diff --git a/netmap/json_test.go b/netmap/json_test.go
index b8749d998..323c2be7a 100644
--- a/netmap/json_test.go
+++ b/netmap/json_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
+	cid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/container/id"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -62,7 +63,10 @@ func TestPlacementPolicy_Interopability(t *testing.T) {
 
 			for name, tt := range tc.Tests {
 				t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-					v, err := nm.ContainerNodes(tt.Policy, tt.Pivot)
+					var pivot cid.ID
+					copy(pivot[:], tt.Pivot)
+
+					v, err := nm.ContainerNodes(tt.Policy, pivot)
 					if tt.Result == nil {
 						require.Error(t, err)
 						require.Contains(t, err.Error(), tt.Error)
@@ -108,11 +112,14 @@ func BenchmarkPlacementPolicyInteropability(b *testing.B) {
 
 			for name, tt := range tc.Tests {
 				b.Run(name, func(b *testing.B) {
+					var pivot cid.ID
+					copy(pivot[:], tt.Pivot)
+
 					b.ReportAllocs()
 					b.ResetTimer()
 					for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 						b.StartTimer()
-						v, err := nm.ContainerNodes(tt.Policy, tt.Pivot)
+						v, err := nm.ContainerNodes(tt.Policy, pivot)
 						b.StopTimer()
 						if tt.Result == nil {
 							require.Error(b, err)
@@ -150,11 +157,14 @@ func BenchmarkManySelects(b *testing.B) {
 	var nm NetMap
 	nm.SetNodes(tc.Nodes)
 
+	var pivot cid.ID
+	copy(pivot[:], tt.Pivot)
+
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	b.ReportAllocs()
 
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		_, err = nm.ContainerNodes(tt.Policy, tt.Pivot)
+		_, err = nm.ContainerNodes(tt.Policy, pivot)
 		if err != nil {
 			b.FailNow()
 		}
diff --git a/netmap/json_tests/many_selects.json b/netmap/json_tests/many_selects.json
index f0bb8a2bb..e49b4d800 100644
--- a/netmap/json_tests/many_selects.json
+++ b/netmap/json_tests/many_selects.json
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@
       "policy": {"replicas":[{"count":1,"selector":"SameRU"},{"count":1,"selector":"DistinctRU"},{"count":1,"selector":"Good"},{"count":1,"selector":"Main"}],"containerBackupFactor":2,"selectors":[{"name":"SameRU","count":2,"clause":"SAME","attribute":"City","filter":"FromRU"},{"name":"DistinctRU","count":2,"clause":"DISTINCT","attribute":"City","filter":"FromRU"},{"name":"Good","count":2,"clause":"DISTINCT","attribute":"Country","filter":"Good"},{"name":"Main","count":3,"clause":"DISTINCT","attribute":"Country","filter":"*"}],"filters":[{"name":"FromRU","key":"Country","op":"EQ","value":"Russia"},{"name":"Good","key":"Rating","op":"GE","value":"4"}]},
       "result": [
         [0, 5, 9, 10],
-        [2, 6, 0, 5],
+        [0, 5, 2, 6],
         [1, 8, 2, 5],
-        [3, 4, 1, 7, 0, 2]
+        [0, 2, 1, 7, 3, 4]
       ]
     }
   }
diff --git a/netmap/json_tests/multiple_rep_asymmetric.json b/netmap/json_tests/multiple_rep_asymmetric.json
index 0e6e79645..303231aaa 100644
--- a/netmap/json_tests/multiple_rep_asymmetric.json
+++ b/netmap/json_tests/multiple_rep_asymmetric.json
@@ -321,10 +321,10 @@
           4
         ],
         [
-          8,
-          12,
           5,
-          10
+          10,
+          8,
+          12
         ]
       ]
     }
diff --git a/netmap/netmap.go b/netmap/netmap.go
index 3d312db5e..159c95794 100644
--- a/netmap/netmap.go
+++ b/netmap/netmap.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/hrw"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/netmap"
+	cid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/container/id"
 )
 
 // NetMap represents NeoFS network map. It includes information about all
@@ -166,11 +167,14 @@ func (m NetMap) PlacementVectors(vectors [][]NodeInfo, pivot []byte) ([][]NodeIn
 // the fixed NetMap and parameters.
 //
 // Result can be used in PlacementVectors.
-func (m NetMap) ContainerNodes(p PlacementPolicy, pivot []byte) ([][]NodeInfo, error) {
+func (m NetMap) ContainerNodes(p PlacementPolicy, containerID cid.ID) ([][]NodeInfo, error) {
 	c := newContext(m)
-	c.setPivot(pivot)
 	c.setCBF(p.backupFactor)
 
+	var pivot []byte
+	containerID.Encode(pivot)
+	c.setPivot(pivot)
+
 	if err := c.processFilters(p); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/netmap/selector_test.go b/netmap/selector_test.go
index 7f31e499d..3cdc4f018 100644
--- a/netmap/selector_test.go
+++ b/netmap/selector_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/hrw"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/netmap"
+	cid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/container/id"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ func BenchmarkPolicyHRWType(b *testing.B) {
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		_, err := nm.ContainerNodes(p, []byte{1})
+		_, err := nm.ContainerNodes(p, cid.ID{1})
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Fatal()
 		}
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ func TestPlacementPolicy_DeterministicOrder(t *testing.T) {
 	nm.SetNodes(nodeList)
 
 	getIndices := func(t *testing.T) (uint64, uint64) {
-		v, err := nm.ContainerNodes(p, []byte{1})
+		v, err := nm.ContainerNodes(p, cid.ID{1})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		nss := make([]nodes, len(v))