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Document Activity Report Request Error Codes

Codes from the following list may be generated by the electronic Certificate system of U.S. Customs and Border Protection if errors are detected when processing a request for a Document Activity Report (DAR) or Visa Activity Report (VAR). The UN/EDIFACT message "REQDOC" is used to request a DAR/VAR.

  • ES0 - SYNTAX VALIDATION FAILURE; VERIFY MESSAGE FORMAT
  • ES1 - INVALID MSG TYPE
  • ES2 - INVALID SYNTAX ID
  • EW0 - CNTRY NOT AUTHORIZED FOR RPT
  • EW1 - DOC NBR INVALID OR NOT ON FILE
  • EW2 - INVALID DATE
  • EW3 - INVALID RANGE REQUESTED
  • EW4 - NO DATA FOR DOC NBR(S) OR DATE(S)
  • EW5 - DOC NBR NOT IN MATCHED COND
  • EW6 - DOC NBR NOT UNMATCHED COND 
  • EW7 - DOC NBR NOT IN CANCELED COND
  • EW8 - INVALID CONDITION CODE
  • EW9 - INVALID SEARCH CRITERIA 
  • EW10 - INVALID DOCUMENT TYPE
  • IW11- OUTPUT LIMIT REACHED; ADDTNL DOCS/ENTRIES FOUND
Last Modified: Sep 16, 2020