Census Posts 2004 Schedule B on its Web Site
The 2004 Schedule B is now available on the Bureau of Census' (Census) Web site at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b/index.html for downloading, searching and browsing.
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Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the U.S., is the official schedule of commodity classifications to be used by shippers in reporting export shipments from the U.S. and in compiling the official statistics on exports of merchandise from the U.S.
List of Changes That Have Been Made to the 2004 Schedule B alsoavailable
Census has also posted to its Web site a list of changes that have been made to Schedule B effective January 2004. These changes include the deletion of certain previously used Schedule B numbers, the replacement of certain previously used Schedule B numbers with new Schedule B numbers, and unit of quantity changes.
(Census also makes available on its Web site a list of changes that were made to the 2003 Schedule B as of January 2003. The 2003 version of Schedule B, which can be browsed, searched, and downloaded, is alsoavailable on its Web site.)
(See ITT's Online Archives or 02/12/04 news, 04021215, for BP summary on a list of 174 HTS numbers that are invalid for use in reporting exports and which will instead require reporting through the use of the appropriate Schedule B number.)