Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer (CUSECO) Document Practice Exam

Classification codes used for export reporting are built to describe the same product in a standardized way. The Schedule B code is the U.S. export classification, and it’s derived from the Harmonized System (HS). The HTS is the U.S. tariff schedule for imports, also based on HS descriptions but with U.S.-specific digits. Because both systems rely on the same HS descriptions, many filing contexts will accept an HTS code in place of a Schedule B code when you need an export classification. The other codes listed aren’t typically interchangeable for this purpose: SITC and CN are different classification schemes used in other contexts, and simply using an HS number isn’t always accepted where a U.S. Schedule B is explicitly required.