Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

8WM: VOYAGE/FLIGHT NUMBER INVALID

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A BILL OF LADING UPDATE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION LN). THE VOYAGE/FLIGHT NUMBER MUST BE A MINIMUM OF THREE CHARACTERS IN LENGTH. FOR OCEAN SHIPMENTS (MOT 10/11/12), ANY COMBINATION OF NUMBERS AND LETTERS IS PERMITTED FOR THE VOYAGE NUMBER. IF THE VOYAGE NUMBER HAS A LEADING SPACE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ELEMENT IN THE L1 REC, POS 36-40, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED EVEN IF THE REMAINING POSITIONS ARE FILLED WITH A MINIMUM OF THREE ALPHA-NUMERIC CHARACTERS. **NOTE** - FOR AIR SHIPMENTS, LEADING SPACES OR A FLIGHT NUMBER WITH FEWER THAN 3 NUMERIC CHARACTERS WILL GENERATE ERROR MESSAGE 10R "INVALID FLIGHT NUMBER FORMAT".
452: CHARGES AMOUNT INVALID

IF THERE ARE NO CHARGES, OR CHARGES ARE LESS THAN $ 1 AN "X" WILL BE LISTED AS VALUE OF CHARGES. IN CASE OF OVERLAND SHIPMENTS ARRIVING FROM MEXICO OR CANADA "X" IS ALWAYS SHOWN. IF AGGREGATE CHARGES COVER MERCHANDISE ENTERED UNDER SEVERAL ITEM NUMBERS, AND EXACT BREAKDOWN IS UNKNOWN, CHARGES SHALL BE PRORATED BY VALUE. THE ABOVE DOES NOT APPLY TO ABI TRANSMISSIONS. CHARGES ARE TRANSMITTED IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT (EI) IN THE 40 REC, POS 48-57. CHARGES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL MOT'S EXCEPT 60 (HAND-CARRIED) AND FOR ALL ENTRIES EXCEPT INFORMAL ENTRIES. AN AMOUNT OF AT LEAST ONE DOLLAR IS REQUIRED FOR THIS FIELD. ABI WILL NOT ACCEPT "X" FOR CHARGES FOR SHIPMENTS FROM EITHER MEXICO OR CANADA. LINE VALUES LESS THAN $2,000 ($250 FOR SOME TEXTILE PRODUCTS) DO NOT REQUIRE CHARGES TO BE TRANSMITTED.
VOB: EXISTING ENTRY NOT DRAWBACK CLAIM

THIS MESSAGE RESULTS WHEN THE FILER TRANSMITS AN ADDITION/DELETION CODE OF EITHER 'A' OR 'D' AND THE CLAIM NUMBER USED ALREADY EXISTS IS ACS AND IS NOT A DRAWBACK CLAIM. IF THE ENTRY NUMBER HAS ALREADY BEEN USED AND IS NOT A DRAWBACK CLAIM, THE CLAIM AND DISKETTE WILL BE RETURNED FOR CORRECTION. ABI WILL REJECT THE TRANSMISSION.
06F: PC: VESSEL CODE & NAME SUBMITTED

THIS IS A "PAIRED" ENTRY. BOTH VESSEL CODE AND VESSEL NAME WERE SUBMITTED FOR EDIT. ONLY ONE OF THESE WILL BE CONSIDERED. PLEASE RE-ENTER ONE OR THE OTHER DATA ELEMENTS.
EJU: ITEM AMT MUST=UNIT PRCXNO PRC UNT

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION CI). THE C33 RECORD ENABLES THE FILER TO REPORT NUMBER OF ITEMS IMPORTED, COST PER ITEM AND TOTAL COST FOR THE ITEM, AMONG OTHER ELEMENTS. IF THE NUMBER OF PRICING UNITS, WHEN MULTIPLIED BY THE PRICE PER UNIT, DOES NOT EQUAL THE "ITEM AMOUNT" TOTAL, REPORTED IN POS 37-51 OF THIS RECORD, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED. THE FIGURE SENT TO ABI CAN VARY BY UP TO, BUT NOT OVER, $1 (PLUS OR MINUS) FROM THE CALCULATED AMOUNT FOR "ITEM AMOUNT" TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO ABI.
ADH: ISSUER CODE/MOT CONFLICT

THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS GENERATED DURING ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTIONS. IF THE MOT IS 40 OR 41 AND THE ISSUER CODE OF THE MASTER BILL OF LADING REPORTED IN THE 22 RECORD, POSITIONS 70-73, IS NOT BLANK, THIS MESSAGE WILL OCCUR. ISSUER CODES ARE RESERVED FOR OCEAN-BORNE CARGO. IF THE FIELD IS LEFT BLANK FOR MOT 10 OR 11, ERROR MSG ADJ WILL RESULT. THIS MESSAGE ALSO OCCURS IN A MAIL MOT (MOT = 50) WHEN AN ISSUER CODE WAS SENT.
38N: RESTRICTED COUNTRY

THE IMPORT RESTRICTION INDICATOR FOR THIS COUNTRY IS "1" ON THE COUNTRY CODE FILE. THIS INDICATES THAT THIS COUNTRY IS RESTRICTED FROM IMPORTING TO THE U.S. OR THAT THE COUNTRY'S CODE HAS BEEN RENDERED INACTIVE OR INVALID. SINCE THERE IS NO INACTIVE/INVALID CODE IN THE COUNTRY CODE FILE, THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT USE IS BY MAKING THE COUNTRY "RESTRICTED". AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE COUNTRY CODE 'SQ' FOR SLOVAKIA. EFFECTIVE 03/01/93, THIS COUNTRY CODE WAS NO LONGER VALID. IT CHANGED TO 'SK'. A FILER MIGHT BE MISLED BY THE "RESTRICTED" INDICATOR THEY RECEIVE BACK ON A QUERY OR BY THIS MESSAGE WHEN TRANSMITTING AN ENTRY AND RECEIVING A REJECT. THIS LATTER TYPE OF COUNTRY CODE IS "INVALID" RATHER THAN RESTRICTED.
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)
EJG: INVALID TITLE OF DECLARANT

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). THE C95 REC, POS 37-38, MUST CONTAIN A VALID CODE IDENTIFYING THE TITLE OF THE DECLARANT. THE ONLY VALID CODES, AS OF THIS DATE, ARE "IR" (IMPORTER) OR "CB" (CUSTOMS BROKER). AS OF 4/5/95, "IM" (IMPORTER) MAY ALSO BE USED.
42A: SPI INVALID FOR CATEGORY

IF SPI FOR THIS ENTRY IS'G' THEN CATEGORY MUST BE '443', '444', '643', '644', '843', OR '844'. 
29J: "Y" RECORD NOT EQUAL "B" RECORD

THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE PORT CODE OR FILER CODE FIELDS IN THE "Y" RECORD IS NOT IDENTICAL TO THE SAME FIELDS IN THE "B" RECORD. THE ERROR MSG NUMBER 29J DOES NOT USUALLY APPEAR WHEN THIS ERROR OCCURS. 
APP: ACCEL. DISP. REQ. NOT APPLIC

A REQUEST FOR ACCELERATED DISPOSITION, INDICATED BY 'R', MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR TYPE 514 PROTESTS WHEN 90 DAYS FROM INITIAL FILING HAS ELAPSED AND NO CUSTOMS DECISION HAS BEEN RENDERED. EITHER THE FILING IS NOT A TYPE 514 PROTEST, THE 90 DAYS HAS NOT ELAPSED, OR A CUSTOMS DECISION HAS BEEN RENDERED. 
RBT: RECON DATE OVER 90 DAYS IN FUTURE

FOR RECONCILIATION, THIS MESSAGE INDICATES THAT THE DATE IS IN A VALID FORMAT, BUT IS GREATER THAN 90 DAYS IN THE FUTURE. DATES UP TO 90 DAYS IN IN ADVANCE ARE ACCEPTED VIA  ABI FOR RECONCILIATION.
4DA: IMPORTER NOT ON FILE

THE IMPORTER NUMBER IS IN CORRECT FORMAT, BUT THE NUMBER IS NOT IN THE IMPORTER FILE.
95W: 52 REC - 'HK' SWPM IND INVALID

THE REQUIRED SOLID WOOD PACKING MATERIAL INDICATOR MUST BE '1' OR '2'. 
AQQ: BASE DATE QUALIFIER INVALID

WHEN A FILING/AMENDMENT PERIOD BASE DATE IS SUBMITTED, FILER MUST DECLARE THE LIFECYCLE EVENT ASSOCIATED TO THE DATE. VALID VALUES ARE: 1 - DATE OF NOTIFICATION OF CUSTOMS DECISION ADVERSE TO PROTESTANT 2 - DATE OF NOTIFICAITON OF ADVERSE COUNTRY MARKING DECISION UNDER NAFTA 3 - DATE OF EXACTION 4 - DATE OF NOTIFICATION OF DEMAND FOR PAYMENT AGAINST A BOND IN THE CASE OF A SURETY
AJA: NEW NBR NOT ASSIGNED, IMP ON FILE

FILER TRIED TO ADD AN IMPORTER NAME AND ADDRESS (APPLICATION 'TI') AND REQUESTED A CUSTOMS-ASSIGNED NUMBER; THIS NAME AND ADDRESS ARE ALREADY LISTED IN THE 5106 FILE. FILER SHOULD USE APPLICATION 'KN' TO GET THE IMPORTER'S NUMBER. IF THE IMPORTER"S NUMBER IS: FILER WIILL RECEIVE: IRS # ENCRYPTED NUMBER SSN ENCRYPTED NUMBER USCS-ASSIGNED #, OLD OR NEW FORMAT USCS-ASSIGNED NUMBER
4JW: MID REQUIRED FOR ELVIS

THIS ERROR WILL OCCUR IF NO MID NUMBER WAS PROVIDED BY THE ABI FILER IN THE EI (ENTRY SUMMARY) APPLICATION 60 RECORD. IT IS MANDATORY FOR THE ABI FILER TO REPORT AN MID NUMBER FOR LINE ITEMS THAT REQUIRE A VISA NUMBER, AND THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN REPRESENTS AN "ELVIS" PARTICIPANT.
38P: WARNING-EXP DATE>FILER ENT DATE

THE EXPORT DATE WAS FOUND TO BE GREATER THAN REVISED FILER ENTRY DATE. 
ASH: ENTRY WITHDRAWAL REQ. N/A

ENTRY WITHDRAWAL REQUEST NOT APPLICABLE.
04U: INVALID DDPP UNLADING FOR CENSUS

ERROR OCCURS IN CARGO SELECTIVITY PROCESSING WHEN DDPP OF UNLADING ON SELECTIVITY HAS A CORRESPONDING 'DISTRICT-PORT' RECORD IN WHICH THE FLAG FOR "UNLADING (Y/N)" IS SET TO 'N'.
VNZ: CLAIM TAX CANNOT EXCEED PAID

THIS DRAWBACK MODULE ERROR MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE AMOUNT OF TAX CLAIMED AGAINST THE IMPORT FOR THIS DRAWBACK CLAIM EXCEEDS THE TOTAL TAX ORIGINALLY AVAILABLE FOR THE ENTRY. THESE ERRORS WILL OCCUR IF THE IMPORT ENTRY IS BEING DESIGNATED FOR DRAWBACK FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE CLAIMED TAX AMOUNT EXCEEDS THE ORIGINAL AVAILABLE AMOUNT, OR IF THE CLAIM IS A TYPE '46' AND THE CLAIMED DRAWBACK EXCEEDS THE CURRENT AVAILABLE TAX. NOTE: THERE ARE OTHER ODD CONDITIONS WHERE THE MESSAGE WILL OCCUR DUE TO NO FAULT OF THE FILER. IF THE FILER INDICATES THAT MORE MONIES WERE PAID THAN ARE REFLECTED IN ACS (E.G. SUPPLEMENTAL DUTIES ON A VOULUNTARY TENDER FOR ASSISTS WAS TENDERED, BUT THE COLLECTION WAS NOT POSTED TO THE ENTRY),THE FILER SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO DESIGNATE THE ADDITIONAL MONIES ON CM 999999/9900. THIS CM WAS CREATED JUST FOR THIS TYPE OF CONDITION
AQZ: TEST CASE NUMBER NOT ON FILE

A MATCH FOR THE NUMBER ENTERED IN THE TEST SUMMONS NUMBER FIELD MUST BE FOUND IN THE USCS COURT SUMMONS FILE. A MATCH WAS NOT FOUND. ONLY SUMMONSES FILED AGAINST THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE ARE RECORDED IN ACS. SUMMONSES SERVED AGAINST OTHER AGENCIES, SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, CANNOT BE USED AS TEST CASE NUMBERS. 
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.
51D: INFORMAL ENTRY IS NOT PERMITTED

SINCE MARCH OF 1994 THE REQUIREMENT FOR MAKING FORMAL ENTRY ON A GIVEN TARIFF NUMBER HAS BEEN INDICATED IN THE ON-LINE HARMONIZED TARIFF RECORD. THE FIELD CONTAINING THIS INFORMATION IS CALLED "MIS-REQ". THERE ARE (3) VALID VALUES FOR THIS FIELD: "0" = FORMAL ENTRY REQUIRED, REGARDLESS OF VALUE "2" = FORMAL ENTRY REQUIRED FOR VALUE GREATER THAN $250 "Z" = TARIFF NOT ELIGIBLE FOR DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER 'FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES' (FAS) PROGRAM. IF A RECORD CONTAINS A "0" AND "2" THE "0" CONDITION APPLIES. THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED IF A TARIFF NUMBER ON THE ENTRY IS CODED "0" AND THE ENTRY TYPE IS INFORMAL. IF THE TARIFF NUMBER IS CODED "2", ERROR MESSAGE Z29 WILL APPLY.

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