If an AVS error occurs when processing an order, it might be due to out-of-date information in the customer’s credit card company’s database. This can happen if the customer has changed their billing address recently, because some credit card companies can take up to six months to update a billing address in their database.
By default, PayPal rejects a transaction if the AVS response is C, E, N, or I. PayPal does not reject the transaction if the customer is international or if the AVS system is unavailable.
|
AVS Code |
Meaning |
Matched Details |
|
A |
Address |
Address only (no ZIP) |
|
B |
International ”A” |
Address only (no ZIP) |
|
C |
International ”N” |
None
|
|
D |
International ”X” |
Address and Postal Code |
|
E |
Not allowed for MOTO (Internet/Phone) transactions |
Not applicable
|
|
F |
UK-specific ”X” |
Address and Postal Code |
|
G |
Global Unavailable |
Not applicable |
|
I |
International Unavailable |
Not applicable |
|
N |
No |
None
|
|
P |
Postal (International ”Z”) |
Postal Code only (no Address) |
|
R |
Retry |
Not applicable |
|
S |
Service not Supported |
Not applicable |
|
U |
Unavailable |
Not applicable |
|
W |
Whole ZIP |
Nine-digit ZIP code (no Address) |
|
X |
Exact match |
Address and nine-digit ZIP code |
|
Y |
Yes |
Address and five-digit ZIP |
|
Z |
ZIP |
Five-digit ZIP code (no Address) |