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| MANY COUNTRIES ADHERE TO A STANDARD CONVENTION IN CREATING VISA NUMBERS. THE CURRENT CONVENTION IS: 9 CHARACTERS, WITH THE FIRST CHARACTER A NUMERIC TO REPRESENT THE LAST DIGIT OF THE CALENDAR YEAR; THE SECOND AND THIRD CHARACTERS ARE ALPHA AND REPRESENT THE ISO CODE OF THE COUNTRY WHERE THE VISA WAS ISSUED. THE LAST SIX CHARACTERS ARE NUMERIC AND REPRESENT THE ACTUAL VISA NUMBER. FOR COUNTRIES WHICH USE THE STANDARD VISA NUMBERING SYSTEM, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT IF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLY TO THE TRANSMITTED VISA NUMBER: - THE FIRST DIGIT IS BLANK OR DOES NOT EQUAL THE YEAR OF EXPORT. - THE ISO CODE IS INVALID (NOT LISTED ON THE COUNTRY CODE DATABASE), IS MISSING OR DOES NOT EQUAL THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS FOR HK) - THE NUMERIC PART (LAST SIX CHARACTERS) IS NOT EXACTLY SIX CHARACTERS. - THE LAST SIX CHARACTERS DO NOT REPRESENT THE ACTUAL VISA NUMBER THAT WAS TRANSMITTED BY THE ISSUING COUNTRY. THESE ARE ELECTRONICALLY REPORTED (ELVIS) TO U.S. CUSTOMS AND, IF NOT ON FILE WHEN THE FILER TRANSMITS HIS DATA, WILL CAUSE THIS ERROR MESSAGE TO BE INVOKED. |
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69A: |
ORIGIN COUNTRY/TARIFF NBR INVALID |
| THIS ERROR MESSAGE RESULTS WHEN A REQUIREMENT BETWEEN THE TARIFF NUMBER REPORTED IN THE 50 REC, POS 4-13, AND THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN REPORTED IN THE 40 REC, POS 6-7, IS VIOLATED. THE MOST COMMON EXAMPLE OF THIS WOULD BE THE USE OF ANY COUNTRY OTHER THAN "US" WITH TARIFF NUMBERS IN THE 98010010NN RANGE. ALSO, CHAPTER 9999 NUMBERS MAY BE SPECIFICALLY LINKED TO EITHER CANADA OR MEXICO. IF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO THE TARIFF NUMBER IN CHAPTER 99, THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO RESULT. A LESS COMMON EXAMPLE WOULD THE ATTEMPTED USE OF CERTIFIED HAND-LOOM TEXTILE ARTICLES (AS FOLKLORE ARTICLES) WITH A COUNTRY OF ORIGIN THAT IS NOT ONE OF THE ACCEPTABLE COUNTRIES FOR CERTIFIED FOLKLORE ARTICLES. PAGE ENS-48 OF THE CATAIR LISTS THE CURRENTLY ACCEPTABLE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR SELECTED TARIFF NUMBERS (NOTE 2). |
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ADY: |
CARRIER MISMATCH ON CONSL RELSE |
| THE CARRIER (SCAC) CODE MUST BE THE SAME FOR ALL RELEASES ON A CONSOLIDATED ENTRY. |
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AES: |
ERROR IN A 32 REC;RLSE 6 |
| THIS MESSAGE FOLLOWS A MORE SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE (I.E. "1F5 RELEASE NOT ON FILE") IN A CONSOLIDATE ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSMISSION. IT NOTIFIES THE FILER THAT THE ERROR IS IN THE SIXTH RELEASE IN THE 32 RECORD. |
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EJC: |
INVALID DIFFERENCE REASON CODE |
| THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE C39 RECORD, POS 22-23, PROVIDES FOR THE INSERTION OF ONE OF 24 VALID TWO-CHARACTER "REASON FOR DIFFERENCE CODES". THE USE OF ANY OTHER CODE, OR A BLANK FIELD, WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE. |
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VHO: |
DT HS7: CONTRACT/STMNT CERT REQ'D |
| IF BOXES 2B, 06, 07, 08, OR 09 ARE INDICATED IN THE DT01 RECORD, POSITIONS 8-9, POSITION 36 OF THE DT01 RECORD MUST REFLECT A "Y". IF ANY OTHER BOX NUMBER ARE INDICATED, THIS FIELD MUST BE BLANK. |
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VPY: |
D31 RECORD NOT REQUIRED |
| THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. THE D31 RECORD SPECIFIES THE ADD OR CVD BONDED OR PAYABLE DUTIES. IT IS SENT IN COMBINATION WITH A D11 RECORD WHICH DETAILS THE ADD OR CVD SUMMARY INFORMATION. THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS GENERATED IF A D31 RECORD IS SENT WITHOUT A MATCHING D11 RECORD. |
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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. |
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APW: |
FAX INDICATOR INVALID |
| NOTIFICATION TO CUSTOMS THAT A FACSIMILE WAS SENT, INDICATED BY 'S', MAY BE SUBMITTED BY FILER AT INITIAL FILING OF PROTEST, CLAIM OR INTERVENTION. 'N' INDICATES THAT NO FACSIMILE WAS SENT. THE VALUE SUBMITTED IN THE FAX INDICATOR IS NOT 'S' OR 'N'. |
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VLQ: |
DRAWBACK EXPORT SUMM IND INVALID |
| THIS MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE FILER HAS USED A CODE OF OTHER THAN 'Y' (YES) OR 'N' (NO) FOR WHETHER THIS IS AN EXPORT SUMMARY CLAIM. THE FILER MUST USE EITHER 'Y' OR 'N' VIA DISKETTE OR A SPACE (NO) OR '1' (YES) FOR ABI. APPLIES TO DRAWBACK MODULE. |
| THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE ABI 'HP' (STATEMENT ADD/DELETE TRANSACTION WHEN A PAYMENT DUE DATE, SENT IN POSITIONS 19-24 OF THE 'H' RECORD IS A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. |
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VGQ: |
FD 701: ESTBLSMNT ID NOT ON FILE |
| AN FDA ESTABLISHMENT IDENTIFIER (FEI) NUMBER IS A TWELVE-DIGIT NUMBER THAT IDENTIFIES A DOMESTIC LOCATION (ADDRESS) OF AN FDA IMPORTER OR DOMESTIC CLIENT. THESE NUMBERS ARE CREATED IN THE FDA INTERFACE BY FILERS REQUESTING, THROUGH ABI TO FDA, A NUMBER FOR A DOMESTIC LOCATION. THE REQUEST IS MOST OFTEN MADE WHEN THE FILER HAS SENT A FOREIGN-BASED CONSIGNEE AND HAS RECEIVED AN FDA REJECT. THE FEI NUMBER, IF USED, IS SENT IN REC FD03, POS 15-26 AND MUST CONTAIN 12 NUMERIC CHARACTERS. THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE IS TO OMIT THE FIRST TWO ZEROS AND TRANSMIT ONLY TEN NUMBERS. |
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VO1: |
DT HS7: FORM REQUIRED |
| IMPORTED PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE CODED DT1 OR DT2 ON THE HARMONIZED TARIFF DATABASE. IF THE CODING IS DT2, THE FILER IS REQUIRED TO REPORT DOT INFORMATION FOR THE TARIFF NUMBER. IF NO DATA IS TRANSMITTED, THE ABOVE ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. |
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AST: |
MERCHANDISE DESC. INCOMPLETE |
| A ONE-LINE STATEMENT OF THE MERCHANDISE DESCRIPTION IS REQUIRED. THE P71 RECORD CANNOT BE BLANK. |
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VGJ: |
FD 701: NO FDA SHPPR NAME/ADDR |
| DATA SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE FDA INTERFACE MUST INCLUDE AN MID THAT REPRESENTS THE ACTUAL SHIPPER. THIS MID WILL BE COMPARED TO THOSE LISTED ON THE MID FILE. IF THE MID IN QUESTION IS LISTED ON THIS FILE IN "PENDING" STATUS, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT. THE MID FILE NO LONGER ACCEPTS MID'S WITHOUT NAMES AND ADDRESSES, SO THE PENDING FILE SHOULD NOT INCREASE IN SIZE. THIS MESSAGE SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN NORMAL ABI INPUT TRANSACTIONS. |
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VBK: |
FW 3-177: INVLD UNIT OF MEASURE |
| THE UNIT OF MEASURE IN THE FW03 RECORD, POS 17-19, IS MANDATORY. THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT IF THIS FIELD IS BLANK, NOT LEFT JUSTIFIED OR IF NOT A STANDARD HTS UNIT OF MEASURE AS LISTED IN APPENDIX C OF THE CATAIR. THIS UNIT OF MEASURE FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PURPOSES MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN THE UNIT OF MEASURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HS NUMBER IN THE 50 RECORD. |
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AQX: |
LEAD PROTEST NBR NOT ON FILE. |
| THE NUMBER ENTERED IN THE LEAD PROTEST NUMBER FIELD IS NOT A VALID CUSTOMS ASSIGNED PROTEST NUMBER. |
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14G: |
THIS TARIFF NBR ALREADY ENTERED |
| THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN A SET PROVISION SITUATION WHEN THE TARIFF NUMBER SENT IN THE 70 RECORD IS THE SAME AS THE SET PROVISION TARIFF NUMBER SENT IN THE 50 RECORD. THE TARIFF NUMBER IN THE 70 RECORD MUST BE DIFFERENT AND MUST BE THE NUMBER THAT ESTABLISHES THE CORRECT RATE OF DUTY FOR THE SET. THIS ERROR MESSAGE CAN ALSO OCCUR IN NON SET PROVISION LINES IF THE FILER USES THE SAME TARIFF NUMBER IN THE 50 AND 70 RECORDS OR IN THE 70 AND 80 RECORDS. |
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8RA: |
CLAIM AMOUNT MUST BE < PD/LIQ AMT |
| THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE WILL APPEAR FOR CLAIM TYPES '41' THRU '45' IF THE CLAIMED AMOUNT FOR AN IMPORT ENTRY OR CM EQUALS THE FULL AVAILABLE DUTY/TAX AMOUNT, SINCE THE MAXIMUM CLAIMED AMOUNT CANNOT EXCEED 99 PERCENT THEREOF. BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHERE THE CLAIMED DRAWBACK MAY BE EQUAL TO THE FULL DUTY/TAX PAID (E.G. MERCHANDISE EXPORTED FROM CUSTOMS CUSTODY ON WHICH DUTIES WERE ALREADY PAID), CUSTOMS ALLOWS FOR THIS THROUGH THE USE OF CLAIM '46' FOR CLAIMS COVERING THESE OBSCURE CONDITIONS. |
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8WH: |
BOL RESULTS REQUIRES AMS CARRIER |
| IF THE FILER SENDS A 'LN' BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSACTION WITH A 'Y' IN POSITION 19 OF THE L1 RECORD (Y = YES, SEND ME BOL PROCESSING RESULTS) AND THE CARRIER INVOLVED OR THE FIRMS CODE IN CERTAIN AIR AMS SITUATIONS, IS NOT AN AMS SCAC CODE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. |
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95V: |
52 REC - 'HK' SWPM IND MISSING |
| A SOLID WOOD PACKING MATERIAL CERTIFICATE INDICATOR IS REQUIRED FOR ALL LINES WITH A COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF 'CN' (CHINA) OR 'HK' (HONG KONG) AND AN EXPORT = OR > 12/17/1998. |
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EIW: |
CURRENCY/EXCH RATE INCONSISTENT |
| THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RATE DATA IS TRANSMITTED IN THE C01 RECORD. THE CURRENCY CODE IS TRANSMITTED IN POS 45-47. IF THIS CODE IS "USD", THEN THE FIXED EXCHANGE RATE INDICATOR (POS 48) MUST BE BLANK AND THE RATE OF EXCHANGE (POS 49-55) MUST BE ZEROS. IF THE CURRENCY CODE IS OTHER THAN "USD", THEN THE FIXED EXCHANGE RATE INDICATOR MUST BE EITHER "1" (FOR A FIXED RATE PROVIDED BY THE TRANSMITTER) OR "0" (WHICH INDICATES THAT THE CURRENCY RATE IS NOT FIXED AND WILL COME FROM THE RATE IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THE INVOICE) WILL BE USED TO COVNERT THE REPORTED VALUES TO U.S. DOLLARS. NOTE: THIS MESSAGE ALSO APPLIES TO THE C18 RECORD. |
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VGH: |
FD 701: NO FDA MFR NAME/ADDR |
| DATA SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE FDA INTERFACE MUST INCLUDE AN MID THAT REPRESENTS THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER. THIS MID WILL BE COMPARED TO THOSE LISTED ON THE MID FILE. IF THE MID IN QUESTION IS LISTED ON THIS FILE IN "PENDING" STATUS, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT. THE MID FILE NO LONGER ACCEPTS MID'S WITHOUT NAMES AND ADDRESSES, SO THE PENDING FILE SHOULD NOT INCREASE IN SIZE. THIS MESSAGE SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN NORMAL ABI INPUT TRANSACTIONS. |
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183: |
INVALID REGION/DISTRICT/PORT |
| REGION/DISTRICT/PORT IS NOT VALID ON THE REGION DISTRICT PORT FILE. |
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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. |
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