---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 5.203"
title: "27"
number: "5.203"
heading: "Standards of fill (container sizes)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/5.203"
---

# §5.203. Standards of fill (container sizes).

- (a) **Authorized standards of fill.** The following metric standards of fill are authorized for distilled spirits, whether domestically bottled or imported:
  - (1) 3.75 Liters.
  - (2) 3 Liters.
  - (3) 2 Liters.
  - (4) 1.8 Liters.
  - (5) 1.75 Liters.
  - (6) 1.5 Liters.
  - (7) 1.00 Liter.
  - (8) 945 mL.
  - (9) 900 mL.
  - (10) 750 mL.
  - (11) 720 mL.
  - (12) 710 mL.
  - (13) 700 mL.
  - (14) 570 mL.
  - (15) 500 mL.
  - (16) 475 mL.
  - (17) 375 mL.
  - (18) 355 mL.
  - (19) 350 mL.
  - (20) 331 mL.
  - (21) 250 mL.
  - (22) 200 mL.
  - (23) 187 mL.
  - (24) 100 mL.
  - (25) 50 mL.
- (b) **Spirits bottled using outdated standards.** [Paragraph (a)](#a) of this section does not apply to:
  - (1) Imported distilled spirits in the original containers in which entered into customs custody prior to January 1, 1980; or
  - (2) Imported distilled spirits bottled or packed prior to January 1, 1980, and certified as to such in a statement signed by an official duly authorized by the appropriate foreign government.

## Notes

### Amendments

[T.D. TTB-200, 90 FR 1876, Jan. 10, 2025]

### 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.

### Amendments

[T.D. TTB-200, 90 FR 1876, Jan. 10, 2025]