Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

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.
BR8: INVALID ACTION CODE

THE FILER HAS ATTEMPTED A TRANSACTION CODE FOR 'RA' OF OTHER THAN 'A', 'R', 'D'.  
2LC: BOND NOT FILED IN YOUR DISTRICT

A DISTRICT BOND IS ON FILE FOR THIS IMPORTER, BUT THE BOND DOES NOT COVER YOUR DISTRICT. 
VBH: FW 3-177: INVLD US IMPORT PERMIT#

IF THE PERMIT # IS TRANSMITTED IN REC FW02, POS 53-60, IT MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF SIX CHARACTERS AND NO MORE THAN 8 CHARACTERS. (NOTE: THIS PERMIT IS ISSUED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE HEADQUARTERS OFFICE FOR THE IMPORTATION OF THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES FOR WHICH COMMERCIAL TRADE IS PROHIBITED.)
VBF: FW 3-177: INVLD COMN NAME SPECIFC

IF XXXX IS USED FOR THE SPECIES CODE (FW01 REC POS 5-8), THE COMMON NAME SPECIFIC (REC FW02, POS 5-22) IS MANDATORY. NOTE: WHEN XXXX IS USED AS THE SPECIES CODE, THE SCIENTIFIC NAME GENUS (REC FW01, POS 9-26) AND THE COMMON NAME GENERAL (REC FW02, POS 23-40) ARE ALSO MANDATORY.
AQ1: FILING PERIOD BASE DATE REJECTED

THE FILING PERIOD BASE DATE MUST BE IN CCYYMMDD FORMAT, OR DOES NOT APPLY. 
VL3: DRAWBACK DDPP INVALID

IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE THIS MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE FILER HAS GIVEN US A CLAIM THAT DOES NOT USE ONE OF THE EIGHT CORRECT PORT CODES BY FILING LOCATION:  0401, 1001, 2002, 3901, 5201, 5301, 2704, 2809
VM2: HLN: FIELD SELECT MUST BE Y/N

THE SELECT BY FIELD SWITCH MUST BE Y=YES OR N=NO. THIS SWITCH WILL BE USED DETERMINE IF OVERRIDE SELECT CRITERIA WILL SUPPORT A FIELD SEARCH. 
BL2: UNLAD DP CANNOT EQUAL ENTRY DP

IF AN IN-BOND NUMBER (EITHER CONVENTIONAL OR "V" NUMBER) IS SENT IN POSITIONS 3-14 OF THE 22 RECORD (EI) OR POSITIONS 3-14 OF THE HA RECORD (HI) THEN THE DISTRICT PORT OF UNLADING (POSITIONS 30-33 OF THE EI 20 RECORD OR POSITIONS 65-68 OF THE HI H1 RECORD) CANNOT BE THE SAME AS THE ENTRY DISTRICT PORT. 
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.
VN1: CERT MFGR NBR INVALID

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE CM (CERT MFGR) NUMBER IS NOT IN VALID CMNNNNNN FORMAT (E.G. CM123456).
AI7: CASE DOES NOT EXIST

ADA/CVD BROKER QUERY INPUT RECORD CONTAINS A VALID CASE NUMBER THAT DOES NOT EXIST ON THE ANTI-DUMPING OR CVD DATABASE. 
46D: SCH PAY DATE INVALID FOR QUOTA

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A STATEMENT ADD/DELETE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION HP). ENTRIES WITH QUOTA MERCHANDISE THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE QUOTA MODULE MUST BE PAID WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF RELEASE OF THE CARGO. IF THE ABI FILER ATTEMPTS TO MOVE THE PAYMENT DUE DATE BEYOND 10 WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF RELEASE, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
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
VGZ: FEI NOT FOUND ON ACS

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A FILER QUERIES ABI TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN FDA ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER (FEI) IS ON FILE. ALL TWELVE NUMBERS MUST BE USED INCLUDING LEADING ZEROS. THE FILER USES THE FDPP-10 RECORD SHOWN ON PAGE OGQ-14 OF THE CATAIR WITH A "Q" IN THE ACTION CODE. THIS MESSAGE IS RETURNED WHEN THE FEI NUMBER QUERIED IS NOT FOUND IN ACS. A COMMON REASON IS BECAUSE THE FILER IS NOT QUERYING ALL 12 NUMBERS. THEY SHOULD RESEND THE QUERY USING ALL NUMBERS INCLUDING LEADING ZEROS.
2B8: INVALID STATE CODE

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ABI 5106 INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION TI). THE STATE CODE IS TRANSMITTED IN POS 68-69 OF THE T2 RECORD. VALID STATE CODES ARE THOSE LISTED BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. THE USE OF ANY CODE IN THIS FIELD THAT IS NOT APPROVED BY THE POSTAL SERVICE WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE. NOTE: THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY AN ERROR MESSAGE NUMBER WHEN TRANSACTION TI IS SENT TO ABI. ERROR MESSAGE 2BU WHICH IS IDENTICAL IN WORDING TO THIS MESSAGE, MAY BE THE ONE BEING USED.
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.  
VLK: TOT IMPORT TRAILER COUNT INVALID

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE SUM OF ALL THE DISKETTE 'IT' IMPORT TRAILER, 'CN' CONTRACT TRAILER, 'CM' IMPORT TRAILER, OR 'CI' CANADIAN 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. FOR RECONCILIATION, THE 'R90' TOTAL IMPORT TRAILER RECORD COUNT OF 'R20' RECORDS DOES NOT MATCH THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF 'R20' RECORDS GIVEN VIA THE ABI 'RA' TRANSACTION. IF THE R20 RECORD, POS 78-79 IS BLANK, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED, EVEN IF THE FIGURE IN THE R90 REC, POS 4-7, EQUALS THE NUMBER OF R20 RECORDS IN THE RECONCILIATION INPUT TRANSACTION.
VMY: TEAM REVIEW STRATIFIED COMP LINE

THIS ERROR IS GENERATED WHEN THERE IS A LINE LEVEL HIT FOR COMPLIANCE AND THE SUMMARY IS IN CUSTOMS STATUS.
VMO: WHSE FINALLED; WITHDRAWAL INVALID

THE WAREHOUSE SUMMARY CITED ON AN EI'S 30 REC INDICATES THE FINAL WITHDRAWAL HAS ALREADY BEEN PROCESSED AGAINST IT.
04A: INVALID BL NBR FOR PAIRED CITIES

BILL OF LADING NUMBER ENTERED MUST BE VALID (NOT SPACES OR NON-NUMERIC) FOR PAIRED CITIES. 
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.
AQJ: ASSOC. PROT. NBR NOT ON FILE

WHEN FILING AN INTERVENTION IN A PROTEST OF AN ADVERSE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING DECISION UNDER NAFTA, THE USCS ASSIGNED PROTEST NUMBER UPON WHICH IS BEING INTERVENED IS REQUIRED. THE NUMBER ENTERED IN THE ASSOCIATED PROTEST NUMBER FIELD IS NOT A VALID NUMBER IN THE USES PROTEST FILE.
VKY: HLT;POS REQUIRED W/ OPTIONAL LEN

A POSITION VALUE MUST BE SPECIFIED FOR THE OPTIONAL POSITION/LENGTH PARAMETER WHEN A LENGTH IS SPECIFIED. 
" 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

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