Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

2EE: DATABASE NOT UPDATED TEST MODE

THIS IS STANDARD OUTPUT MESSAGE THAT IS USED WHENEVER A FILER IS IN CARGO SELECTIVITY TESTING STATUS. IT INDICATES THAT WHILE THE DATA TRANSMITTED IS CORRECT AND ACCEPTABLE, THE ON-LINE FILES WILL NOT BE UPDATED BECAUSE THE FILER IS NOT IN OPERATIONAL STATUS.
Q04: 'QT' STATEMENT NUMBER INVALID

QT' STATEMENT NUMBER HAS SPACES, ALL ZEROS, OR OTHER NON-ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS IN POSITIONS 14-24. UNDER CURRENT PROGRAMMING, POSITION 14 MUST ZERO-FILLED. WHEN CUSTOMS BILLS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT THROUGH ACH, POSITION 14 WILL BE CHANGED TO ACCEPT OTHER NUMBERS.
VC2: DISCLAIMER NOT REQ FOR TARIFF

THE FILER SENT AN FD0 (FDA DISCLAIMER) IN THE OA RECORD FOR A TARIFF NUMBER THAT IS NOT FLAGGED FD1 IN THE TARIFF FILE. THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE GENERATED IF AN FDA DISCLAIMER IS SENT ON THE 'X' LINE OF AN X-V SET EVEN IF THE X LINE HAS AN FDA FLAG. THE 'V' LINE STILL REQUIRES THE FDA DATA OR DISCLAIMER AS APPROPRIATE. THIS MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE GENERATED IN THE FCC INTERFACE IF THE FILER SENDS A FC0 DICLAIMER ON A TARIFF LINE THAT IS CODED FC3 AND THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS 'US'.
EI7: COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION REQUIRED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION CI). THE COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVOICED ARTICLES IS TRANSMITTED TO ABI IN THE C35 REC, POS 4-73. THIS FIELD MAY NOT BE BLANK. IF SO, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
Q43: STATEMENT ALREADY PD VIA ACH

THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT IF A FILER ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE AN ENTRY FROM A STATEMENT FOR WHICH THE ACH PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION TRANSACTION (APPLICATION QN) HAS ALREADY BEEN RECORDED IN ACS. FILERS WILL OFTEN SEND APPLICATION HP (STATEMENT ADD/DELETE) AT OR ABOUT THE SAME TIME THAT THEY TRANSMIT THE ACH PAYMENT. IF BOTH ARE RECEIVED SIMULTANEOUSLY, IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THE ACH TRANSACTION WILL BE PROCESSED PRIOR TO THE STATEMENT ADD/DELETE. IN SUCH A CASE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE THE RESULT.
10T: SURETY CODE CANCELED

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN A BORDER CARGO RELEASE (HN) TRANSACTION. THE SURETY CODE (RECORD 01, POSITIONS 34-36) TRANSMITTED IN BCS WITH A SINGLE ENTRY BOND IS NOT IN AN ACTIVE STATUS. THE SURETY CODE IS MAINTAINED AT THE NATIONAL FINANCE CENTER.
16E: VALUE/QUANTITY INVALID

THE UNIT VALUE OF THE ITEM REPORTED UNDER THIS TARIFF NUMBER DOES NOT FALL IN THE RANGE STATED BY THE TARIFF NUMBER'S DESCRIPTION IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF RECORDS. AS AS EXAMPLE, TARIFF NUMBER 6402195030 IS FOR CERTAIN FOOTWEAR VALUED OVER $3.00 PER PAIR, BUT NOT OVER $6.50 PER PAIR. IF A SHIPMENT REPORTS 100 PAIRS AT A TOTAL VALUE OF $285, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT, AS THE UNIT PRICE PER PAIR OF SHOES WOULD BE $2.85. THE FILER SHOULD REVERIFY THAT THE CORRECT VALUE AND QUANTITY IS BEING REPORTED AND, IF SO, SELECT A TARIFF NUMBER THAT CORRECTLY DESCRIBES THE VALUE/QUANTITY RANGE FOR THE IMPORTATION.
IN0: INVALID ENTRY NUMBER

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A SELECTIVITY RESULTS QUERY INPUT (APPLICATION IN). IF THE ENTRY NUMBER DOES NOT CONTAIN 11 DIGITS, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT. SPACES IN EITHER THE FILER CODE OR ENTRY NUMBER ALSO WILL CAUSE THIS REJECT MESSAGE.
VGA: FD701: INV LINE#/SEQ

THIS ERROR MESSAGE RESULTS WHEN A FILER SENDS AN FDA CORRECTION (CP TRANSACTION) TO RESPOND TO AN FDA DT REJECT MESSAGE AND THE CUSTOMS LINES THAT THEY ARE SENDING IN THE FDA CORRECTION DO NOT MATCH THE EXACT SEQUENCE OF LINES IN THE SELECTIVITY RECORD. WHEN A CORRECTION IS DONE, THE FILER MUST SEND THE CUSTOMS LINES (WITH THE CORRESPONDING FDA DATA OR DISCLAIM AS APPLICABLE) IN THE EXACT ORDER AS IT APPEARS ON THE SELECTIVITY LINE ITEM SCREEN. THE FILER MUST ALSO SEND ALL CUSTOMS LINES WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE FDA REGULATED. CHECK THE ORDER OF THE TARIFF NUMBERS IN THE CP SEND AGAINST THE SELECTIVITY LINE ITEM SCREEN. THEY MUST MATCH EXACTLY. THIS MESSAGE ALSO RESULTS WHEN A FILER ATTEMPS TO START A FDA LINE NUMBER WITHIN A CUSTOMS LINE WITH A NUMBER OTHER THAN 001. THE MOST COMMON OCCURANCE IS WHEN CUSTOMS LINE 001 IS SENT AND, FOR EXAMPLE FDA LINES 001 AND 002 ARE SENT WITH IT. THEN THE FILER SENDS CUSTOMS LINE 002 AND STARTS THE FDA LINE NUMBERING WITH 003. THIS REJECT WILL ALSO OCCUR IF THE FILER SENDS BOTH AN FD0 (DISCLAIM) AND FDA DATA FOR THE SAME CUSTOMS LINE ON AN ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION.
27I: *CENSUS* MAXIMUM WEIGHT EXCEEDED

GROSS SHIPPING WEIGHT TOO GREAT FOR ENTERED MODE OF TRANSPORTATION (PER CENSUS)
" 66F: INVALID IMPORTER NUMBER

THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE FORMAT OF THE DRAWBACK CLAIMANT IMPORTER NUMBER IS NOT A VALID IRS/SSN/CUSTOMS ASSIGNED NUMBER FORMAT. VALID IRS NUMBER FORMAT IS NN-NNNNNNNNXX (WHERE 'XX' = SUFFIX); SSN IS NNN-NN-NNN; CUSTOMS ASSIGNED NUMBER IS YYDDPP-NNNNN. FOR RECONCILIATION, THE MESSAGE HAS THE SAME MEANING
EIE: INVALID TYP SHIPPING/PACKING UNIT

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION CI). THE C05 REC, POS 19-23, PROVIDES SPACE TO REPORT A SHIPPING UNIT TYPE. VALID SHIPPING UNIT TYPES ARE LISTED IN APPENDIX B TO THE CATAIR, PAGES B-22 TO B-23. IF THE SHIPPING UNIT TYPE CODE TRANSMITTED IN THE C05 RECORD DOES NOT MATCH ONE OF THE SHIPPING UNIT TYPE CODES LISTED IN APPENDIX B, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
RB9: RECON/IMPORT SURETY MISMATCH

THE SURETY CODE ON THE RECONCILIATION SUMMARY DOES NOT MATCH THE SURETY CODE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE ASSOCIATED IMPORT ENTRIES. ALL IMPORT ENTRIES AND THE RECON SUMMARY MUST HAVE THE SAME SURETY CODE. (IF THE IMPORTER NUMBER IDENTIFIED IN THE RECON AND IMPORT ENTRIES HAS CHANGED SURETY COMPANIES DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THE RECON ENTRY, IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THE FILER TO FILE AT LEAST TWO RECON ENTRIES. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAINTAIN THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE SURETY SHOWN IN THE R10 REC, POS 32-34 AND THE SURETY IDENTIFED ON EACH IMPORT ENTRY).
8PN: INVALID DIST/PORT FOR ENTRY

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE IMPORT ENTRY DOES EXIST IN ACS, BUT THE PORT GIVEN DOES NOT MATCH THE PORT ON FILE WITH CUSTOMS. ACS DOES DO A MATCH ON THE IMPORT ENTRY AND THE PORT OF ENTRY GIVEN ON THE DISKETTE BY THE FILER. IF THE FILER USES AN IMPORT ENTRY/PORT COMBINATION THAT IS NOT VALID IN ACS, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. FOR RECONCILIATION, THIS MESSAGE ALSO MEANS THAT THE IMPORT ENTRY EXISTS IN ACS, BUT THE PORT CODE GIVEN DOES NOT MATCH THE PORT ON FILE WITH CUSTOMS. (SEE R20 REC, POS 19-22). THE FILER MAY ALSO GET ERROR MESSAGES 95I, "RECON REQUIRES CONTINUOUS BOND" AND BRI, "BOND NUMBER NOT SAME", FOR THE SAME ENTRY, EVEN THOUGH THE RECON ENTRY HAS A VALID CONTINUOUS BOND AND THE IMPORT ENTRIES HAVE THE SAME BOND NUMBER. CORRECTING THE PORT OF ENTRY ON THE ENTRY THAT RECEIVED ERROR 8PN WILL USUALLY REMOVE THE OTHER TWO ERRORS, AS WELL.
VIE: DT HS7: BLANK VIN POSITION: 3

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED WHEN AN ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION IS USED TO REPORT DOT DATA VIA ABI. IF THE FILER USES THE DT03 TO REPORT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (VIN), THE FIRST THREE VINS BEING REPORTED MUST BE IN POSITIONS 5-21, 22-38, AND 39-55 OF THE DT03 RECORD. IF THE THIRD VIN FIELD IS BLANK AND THE FILER USES POSITIONS 56-72 TO REPORT THE THIRD VIN, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
899: WARNING-ZERO QTY FOR VALUE EDIT

TARIFF QUANTITIES MAY BE ROUNDED DOWN TO ZERO. IF THERE IS A VALUE EDIT FOR SUCH A LINE, THE RESULTS WILL BE INCONSISTENT. FOR ABI PURPOSES, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT IF THE ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT, APPLICATION EI, CONTAINS A ZERO OR BLANK QUANTITY IN THE 50 REC, POS 24-35, AND THE TARIFF NUMBER IN THE 50 RECORD HAS A VALUE EDIT (I.E. "OTHER GLASSWARE, LEAD CRYSTAL, OVER $5 EACH").
95F: ENTRY SUBJECT TO AD/CVD

THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO IMPORT ENTRIES BEING FLAGGED FOR RECONCILIATION. DURING THE INITIAL PROTOTYPE OF THIS PROGRAM, ONLY ENTRY TYPES 01, 02, AND 06 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RECONCILIATION FLAGGING. IF ENTRY TYPES 03 (AD/CVD) OR 07 (QUOTA/AD/CVD) ARE FLAGGED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
EI4: INVALID ALLOWANCE CHARGE AMOUNT

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE C17 AND C18 RECORDS PROVIDE FOR THE REPORTING OF HEADER LEVEL CHARGES/ALLOWANCES. (THE C51/C53 RECORDS REPORT THESE ELEMENTS AT THE LINE LEVEL, BUT THIS MESSAGE ALSO APPLIES TO THOSE RECORDS). THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IN POS 4-18 OF THE C18 RECORD MUST VARY BY NO MORE THAN ONE CENT, PLUS OR MINUS, WHEN COMPARED TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT PRODUCED FROM THE APPROPRIATE CALCULATION THAT OCCURS AS A RESULT OF THE COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS TRANSMITTED ON THE C17 RECORD. THE COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS IN THE C17 RECORD THAT ARE USED IN THE CALCULATION IS: - RATE/PER UNIT X UNIT PRICE BASIS /NBR OF PRICING UNITS (FROM ALL THE PRECEDING C33 RECORDS.) (IF C51/53 RECORDS ARE USED, ONLY THE C33 RECORD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE C51/53 RECORDS IS USED TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PRICING UNITS).
B16: MID INVALID - LESS THAN 7 CHARACT

MANUFACTURER IDENTIFIER CODE CONTAINS LESS THAN SEVEN CHARACTERS.
DKQ: TOTAL CANADA TRAILER COUNT WRONG

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE SUM OF ALL THE DISKETTE 'IT' IMPORT TRAILER, 'CN' CONTRACT TRAILER, 'CM' IMPORT TRAILER, OR 'CI' NAFTA IMPORT TRAILER RECORDS OR ABI 'D12', 'D30', 'D40', OR 'D50' RECORDS DOES NOT ADD UP TO WHAT THE COUNT IS IN THE 'CT CLAIM TRAILER' RECORD, OR ABI 'D90' RECORD. BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ADD UP ABI CANNOT KNOW WHETHER THE TOTAL COUNT IS SIMPLY WRONG, OR THE TOTAL COUNT IS RIGHT AND THERE ARE MISSING RECORDS.
APR: WITHDRAWAL REQ. NOT APPLIC.

A REQUEST TO WITHDRAW A PROTEST, CLAIM OR INTERVENTION, INDICATED BY 'W', MAY BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME UNTIL THE PROTEST OR PETITION IS ADJUDICATED BY CUSTOMS. THE PROTEST HAS ALREADY BEEN ADJUDICATED, OR THIS IS A DUPLICATE REQUEST TO WITHDRAW. FULL FILE QUERY REQUEST WILL SHOW IF REQUEST ALREADY HAS BEEN MADE. 
594: INVALID DISTRICT /PORT OF UNLADING

THE PORT OF UNLADING (DIST/PORT CODE) MUST BE A VALID LOCATION AS SHOWN ON REGION/DISTRICT/PORT FILE (FOUR DIGIT DDPP). FILERS TRANSMIT THE PORT OF UNLADING FOR IMPORT SHIPMENTS IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION (EI - 20 REC, POS 30-33) OR THE CARGO RELEASE TRANSACTION (HI - H1 REC, POS 65-68). IF THE PORT CODE TRANSMITTED DOES NOT EXIST ON THE DATABASE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. ***NOTE***- IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE INFORMATION, A PORT THAT IS LISTED ON THE FILE MUST ALSO BE SET TO "Y" AS AN UNLADING PORT. IF THE PORT IS SET AS "N" FOR UNLADING PORT, THE ABOVE ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
VHA: FD 701:AFFRM/COMPLNCE REQ ON FD05

IF THE FILER REPORTS FDA AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE DATA IN THE FD01 RECORD (POS 20-22), AND THERE IS AT LEAST ONE MORE AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE CODE TO REPORT, THE FD05 RECORD MUST BE TRANSMITTED. HOWEVER, THIS RECORD CANNOT BE BLANK. IF THE SECOND OR SUCCEEDING AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE CODES/QUALIFIERS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FD05 RECORD, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
506: CALC. DUTY DOES NOT MATCH EST.

THE TOTAL DUTY CALCULATED FROM THE ENTRY LINE ITEMS DOES NOT MATCH THE ESTIMATED DUTY FOR THE ENTRY. EACH LINE ON A MULTI-LINE SUMMARY SHOULD REFLECT THE EXACT DUTY AMOUNT DUE, BASED ON THE DUTY RATES APPLICABLE TO THE TARIFF NUMBER. HOWEVER, ABI WILL ALLOW A DIFFERENCE, PER LINE, OF UP TO $2.99 (PLUS OR MINUS) BETWEEN THE ACTUAL CALCULATED DUTY AMOUNT AND THE AMOUNT TRANSMITTED BY THE ABI FILER. THIS $2.99 DIFFERENCE ALSO APPLIES TO THE ENTRY, AS A WHOLE. THUS, WHILE INDIVIDUAL LINES MAY BE ALLOWED WITH THE DUTY DISCREPANCY CITED ABOVE, THE ENTRY MAY STILL BE REJECTED IF THE TOTAL DUTY AMOUNT TRANSMITTED (90 REC, POS 3-13) IS MORE THAN $2.99 ABOVE OR BELOW THE AMOUNT CALCULATED BY ABI AS BEING THE ACTUAL DUTY FOR ALL LINES ON THE SUMMARY. 
ACU: LOWER CASE ALPHABETIC INVALID

THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN IMPORTER ADD TRANSACTION, APPLICATION IDENTIFIER TI. IF THE FILER TRANSMITS LOWER CASE ALPHA CHARACTER IN HIS INPUT, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT.

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