33 CFR § 181.27 - Information displayed near hull identification number.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s181.27"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 181.27 - Information displayed near hull identification number."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "181.27"
section_name: "Information displayed near hull identification number."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "BOATING SAFETY"
part_number: "181"
part_name: "MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 4302; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 72-60, 37 FR 15779, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "181"
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# 181.27 Information displayed near hull identification number.

With the exception of the characters “US-”, which constitute the country of origin code for the United States, if information is displayed on the boat within 2 inches of the 12-character hull identification number (HIN), that information must be separated from the HIN by means of borders or must be on a separate label, so that it will not be interpreted as part of the hull identification number.

[USCG-2003-14272, 69 FR 33860, June 17, 2004]