Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

DK5: TARIFF TRAILER OUT OF SEQUENCE

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE AUTOMATED DRAWBACK MODULE. THE CANADIAN IMPORT ENTRY TRAILER SEQUENCE NUMBERS (0001-9999) ARE OUT OF SEQUENCE (EG: 0001, 0003, 0002 INSTEAD OF 0001, 0002, 0003). NOTE THAT CONTRACT SEQUENCE NUMBERS ARE 01-99. FOR CANADIAN IMPORTS, TRAILERS ARE SEQUENCED 00001-99999.
8WP: INTENSIVE EXAM DATE EXCEEDED

THIS MESSAGE WILL USUALLY BE GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION LN). FILERS ARE PERMITTED, WITHIN SET LIMITS, TO CHANGE THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE CREATED BY THEIR INITIAL CARGO RELEASE INPUT. (SEE ERROR MESSAGE 8WQ, 8WK, AND 8WO). ANOTHER RESTRICTION IS THAT THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE CANNOT EXCEED THE DATE OF ANY INTENSIVE EXAMINATION DATE THAT HAS BEEN ENTERED ON THE SSAI RECORD. IF THE FILER'S LN INPUT CONTAINS SUCH A DATE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
56G: ISSUER CODE/MOT CONFLICT

IN THE CARGO RELEASE DATA INPUT TRANSACTION, APPLICATION HI, THE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION (H1 REC, POS 32-33) MUST AGREE WITH THE CODE REPRESENTING THE IMPORTING CARRIER. (H1 REC, POS 70-73). FOR AIR SHIPMENTS USING MOT 40, THE ISSUER CODE IS NOT USED AND MUST BE BLANK. IF THE ISSUER CODE FIELD IS NOT BLANK, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. FOR MOT 20 OR 30, THE ISSUER CODE FIELD IS IGNORED.
4GH: INVALID CNTRY CODE

COUNTRY CODE MUST BE VALID TWO CHARACTER ALPHABETIC ISO CODE. TO VIEW VALID COUNTRY CODES DO RFJL 2/AA. IN VVCU FUNCTION, VALID CNTRY CODE = ISO-CODE WITH ACTIVE RECORD ON VVCR
VLM: DRAWBACK DELETE CODE INVALID

THIS MESSAGE WILL APPEAR IF THE FILER HAS USED AN ADDITION/DELETION CODE OF 'D' ON THE 'CH' HEADER RECORD OF THE DRAWBACK DISKETTE (THE D10 ABI RECORD) AND THE CLAIM IS ALREADY IN A CUSTOMS STATUS. A DELETE OF A CLAIM BY A FILER CAN ONLY BE HONORED IF THE CLAIM IS STILL IN 'ABI' STATUS. ALL CLAIMS CREATED BY DISKETTE OR VIA ABI ARE PLACED IN ABI STATUS BY ACS WHEN FIRST ACCEPTED ERROR-FREE. THE SAME LOGIC APPLIES TO IMPORT ENTRIES FILED ELECTRONICALLY VIA ABI. ONCE IN CUSTOMS STATUS, THEY CANNOT BE DELETED BY THE FILER. NOTE: THE CLAIM CANNOT BE DELETED AT ALL IF ACCELERATED DRAWBACK HAS BEEN PAID. IF ACCELERATED DRAWBACK HAS BEEN PAID AND THE FILER WISHES TO DELETE, THE CLAIM WILL HAVE TO BE LIQUIDATED "NO DRAWBACK" AND A BILL ISSUED FOR REPAYMENT OF THE ACCELERATED DRAWBACK. IF ACCELERATED HAS NOT BEEN PAID, BUT THE ENTRY IS IN A CUSTOMS STATUS, IT CAN BE CANCELLED, BUT NOT DELETED.
APM: VOIDANCE REQ. IND. INVALID

A REQUEST FOR VOIDANCE OF DENIAL, INDICATED BY 'R', MAY BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER PROTEST HAS BEEN DENIED BY CUSTOMS. THE VALUE SUBMITTED IN THE VOIDANCE REQUEST FIELD IS NOT 'R'. 
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.
0B0: INVALID 'ISO' COUNTRY CODE

THE COUNTRY CODE ENTERED IS NOT ONE OF THE VALID 'ISO' COUNTRY CODES. FOR THE AUTOMATED INVOICE INTERFACE APPLICATION (CI), THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE COUNTRY CODE IN THE C11 REC, POS 57-58, IS EITHER BLANK OR DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE LIST OF VALID ISO COUNTRIES.
Q19: 'QT' PAYMENT TYPE INVALID

THE PAYMENT TYPE (REC QT, POS 9-10) MUST BE "01" AT THE CURRENT TIME. EVENTUALLY, OTHER CUSTOMS OBLIGATIONS SUCH AS BILLS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ACH PAYMENT USING OTHER PAYMENT TYPE INDICATORS. UNTIL THAT ENHANCEMENT IS ANNOUNCED, ONLY PAYMENT TYPE 01 WILL BE ACCEPTED BY ABI (WHICH MEANS THAT SPACES "00" OR A "1" WILL ALSO BE REJECTED).
8WA: NO ENTRY EXISTS OR ENTRY CLOSED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRASNMISSION. IF THE FILER ATTEMPTS TO SEND APPLICATION LN AGAINST AN ENTRY NUMBER FOR WHICH NO PROVISIONAL SELECTIVITY STATUS HAS BEEN ISSUED BY ABI, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. MOST OF THE TIME, ERROR MESSAGE 8WB, ENTRY BELONGS TO ANOTHER DD/PP, WILL ALSO BE GENERATED. **NOTE** - THIS MESSAGE CAN ALSO APPLY TO OTHER APPLICATIONS WHICH INVOLVE AN ENTRY NUMBER THAT IS NOT RESIDENT ON THE ENTRY OR SELECTIVITY DATABASES. **NOTE** THIS ERROR MESSAGE ALSO APPLIES TO A FILER'S ATTEMPT TO SEND A TIB EXTENSION REQUEST AFTER THE DATE THAT THE TIB ENTRY SHOWS AS 'CLOSED' PER THE ENTRY RECORD.
38N: RESTRICTED COUNTRY

THE IMPORT RESTRICTION INDICATOR FOR THIS COUNTRY IS "1" ON THE COUNTRY CODE FILE. THIS INDICATES THAT THIS COUNTRY IS RESTRICTED FROM IMPORTING TO THE U.S. OR THAT THE COUNTRY'S CODE HAS BEEN RENDERED INACTIVE OR INVALID. SINCE THERE IS NO INACTIVE/INVALID CODE IN THE COUNTRY CODE FILE, THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT USE IS BY MAKING THE COUNTRY "RESTRICTED". AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE COUNTRY CODE 'SQ' FOR SLOVAKIA. EFFECTIVE 03/01/93, THIS COUNTRY CODE WAS NO LONGER VALID. IT CHANGED TO 'SK'. A FILER MIGHT BE MISLED BY THE "RESTRICTED" INDICATOR THEY RECEIVE BACK ON A QUERY OR BY THIS MESSAGE WHEN TRANSMITTING AN ENTRY AND RECEIVING A REJECT. THIS LATTER TYPE OF COUNTRY CODE IS "INVALID" RATHER THAN RESTRICTED.
39B: INVALID DUTY FREE CLAIM

THIS MESSAGE WILL OCCUR IF THE FILER ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A DUTY-FREE CLAIM THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN/COUNTRY OF EXPORT COMBINATION. FOR EXAMPLE, INSULAR POSSESSIONS (SPI "Y") ARE ENTITLED TO SHIP CARGO DUTY FREE TO THE UNITED STATES, BUT ONLY IF THE SHIPMENT COMES DIRECTLY FROM THE POSSESSION. THEREFORE, IF THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT (50 REC, POS 69-70) IS NOT IDENTICAL TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (40 REC, POS 6-7), AND THE FILER TRANSMITS "Y" IN POS 3 OF THE 50 RECORD, THIS ERROR WILL RESULT. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED IF SPI "Y" IS USED FOR AMERICAN GOODS RETURNED PRODUCTS (CHAPT 98010010NN), AS THESE ARTICLES ARE UNCONDITIONALLY FREE OF DUTY AND THEREFORE DO NOT REQUIRE A SPECIAL PROGRAM IN ORDER TO CLAIM DUTY-FREE STATUS.
VQK: CVD PAYABLE AMOUNT INVALID

THIS MESSAGE OCUURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. THE TOTAL PAYABLE COUNTERVAILING DUTY IS SENT IN THE D31 RECORD, POSITIONS 48-58. IF SPACES ARE SENT THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
AQE: TARIFF ACT CITATION INVALID

THIS FIELD IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE SECTION OF CUSTOMS CODE UNDER WHICH THE PROTEST, CLAIM OR INTERVENTION IS BEING FILED. VALID VALUES ARE: 1 - SECTION 514 PROTEST 2 - SECTION 520(C) PETITION 3 - SECTION 520(D) PETITION 4 - SECTION 181.115 INTERVENTION UNDER NAFTA
1G4: INVALID USER FEE CLASS CODE

USER FEE CLASS CODES ARE TRANSMITTED IN THE SUMMARY INPUT RECORDS. RECORD 34, 62, AND 89 HAVE FIELDS DEDICATED TO THESE CLASS CODES. THE CLASS CODES USED IN THESE FIELDS MUST RESIDE ON THE CLASS CODE DATABASE. IF THE CLASS CODE FIELD IS BLANK, OR CONTAINS A CODE NOT LISTED ON THE DATABASE THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. ALSO, THE CLASS CODES REPORTED IN THE 62 AND 89 RECORDS, OR IN THE 34 AND 89 RECORDS, MUST AGREE WITH EACH OTHER. THAT IS, IF THE 62 RECORD REPORTING MPF (CLASS CODE 499) OMITS THE CLASS CODE, BOTH THE 62 RECORD AND THE 89 RECORD WHICH CORRECTLY TRANSMITS 499 WILL RECEIVE THIS REJECTION MESSAGE.
ASH: ENTRY WITHDRAWAL REQ. N/A

ENTRY WITHDRAWAL REQUEST NOT APPLICABLE.
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. 
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.  
07R: PAPERLESS MIB/MOT CONFLICT

IF A PAPERLESS MIB ("V" NUMBER) IS TRANSMITTED IN POSITIONS 3-14 OF THE 22 RECORD IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION OR IN POSITIONS 3-14 OF THE HA RECORD IN THE ENTRY TRANSACTION THEN THE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION (MOT) TRANSMITTED IN POSITIONS 28-29 OF THE 20 RECORD (ENTRY SUMMARY) OR POSITIONS 32-33 OF THE H1 RECORD (CARGO SELECTIVITY) MUST BE 10 OR 11 (VESSEL).
VP6: I.E. DATE INVALID

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. THE IE DATE IS SENT IN THE D03 RECORD, POSITIONS 16-21. THIS DATE MUST BE IN VALID MMDDYY FORMAT. THIS REJECT WILL BE GENERATED IF THE DATE IS LESS THAN 010196, IF THE DATE IS SENT IN YYMMDD FORMAT, IF THE DATE IS SENT AS 999999 OR IF THE DATE FIELD IS SPACE FILLED.
RBV: WARNING - IMPTR ON REG'L SANCTION

FOR RECONCILIATION, THIS MEANS THAT THE IMPORTER IS ON REGIONAL SANCTION. THIS IS ONLY A WARNING FOR RECONCILIATION.
EJN: ID NUMBER (B) REQUIRED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE C37 RECORD PROVIDES SPACE FOR TWO IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. THE SECOND (IDENTIFIER B) IS REPORTED IN POS 45-79.IF ONE OF THE FOUR VALID ID NUMBER QUALIFIERS (SEE PAGE AII-34) IS REPORTED IN POS 42-44 OF THE C37 RECORD, THERE MUST BE DATA IN POS 45-79 (THE DATAMUST BE LEFT JUSTIFIED STARTING IN POSITION 45 BUT DOES NOT HAVE TO OCCUPY THE ENTIRE FIELD). IF THE FIELD IS LEFT BLANK, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. **NOTE** - AS OF APRIL 1998, ONLY THE ID NUMBER QUALIFIER "VIN" IN POS 42-44 WILL RESULT IN THIS MESSAGE IF THE ID NUMBER FIELD IS LEFT BLANK.
ASL: MERCHANDISE DESC. NOT APPLICABLE

THE P71 MERCHANDISE DESCRIPTION CANNOT BE REPEATED OR TRANSMITTED AS PART OF AMENDMENT, ADDENDA OR SERVICE REQUEST. 
8WD: MOT NOT ORIG 10/11/20/21/40/41

THIS MESSAGE IS USUALLY GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION LN). THIS APPLICATION IS LIMITED TO ENTRIES WHICH REPORT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION OF OCEAN (MOT = 10/11/12), RAIL (MOT = 20/ 21), OR AIR (MOT = 40/41). ENTRIES WHICH REPORT OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION CANNT BE CORRECTED BY THE USE OF BILL OF LADING UPDATE. THE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR AN ENTRY CAN BE DETERMINED BY THE PF4 KEY FROM THE ON-LINE SELECTIVITY FUNCTION. INCORRECT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION MUST BE CORRECTED BY CUSTOMS (THEY CANNOT BE CHANGED BY THE USE OF THE BILL OF LADING UPDATE APPLICATION).
BRS: R10 FIELDS MUST MATCH FILED ENTRY

THIS MESSAGE CAN OCCUR IF THE RECONCILIATION SUMMARY IS ALREADY FILED AND THE FILER IS DOING A REPLACEMENT OR CORRECTION. VIRTUALLY ALL FIELDS IN THE NEW 'R10' MUST MATCH WHAT IS ALREADY ON FILE. THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS REJECT IS THE ABSENCE OF A '00' SUFFIX IN THE IMPORTER OF RECORD NUMBER IN THE R10 REC, POS 20-31. EVEN IF THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION DID NOT CONTAIN THE SUFFIX, ONCE IT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED ERROR-FREE, THE ENAI RECORD SUPPLIES THE ZEROS AND MAKES THEM MANDATORY WHEN A RETRANSMISSION IS DONE. NOTE THAT THE R10 RECORD LISTS TWO FIELDS WHERE THIS ERROR CAN OCCUR: THE IMPORTER ID MENTIONED ABOVE IN POS 20-31 AND THE 4811 REFERENCE NUMBER IN POS 60-71. BOTH FIELDS MUST HAVE A SUFFIX IN ORDER TO PROCESS THE RECON ENTRY. A SECOND REASON FOR THIS REJECTION MESSAGE RELATES TO THE RECON TEAM, IN POS 41-43 OF THE R10. IF THE PORT HAS CHANGED THE ASSIGNED TEAM ON THE ENAI RECORD FOR THE PREVIOUSLY TRANSMITTED 09 ENTRY, IT MUST BE CHANGED BACK TO THE APPROPRIATE RECON TEAM NUMBER BEFORE THE FILER CAN RETRANSMIT THE ENTRY.

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