Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

42J: INVALID IT/AWB/BL QUANTITY

THE MANIFESTED QUANTITY (ENTRY HEADER LEVEL) IS REPORTED IN THE SUMMARY INPUT IN REC 22, POS 51-58. THIS QUANTITY MUST BE GREATER THAN ZERO. IF ZERO IS TRANSMITTED, OR IF THE QUANTITY CONTAINS ANY CHARACTERS OTHER THAN NUMERICS, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
51A: INFORMAL ENTRY HAS TOO HIGH VALUE

VALUE LIMIT FOR ALL INFORMAL ENTRIES IS $2000, EXCEPT FOR 'AMERICAN GOODS RETURNED' IN CHAPTER 98 AND "PERSONAL" SHIPMENTS (INDICATOR "P" IS SENT BY THE FILER IN THE 30 REC, POS 39). SELECTED TARIFF NUMBERS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO DOLLAR LIMITATIONS FOR INFORMAL ENTRIES AS LISTED IN APPENDIX K OF THE CATAIR, PAGE K-3. SEE ALSO ERROR MESSAGE 51D. FOR AMERICAN GOODS RETURNED ENTRIES, USING TARIFF 98010010NN ONLY, THE VALUE LIMIT IS $10,000. FOR INFORMAL ENTRIES USING "P", THERE IS NO VALUE LIMIT EXCEPT AS MENTIONED ABOVE IN APPENDIX K FOR CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS.
B29: BRK PERMIT REVOKED - CALL ENT CTL

THE BROKER STATUS IS REVOKED, AND A DATE IS PRESENT. THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE - IT WILL NOT PREVENT PROCESSING. 
VKE: HLT:DBID REQUIRED

DBID IS REQUIRED TO CREATE A TABLE/LOCATE INQUIRY DEFINITION. 
VBJ: FW 3-177: QUANTITY MUST BE > 0

THE FISH AND WILDLIFE QUANTITY (REC FW03, POS 5-16) IS MANDATORY EVEN IF IDENTICAL TO THE QUANTITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TARIFF NUMBER. THIS FIELD CANNOT BE SPACE FILLED OR ZERO FILLED.
EKA: CONFLICTING PAYMENT TERMS

IN AN ABI INVOICE (CI) TRANSMISSION, IF A PAYMENT TERMS INDICATES 'NO CHARGE' ANOTHER PAYMENT TERMS IS ALLOWED ONLY IF IT IS TYPE 'OTHER'. ALL OTHER PAYMENT TERMS DIRECTLY CONTRADICT 'NO CHARGE'. 
23M: SURETY SANCTION IN EFFECT

THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE SURETY COMPANY SENT BY THE FILER IS UNDER SANCTION. 
20A: INVALID CARRIER CODE

THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTIONS. IF THE CARRIER CODE REPORTED IN THE 30 REC, POS 73-76, IS NOT ON THE CARRIER LIST FILE . THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE SUMMARY CONTAINS A CARGO CERTIFICATION REQUEST. THE CARRIER CODE FIELD MUST BE FOUR CHARACTERS. OCEAN SHIPMENTS MUST HAVE A FOUR CHARACTER STANDARD ALPHA CARRIER CODE (SCAC) IN THIS FIELD. AIR SHIPMENTS MUST HAVE A TWO CHARACTER IATA CODE (ALSO FOUND ON THE CARRIER CODE FILE) IN THE POS 73-74 OF THE 30 RECORD. NOTE: IF THE CARRIER CODE IS OMITTED ENTIRELY, ERROR MSG 2DF WILL BE GENERATED. NOTE - THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO GENERATE IF THE ENTRY USES AN AIR CARRIER CODE AND AN OCEAN PORT OF UNLADING CODE OR VICE VERSA.
10V: SURETY CODE NOT FOUND

THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO CARGO RELEASE TRANSACTIONS (HI) ONLY. A FILER MUST TRANSMIT BOND INFORMATION (AN "8" FOR A CONTINUOUS BOND OR A "9" FOR A SINGLE TRANSACTION BOND) IN THE H1 REC, POS 40. IF BOND TYPE "9" IS ELECTED, A SURETY CODE IS MANDATORY IN THE H1 REC, POS 71-73. IF THE SURETY CODE TRANSMITTED IS NOT FOUND LISTED ON THE SURETY DATABASE, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT. NOTE: IF THE SURETY CODE IS PRESENT ON THE DATABASE, BUT IS IN REVOKED STATUS, ERROR MESSAGE 10U WILL BE GENERATED.
89O: MPF REQUIRED

THIS ENTRY REQUIRES A MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE BUT NONE WAS ENTERED. MPF IS DUE ON ALL ENTRIES UNLESS OTHERWISE EXEMPT. SOME OF THE EXEMPTIONS ARE: -- ALL TARIFF NUMBERS IN CHAPTER 98, EXCEPT 98020060NN AND 98020080NN. -- ENTRIES FROM INSULAR POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. -- ENTRIES FROM CARRIBEAN INITIATIVE COUNTRIES (SPI E) OR LDDC COUNTRIES. -- INFORMAL ENTRIES (ALTHOUGH AN INFORMAL MPF IS REQUIRED AT THE ENTRY LEVEL.) -- NAFTA ENTRIES FROM CANADA.
ASA: ENTRY LIST NOT APPLICABLE

ENTRY LIST IS NOT APPLICABLE. THIS MESSAGE MAY BE RETURNED IF AN AMENDMENT OR ADDENDA TRANSACTION IS TRANSMITTED LISTING ENTRIES WITH NO ACTION CODE. 
299: INVALID INFORMAL ENTRY NUMBER

INVALID EIGHT DIGIT ENTRY NUMBER FOR INFORMAL COLLECTION. 
VKM: HLT: SUBS. ORDER MUST BE O/D/N

THE SUBSEQUENT SORT ORDER SWITCH MUST BE O=OVERRIDE, D=DEFAULT OR N=NONE. 
591: LINE ITEMS INVALID FOR ENTRY TYPE

THIS MESSAGE WILL RARELY BE OBSERVED ON ABI TRANSMISSIONS UNLESS THE FILER MANAGES TO TRANSMIT AN ENTRY TYPE IN THE EI APPLICATION (10 REC, POS 71-72) THAT DOES NOT PERMIT THE REPORTING OF LINE ITEM DETAILS (40-62 RECORDS). USUALLY, THE ENTRY TYPE WILL BE THE ERROR (SUCH AS REPORTING A NON-EXISTENT ENTRY TYPE). MOST AUTOMATED SYSTEMS WILL NOT ALLOW FILERS TO USE ENTRY TYPES THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY USED FOR IMPORT TRANSACTIONS. THUS, THIS MESSAGE WILL RARELY SURFACE.
VPD: WHSE PROCESS TYPE INVALID

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. THE WAREHOUSE ENTRY PROCESS TYPE MUST BE SENT IN THE D10 RECORD, POSITION 46 IF THE CLAIM TYPE INDICATOR IN THE D01 RECORD EQUALS 1. VALID WAREHOUSE PROCESSING TYPE CODES ARE: 1 EQUALS MANIPULATION, 2 = SMELTING OR MANUFACTURING.
VNJ: DCMCI IMPORTER/FILER INVALID

DCMCI ENTRIES FOR EMERGENCY WAR MATERIAL MAY BE ENTERED BY ANY FILER WHO USES ENTRY TYPE 01. IF ENTRY TYPE 51 IS USED, HOWEVER, THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE FILER CODE AND IMPORTER NUMBER MUST BELONG TO DCMCI. THE CURRENT VALID FILER CODE IS P99. IF A DIFFERENT FILER CODE IS USED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
AFK: CVD PYBL AMT INVALID; 35 REC

THE PAYABLE COUNTERVAILING DUTY AMOUNT TRANSMITTED IN REC 35, POS 38-48 DOES NOT EQUAL THE SUM OF THE COUNTERVAILING LINE ITEM AMOUNTS TRANSMITTED IN REC 60, POS 3-12. 
ACW: STATE CODE MUST BE 'FN'

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN "ADDED 5106" TRANSACTION, APPLICATION IDENTIFIER TI. IF THE ABI FILER REQUESTS A CUSTOMS-ASSIGNED NUMBER FOR A FOREIGN-BASED COMPANY, AND THE COMPANY IS LOCATED IN A COUNTRY OTHER THAN CANADA, THE INPUT RECORDS MUST SHOW "FN" AS THE STATE CODE. IF THE T2 RECORD, POS 68-69 DOES NOT REFLECT "FN" OR IS LEFT BLANK, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
VLH: CERT MFR TRAILER # OUT OF SEQUENC

THIS MESAGE MEANS THAT THE CERT MFR (CM) 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 THEN 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.
AQT: AFR QUESTIONS RESPONSES INVALID

WHEN APPLICATION FOR FURTHER REVIEW IS REQUESTED, RESPONSES TO THREE QUESTIONS MUST BE CONCURRENTLY SUBMITTED BY FILER. VALID RESPONSES ARE 'Y' OR 'N'. 
0AA: ENTRY NOT FOUND

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE DESIGNATED IMPORT ENTRY DOES NOT EXIST AS GIVEN. ACS DOES A MATCH ON THE IMPORT ENTRY NUMBER 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. THEREFORE, EITHER THE ENTRY DOES NOT EXIST AT ALL, OR IT DOES NOT EXIST FOR THE PORT INDICATED. NOTE: THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE VALID ENTRIES ARE NOT IN ACS (E.G. INFORMALS THAT WERE JUST DONE ON CASH RECEIPTS). FOR THESE, A SPECIAL CM NUMBER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN ACS. IF THE FILER INDICATES THAT THIS IS THE CASE, THE FILER MAY DESIGNATE THE MONIES FROM CM888888/9900. THIS CM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED JUST FOR THIS CASE WHERE EITHER AN INFORMAL OR MAIL ENTRY WAS DONE ON A CASH RECEIPT WITH NO ACS ENTRY RECORD CREATED. ***FOR RECON ENTRIES (09), IF THE FILER USES ACTION CODE 'R' IN THE R10 RECORD WITHOUT HAVING GOTTEN A SUCCESSFUL 'ADD' ON AN EARLIER TRANSMISSION, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. OR THE R20 ENTRY # IS NOT IN ACS.
ADO: RELEASE ALREADY CONSOLIDATED

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN A CONSOLIDATED ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION WHEN A RELEASE ENTRY NUMBER TRANSMITTED IN THE A32 RECORD IS AN ENTRY THAT HAS BEEN CONSOLIDATED ON ANOTHER ENTRY SUMMARY NUMBER. THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO OCCUR ON A NON-CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY TRANSMISSION IF THE ENTRY NUMBER HAS BEEN LISTED IN A 32 RECORD AS PART OF A CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY TRANSMISSION PREVIOUSLY SENT BY THE FILER.
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.
EIU: INVALID ALLOWANCE/CHARGE IND

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSIN (APPLICATION CI). THE C17 OR C51 RECORD PROVIDES FOR ONE OF SIX VALID ALLOWANCE/CHARGE INDICATORS. IF ANY OTHER CHARACTER, INCLUDING A BLANK FIELD, IS TRANSMITTED IN THIS ELEMENT, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
VA8: FW 3-177: INVLD COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

THE FISH AND WILDLIFE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (FW01, POS 73-74) CANNOT BE BLANK. IT MUST BE A VALID ISO CODE. THE FWS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DOES NOT HAVE TO MATCH THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES. I.E. IF SNAKESKIN FROM AUSTRALIA WAS USED AS TRIM IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FOOTWARE FROM ITALY, THE ISO CODE IN THE HI APPLICATION (RECORD H5, POS 6-7) OR THE EI APPLICATION (RECORD 40, POS 6-7) WOULD BE IT AND THE ISO CODE IN THE FW01 RECORD, POS 73-74, WOULD BE AU.

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