48 CFR § 552.211-86 - 552.211-86 Maximum Weight per Shipping Container.

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title: "48 CFR § 552.211-86 - 552.211-86   Maximum Weight per Shipping Container."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "552.211-86"
section_name: "552.211-86   Maximum Weight per Shipping Container."
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "CLAUSES AND FORMS"
part_number: "552"
part_name: "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 37229, July 9, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 552.211-86 552.211-86   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]