The tied empties stock is greater than the total stock

What causes this issue?

When determining the non-tied stock of the "empties" material, the
system found that the calculated tied stock was greater than the total
stock of the "empties" material.

System Response

When the physical inventory is posted, the stock is additionally
increased by this difference.

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.