Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

AF0: CITY HAS LEAD SPACE OR SPEC CHAR

FILERS CAN ADD ADDRESS INFORMATION IN SEVERAL APPLICATIONS. IF THE CITY PORTION OF THE ADDRESS IS SENT WITH A SPACE IN THE FIRST POSITION, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. 
RB4: EXCESS/INVALID FEE COUNT

FOR RECONCILIATION, THE 'R20' ABI INPUT RECORD FEE COUNT IS EITHER NOT NUMERIC (INVALID) OR > 10 (EXCESS). IN OTHER WORDS, POS 78-79 OF THE R20 RECORD MUST SHOW A NUMERIC FIGURE WHICH EQUALS THE NUMBER OF FOLLOWING R21 RECORDS. IF ONE R21 RECORD FOLLOWS THE R20 RECORD, POS 78-79 WOULD BE "01", E.G. IF THE FILER SPACE FILLS THIS ELEMENT BUT TRANSMITS AN R21 RECORD, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT (THE 'INVALID' PART OF THE NARRATIVE). IF THE FILER TRANSMITS A FIGURE GREATER THAN '10', THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO RESULT (THE 'EXCESS' PART OF THE MESSAGE). NOTE: IF THE ENTRY IS AN AGGREGATE RECON, AND NO R21 RECORDS ARE TRANSMITTED, THE FILER MUST STILL SHOW '00' IN POS 78-79 OF EACH R20 RECORD.
VOM: INVALID REMOTE ENTRY DDPP

THE DDPP SENT IN THE 'REMOTE DDPP' PORTION OF THE 'B' RECORD, POSITIONS 47-50 MUST BE A VALID DDPP IN THE DISTRICT/PORT FILE.
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.
840: WARNING-GTB MUST HAVE 'P' RIDER

THIS IS ONLY A WARNING MESSAGE. THE GENERAL TERM BOND (TYPE 5) MUST HAVE A 'P' RIDER FOR DRAWBACK ENTRIES. THIS DOES NOT CAUSE THE ENTRY TO GO IN A REJECTED STATUS.
APD: FILER REF. NBR REQUIRED

THE BROKER/FILER ASSIGNED DOCUMENT/REFERENCE NUMBER FOR THE PROTEST, CLAIM OR INTERVENTION IS REQUIRED AT INITIAL FILING AND ALL SUBSEQUENT (AMENDMENT ADDENDA & SERVICE REQUEST) FILINGS. 
VME: WHSE PERIOD EXPIRED

THE ENTRY DATE ON A WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL WAS MORE THAN FIVE YEARS FROM THE IMPORT DATE OF THE ORIGINAL WAREHOUSE ENTRY SUMMARY. 
95D: 21 REC SENT; NOT ALLOWED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION EI). THE 21 RECORD TO REPORT THE BOND AMOUNT AND THE PRODUCER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS ONLY PERMITTED WHEN A SINGLE TRANSACTION BOND (BOND TYPE 9) IS TRANSMITTED. IF ANY OTHER TYPE OF BOND INDICATOR IS SENT IN THE 10 REC, POS 49, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
ACS: INVALID IMPORTER TYPE

THIS ERROR IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN "ADD IMPORTER" TRANSACTION. AS OF JUNE 1999, THERE ARE SEVEN VALID TYPES OF IMPORTER IDENTIFIERS THAT CAN BE USED AS PART OF AN TI INPUT TRANSACTION. THEY ARE: C = CORPORATION S = SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP P = PARTNERSHIP G = GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL ONLY) L = GOVERNMENT (STATE OR LOCAL) F = FOREIGN GOVERNMENT I = INDIVIDUAL THE USE OF ANY OTHER CHARACTER IN THE T1 RECORD, POS 80 WILL GENERATE THIS MESSAGE. NOTE: THE ERROR MESSAGE OUTPUT DOES NOT REFLECT THE ERROR IDENTIFIER "ACS".
79I: MANUFACTURER NUMBER NOT ON FILE

THE MANUFACTURER NUMBER USED IN THE ABI SELECTIVITY TRANSACTION DOES NOT EXIST IN THE MANUFACTURER FILE. THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE '42F' "DATA ADDED WITH WARNINGS" MESSAGE.
SBO: MUST BE A "Y" OR "N"

THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT IF AN ABI TRANSACTION IS SENT WITH A FIELD THAT REQUIRES A YES (Y) OR NO (N) INDICATOR FOR THE AFFECTED FIELD. AN EXAMPLE IS A RECONCILIATION ENTRY (TYPE 09) FOR WHICH THE FILER MUST INDICATE IF THE ENTRY IS AN AGGREGATE ENTRY (AGGREGATE INDICATOR = Y) OR AN ENTRY BY ENTRY RECONCILIATION (AGGREGATE INDICATOR =N). IF ANY OTHER CHARACTER IS USED IN SUCH A FIELD, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT
915: IT DATE/DATE OF IMP INCONSISTENT

THE DATE TRANSMITTED FOR THE OPENING OF THE IN-TRANSIT (I.T.) ACTION (WHICH MOVES THE FREIGHT FROM THE PORT OF ARRIVAL TO A SECOND U.S. PORT WHERE THE SHIPMENT WILL BE ENTERED) MUST BE ON OR AFTER THE DATE OF IMPORT OF THE FREIGHT INTO THE UNITED STATES. COMPARE THE I.T. DATE FROM THE SUMMARY TRANSMISSION, REC 22, POS 64-69, TO THE IMPORT DATE IN REC 20, POS 34-39.
VDQ: FTZ NUMBER MISSING

THE FTZ NUMBER IS MANDATORY FOR ENTRY TYPE 06. IF POSITIONS 60-79 ARE BLANK IN REC H2 OF THE HI APPLICATION, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. 
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.
"4FR: HTS REQUIRES FORMAL ENTRY

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ABI QUOTA QUERY INPUT. IF THE CATEGORY AND COUNTRY IDENTIFIED BY THE TRANSMITTING FILER DO NOT RESULT IN A MATCH OF VISA FILES IN ACS, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO THE FILER AS A RESPONSE
B99: ACH TRANS TYPE = 24; AMT MUST = 0

ACH TRANS TYPE (IN 6 RECORD) = 24 WHICH INDICATES $0.00 STATEMENTS. HOWEVER ADDENDA AMT (IN 7 REC) DOES NOT = $0.00.THIS IS PART OF THE ACH CREDIT PROCESS.
99D: INVALID LIVE IND FOR AG LICENSE

IF AN AGRICULTURAL LICENSE NUMBER IS SENT IN POSITIONS 38-47 OF THE 51 RECORD, THE LIVE INDICATOR CAN BE = '1' OR SPACES. IF THE HSA RECORD FOR THE ENTRY-LINE TARIFF NBR HAS A QUOTA INDICATOR = '1', THEN ABI RECORD 10 POSITION 44, MUST BE = '1' (LIVE ENTRY REQUIRED.) IF TARIFF RECORD FOR THE ENTRY-LINE TARIFF NBR HAS QUOTA INDICATOR = '2' '3' OR SPACE, THEN ABI RECORD 10 POSITION 44 CAN BE EITHER '1' OR SPACE. THE LIVE INDICATOR EDIT IS INVOKED ONLY IF THE ENTRY-LINE REQUIRES AN AGRICULTURE LICENSE.
4A0: INVALID ACTION CODE

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A CARGO RELEASE DATA INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION HI). THE H1 RECORD, POS 3 MUST REFLECT ONE OF THREE ACTION CODES: A (ADD) D (DELETE) OR R (REPLACE). IF ANY OTHER CHARACTER, OR A BLANK, IS TRANSMITTED IN THIS FIELD, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
215: INVALID TEAM NUMBER

REFERENCE APPLICATION JJ, REC D10, POS 40-42:  FOR DRAWBACK ENTRY TYPES WHERE THE DATE OF ENTRY IS = OR > 10/01/94 ONLY THE FOLLOWING DISTRICT/PORT/TEAM COMBINATIONS WILL BE VALID: DDPP / TEAM DDPP / TEAM 0401 1DA 2002 5LB 1001 2DB 5301 6D0 3901 3DR 2704 7D0 5201 4LA 2809 7D7
SG4: INVALID DATE FOR CA SUGAR CERT

CANADIAN SUGAR CERTIFICATE DATA WAS PROVIDED AND EITHER/BOTH THE DUTY-COMP AND/OR EXPORT DATE IS < 06011999.
8WS: INVALID CHG: AMS TO NON AMS CAR

THIS MESSAGE IS USUALLY GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION LN). IF THE ENTRY IN QUESTION REFLECTS AN AMS CARRIER CODE, A CHANGE TO A NON-AMS CARRIER IS NOT PERMITTED. THE CARRIER CODE (SCAC) IN THE L1 RECORD MUST BE FOUND ON THE DATABASE FOR THE PORT OF ARRIVAL ON THE ENTRY RECORD. IF THE DATABASE FILE DOES NOT SHOW THE SCAC FOR THE ARRIVAL PORT, THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS GENERATED, EVEN IF THE INTENDED NEW CARRIER CODE IS AN AMS CODE IN OTHER PORTS.
RBT: RECON DATE OVER 90 DAYS IN FUTURE

FOR RECONCILIATION, THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE DATE IS IN A VALID FORMAT, BUT IS GREATER THAN 90 DAYS IN THE FUTURE. DATES UP TO 90 DAYS IN IN ADVANCE ARE ACCEPTED VIA  ABI FOR RECONCILIATION.
05H: INVALID ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE

IN THE HI (CARGO RELEASE INPUT) TRANSACTION, THE FILER MUST PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE OF ARRIVAL FOR THE SHIPMENT. THIS DATE CANNOT BE GREATER THAN 60 DAYS IN THE FUTURE, AS COMPARED TO THE TRANSMISSION DATE OF THE DATA. IF THE DATE IS MORE THAN 60 DAYS IN THE FUTURE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO RESULT IF THE FILER USES BILL OF LADING UPDATE (LN) TO CHANGE AN ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE AND THE NEW DATE IS MORE THAN 60 DAYS IN THE FUTURE, AS COMPARED TO THE SYSTEM TRANSMISSION DATE.
94N: EXPECTED UNG/UNH SEGMENT NOT FND

EDIFACT SYNTAX ERROR. THE UNG/UNH (MESSAGE HEADER) SEGMENTS ARE MISSING.
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.

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