THE OTHER TWO ERRORS, AS WELL.
2BU: INVALID STATE CODE

ACS REQUIRES THE ABI FILER TO REPORT THE STATE OF ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR THE IMPORTED CARGO. THIS CODE IS TRANSMITTED IN THE 10 REC, POS 78-79. ONLY THE TWO CHARACTER POSTAL ABBREVIATION FOR ONE OF THE 50 STATES WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THIS ELEMENT. IF ANY OTHER CODE IS TRANSMITTED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. IF THE ADD 5106 APPLICATION (CODE TI) IS USED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED IF THE STATE CODE IS NOT ONE OF THOSE APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. NOTE THAT ERROR MESSAGE 2B8 IS IDENTICAL TO THIS ERROR MESSAGE AND MAY BE THE ONE BEING CALLED FOR 5106 INPUT ERRORS. THAT APPLICATIION IS NOT RETURNING ERROR CODES AS OF MAY 1998.
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.
AER: ERROR IN A 32 REC; RLSE 5

THIS MESSAGE FOLLOWS A MORE SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE (I.E. "1F5 RELEASE NOT ON FILE") IN A CONSOLIDATED ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION. IT NOTIFIES THE FILER THAT THE ERROR IS IN THE FIFTH RELEASE IN THE 32 RECORD. 
VNR: CLAIM DTE OVER 30 DAYS IN FUTURE

IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE THIS MESSAGE INDIACTES THAT THE DATE IS IN A VALID FORMAT, BUT IS GREATER THAN 30 DAYS IN THE FUTURE. FUTURE DATES ARE NOT ACCEPTED FOR THE DISKETTE PROGRAM. DATES UP TO 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE ARE ACCEPTED VIA ABI. FOR ABI TRANSMISSIONS, MESSAGE VLZ WILL BE USED IF OVER 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE.EN A SUCCESSFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS RECEIVED FROM ABI SHOULD THE ACH PAYMENT BE TRANSMITTED.
800: NO MATCH FOR EST/COMP DUTIES

THIS MESSAGE CAN HAVE MULTIPLE CAUSES. THE MOST COMMON ONES ARE: -- USING PRIOR YEAR'S TARIFF RATES; OR RATES IN EFFECT BEFORE A HARMONIZED UPDATE CHANGED THE RATES. -- TRANSMITTING ZERO DUTY WITHOUT INCLUDING THE APPROPRIATE SPECIAL PROGRAMS INDICATOR (SPI) OR SENDING DUTY WITH AN ACCOMPANYING DUTY-FREE SPI. -- APPLYING AN AD VALOREM DUTY RATE AS THOUGH IT WAS A SPECIFIC RATE. -- INCORRECTLY CALCULATING AN AD VALOREM EQUIVALENT FOR CHAPTER 9802 IMPORTATIONS. -- MAKING A CALCULATION ERROR THAT AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN A $3 DIFFERENCE ON A GIVEN TARIFF LINE ON THE SUMMARY. -- USING AN INTRANSIT (I.T.) NUMBER AND DATE FROM A PRIOR YEAR WITH DUTY RATES FROM THE CURRENT YEAR.
DKW: DUPLICATE TARIFF

IN THE AUTOMATED DRAWBACK MODULE EACH TARIFF NUMBER GIVEN ON A CLAIM CAN ONLY APPEAR ONCE. THIS ERROR WILL OCCUR IF A NUMBER HAS BEEN USED MORE THAN ONCE ON THE CLAIM AS SENT IN THE ABI 'D20' RECORDS. 
14L: VALUE/RANGE ERROR FOR TARIFF NBR

ENTERED VALUE IS NOT IN THE RANGE FOR THIS TARIFF NBR IN THE TARIFF DATABASE.
VHU: DT HS7: INVALID YEAR

THE DT02 REC, POS 35-38 MUST REFLECT THE FOUR-DIGIT YEAR. ANY YEAR NOT IN THE RANGE FROM 1901 THROUGH 2099, INCLUSIVE, WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
AFE: BOND TYPE INVALID FOR ELEC INV.

ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUMMARY FILINGS ARE INVALID WITH SINGLE-ENTRY BONDS THIS ERROR CODE FORMERLY REFERRED TO 'PRODUCT ANALYSIS CODE', BUT BOTH THE P/A CODE AND THE FORMER MEANING/USE OF ERROR 'AFE' HAVE BEEN 'ARCHIVED'. 
VDO: -->ENTRY SUMMARY LINE *--*

THIS MESSAGE IS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER MESSAGE THAT INDICATES WHY THE CARGO CERTIFICATION WAS UNABLE TO BE PROCESSED. THE "*--*" IN THE MESSAGE TITLE WILL BE REPLACED WITH "LINE NNNN" IN THE ACTUAL SUMMARY OUTPUT MESSAGE. THE MOST COMMON SITUATIONS THAT WILL GENERATE THIS MESSAGE ARE THOSE ENTRIES INVOLVING OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY REGULATED TARIFF NUMBERS, SUCH AS FWS OR FDA. THIS MESSAGE WILL ALERT THE FILER TO WHICH ENTRY SUMMARY LINE NEEDS THE OGA DATA. THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE GENERATED IF ONE OR MORE SUMMARY LINES HAVE AN MID THAT DOES NOT HAVE A COMPLETE NAME AND ADDRESS ON FILE IN THE MID DATABASE.
DKM: INVALID CANADIAN TARIFF FORMAT

CANADIAN TARIFF NUMBERS ARE THE SAME FORMAT AS OUR HS NUMBERS, 10 NUMERIC CHARACTERS WITH NO ALPHA OR SPECIAL CHARACTERS. FOR MEXICO, SHOULD MEXICO DECIDE TO GO WITH A TARIFF NUMBER OF LESS THAN 10 POSITIONS, THE NUMBER SHOULD INCLUDE TRAILING ZEROES TO FILL OUT THE 10 NUMERICS.
ADS: RLSE ON FILE-CONSL NOT ALLOWED

AN ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION EI) CANNOT USE AN ENTRY NUMBER THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY USED IN A RELEASE TRANSACTION. IF EITHER THE SELECTIVITY FILE OR THE ENTRY HEADER FILE SHOWS A RELEASE ON THE ENTRY NUMBER IN QUESTION, THAT NUMBER CANNOT BE USED IN THE SUMMARY INPUT, 10 REC, POS 59-70. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED IF THE ENTRY NUMBER HAS ALREADY BEEN USED FOR A RELEASE TRANSACTION.
DKB: CONTRACT TRAILER OUT OF SEQUENCE

THIS MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE CONTRACT TRAILER SEQUENCE NUMBERS ARE OUT OF SEQUENCE IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE. NOTE: THAT CONTRACT SEQUENCE NUMBERS ARE 01-99. IF ONLY 1 CONTRACT IS USED ON A CLAIM, THAT CONTRACT NUMBER SHOULD APPEAR IN THE CLAIM HEADER RECORD. THE CONTRACT TRAILER RECORD SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS THERE ARE MULTIPLE CONTRACTS ON A CLAIM. THE CONTRACT TRAILER COUNTER IS NOT A COUNT OF CONTRACTS, BUT IS A COUNT OF THE CONTRACT TRAILER RECORDS. IF ONLY ONE CONTRACT IS USED,THE COUNTER SHOULD BE 00, SINCE THERE WILL BE NO TRAILER RECORDS. IF 2 CONTRACTS ARE USED THERE WILL BE ONE CONTRACT TRAILER AND THE COUNT WILL BE 01. THREE CONTRACTS WOULD MEAN TWO TRAILERS AND THE COUNT WOULD BE 02, ETC.

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