Maximum Weight per Shipping Container.

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552.211-86 Maximum Weight per Shipping Container.

As prescribed in 511.204(b)(5), insert the following clause:

Maximum Weight per Shipping Container (JAN 2010)

In no instance shall the weight of a shipping container and its contents exceed 23 kilograms (51 pounds), except when caused by -

(1) The weight of a single item within the shipping container;

(2) A prescribed quantity per pack for an item per shipping container; or

(3) A definite weight limitation set forth in the purchase description.

(End of clause)

[74 FR 66255, Dec. 15, 2009, as amended at 81 FR 36430, June 6, 2016; 86 FR 55523, Oct. 6, 2021]


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