---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 5.202"
title: "27"
number: "5.202"
heading: "Standard liquor containers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/5.202"
---

# §5.202. Standard liquor containers.

- (a) **General.** Except as provided in [paragraph (d)](#d) of this section and in [§ 5.205](/cfr/27/5.205.md), distilled spirits must be bottled in standard liquor containers, as defined in this paragraph. A standard liquor container is a container that is made, formed, and filled in such a way that it does not mislead purchasers as regards its contents. An individual carton or other container of a bottle may not be so designed as to mislead purchasers as to the size of the bottle it contains.
- (b) **Headspace.** A filled liquor container of a capacity of 200 milliliters (6.8 fl. oz.) or more is deemed to mislead the purchaser if it has a headspace in excess of 8 percent of the total capacity of the container after closure.
- (c) **Design.** Regardless of the correctness of the stated net contents, a liquor container is deemed to mislead the purchaser if it is made and formed in such a way that its actual capacity is substantially less than the capacity it appears to have upon visual examination under ordinary conditions of purchase or use.
- (d) **Exception for distinctive liquor bottles.** The provisions of paragraphs [(b)](#b) and [(c)](#c) of this section do not apply to liquor bottles for which a distinctive liquor bottle approval has been issued pursuant to [§ 5.205](/cfr/27/5.205.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 5301, 7805, 27 U.S.C. 205 and 207.

### Source

Source: T.D. TTB-176, 87 7579, Feb. 9, 2022, unless otherwise noted.