33 CFR § 181.33 - Conditions for use of manufacturer identification codes.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s181.33"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 181.33 - Conditions for use of manufacturer identification codes."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "181.33"
section_name: "Conditions for use of manufacturer identification codes."
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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# 181.33 Conditions for use of manufacturer identification codes.
(a) No manufacturer or importer may sell or transfer a manufacturer identification code or use a manufacturer identification code that has been assigned to another.
(b) A manufacturer or importer who changes the business name or address must advise the Commandant (CG-BSX-23), Attn: Recreational Boating Product Assurance Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7501 of the change in writing.
[CGD 79-013, 48 FR 40718, Sept. 9, 1983, as amended by CGD 88-052, 53 FR 25122, July 1, 1988; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33669, June 28, 1996; USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35024, June 19, 2008; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36287, June 25, 2010; USCG-2014-0410, 79 FR 38449, July 7, 2014]