Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

29M: INVALID CONTROL IDENTIFIER

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE AII MODULE. THE VALID APPLICATION IDENTIFIER FOR THE AUTOMATED INVOICE INTERFACE IS 'CI'. 
VG1: REQUEST SENT TO FDA, PROC PENDING

THIS IS NOT AN ERROR MESSAGE BUT AN INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE. IT OCCURS WHEN A FILER HAS SENT A REQUEST FOR AN FDA ESTABLISHMENT IDENTIFIED (FEI) NUMBER THROUGH ACS TO FDA. THIS INTERIM MESSAGE IS TELLING THE FILER THAT THEIR REQUEST PASSED ABI EDITS AND HAS BEEN SENT TO THE FDA SYSTEM. FDA WILL PROCESS THE REQUEST AND SEND BACK THE FEI NUMBER IN A SEPARATE ABI TRANSACTION.
RBH: RECONCILIATION DATE INVALID

THE RECON DATE PROVIDED IS INVALID OR IN INVALID FORMAT (MMDDYY).
AE0: ZIP CODE REQUIRED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN "ADD 5106" TRANSACTION, APPLICATION IDENTIFIER TI. FOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS IN SSN OR IRS FORMAT, WITH A UNITED STATES ISO STATE CODE, A ZIP CODE MUST ALSO BE TRANSMITTED. IF THE ZIP CODE IS MISSING, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. 
AQN: FILING PERIOD BASE DATE INVALID

THE BEGINNING OF THE FILING & AMENDMENT PERIOD FOR A PROTEST, CLAIM OR INTERVENTION CAN BE DETERMINED IN ANY ONE OF SEVERAL WAYS. WHEN PROTESTING DENIAL OF 520(C) OR 520(D) CLAIM IT IS THE DATE OF DENIAL. INTERVENTIONS MAY BE FILED ANYTIME BEGINNING WITH THE FILING OF PROTEST OF ADVERSE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING DECISION ENDING WITH USCS DECISION. FOR PROTESTS OR CLAIMS RELATED TO ENTRIES, LQUIDATION DATE CONSTITUTES THE START OF THE PERIOD. ANY OTHER CASE REQURES A FILING/AMENDMENT BASE DATE BE SUBMITTED BY THE FILER, TO BE VERIFIED BY USCS. THE VALUE SUBMITTED IN THE FILING PERIOD BASE DATE FIELD IS NOT A VALID DATE.
102: INVALID ENTRY TYPE

VALID ENTRY TYPES: 01 FREE OR DUTIABLE CONSUMPTION 11 INFORMAL 41 DRAWBACK-MFG 02 QUOTA 12 INFORMAL QUOTA 42 DRAWBACK-SAME CONDITION 03 CVD/ANTIDUMPING 21 WAREHOUSE 43 DRAWBACK-REJ. 04 APPRAISEMENT 22 REWAREHOUSE 51 DCASR 05 VESSEL REPAIR 52 GOVERNMENT-DUTIABLE 06 FTZ 53 GOVERNMENT-FREE 07 QUOTA/ADD/CVD/VISA INBOND ENTRY TYPES ARE: 33,35,36,37,61,62,63,64,65,66. THIS MSG OCCURS IF THE ENTRY TYPE SPECIFIED IN THE TRANSACTION DIFFERS FROM THE ENTRY TYPE FOUND ON THE FILE. THIS MESSAGE ALSO OCCURS WHEN A FILER USES A LEGITIMATE ENTRY TYPE AND A BOND CODE OF 0 (WHICH IS ONLY USED FOR GOVERNMENT ENTRIES--51,52,53,). THIS ERROR OCCURS IN HI APPLICATION IF BOND TYPE = '0' AND ENTRY IS FORMAL.
564: LINE MISSING/OUT OF SEQ/INVALID

SUMMARY INPUT CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF RECORDS DESCRIBED IN THE CATAIR. IF ANY REQUIRED RECORDS ARE TRANSMITTED IN THE WRONG ORDER, OR IF REQUIRED RECORDS ARE OMITTED IN THE TRANSMISSION, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. THIS MESSAGE ALSO APPLIES TO OTHER APPLICATIONS, AS DESCRIBED IN THE CATAIR, FOR WHICH RECORDS ARE TRANSMITTED THAT ARE EITHER OUT OF PROPER SEQUENCE, OR ARE NOT PART OF THE APPLICATION. FOR EXAMPLE, TRANSMITTING THE OGA CORRECTION APPLICATION (CODE CP) WITH FCC DATA WILL CAUSE THIS ERROR MESSAGE. OMITTING THE CARRIER CODE IN THE 01 RECORD FOR A BORDER CARGO RELEASE INPUT (HN) FOR AN AMS PORT WILL GET THIS MESSAGE. MOST OTHER SITUATIONS THAT RESULT IN THIS ERROR ARE FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD AS TO WHICH RECORDS MAY BE MISSING OR SENT IN ERROR. FOR RECON ENTRIES, CHECK EVERY R20 RECORD THAT HAS A FOLLOWING R21 RECORD. THERE MUST BE A TRAILER COUNTER IN POS 78-79 OF THE R20 WHICH SHOWS HOW MANY R21'S ARE BEING INCLUDED FOR THE ENTRY IN THE R20. IF THE R20 SHOWS '01' IN POS 78-79, THERE MUST BE ONLY 1 R21 RECORD, AND SO ON. THE REVERSE IS TRUE, AS WELL: IF NO R21 REC, THE R20 MUST SHOW '00'.
4FO: VISA NUMBER NOT REQUIRED

A VISA NUMBER WAS ENTERED ON A LINE BUT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS TARIFF FROM THIS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN -- OR AN ABI LINE WAS TRANSMITTED WITH A RECORD 51 INCLUDING A VISA NUMBER BUT A VISA NUMBER IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE LINE'S TARIFF FROM THE LINE'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
ARL: PROTESTANT NAME NOT APPLIC.

PROTESTANT NAME IS A REQUIRED FIELD WHEN PROTESTANT TYPE IS "F" (FOREIGN), OR "O" (OTHER). PROTESTANT NAME IS NOT ACCEPTED FOR ANY OTHER PROTESTANT TYPE. 
ED0: SYSTEM PROBLEM - CALL CLIENT REP

THIS "GENERIC" MESSAGE WILL SHOW UP PERIODICALLY, USUALLY WITH DATABASE ERRORS. AS OF JULY 1999, THIS MESSAGE IS BEING ASSIGNED TO ENTRIES IN WHICH THE FILER IS ATTEMPTING TO USE SPI "E" WITH HTS 9802008015 (WHICH IS ELIGIBLE FOR CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE FILING UNDER SPI "E") WITH A SECOND TARIFF NUMBER THAT IS NOT CBI ELIGIBLE. IN THIS CASE, THE FILER MAY NOT CLAIM "E" FOR THE CUSTOMS LINE IN QUESTION. AS STATED ABOVE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE CAN CHANGE MEANINGS AS DATABASE PROBLEMS WARRANT.
680: BOND NOT ON FILE

THE BOND FILE VALIDATION DID NOT FIND THE BOND TYPE ON FILE THAT WAS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF ENTRY. NO CONTINUOUS BOND IS ON FILE FOR THE IMPORTER OF RECORD. A DOUBLE SEARCH FOR BONDS OF PARENT COMPANIES DOES NOT APPLY TO CONTINUOUS BONDS. EACH SUBSIDIARY MUST BE UPDATED TO A BOND. IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS NO 1A BOND ON FILE FOR THE DRAWBACK CLAIMANT WHO IS TRYING TO OBTAIN A SPECIAL PRIVILEGE OTHER THAN WAIVER OF PRIOR NOTICE.
2DF: CARR CODE REQ FOR MOT 10,11,40

ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSMISSIONS FOR CARGO ARRIVING IN THE UNITED STATES BY AIR OR OCEAN (MOT 10, 11, 40, 41) MUST INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE CODE REPRESENTING THE IMPORTING AIR OR OCEAN CARRIER. THE CARRIER CODE IS TRANSMITTED IN THE SUMMARY IN THE 30 REC, POS 73-76 (FOR THE FOUR CHARACTER OCEAN CARRIER CODE) AND IN THE 30 REC, POS 73-74 (FOR THE TWO CHARACTER AIR CARRIER CODE). THIS CODE IS REQUIRED WHETHER OR NOT THE ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT CONTAINS A CARGO CERTIFICATION REQUEST FLAG. IF THE FILER DOES NOT TRANSMIT THE CARRIER CODE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO RESULT IF THE CARRIER CODE IS OMITTED FROM THE CARGO RELEASE DATA INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION IDENTIFIER HI) FOR AIR OR OCEAN MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.
628: MISSING/INVALID IMPORTER NUMBER

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS DURING THE CREATION OF LINE RELEASE OUTPUT RECORDS. THE IMPORTER OF RECORD MUST BE IN ONE OF THREE VALID FORMATS, WHICH ARE OUTLINED ON PAGE LRL-5 OF THE CATAIR. IF ONE OF THE VALID FORMATS IS NOT USED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
8VQ: FATAL DATABASE ERROR

THIS MESSAGE IS SIMILIAR TO '999' "DB ERROR HAS OCCURRED". THERE IS AN INTERNAL ACS PROBLEM WITH THE PROGRAM. DRAWBACK DISKS WILL ONLY BE REJECTED FOR THIS ERROR AFTER USCS HAS RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM TO DETERMINE IF IT IS DISK RELATED. ABI WILL REJECT THE DATA TRANSMISSION.
AFS: 43 SENT; NOT REQUIRED

THIS ERROR MESSAGE HAS OCCURRED IN TWO SITUATIONS. WHEN A PIRP NUMBER WAS SENT IN THE EI 43 RECORD WITH A PIRP CODE OF 'D', THIS MESSAGE FOLLOWED THE AFU' "PIRP NUMBER INVALID FOR 'D' TYPE". IT OCCURRED BY ITSELF WHEN A 43 RECORD WAS SENT WITHOUT A PIRP NUMBER BUT WITH A PIRP TYPE OF 'D'.  
8XS: EXTENSION INVALID AFTER CLOSE DT

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A TIB EXTENSION REQUEST (APPLICATION XN). IF THE TRANSMISSION IS MADE AT A DATE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE EXTENSION TO EXCEED THE DATE ALREADY SHOWN ON ENA AS THE TIB CLOSE DATE, THIS MESSAGE WILL GENERATE. EXTENSIONS OF TIBS ARE GRANTED FOR ONE YEAR PERIODS, SO THE REQUEST MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO ONE YEAR FROM THE PROPOSED TIB CLOSE DATE IN ORDER TO BE VALID.
VHD: FDA701:AFRM/CMPLNCE NOT ALLOWED

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A FILER ATTEMPTS TO SEND A FDA AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE CODE IN THE FD05 RECORD, POSITIONS 5-7 WHEN THE AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE CODE IN THE FD01 RECORD, POSITIONS 20-22 IS BLANK. IF THERE IS ONLY ONE AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE CODE IT MUST BE SENT IN THE FD01 RECORD. ANY ADDITIONAL (UP TO FOUR) CODES ARE SENT IN THE FD05 RECORD AND THEY CANNOT BE DUPLICATES OF THE CODE IN THE FD01 RECORD.
2L4: BOND NOT IN VALID STATUS

THE BOND YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO PROCESS IS IN TERMINATED OR SANCTIONED STATUS. 
AP9: VOID. REQ. DATA REJECTED

VOIDANCE REQUEST DATA REJECTED. THE REQUEST TO VOID DENIAL OF THE PROTEST CAN ONLY BE SUBMITTED ONE TIME. REQUEST CANNOT BE MADE IF THE STATUS OF THE PROTEST IS OTHER THAN DENIED, PARTLY DENIED, NOT PROTESTABLE, OR UNTIMELY FILED-DENIED. THIS MESSAGE MAY ALSO BE RETURNED ALONG WITH THE AP8 WHEN VOID REQUEST DATA IS MISSING. 
AQA: FILING DDPP REQUIRED

AN AUTOMATED PROTEST MUST BE FILED IN A PORT IDENTIFIED AS AN AUTOMATED PROTEST FILING LOCATION IN THE USCS REGION-DISTRICT-PORT DB. THIS TYPICALLY REPRESENTS THE LOCATION OF THE IMPORT SPECIALIST WHO WILL REVIEW THE PROTEST/CLAIM.
BR6: RECON INTEREST MISMATCH (R91:R20)

THE TOTAL RECON INTEREST GIVEN BY THE FILER IN THE 'R91' RECORD DOES NOT MATCH THE TOTAL INTEREST REFLECTED BY THE SUM OF THE 'R20' RECORD INTEREST AMOUNT THIS ONLY APPLIES TO ENTRY-BY-ENTRY RECONCILIATION. 
VDG: INCORRECTLY ESTIMATED MPF MAXIMUM

CLASS CODE 499 SHOULD INDICATE THE TOTAL MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES (MPF) FROM ALL LINE-ITEM 62 RECORDS. IF THE ACTUAL TOTAL IS GREATER THAN $485, 485 SHOULD BE TRANSMITTED IN THE 89 RECORD. NAFTA GOODS ORIGINATING IN MEXICO MAY CONTINUE TO HAVE MPF CLACULATED USING 0.19%. THE MAXIMUM MPF WILL BE $400. IF ONE OR MORE LINES IN AN ENTRY REQUIRE THE .21% MPF RATE, THEN THE MAXIMUM RATE WILL BE $485.00. THIS FEE AMOUNT WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL FEE AMOUNT IN THE "90" RECORD.
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.
VN9: LICENSE DDPP NOT FOUND

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE WHEN THE LICENSE DDPP SENT INTO THE PC LICENSE PORT FIELD DOES NOT EXIST IN ACS. FOR RECONCILIATION, THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN THE LICENSE DDPP FOR THE FILER DOES NOT EXIST IN ACS.
EI5: UNIT PRICE BASIS REQUIRED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE UNIT PRICE BASIS IS THE ELEMENT WHICH INDICATES HOW MANY ITEMS CONSTITUTE THE BASIS FOR THE UNIT PRICE OF THE ITEM LISTED ON THE C31 RECORD FOR THE INVOICE. THE UNIT PRICE BASIS IS TRANSMITTED IN THE C33 REC, POS 52-60. IT MUST BE GREATER THAN ZERO. IF ZERO IS SENT BY THE FILER, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.

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