What is a Schedule B Number (aka Harmonized Code)?
The Schedule B code is the commodity code for an item being exported from the U.S. It is the U.S. adaptation to the worldwide Harmonized Schedule number. It it a 10 digit code if it is fully detailed and is generally written in this format AABB.CC.DDDD. For example, the Schedule B code for poultry is 0207, for frozen and cut chicken it would be 0207.14, for frozen chicken cut into leg quarters it would be 0207.14.0010 – this fully descriptive number being the final schedule B code to be added on an international customs form. The best way to find the Schedule B code for an item is to use the U.S. Census Department search tool: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b/ What is Electronic Export Information (EEI)? (aka SED) When do I need to use this? Electronic Export Information (EEI), formerly known as Shippers Export Declaration (SED), is used for export control purposes under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Commerce and to provide export statistics to the U.S. Governme
