Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

AQ5: INTERVENTION ALREADY FILED

AN INTERVENTION HAS ALREADY BEEN FILED AGAINST THE PROTEST. ONLY ONE INTERVENTION MAY BE FILED AGAINST ANY GIVEN 514 NAFTA PROTEST. 
07H: EST ARRIVAL DATE NOT IN RANGE

THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE ENTERED IS NOT WITHIN THE RANGE ALLOWED. VALID DATES INCLUDE: 1) TODAY'S DATE, 2) ANY DATE UP TO 30 DAYS IN THE PAST, 3) ANY DATE UP TO 5 DAYS IN THE FUTURE.
" J04: LAST 8 CHARACTERS MUST BE NUMERIC

THIS MESSAGE PERTAINS TO AIR WAYBILL NUMBERS. MASTER AIR WAYBILL NUMBERS ARE ALL NUMERIC IN FORMAT. HOUSE AIR WAYBILL NUMBERS ARE PERMITTED TO REFLECT ALPHA CHARACTERS. IF THE FILER TRANSMITS A MASTER AIR WAYBILL NUMBER THAT INCLUDES ALPHA CHARACTERS, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.  
ABX: BROKER NOT AUTHORIZED FOR REQUEST

A BROKER HAS REQUESTED INFORMATION THAT MAY BE ON FILE, BUT IS NOT ASSIGNED ITS FILER CODE. FOR RECONCILIATION ENTRIES, THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE FILER IS NOT A STATEMENT FILER IN THE PORT OF PROCESS. RECONCILIATION ENTRIES MUST BE PAID VIA STATEMENT PROCESSING, THUS THE FILER WILL GET THIS REJECT MESSAGE UNTIL HIS PROFILE RECORD REFLECTS OPERATIONAL STATUS FOR STATEMENT PROCESSING.
VG7: FEI NUMBER INVALID - NUMERICS REQ

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A FILER ATTEMPTS TO QUERY AN FDA ESTABLISHMENT IDENTIFIER NUMBER (FEI) USING THE PP TRANSACTION AND HAS SENT CHARACTERS OTHER THAN NUMERICS IN REC FD10, POS 6-17. THE DATA ELEMENT IS DEFINED AS 12 AN (OR 12 NUMERICS.) ALL 12 POSITIONS MUST BE FILLED, INCLUDING ANY LEADING ZEROS.
ARU: REFUND PARTY TYPE INVALID

WHEN LISTING A REFUND CARE/OF PARTY, BOTH AN IRS NUMBER AND PARTY TYPE CODE ARE REQUIRED. ONLY THE FOLLOWING LETTERS ARE VALID PARTY TYPE CODES: B - BROKER D - DRAWBACK CLAIMANT I - IMPORTER/CONSIGNEE M - SHIP'S MASTER S - SURETY T - ATTORNEY V - VESSEL OWNER/OPERATOR THE LETTER USED IN THE REFUND CARE/OF DATA FIELD IS NOT VALID.
ST1: PREVIOUS SET IS INCOMPLETE

THE PROCESSING OF A SET WAS IN PROGRESS WHEN THIS LINE INTERRUPTED THE SET. IN ABI TERMS, THIS MEANS THAT AN "X" LINE WAS DETECTED ON A PREVIOUS LINE IN THE SUMMARY INPUT (APPLICATION EI), BUT NO "V" LINES OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE REPORTING OF THE LINE BEING REJECTED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF LINE 4 HAS AN "X", LINES 5 AND 6, AT A MINIMUM, MUST HAVE "V" INDICATORS. IF LINE 5 DOES NOT SHOW THE "V", IT WILL BE SHOWN IN THE OUTPUT TO THE FILER WITH THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
549: INVALID COLLECTION. MODE/PAY TYPE/DATE

THIS MESSAGE ARISES FROM AN ATTEMPT BY A NON-AUTHORIZED FILER TO SCHEDULE AN ENTRY SUMMARY FOR PAYMENT VIA STATEMENT PROCESSING. IF THE FILER IS IN TEST STATUS (OR IN OPERATIONAL SUMMARY STATUS, BUT NOT YET IN OPERATIONAL OR TEST STATUS FOR STATEMENT PROCESSING), AND SENDS AN EI APPLICATION TO ABI WITH THE PAYMENT TYPE (30 REC, POS 53) AND PAYMENT DUE DATE (EI REC, POS 54-59) COMPLETED, THIS ERROR WILL RESULT.
27P: *CENSUS* MAXIMUM VALUE EXCEEDED

THE TOTAL LINE ITEM VALUE EXCEEDS 100,000,000 DOLLARS. THIS MAY BE NECESSARY WHEN THE CRITERIA MUST BE DIFFERENT FOR ACS/ABI THAN THE STATISTICAL EDITS AT CENSUS.
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.
ASK: MERCHANDISE DESC. REQUIRED

A SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE AFFECTED BY THE DECISION AS TO WHICH PROTEST, PETITION, OR INTERVENTION IS MADE MUST BE INCLUDED AT TIME OF INITIAL FILING. THE P71 RECORD IS MISSING OR BLANK. 
16E: VALUE/QUANTITY INVALID

THE UNIT VALUE OF THE ITEM REPORTED UNDER THIS TARIFF NUMBER DOES NOT FALL IN THE RANGE STATED BY THE TARIFF NUMBER'S DESCRIPTION IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF RECORDS. AS AS EXAMPLE, TARIFF NUMBER 6402195030 IS FOR CERTAIN FOOTWEAR VALUED OVER $3.00 PER PAIR, BUT NOT OVER $6.50 PER PAIR. IF A SHIPMENT REPORTS 100 PAIRS AT A TOTAL VALUE OF $285, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT, AS THE UNIT PRICE PER PAIR OF SHOES WOULD BE $2.85. THE FILER SHOULD REVERIFY THAT THE CORRECT VALUE AND QUANTITY IS BEING REPORTED AND, IF SO, SELECT A TARIFF NUMBER THAT CORRECTLY DESCRIBES THE VALUE/QUANTITY RANGE FOR THE IMPORTATION.
12N: CARRIER CODE/MOT CONFLICT

THE CARRIER CODE IN THE H1 REC, POS 61-64 (HI APPLICATION) IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE DISTRICT-PORT FILE FOR THE PORT OF UNLADING IN THE H1 REC, POS 65-68. THE ACCEPTABLE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A GIVEN PORT CODE CAN BE FOUND ON THE DISTRICT-PORT DATABASE. PORTS WHICH ACCEPT EITHER OCEAN OR AIR SHIPMENTS WILL HAVE A "B" IN THE "CARRIER TYPE" FIELD. "V" INDICATES A VESSEL PORT ONLY AND AN "A" INDICATES AN AIRPORT ONLY PORT. IF THE CARRIER CODE REPORTED IS AN AIR CARRIER, THE PORT OF UNLADING CODE MUST BE CODED "A" OR "B". SIMILARLY, IF THE CARRIER CODE REPORTED IS FOR OCEAN, THEN THE PORT OF UNLADING MUST BE CODED "V" OR "B".
ASI: PROTESTED-ISSUE REQUIRED

A ONE-LINE SUMMARY OF THE PROTESTED ISSUE IS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF FILING OF THE PROTEST, PETITION, OR INTERVENTION. THE PROTESTED ISSUE IS LISTED AS A REQUIRED ELEMENT IN CFR 174.13 AND 181.115 DESCRIBING THE CONTENTS OF PROTESTS AND INTERVENTIONS. THE P70 RECORD IS MISSING OR BLANK.
57A: PAPERLESS - FILER RETAIN RECORDS

MESSAGE ISSUED TO BROKERS WHEN ENTRY SUMMARY IS ERROR FREE AND PAPERLESS. 
293: INVALID TARIFF FORMAT

TARIFF IN REFERENCE BOUND IS IN INVALID FORMAT .  
VBK: FW 3-177: INVLD UNIT OF MEASURE

THE UNIT OF MEASURE IN THE FW03 RECORD, POS 17-19, IS MANDATORY. THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT IF THIS FIELD IS BLANK, NOT LEFT JUSTIFIED OR IF NOT A STANDARD HTS UNIT OF MEASURE AS LISTED IN APPENDIX C OF THE CATAIR. THIS UNIT OF MEASURE FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PURPOSES MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN THE UNIT OF MEASURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HS NUMBER IN THE 50 RECORD.
8N6: ALLOWABLE DUTY/TAX IS ZERO

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE PAID OR LIQUIDATED AMOUNT FOR THE IMPORT ENTRY WAS ZERO AND THAT THE IMPORT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE DRAWBACK CLAIM.  
VLB: FC 740: INVALID FCC ID VALUE

FCC IDENTIFIERS ARE TRANSMITTED IN THE FC01 REC, POS 11-27.A MINIMUM OFF OUR ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS (INCLUDING SPECIAL CHARACTERS SUCH AS "/""-", ETC) ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS ELEMENT. THE FCC ID IS REQUIRED WHEN POS 5-6 OF THE FC01 REC INDICATE "1" AS THE IMPORT CONDITION.
AQX: LEAD PROTEST NBR NOT ON FILE.

THE NUMBER ENTERED IN THE LEAD PROTEST NUMBER FIELD IS NOT A VALID CUSTOMS ASSIGNED PROTEST NUMBER. 
120: INVALID LIQUIDATION CYCLE CODE

THE LIQUIDATION CYCLE CODE MUST BE NUMERIC AND MUST BE A ZERO, ONE, OR A TWO. 
LU4: INVALID LUMBER PERMIT NUMBER

IF THE ABI FILER REPORTS A LUMBER PERMIT TYPE (40 REC, POS 70-72), A NINE- POSITION NUMERIC LUMBER PERMIT NUMBER IS REQUIRED IN THE 51 REC, POS 57-65. IF THE PERMIT NUMBER IS OMITTED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
79K: TARIFF NBR NOT NOW ACTIVE

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN CARGO SELECTIVITY (HI, HN) TRANSMISSIONS WHEN A FILER SENDS A TARIFF NUMBER THAT, BASED ON THE ESTIMATED DATE OF ARRIVAL SENT, IS NOT AN ACTIVE TARIFF NUMBER IN THE HARMONIZED DATA BASE. IT IS FOLLOWED WITH MESSAGE NUMBER 42F "DATA ADDED WITH WARNINGS". THE TRANSACTION IS NOT REJECTED. IT IS A WARNING TO THE FILER THAT THEY NEED TO SEND A VALID TARIFF NUMBER FOR THE DATE OF ENTRY IN THEIR ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION. NOTE: THIS MESSAGE ALSO IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO ENTRY SUMMARY (EI) TRANSACTIONS IF THE TARIFF NUMBER IS: FEWER THAN 10 DIGITS LONG OR ACTIVE ON THE TARIFF FILE AS OF THE DATE OF THE INBOND MOVMEMENT, BUT NOT ACTIVE AS OF THE ESTIMATED ENTRY DATE IN THE 10 RECORD.
VH5: DT HS7: DUPLICATE VIN ENCOUNTERED

IF TWO SETS OF DOT DATA ARE TRANSMITTED FOR THE SAME CUSTOMS LINE ON AN ENTRY, THE VIN NUMBERS TRANSMITTED IN THE DT02 RECORD CANNOT BE THE SAME. IF THEY ARE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. (NOTE: IF THE FILER NEEDS TO REPORT MORE THAN ONE VIN NUMBER FOR MULTIPLE IMPORTS ON THE SAME CUSTOMS LINE, A SEPARATE SET OF DT01/DT02 RECORDS IS REQUIRED FOR EACH VIN. THE DT03, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SPACE TO REPORT MULTIPLE VINS, WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY ABI IF A DT02 IS ALSO TRANSMITTED. FOR BOX 2A ONLY, A DT03 CAN BE TRANSMITTED WITH VIN DATA IN LIEU OF A DT02. ALL OTHER BOX NUMBERS REQUIRE A DT02 TO REPORT VEHICLE DATA.)
841: FY/ENTRY DATE MISMATCH

THE FY AND ENTRY DATE MISMATCH. FY BEGINS ON OCT 1ST, ERROR CONDITIONS INCLUDE: A. DATE OF ENTRY PRECEDES SEPT 30TH AND THE NEXT FY IS USED B. DATE OF ENTRY EXCEEDS DEC 31ST AND THE PREVIOUS FY IS USED DATES OF ENTRY PRECEDING THE CHANGEOVER OF FY STARTING ON OCT 1, 1976 DISPLAY THIS MESSAGE ERRONEOUSLY WHEN THE DATE OF ENTRY IS FROM JULY 1ST THRU SEPT 30TH FY 76 BEGAN ON JULY 1, 1975 AND ENDED ON SEPT. 30, 1976. ALL PREVIOUS FY'S BEGAN ON JULY 1ST AND ENDED ON JUNE 30TH. ERROR OVERRIDE CAUSES REJECTION. EFFECTIVE 100484: ENTRY SUMMARY RECORDS ALLOW SEPTEMBER 84 DATES WITH FY 85 ENTRY NUMBERS.

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