27 CFR § 5.53 - Minimum type size of mandatory information.

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title: "27 CFR § 5.53 - Minimum type size of mandatory information."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "5.53"
section_name: "Minimum type size of mandatory information."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
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part_number: "5"
part_name: "LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF DISTILLED SPIRITS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "26 U.S.C. 5301, 7805, 27 U.S.C. 205 and 207."
regulatory_source: "T.D. TTB-176, 87 7579, Feb. 9, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
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# 5.53 Minimum type size of mandatory information.

All capital and lowercase letters in statements of mandatory information on labels must meet the following type size requirements.

(a) *Containers of more than 200 milliliters.* All mandatory information must be in script, type, or printing that is at least two millimeters in height.

(b) *Containers of 200 milliliters or less.* All mandatory information must be in script, type, or printing that is at least one millimeter in height.