Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

EJR: REQUIRED-PARTY-MISSING

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION CI). THE C08 REC, POS 4-5, IS USED TO REPORT PARTY QUALIFIER CODES THAT RELATE TO THE INVOICE. THREE PARTY QU LIFIER CODES ARE MANDATORY IN EVERY INVOICE: "UC" (ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE), "SU" (SUPPLIER), AND "IM" (IMPORTER). IF A C08 RECORD IS NOT TRANSMITTED WITH EACH OF THESE THREE CODES, AT A MINIMUM, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
ASG: NO MATCH FOR ENTRY

A MATCH FOR THE ENTRY CITED MUST BE FOUND ON THE USCS ENTRY DATABASE, OTHER IT WILL BE REJECTED. THE FORMAT IS TO STRING THE FILER CODE AND ENTRY NUMBER TOGETHER - NO DASH IS USED BETWEEN FILER AND ENTRY NUMBER OR CHECK DIGIT. 
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.
07I: VESSEL CODE & NAME SUBMITTED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A CARGO RELEASE DATA INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION HI). ABI WILL ACCEPT THE VESSEL NAME, BUT NOT THE VESSEL CODE. IF BOTH ARE TRANSMITTED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED. (NOTE - 5-CHARACTER VESSEL CODES ARE NO LONGER USED).
VKV: HLR: MAX 15 RETURN FLDS EXCEEDED

A MAXIMUM OF FIFTEEN FIELDS MAY BE SELECTED TO RETURN VALUES TO THE INVOKING SCREEN. THE FIELD(S) IN ERROR EXCEED THIS LIMIT. 
BR4: RECON TAX MISMATCH (R20:R90)

THE TOTAL RECONCILED TAX FROM THE SUM OF ALL 'R20' RECORDS DOES NOT MATCH THE TOTAL RECONCILED TAX AS REFLECTED BY THE FILER IN THE RECON'S 'R90' RECORD. THIS APPLIES TO ENTRY-BY -ENTRY RECONCILIATION. 
002: INVALID UNIT OF MEASURE

UNIT OF MEASURE INPUT IS NOT AN ACCEPTED ALPHA-NUMERIC CODE, OR IS FORMATTED INCORRECTLY. FOR AUTOMATED INVOICE INPUT PURPOSES, THE ABOVE MESSAGE RELATES TO DATA TRANSMITTED IN THE C33 REC, POS 19-21 OR 61-63. VALID UNITS OF MEASURE (AS LISTED IN APPENDIX C OF THE CATAIR) SHOULD BE REPORTED IN THESE TWO FIELDS; HOWEVER, ANY REASONABLE ABBREVIATION WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE CI APPLICATION (I.E. "DOZ" OR "DZ" FOR DOZEN, ETC.) IF POS 19-21 OR 61-63 ARE BLANK, AND A QUANTITY IS TRANSMITTED IN POS 4-18, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
ARM: ACTION CODE N/A

ACTION CODE NOT APPLICABLE.
15Q: FEE CODE/TOTAL FEE DOES NOT MATCH

ABI ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTIONS REPORT VARIOUS USER FEES IN THE 62 RECORD OR THE 34 RECORD. THESE FEES ARE SUMMARIZED IN THE 89 RECORD BY CLASS CODE. THE AMOUNT OF THE LINE ITEM FEE TOTALS FROM THE 62 RECORDS (OR THE ENTRY LEVEL FEES FOUND IN THE 34 RECORD) MUST EXACTLY AGREE WITH THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE 89 RECORD. DIFFERENCES OF ANY AMOUNT (ONE CENT OR MORE) BETWEEN THE AMOUNTS IN THE 34/62 RECORDS AND THE SAME CLASS CODE IN THE 89 RECORD WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
365: IR TAX NOT APPLICABLE

IF THE TARIFF TAX CODE = '0', THE LINE ITEM INTERNAL REVENUE FIELD MUST BE BLANK . IF THE TARIFF FILE FOR THE REJECTED TARIFF NUMBER DOES NOT INDICATE THAT IRS EXCISE TAXES ARE APPLICABLE, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT IF AN ABI FILER TRANSITS IR TAX DATA IN REC 60, POS 59-68. 
BR2: ORIGINAL TAX MISMATCH (R90:R20)

THE TOTAL ORIGINAL TAX GIVEN BY THE FILER IN THE RECON'S 'R90' RECORD DOES MATCH THE SUM OF THE ORIGINAL TAX FROM ALL OF THE 'R20' RECORDS. THIS ONLY APPLIES TO ENTRY-BY-ENTRY RECONCILIATION. 
546: EXISTING ENTRY IN CUSTOMS STATUS

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A FILER ATTEMPTS TO TRANSMIT AN ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION FOR AN ENTRY NUMBER THAT IS IN CUSTOMS STATUS. CUSTOMS STATUS MEANS THAT CUSTOMS HAS "PROCESSED" THE ENTRY. THE MOST COMMON SITUATION FOR THIS ERROR IS WHEN A PAYMENT HAS BEEN COLLECTED (BY CHECK, STATEMENT PROCESSING OR ACH) AND THE FILER ATTEMPTS TO RETRANSMIT THE SUMMARY DATA. ANOTHER COMMON CAUSE FOR THIS ERROR IS WHEN THE ENTRY NUMBER APPEARS ON A PRELIMINARY STATEMENT AND THE FILER ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE SUMMARY DATA WITHOUT FIRST REMOVING THE ENTRY FROM STATEMENT STATUS. IF THE ENAI SCREEN SHOWS "ENT ACP NOT LIQ", THE FILER MAY NOT RETRANSMIT THE SUMMARY UNTIL THE SUMMARY IS PUT INTO A REJECTED STATUS. IF THE ENTRY NUMBER IS A DRAWBACK CLAIM THAT IS IN CUSTOMS STATUS AND THE FILER IS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE DATA, THE DISKETTE WILL BE REJECTED AND CUSTOMS WILL MANUALLY PROCESS ANY CHANGES AS INDICATED ON THE PAPER CLAIM. IF THE ENTRY NUMBER IS NOT A DRAWBACK CLAIM, BOTH THE CLAIM AND DISKETTE WILL BE RETURNED. ACCELERATED DRAWBACK WILL BE PAID UPON CORRECTION (IF NOT PREVIOUSLY PAID). ABI WILL REJECT THE TRANSMISSION.
AI3: INVALID CASE NUMBER ENTERED

ADA/CVD BROKER QUERY INPUT RECORD CONTAINED AN INVALID CASE NUMBER .
DE5: CONTRACT NUMBER NOT FOUND

THIS MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE CONTRACT NUMBER SENT IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE WAS NOT ON FILE IN ACS. IN MOST CASES, THE FILER WILL PROBABLY HAVE USED AN OLD NUMBER, NOT ONE OF THE NEW CONTRACT NUMBERS.  
401: CBI CLAIM INVALID FOR THIS TARIFF

THIS MESSAGE ADVISES THE FILER THAT THE TARIFF NUMBER ON THE REJECTED LINE HAS A CBI CLAIM (SPI = "E"), BUT THE TARIFF FILE RECORD FOR THE TARIFF NUMBER IS NOT CODED FOR THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM.  
17I: UNKNOWN APPLICATION CODE

THE ABI APPLICATION CODE ENTERED ON THE 'B' RECORD WAS NOT FOUND IN THE APPLICATION CODE FILE. ACTION: CORRECT THE CODE ENTERED ON THE 'B' RECORD AND RESTART THE APPLICATION.
ARG: PROTESTANT TYPE REQUIRED

A VALID VALUE IS REQUIRED IN THE PROTESTANT TYPE FIELD VALID VALUES ARE: D - DRAWBACK CLAIMANT F - FOREIGN MAUFACTURER/PRODUCER/EXPORTER I - IMPORTER/CONSIGNEE M - MASTER OF VESSEL S - SURETY V - VESSEL OPERATOR O - OTHER
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.
95H: INVALID OTHER RECON INDICATOR

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION EI). IF THE FILER DESIRES TO FLAG AN IMPORT ENTRY FOR A NON- NAFTA RECONCILIATION, THE SUMMARY INPUT MUST CONTAIN ONE OF SEVEN CODES WHICH ARE TRANSMITTED IN THE 20 REC, POS 77-79. THE ONLY ALLOWABLE CODES ARE, AS OF SEP 1998, ARE "001" THROUGH "007". IF ANY OTHER CODE, EXCEPT THREE BLANK CHARACTERS WHEN NO RECONCILIATION IS ELECTED, IS TRANSMITTED IN THIS FIELD, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
99C: AG LICENSE NOT REQUIRED

AN AGRICULTURE LICENSE WAS ENTERED WITH THE FIRST TARIFF NUMBER ON THE LINE OUT SIDE OF THE FOLLOWING CONSTRAINTS; '99041009' THRU '99041021' INCLUSIVE AND 99041027 THRU 99041060 INCLUSIVE. THIS ERROR IS ALSO GENERATED WHEN THE FIRST TARIFF NUMBER IS 99041030, THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS 'CA' AND AN AGRICULTURE LICENSE IS ENTERED.
AFU: PIRP NUMBER INVALID FOR 'D' TYPE

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED WHEN A PIRP NUMBER IS SENT IN THE EI 43 RECORD, POSITIONS 3-8 AND A 'D' FOR COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION IS SENT IN POSITION 9. AS OF 7/98 THERE ARE NO 'D' TYPE PIRPS.
RB2: INVALID INCREASE-REFUND IND

THE INCREASE/REFUND INDICATOR IN THE ABI 'RA' RECON TRANSACTION 'R10' RECORD MUST = '1', '2', OR '3'.
AQ0: NO FILING PERIOD BASE DATE

WHEN A FILING/AMENDMENT BASIS INDICATOR IS USED, A FILING PERIOD BASE DATE REQUIRED. THE FILING PERIOD BASE DATE IS BLANK.
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.
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.

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