Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

99L: IMP/LIC NOT ON AGR CHEESE FILE

IMPORTER / AGRICULTUREAL COMBINATION HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE "ALM" DATA BASE. IN ABI, THE LICENSE TRANSMITTED IN THE FILER'S ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT, ON THE 51 REC, POS 38-47, HAS NOT BEEN LISTED ON THE ALM DATABASE FOR THE IMPORTER SHOWN ON THE ENTRY.
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
B16: MID INVALID - LESS THAN 7 CHARACT

MANUFACTURER IDENTIFIER CODE CONTAINS LESS THAN SEVEN CHARACTERS.
EJ9: INVALID INVOICE NUMBER FORMAT

INVOICE NUMBERS CAN CONSIST ONLY OF LETTERS, NUMBERS, SLASHES, OR DASHES. TRAILING SPACES ARE ALLOWED, IMBEDDED SPACES ARE NOT. LETTERS MUST BE IN UPPER CASE. NOTE: AS OF MAY 1995, THE SLASH (/) IS NO LONGER PERMITTED AS A VALID CHARACTER IN THE INVOICE NUMBER. THE INVOICE NUMBER IS TRANSMITTED IN THE C01 REC, POS 20-36.
APJ: AFR QUES MISSING/INCOMPLETE

AN APPLICATION FOR FURTHER REVIEW, INDICATED BY 'R', APPLIES ONLY TO 514 PROTESTS, AND MUST BE REQUESTED DURING THE FILING AND AMENDMENT PERIOD, EITHER AT INITIAL FILING OR BY AN AMENDMENT FILING. EITHER THE FILING IS NOT 514 PROTEST, OR THE FILING AND AMENDMENT PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. 
AFL: ADD TOTAL AMT INVALID

THE TOTAL ADD AMOUNT IN THE 90 REC, POS 38-48 DOES NOT EQUAL THE SUM OF THE BONDED ADD DUTY AND THE PAYABLE ADD DUTY TRANSMITTED IN THE 35 RECORD, POS 3-13 AND 15-25 RESPECTIVELY. 
DKJ: CLAIM TYPE INVALID FOR NAFTA

IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE THE DRAWBACK CLAIM TYPE MUST BE '41', '42', '44' OR '45'. 
EIX: ALLOWANCE/CHARGE DESCR REQUIRED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). ALLOWANCE/CHARGE DATA IS TRANSMITTED IN THE C17 AND C18 RECORD. THE FREE-FORM DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARGE DESCRIBED BY THE ALLOWANCE/CHARGE INDICATOR TRANSMITTED IN POS 4 OF THE C17 RECORD IS TRANSMITTED IN THE C18 REC, POS 30-64.THIS FIELD CANNOT BE BLANK. IF NO DATA IS TRANSMITTED IN THIS ELEMENT, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
VQI: ADD PAYABLE AMOUNT INVALID

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. THE TOTAL PAYABLE ANTIDUMPING DUTY IS SENT IN THE D31 RECORD, POSITIONS 15-25. THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY BLOCK IS IN THE D11 RECORD, POSITIONS 14-23. IF THE ANTIDUMPING BONDED DUTY INDICATOR IN THE D11 RECORD, POSITION 39 IS '0' (ADD IS NOT BONDED) THEN THE TOTAL PAYABLE ANTIDUMPING DUTY AMOUNT CANNOT BE SPACES.
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.
ACX: IMP TYPE REQUIRED FOR US ADDRESS

THIS MESSAGE IS USUALLY GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ABI 5106 UPDATE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION TI). FOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS BEING ADDED TO ABI, IF THE ADDRESS IS IN THE UNITED STATES, THE IMPORTER MUST HAVE ONE OF FOUR IDENTIFICATION TYPES INCLUDED IN THE T1 REC, POS 80.THEVALID TYPES ARE: "C" (CORPORATION), "P" (PARTNERSHIP), "I" (INDIVIDUAL), OR "S" (SOLE PROPRIETOR).  ANY OTHER INDICATOR, INCLUDING A BLANK SPACE, WILL GENERATE THIS MESSAGE. NOTE: AS OF MAY 1998, THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS GENERATED WITHOUT THE ACCOMPANYING ERROR CODE "ACX".
929: DUTY DOES NOT MATCH

THE DUTY AMOUNT INPUT DOES NOT MATCH THE TOTAL OF ALL PAID DUTY AMOUNTS FOR THIS ENTRY. 
12P: FIRMS CODE NOT ON FILE

FIRMS CODE TRANSMITTED NOT FOUND ON DATABASE. 
VQM: MISSING IMPORT REFERENCE

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCUURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. IF THE CLAIM TYPE INDICATOR IN THE D01 RECORD, POSITION 4 IS A '1' OR '3' AND IF SPACES ARE SENT IN THE IMPORT ENTRY NUMBER FIELD IN THE D10 RECORD, POSITIONS 20-27, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
AIT: MULTIPLE 43 RECS ARE INVALID

MULTIPLE 43 RECORDS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON A SINGLE CUSTOMS LINE. NOTE--THIS IS CORRECT IF NO 42 RECORDS ARE TRANSMITTED ON THE SAME ENTRY. IF THE ENTRY IS AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY WITH BOTH 42 AND 43 RECORDS, MULTIPLE 43 RECORDS WILL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT EACH 43 RECORD IS ACCOMPANIED BY A 42 RECORD.
4LV: CN SILK - VISA NBR NOT ALLOWED

SILK ARTICLES EXPORTED FROM CHINA (CN) DO NOT REQUIRE A VISAED DOCUMENT SINCE 1993. IF AN ABI TRANSACTION W/ HARMONIZED TARIFF NUMBERS FOR SILK ARTICLES IN CATEGORY 733 - 759 IS TRANSMITTED, THE ENTRY WILL BE REJECTED WITH ERROR MSG NBR 4LV. *SILK FROM CHINA HAS NOT REQUIRED A VISAED DOCUMENT (VISA) SINCE 1993. **THIS EDITING WILL PREVENT THE USE OF DUMMY VISA NBRS ABOVE DATA ADDED BY HQ QUOTA. ENTRIES USING THESE CATEGORIES MAY BE FILED USING ENTRY TYPE 01, AS WELL AS 02.
95T: 52 REC - 'CN' SWPM IND INVALID

THE REQUIRED SOLID WOOD PACKING MATERIAL INDICATOR MUST BE '1' OR '2'. 
APU: SAMPLE INDICATOR INVALID

NOTIFICATION TO CUSTOMS THAT A SAMPLE HAS BEEN SENT, INDICATED BY 'S', MAY BE SUBMITTED BY FILER AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ADJUDICATION OF PROTEST OR CLAIM BY CUSTOMS. 'N' INDICATES THAT A SAMPLE DOES NOT APPLY. ONCE SET TO 'S' THE SAMPLE INDICATOR CANNOT BE UN-SET TO 'N'. THE VALUE SUBMITTED IN THE SAMPLE INDICATOR IS NOT 'S' OR 'N'.
8XX: CAN NOT EXTEND - 6 MONTH TIB

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A TIB EXTENSION TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION XN). AT LEAST ONE TARIFF NUMBER, 98130075, HAS BEEN DEFINED AS BEING LIMITED TO ONE PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. THUS, ABI WILL NOT PERMIT A TIB EXTENSION AGAINST AN ENTRY WHICH HAS THIS TARIFF NUMBER ON FILE.
VBX: DT HS7: INVALID VEH. ELIGIBIL. #

THIS ELEMENT MUST BE USED WHEN BOX 03 IS INDICATED ON THE DT01 RECORD. IT IS A SIX POSITION FIELD IN THE FORMAT AAANNN, WHERE AAA MAY EQUAL "VSA", "VCP" OR "VSP", FOLLOWED BY THREE NUMERICS FROM 001 THROUGH 999. THE VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY NUMBER TRANSMITTED BY THE FILER MUST COME FROM A LIST ISSUED BY THE DOT WHICH COVERS EVERY VEHICLE MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE LAST 25 YEARS. ***NOTE**** IF THE INSTANT IMPORTATION IS FOR A VEHICLE WHICH WILL BE ADDED TO THE NEXT REVISION OF THE DOT NON-CONFORMING VEHICLE LIST, THE APPROPRIATE ELIGIBILITY INDICATOR IS "PET" (WHICH STANDS FOR PETITION TO ADD NEW VEHICLE TO THE LIST). NO NUMERICS ARE NECESSARY WHEN PET IS TRANSMITTED.
0JI: TARIFF NUMBER MUST BE ENTERED

  NUMBER MUST BE ENTERED
EJG: INVALID TITLE OF DECLARANT

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE C95 REC, POS 37-38, MUST CONTAIN A VALID CODE IDENTIFYING THE TITLE OF THE DECLARANT. THE ONLY VALID CODES, AS OF THIS DATE, ARE "IR" (IMPORTER) OR "CB" (CUSTOMS BROKER). AS OF 4/5/95, "IM" (IMPORTER) MAY ALSO BE USED.
AEZ: RLSE'S NOT REQUIRED BY 30 REC

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A 32 RECORD IS TRANSMITTED IN AN EI ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION (CONSOLIDATED ENTRY RECORD) AND A 'C' IS NOT SENT IN THE 30 RECORD, POSITION 39 SIGNIFYING A CONSOLIDATED ENTRY. 
40J: SPI CLAIM INVALID FOR TARIFF

MOST TARIFF NUMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ONE OR MORE SPECIAL PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE DUTY REQUIRED. THESE ARE CODED AS "SPI" FOR THOSE PROGRAMS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL TARIFF NUMBER HAS BEEN FLAGGED FOR. IF AN ABI FILERS TRANSMITS AN SPI (SUMMARY TRANSACTION 50 REC, POS 3, OR POS 78-79; 70/80/81 REC, POS 13 OR POS 79-80) THAT IS NOT LISTED ON THE TARIFF FILE FOR THAT TARIFF NUMBER, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. FILERS SHOULD VERIFY THE SPI FROM THEIR HARMONIZED QUERY OUTPUT (V3 REC, POS 53-72) TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE SELECTED SPI APPLIES TO THE TARIFF NUMBER. NOTE: AS STATED IN ERROR MESSAGE 40L, IF THE TRANSMITTED SPI (50 RECORD OR 70 RECORD) IS ON THE TARIFF FILE FOR THE TARIFF NUMBER, IT MUST NONETHELESS AGREE WITH THE C/O CODE (EITHER "MX" OR "CA"). IF THE C/O IS "CA", AN SPI OF "MX" WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
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.

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