Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

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").
CBB: STATE/ZIP MISMATCH

THE STATE CODE AND ZIP CODE CAN BE SENT IN MANY APPLICATIONS IN ABI. A ZIP FILE EXISTS TO CHECK THE FIRST THREE DIGITS OF THE CODE AGAINST THE STATE CODE GIVEN. IF IT DOES NOT MATCH, THIS ERROR MESSAGE RESULTS.  
VMH: WHSE ENTRY SUMMARY IS LIQ/CANCLD

THE ORIGINAL WAREHOUSE ENTRY SUMMARY CITED IN THE WITHDRAWAL IS EITHER LIQUIDATED OR CANCELLED. 
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.
DK3: D20 RECORD MUST CONTAIN DATA

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE AUTOMATED DRAWBACK MODULE. WHEN THE DATA SENT VIA ABI, NO DATA WAS PRESENT IN THE 'D25' RECORD. 
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.
99I: ABSOLUTE QUOTA/LIVE INDICATOR REQ

WHEN A TARIFF NUMBER IS ENTERED UNDER TYPE 02 OR 07, A SCHEDULED PAY DATE IS PRESENT, AND THIS TARIFF NUMBER IS AN ABSOLUTE QUOTA ITEM, A LIVE INDICATOR REQUIRED. 
BRO: RECON DATE CANNOT BE < 100198

NO RECONCILIATION SUMMARY CAN HAVE AN ENTRY DATE < 100198. 
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.
SG4: INVALID DATE FOR CA SUGAR CERT

CANADIAN SUGAR CERTIFICATE DATA WAS PROVIDED AND EITHER/BOTH THE DUTY-COMP AND/OR EXPORT DATE IS < 06011999.
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.
ARW: REFUND PARTY NBR NOT ON FILE

THE NUMBER LISTED DOES NOT EXIST ON THE USCS IMPORTER FILE. THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR THIS ERROR IS THAT THE IRS, SSN OR USCS NUMBER HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED IN AN IMPROPER FORMAT. DASHES MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE FORMAT. FOR IRS NUMBERS, NN-NNNNNNNNN IS THE REQUIRED FORMAT. FOR SSN'S, NNN-NN-NNNN IS THE REQUIRED FORMAT. FOR USCS NUMBERS, YYDDPP-NNNN IS THE REQUIRED FORMAT. IRS NUMBERS MUST BE 12 CHARACTERS LONG; NUMBERS LISTED AT THE 10 CHARACTER LEVEL WILL BE REJECTED BECAUSE ALL IRS NUMBERS ARE LISTED AT THE 12 CHARACTER LEVEL IN THE USCS IMPORTER FILE. WHEN A 2 CHARACTER SUFFIX IS NOT USED AT THE END OF THE IRS NUMBER, 2 ZEROS SHOULD BE USED (NN-NNNNNNN00).
ADY: CARRIER MISMATCH ON CONSL RELSE

THE CARRIER (SCAC) CODE MUST BE THE SAME FOR ALL RELEASES ON A CONSOLIDATED ENTRY. 
VBL: FW 3-177: INVLD SOURCE

THE SOURCE CODE (REC FW03, POS 20-21) IS A MANDATORY CODE CONSISTING OF ONE ALPHA CHARACTER (A FOR ARTIFICIALLY PROPAGATED, C FOR CAPTIVE, O FOR OTHER, P FOR CITES OR W FOR FROM THE WILD). THE ALPHA CHARACTER MUST BE LEFT JUSTIFIED. POSITION 21 SHOULD BE SPACE FILLED SINCE IT IS RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
VGX: INVALID FORMAT

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE FDA INTERFACE WHEN A FILER ATTEMPTS TO SEND A QUERY OR AN ADD REQUEST FOR AN FDA ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER (FEI) IN THE PP TRANSACTION AND THE FORMAT OF THEIR QUERY IS INCORRECT. THIS CAN TAKE MANY FORMS BUT USUALLY INVOLVES TRYING TO FIT A FOREIGN ADDRESS INTO FIELDS THAT ONLY ACCEPT A US ADDRESS. IN MOST CASES, IT INVOLVES A PROGRAMMING PROBLEM IN THE FILERS SOFTWARE. PROPER FORMAT FOR THE PP TRANSACTION IS SHOWN ON PAGES OGQ 14-20 OF THE CATAIR.
ARH: PROTESTANT TYPE INVALID

A VALID VALUE IS REQUIRED IN THE PROTESTANT TYPE FIELD. VALID VALUES ARE: D - DRAWBACK CLAIMANT F - FOREIGN MANUFACTURER/PRODUCER/EXPORTER I - IMPORTER/CONSIGNEE M - MASTER OF VESSEL S - SURETY V - VESSEL OPERATOR O - OTHER THE VALUE SUBMITTED IN THE PROTESTANT TYPE FIELD IS NOT A VALID VALUE.
8WS: INVALID CHG: AMS TO NON AMS CAR

THIS MESSAGE IS USUALLY GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION LN). IF THE ENTRY IN QUESTION REFLECTS AN AMS CARRIER CODE, A CHANGE TO A NON-AMS CARRIER IS NOT PERMITTED. THE CARRIER CODE (SCAC) IN THE L1 RECORD MUST BE FOUND ON THE DATABASE FOR THE PORT OF ARRIVAL ON THE ENTRY RECORD. IF THE DATABASE FILE DOES NOT SHOW THE SCAC FOR THE ARRIVAL PORT, THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS GENERATED, EVEN IF THE INTENDED NEW CARRIER CODE IS AN AMS CODE IN OTHER PORTS.
2AU: BILL-OF-LADING REQUIRED WITH I.T.

WHEN AN INBOND NUMBER IS PROVIDED, THE CURRENT BILL OF LADING REQUIREMENTS ARE: IF THE MOT IS OCEAN (10 SERIES) OR AIR (40 SERIES), AN I.T. NUMBER ALWAYS REQUIRES A MASTER BILL OR AIR WAYBILL TO BE TRANSMITTED IN THE SUMMARY INPUT APPLICATION. IF THE MOT IS RAIL (20 SERIES) OR ROAD (30 SERIES), IF THE I.T. NUMBER IS A PAPERLESS MIB (V NUMBER), THE MASTER BILL FIELD IN THE 22 RECORD MUST BE FILLED IN OR THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT. IF THE MOT IS RAIL OR ROAD, BUT THE I.T. NUMBER IS A CONVENTIONAL (9-DIGIT) NUMBER, THEN THE MASTER BILL FIELD MAY BE LEFT BLANK.
AR8: PROTESTANT ID FORMAT INVALID

VALID FORMATS FOR THE PROTESTANT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ARE: NNN CUSTOMS ASSIGNED SURETY CODE NN-NNNNNNNXX EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) OR INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NUMBER (IRS) NNN-NN-NNNN SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER YYDDPP-NNNNN CUSTOMS ASSIGNED NUMBER (NEW FORMAT ONLY) AAANNNNNN CANADIAN EMPLOYER NUMBER AAANNNNNN CANADIAN IMPORTER/EXPORTER NUMBER AAAAYYMMDDXXX MEXICAN FEDERAL TAX REGISTRY NUMBER (INDIVIDUAL) AAAYYMMDDXXX MEXICAN FEDERAL TAX REGISTRY NUMBER (CORPORATE)
AQV: INT. ADVICE NBR NOT ON FILE

NO MATCH HAS BEEN FOUND FOR THE INTERNAL ADVICE NUMBER LISTED, OR HAS NOT YET BEEN ENTERED INTO ACS BY THE CIE IN NY OR ORR AT HQS. 
36P: INVALID CHECK DIGIT FACTOR

WITH THE NEW CHECK DIGIT FIELD ON THE NATIONAL FILER DATABASE RECORD YOU MAY ONLY HAVE A VALUE 1 (ONE) OR 0 (ZERO). 
VDR: FTZ ENTRY REQUIRES FIRMS CODE

THE FIRMS CODE (REC 20, POS 72-75) IS MANDATORY FOR ENTRY TYPE 06 (EI APPLICATION) OR REC H2, POS 3-6 IN THE HI APPLICATION. 
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.
263: INVALID UPDATE CODE

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION EI). THE 10 RECORD, POS 3 MUST REFLECT ONE OF FOUR ACTION CODES: A (ADD) D (DELETE) C (CHANGE) OR R (REPLACE). IF ANY OTHER CHARACTER, OR A BLANK, IS TRANSMITTED IN THIS FIELD, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
487: INVALID REFERENCE NUMBER FORMAT

THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS TRANSMITTED BY THE FILER AND USUALLY REPRESENTS THE FILER'S IRS, OR SSN NUMBER. WHEN A CUSTOMS FORM 4811 HAS BEEN PROCESSED BY LOCAL CUSTOMS, THE AGENT (OWNER OF THE REFERENCE NUMBER) WILL RECEIVE CERTAIN NOTIFICATIONS, LIQUIDATION NOTICES, ETC. FOR THE IMPORTER OF RECORD ON THE ENTRY. THE REFERENCE NUMBER MUST BE TRANSMITTED IN ACCEPTABLE IRS (NN-NNNNNNNNN) OR SSN (NNN-NN-NNNN) FORMAT IN THE 10 REC, POS 32-43. IF THE FORMAT IS NOT CORRECT, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.

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