Error Code Error Reason Content of message

4401 Incorrect (code) value. Value of an element in a message is
outside the predefined domain or not part of the applicable
code list
4402 Duplicate LRN The LRN is already known and is therefore not
unique according to the specified rules
4403 Invalid or missing Consignor on SEED
4404 Invalid or missing Place of Dispatch on SEED
4405 Invalid or missing Consignee on SEED
The information you have entered is not valid.Please check
and amend your entry and resubmit.
This Local Reference Number (LRN) you have entered has
been used before. Please enter a unique LRN.
The consignor Excise Registration Number you have entered
is not recognised by SEED. Please amend your entry.
The Excise Warehouse Registration Number you have
entered is not recognised by SEED. Please amend your
entry.
The consignee Excise Registration Number you have entered
is not recognised by SEED. Please amend your entry.

4406 Invalid or missing Place of Delivery on SEED The place of delivery you have entered is not recognised by
SEED. Please amend your entry.
4408 The link between the nature of goods on the draft movement You are not approved on SEED to dispatch this product.
and those allowed for the consignor as held on SEED is Please check that the correct excise product code is selected
missing or invalid and amend your entry.
4409 The link between the nature of goods on the movement and The consignee you have entered is not approved on SEED to
those allowed for the consignee as held on SEED is missing receive this product. Please check that the correct excise
or invalid product code is input and amend your entry.
4410 The link between the nature of goods on the movement and The excise warehouse you have entered is not approved on
those allowed for the Tax Warehouse as Place of Delivery as SEED to receive this product. Please check that the correct
held on SEED is missing or invalid excise product code is input and amend your entry.
4411 The link between the Consignor and EU 15/6 Products You are not approved on SEED to dispatch energy products.
(Energy Products) as held on SEED is missing or invalid Please check that the correct excise product code is selected
and amend your entry.
4412 The link between the Consignee and Place of Delivery as held The consignor Excise Warehouse Registration Number you
on SEED is missing or invalid have entered is not associated with this warehousekeeper on
SEED. Please amend your entry.
4422 Consignor is a Registered Consignor but Origin is not Import A Registered Consignor can only move imported goods.
Please amend your entry.
4424 Origin of movement is Import but Consignor is not of type Imported goods must be sent to a UK tax warehouse by a
Registered Consignor registered consignor. Please amend your entry.
4425 Invalid Customs Office for Export Movement The customs office reference number you have entered is
not valid. Please amend your entry and re-submit.
4426 The Delivery Place Customs Office are not on the list of The customs office reference number you have entered is
Customs offices not valid. Please amend and re-submit.
4427 The Competent Authority Dispatch Office is not on the list of The competent authority dispatch office you have entered is
Excise offices not correct. Please enter a valid code and resubmit.
4428 The Excise Product Code you have entered is not valid.
Excise Product Codes Invalid Please amend and resubmit.
4429 The CN code is not valid. Please enter a valid CN product
CN Codes Invalid category code and resubmit.
4430 The Language Code for Trader Id is invalid. Please amend
Invalid Language Codes for Trader Id and resubmit.
4431 The Language Code for Fiscal Mark is not valid. Please
Invalid Language Codes for Fiscal Mark amend and resubmit.
4432 The Language Code for Designation of Origin is not valid.
Invalid Language Codes for Designation of Origin Please amend and resubmit.
4433 The Language Code for Commercial description is not valid.
Invalid Language Codes for Commercial description Please amend and resubmit.
4434 The Language Code for Brand Name of Products is not valid.
Invalid Language Codes for Brand Name of Products Please amend and resubmit.
4435 The Language Code for Seal Information is not valid. Please
Invalid Language Codes for Seal Information amend and resubmit.
4436 Invalid Language Codes for Other/Complementary The Language Code for Other/Complementary Information is
Information not valid. Please amend and resubmit.
4437 The Member State code you have entered is not valid.
Invalid Member State Code Please amend your entry and resubmit.
4438 The package code you have entered is not valid. Please
Invalid Packages Code amend your entry and resubmit.
4439 The package type you have entered is not valid. Please
Invalid Kind of packages amend your entry and resubmit.
4440 The transport mode code you have entered is not valid.
Invalid Transport Mode Code Please amend your entry and resubmit.
4441 The transport unit code you have entered is not valid. Please
Invalid Transport Unit Codes amend your entry.
4442 The wine-growing zone you have entered is not valid. Please
Invalid Wine-Growing Zone amend your entry and resubmit.
4443 Invalid Wine-Operation Code The wine-operation code you have entered is not valid.
Please amend your entry and resubmit.
4444 Invalid Alcohol Strength for Wine and Spirits The alcoholic strength for wine and spirits you have entered
is not valid. Please amend your entry and resubmit.
4446 Invalid Density for Energy Products The density for the energy product you have entered is not
valid. Please amend your entry and resubmit.
4447 Invalid Number of Packages for a countable flag The number of packages for a countable flag you have
entered is not valid. Please amend your entry and resubmit.
4448 Invalid Country Code The country code you have entered is not valid. Please
amend your entry.Please amend your entry and resubmit.
4449 Invalid Mix of Product and CN Codes The product and CN codes you have entered are
incompatible with each other. Please amend your entry and
resubmit.
4451 Invalid Customs Office of Import The customs office reference number you have entered is
not valid. Please amend your entry and resubmit.
4452 Maximum Journey Time Exceeded The journey time entered has exceeded the maximum time
allowed. Please amend your entry and resubmit
4453 No Destination Change Detected The destination details have not been changed. Please
amend your entry and resubmit.
4454 Movement status invalid for CoD The movement status for the change of destination is
inappropriate. Please amend your entry and resubmit.
4455 Consignee role invalid The consignee role is not valid. Please amend your entry and
resubmit.
4456 Place of Delivery Type invalid The place of delivery type is not valid. Please amend your
entry and resubmit.
4457 Consignor Role Invalid The consignor role is not valid. Please amend your entry and
resubmit.
4458 Place of Dispatch Type invalid The place of dispatch type is not valid. Please amend your
entry and resubmit
4459 Invalid Language Codes for Transport Arranger The Language Code for Transport Arranger is not valid.
Please amend your entry and resubmit
4460 Invalid Language Codes for New Transport Trader The Language Code for New Transport Trader is not valid.
Please amend your entry and resubmit
4461 Warehouse is not registered by the authorised Warehouse
Consignor does not use or manage Place of Dispatch Keeper. Please amend and resubmit
4462 Delivery Place Trader group should not be present The delivery place trader group should not be present.
Please amend your entry
4463 Delivery Place Trader group is required The delivery place trader group is required. Please amend
your entry
4464 Destination Office group should not be present The destination office group should not be present. Please
amend your entry
4465 Destination Office group is required The destination office group is required. Please amend your
entry
4466 Consignee Trader ID should not be present The consignee trader ID should not be present. Please
amend your entry
4467 Consignee Trader ID is required The consignee trader ID is required. Please amend your
entry
4468 Delivery Place Trader ID should not be present The delivery place trader ID should not be present. Please
amend your entry
4469 Delivery Place Trader ID is required The delivery place trader ID is required. Please amend your
entry
4470 Delivery Place Trader Name should not be present The delivery place trader name should not be present.
Please amend your entry.
4471 Delivery Place Trader Name is required The delivery place trader name is required. Please amend
your entry.
4472 Delivery Place Trader Street Name/Postcode/City should not The delivery place trader street name/postcode/city should
be present not be present. Please amend your entry.
4473 Delivery Place Trader Street Name/Postcode/City is required The delivery place trader street name/postcode/city is
required. Please amend your entry.
4474 Invalid Unsatisfactory Reason Code The unsatisfactory reason code is not valid. Please amend
your entry.
4475 The Body Record Unique Reference entered must be unique The Body Record Unique Reference you have entered must
and must match a value on the movement. be unique and match a value on the movement. Please
amend your entry.
4476 Consignee Excise id on the IE818 does not match the The Consignee Excise ID on the report of recept must match
Consignee Excise id on the Movement the Consignee Excise ID on the Movement. Please amend
your entry.
4477 Place of delivery ID on the IE818 does not match the place of The place of delivery ID on the report of recept must match
delivery ID on the Movement the place of delivery ID on the Movement. Please amend
your entry.
4478 Date of Arrival of Excise Products on the IE818 must not be The date you have entered is not valid. The date of arrival
earlier than Date of Dispatch on the Movement cannot be earlier than the date of dispatch of the movement.
Please amend your entry.
4479 Excise Product Code on IE818 does not match that on the The excise product code on the report of recept must match
movement for this Body Item the excise product code on the Movement. Please amend
your entry and resubmit.
4480 Quantity of Observed Shortage or Excess exceeds Current The details you have entered are not valid. The quantity short
Quantity on the Movement cannot exceed the expected quantity. Please amend your
entry and resubmit.
4481 Refused Quantity is invalid The refused quantity is invalid. Please amend your entry.
4482 Explanation Code does not match with any value held on The explanation code does not match with any value held on
Code List 51 code list 51. Please amend your entry.
4483 Complementary Information LNG field must be set to ‘en’. Please set LNG field to "en" and resubmit.
4484 Submitter ID should indicate that message is from a “GB” The submitter ID should indicate that the message is from a
Consignee UK consignee. Please amend your entry.
4485 Submitter ID does not match Consignee ID on the Movement The submitter ID does not match the Consignee ID on the
movement. Please amend your entry.
4486 Message Role does not match with any value held on Code The message role does not match any value held on code list
List 73. 73. Please amend your entry.
4487 Where the Explanation Code is Other the Complementary The complimentary information field cannot be blank when
Information cannot be blank the explanation code is set to 'other'. Please amend your
entry.
4488 Submitter ID does not match Consignor ID on the Movement The submitter ID does not match the consignor ID on the
movement. Please amend your entry.
4490 Unknown ARC - the ARC of the received message is not Unknown ARC. Please amend your entry and resubmit.
known

4491 The Date of Dispatch must not be in the past The date of dispatch you have entered is invalid. For a draft
movement the date of dispatch cannot be in the past. Please
amend your entry.

4492 Message out of sequence The message can not be The message is out of sequence so cannot be processed.
processed, because the receiver is not in a proper state. Please amend your entry and resubmit
4493 Cancellation Reason Code does not match with any value The cancellation reason code does not match any value held
held on Code List 43. on code list 43. Please amend your entry and resubmit.
4494 Movement status invalid for cancellation The movement status is invalid for cancellation. Please
amend your entry.
4495 Cancellation is not allowed where the Movement is an Import The cancellation is not allowed where the origin type code is
Type ie. where the Origin Type Code is 2 2: import. Please amend your entry.
4496 Submitter of this message does not match the Consignor ID The submitter ID to cancel the movement does not match the
on the movement consignor ID on the movement. Please amend your entry.

4497 Submitter of this message does not match the Consignee ID The submitter ID does not match the Consignee ID on the
on the movement movement. Please amend your entry.
4498 Movement status invalid for Report of Receipt The movement status is invalid for report of receipt. Please
amend your entry and resubmit.
4499 SEED Unavailable Failure Sorry the system is currently unavailable. Please try again
later and resubmit.
4500 The Dispatch Import Office is not on the list of Customs The customs office reference number you have entered is
Offices not valid. Please amend your entry and resubmit.
4516 Invalid Consignee Details on message The consignee trader ID is required. Please amend your
entry and resubmit.
4517 Movement status invalid for Alert/Reject Message The current version of the movement must have a status of
'accepted' for alert or reject. Please amend your entry and
resubmit.
4518 Consignee on the Alert/Reject (IE819) does not match The consignee ID on the alert or rejection of movement must
Consignee on the movement match the consignee ID on the latest version of the existing
movement. Please amend your entry and resubmit.
4522 Version of the Movement status invalid for Explanation for The movement status for the explanation for shortage or
Shortage or Excess Message excess is inappropriate. Please amend your entry and
resubmit.

4523 Consignor Trader Excise Number does not match Consignor The Consignor Excise ID on the explanation for shortage or
ID on the Movement excess must match the Consignor Excise ID on the
Movement. Please amend your entry and resubmit.

4524 Consignee Trader ID does not match Consignee ID on the The Consignee Excise ID on the explanation for shortage or
Version of the Movement excess must match the Consignee Excise ID on the
Movement. Please amend your entry and resubmit.

4525 Invalid Dispatch Import Office

As 4451
4526 Excise Product Code on IE871 does not match that on the The excise product code on the explanation for shortage or
movement for this Body Item excess must match the excise product code on the
Movement. Please amend your entry and resubmit.

4527 The link between the nature of goods on the draft movement The Tax Warehouse you have entered is not approved on
and those allowed for the Tax Warehouse as Place of SEED to dispatch this product. Please check that the correct
Dispatch as held on SEED is missing or invalid excise product code is input and amend your entry.

4529 Movement cannot be cancelled because it is a Deferred You can not cancel the movement as it is a Deferred
movement. movement.

4530 The Date of Dispatch must not be in the future.
4531 Invalid ‘Alert or Rejection of E-AD Reason Code’.
4600 The submitting trader must be an Authorised Warehouse
Keeper or ‘Registered Consignor’
The Date of Dispatch must not be in the future. Please
amend your entry and resubmit.
The 'Alert or Rejection of E-AD Reason Code' Id is invalid.
Please amend your entry and resubmit.
You must be an ‘Authorised Warehouse Keeper’ or
‘Registered Consignor’ where the first 4 characters of your
Consignor’s Excise ID must start with be ‘GBWK or 'GBRC'.
4603 EORI can only be entered when the destination type code EORI can only be entered when the destination type code
relates to an export relates to an export.
9000 Split movement functionality is not relevant for EMCS UK Split Movements are no longer permitted in the UK EMCS.
9001 Consignees cannot be located in a Member State of the This message cannot be processed as the Consignee is
European Union located in a Member State of the European Union.
9002 Consignors cannot be located in a Member State of the This message cannot be processed as the Consignor is
European Union located in a Member State of the European Union.
9003 The only valid destination type codes of EMCS UK are This message cannot be processed as the destination type is
'Destination - Tax Warehouse' and 'Destination - Export' invalid – only “Destination - Tax warehouse” or ”Destination –
Export” are permitted.
9004 The Customs Office Place of Delivery cannot be located in a This message cannot be processed as the Customs Office
Member State of the European Union Place of Delivery is located in a Member State of the
European Union.
9005 Place of Delivery cannot be located in a Member State of the This message cannot be processed as the Place of Delivery
European Union is located in a Member State of the European Union.
9006 Reports or receipts can only be generated for intra-UK Reports of Receipt messages are only valid for Intra-UK
movements movements.
9007 Reject or Alert messages can only be generated for intra-UK Reject or Alert messages are only valid for Intra-UK
movements movements.
Explanation for Shortage or Excess messages can only be Explanation for Shortage or Excess messages are only valid
9010 generated for intra-UK movements for intra-UK movements.