Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

AGB: SUMMARY NOT CERTIFIED

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A FILER, WHO IS SET TO OPERATIONAL STATUS FOR AII, SENDS AN 'E' IN POSITION 56 OF THE 10 RECORD BUT DOES NOT SEND A 1' IN POSITION 37 OF THE 30 RECORD, WHICH IS A CERTIFICATION OF THE ENTRY SUMMARY (ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE). THIS MESSAGE WAS CORRECT WHEN WRITTEN, BUT IT NOW (APR 2000) MEANS THAT THE CARGO CERTIFICATION (30 REC, POS 38) WAS OMITTED.
VOQ: DESIGNATED EXAM SITE UNKNOWN

THE DESIGNATED EXAM SITE, EI 30 RECORD, POSITIONS 40-43, SENT IN A REMOTE FILING TRANSACTION, IS NOT A DDPP ON THE DISTRICT/PORT FILE.
VEN: FDA LINE ALREADY REJECTED

THIS ERROR MESSAGE HAPPENS ONLY BETWEEN CUSTOMS ACS AND FDA'S SYSTEM. FDA SENDS INFORMATION VIA CUSTOMS TO THE FILER BY THE "LP" TRANSACTION. THIS ERROR OCCURS WHEN FDA HAS SENT AN "LP" INDICATING THAT THE ENTRY SHOULD BE REJECTED FOR FDA PURPOSES AND THE LINE IN QUESTION IS ALREADY IN FDA REJECT STATUS.
ARS: REFUND PARTY DATA NOT APPLIC

IN THE CASE OF A TYPE 4 ACTION FILED UNDER CFR 181.115, THE FOREIGN EXPORTER / PRODUCER IS NOT ENTITLED TO ANY REFUNDS. NAMING A REFUND CARE/OF PARTY DOES NOT APPLY.
293: INVALID TARIFF FORMAT

TARIFF IN REFERENCE BOUND IS IN INVALID FORMAT .  
0JN: FIRMS CODE REQUIRED

ENTRIES WHICH REQUEST CARGO SELECTIVITY PROVISIONAL RESULTS MUST CONTAIN A FIRMS CODE WHICH IS "ACTIVE" AND WHICH REPRESENTS A VALID CARGO EXAMINATION SITE. (NOT A CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE SITE). IF THE FIRMS CODE, FROM THE FIRMS FILE DATABASE, IS NOT ACTIVE, THE INPUT TRANSACTION WILL BE REJECTED WITH THIS ERROR MESSAGE.
VP9: TOT CANADIAN PAID MUST = ZERO

THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL MODULE. THE TOTAL NAFTA CTRY PAID DUTY IS SENT IN THE D30 RECORD, POSITIONS 26-36. IT MUST BE ZERO IF IT IS GREATER THAN THE TOTAL ESTIMATED DUTY (U.S.). (JO 081098) THIS MESSAGE IS ALSO GENERATED WHEN POSITION 68 OF THE D30 RECORD IS SPACED FILLED INDICATING THAT THE ASSOCIATED NAFTA CTRY ENTRY DATA WILL BE PROVIDED AND NO D20 RECORD CONTAINING THE DATA IS SENT.
8WT: INVALID CHG: AMS TO NON AMS FIRMS

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERALLY USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION LN). IF THE ENTRY IN QUESTION REFLECTS A FIRMS CODE FOR A LOCATION THAT IS AN AIR AMS PARTICIPANT, THE FILER OF THE ENTRY MAY NOT USE THE BILL OF LADING UPDATE APPLICATION TO REQUEST A NEW FIRMS CODE, IF THAT INTENDED FIRMS CODE IS NOT ALSO AN AIR AMS FACILITY. IN SUCH A CASE, CHANGES OF THIS TYPE MUST BE MADE BY AN INSPECTOR A A SELECTIVITY SITE.
ADX: CONSIGNEE MISMATCH ON CONS RLSE

THE ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE MUST BE THE SAME FOR ALL RELEASES ON A CONSOLIDATED ENTRY. 
VLF: GREATER THAN 9,999 ITEMS SENT

THE TOTAL OF ALL IMPORT ENTRY AND CM RECORDS IN A DRAWBACK TRANSACTION CANNOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM OF 9,999. THAT NUMBER IS THE MAXIMUM ACS CAN HANDLE. FOR RECONCILAITION, THIS MEANS THAT MORE THAN 9,999 IMPORT ENTRY ASSOCIATION RECORDS WERE TRANSMITTED.
170: INVALID MANUFACTURER NUMBER

MINIMUM CONSTRAINTS FOR VALID MANUFACTURER NUMBER INCLUDE: 1) ENTIRE NUMBER INCLUDING ISO CODE MUST BE AT LEAST 7 ALPHA OR NUMERIC CHARACTERS LONG AND IT MUST BE LEFT JUSTIFIED. 2) IF THE MID INCLUDES PIECE FOUR (LARGEST NUMBER IN STREET ADDRESS), NUMERIC CHARACTERS CANNOT BE PRECEDED BY MORE THAN 8 ALPHA CHARACTERS. NOTE: AS OF JUNE 27, 2000, WHEN THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED, ABI IS NOT INDICATING WHICH LINE OF THE SUMMARY IS INVALID.
VNL: AUTOCERT INVALID - OGA LINE RLSE

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN AN ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION WHEN THE FILER ATTEMPTS TO CERTIFY FOR CARGO SELECTIVITY FOR AN ENTRY NUMBER WHICH WAS RELEASED AS A FDA LINE RELEASE ENTRY. THE FILER MUST SEND THE EI TRANSACTION WITHOUT CARGO RELEASE CERTIFICATION AND SEND A '1' IN POSITION 80 OF THE EI 10 RECORD WHICH IDENTIFIES THE ENTRY AS A FDA LINE RELEASE ENTRY. NOTE: THE ABOVE MESAGE WILL ALSO BE GENERATED FOR AN ENTRY NUMBER THAT HAS NOT BEEN PROCESSED THROUGH LINE RELEASE IF THE SAME CONDITIONS AS OUTLINED ABOVE EXIST (CARGO CERT IN POS 38 OF THE 30 RECORD ACCOMPANIED BY A 1 IN POS 80 OF THE 10 REC). THUS, THIS MESSAGE WILL RESULT ON NON-LINE RELEASE ENTRIES IF THE AUTO CERTIFICATION INDICATOR IS "1" AND THE OGA INDICATOR IS ALSO TRANSMITTED. (IF A TRUE NON-LINE RELEASE ENTRY, THE CORRECTION IS TO REMOVE THE OGA INDICATOR IN THE 10 RECORD).
BRW: EARLIEST SUMM DATE MUST = SPACES

RECONCILIATION: WHEN THE R10 ISSUE CODE = 'NF', THE R10 EARLIEST SUMMARY DATE MUST = SPACES. 
1DB: VESSEL NAME REQUIRED

FOR OCEAN SHIPMENTS, MODE OF TRANSPORTATION 10 OR 11, THE NAME OF THE IMPORTING VESSEL IS REQUIRED. THIS IS TRANSMITTED IN THE 20 REC, POS 18-27 IN THE SUMMARY INPUT DATA (APPLICATION EI). IF THE VESSEL NAME IS NOT TRANSMITTED, THIS ERROR  MESSAGE WILL RESULT. UNLIKE THE CARGO RELEASE DATA INPUT TRANSACTION, USE OF THE VESSEL CODE (20 REC, POS 3-7) IS NOT BE PERMITTED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE VESSEL NAME IN ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSMISSIONS.
549: INVALID COLLECTION. MODE/PAY TYPE/DATE

THIS MESSAGE ARISES FROM AN ATTEMPT BY A NON-AUTHORIZED FILER TO SCHEDULE AN ENTRY SUMMARY FOR PAYMENT VIA STATEMENT PROCESSING. IF THE FILER IS IN TEST STATUS (OR IN OPERATIONAL SUMMARY STATUS, BUT NOT YET IN OPERATIONAL OR TEST STATUS FOR STATEMENT PROCESSING), AND SENDS AN EI APPLICATION TO ABI WITH THE PAYMENT TYPE (30 REC, POS 53) AND PAYMENT DUE DATE (EI REC, POS 54-59) COMPLETED, THIS ERROR WILL RESULT.
AR5: REFUND PARTY DATA REJECTED

IF A REFUND C/O PARTY WAS NOT NAMED AT THE TIME OF INITIAL FILING, AN AMEND- MENT QJ OR ADDENDA RJ TRANSACTION CAN BE SUBMITTED TO ADD THE REFUND C/O PARTY TO THE PROTEST RECORD. WHEN A REFUND C/O PARTY IS ALREADY LISTED ON THE PROTEST RECORD, THE FILER CAN CHANGE IT USING THE AMEND OR ADDENDA TRANSACTION. IT IS MANDATORY THAT THE FILER INDICATE THE TYPE OF ACTION HE INTENDS TO PERFORM, 'A' = ADD REFUND C/O WHEREAS 'R' = REPLACE. THIS IS A 'HIGH LEVEL' ERROR MESSAGE RELATING TO SPECIFIC ERRORS IN THE P40 RECORD WHICH SHOULD ALSO BE INDICATED BY THE PRESENCE OF ONE OR MORE ERROR MESSAGES. A COMMON EXAMPLE WOULD BE "ARW: REFUND PARTY NBR NOT ON FILE," WHICH COULD RESULT FROM THE USE OF IMPROPER FORMAT OF THE IRS, SOC, OR USCS NUMBER.
658: INVALID IMPORTER NUMBER FORMAT

INPUT IS NOT ONE OF 3 ACCEPTABLE FORMATS:  SS #-NNN-NN-NNNN CUSTOMS ASSIGNED # NNNNNN-NNNNN IRS # NN-NNNNNNNXX
4L6: INVALID SEC SPI FOR TARIFF

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION (APPLICATION EI). IF A FILER TRANSMITS A QUOTA ENTRY TYPE (02, 07) AND CLAIMS A FOLKLORE EXEMPTION FROM QUOTA/VISA REQUIREMENTS (SPI = F), THE INDIVIDUAL LINES CLAIMED UNDER "F" MUST HAVE CATEGORY NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. IF THE FILER SHOWS AN "F" AGAINST A TARIFF NUMBER THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CATEGORY NUMBER, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
VH5: DT HS7: DUPLICATE VIN ENCOUNTERED

IF TWO SETS OF DOT DATA ARE TRANSMITTED FOR THE SAME CUSTOMS LINE ON AN ENTRY, THE VIN NUMBERS TRANSMITTED IN THE DT02 RECORD CANNOT BE THE SAME. IF THEY ARE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. (NOTE: IF THE FILER NEEDS TO REPORT MORE THAN ONE VIN NUMBER FOR MULTIPLE IMPORTS ON THE SAME CUSTOMS LINE, A SEPARATE SET OF DT01/DT02 RECORDS IS REQUIRED FOR EACH VIN. THE DT03, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SPACE TO REPORT MULTIPLE VINS, WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY ABI IF A DT02 IS ALSO TRANSMITTED. FOR BOX 2A ONLY, A DT03 CAN BE TRANSMITTED WITH VIN DATA IN LIEU OF A DT02. ALL OTHER BOX NUMBERS REQUIRE A DT02 TO REPORT VEHICLE DATA.)
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.
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.
8WX: INVALID MASTER BL/AWB NUMBER

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION LN). THE MASTER BILL IS REPORTED IN THE L3 REC, POS 20-31. THIS NUMBER MUST BE LEFT JUSTIFIED IF FEWER THAN 12 CHARACTERS LONG. IF ANY LEADING SPACES ARE INCLUDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BILL NUMBER, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
46F: PAYMENT TYPE/DUE DATE CONFLICT

WHEN CHANGING PAY BASIS INDICATOR FROM 2,3, OR 5 TO 1 (SINGLE PAYMENT) THE SCHEDULE PAY DATE MUST BE SPACES. NO OTHER DATES, ALPHA OR SPECIAL CHARACTERS CAN BE TRANSMITTED IN THIS FIELD WHEN THE PAYMENT TYPE IS 1.   
20F: INBOND NUMBER INVALID -BAD LENGTH

THE SYSTEM WILL ONLY ACCEPT AN 8 OR 11 CHARACTER INPUT FOR THIS FIELD. CHECK THE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS ENTERED ON YOUR SCREEN. 
EJJ: DUPLICATE INVOICE LINES

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). EACH INVOICE LINE IS INCREMENTED BY ONE IN THE C31 RECORD THE FIRST C31 REC, POS 4-7, MUST START WITH "0001".DUPLICATE LINE NUMBER ARE NOT PERMITTED. THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT IF THE SAME LINE NUMBER APPEARS IN THE CI TRANSMISSION FOR THE INVOICE. .

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