{"data":{"id":"us/19-cfr-115.32","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"19 CFR 115.32","heading":"Approval plates.","body":"The manufacturer shall affix, in a clearly visible place on or near one of the doors or other main openings of each container manufactured to the approved design, a metal approval plate measuring at least 20 by 10 centimeters (7.8 by 3.9 inches). The following shall be embossed on or stamped into the surface of the approval plate:\n(a) “Approved for transport under Customs seal.”\n(b) “USA/(number of the certificate of approval)/(last two digits of year of approval).” (e.g. “USA/1600/84” means “United States of America certificate of approval number 1600, issued in 1984).” A two digit alpha suffix may be added to the certificate of approval number to identify the Certifying Authority, e.g., USA/1600-AB/85, USA/1600-IB/85.\n(c) Identification of the type of container and of the number of the container in the type series.\n(d) The serial number assigned to the container by the manufacturer (manufacturer's number).","path":["Title 19—Customs Duties","CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","PART 115—CARGO CONTAINER AND ROAD VEHICLE CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS CONVENTIONS","Subpart C—Procedures for Approval of Containers by Design Type"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-19.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:40Z","sha256":"c15d870e4e3f42b8a59ea22cff72ffe75e9614d7f75dfe4c81417dcee9778ef6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/19-cfr-115.31","next":"us/19-cfr-115.33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}