---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 7.70"
title: "27"
number: "7.70"
heading: "Net contents."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/7.70"
---

# §7.70. Net contents.


The following rules apply to the net contents statement required by [§ 7.63](/cfr/27/7.63.md).

- (a) The volume of malt beverage in the container must appear on a label as a net contents statement using the following measures:
  - (1) If less than one pint, the net contents must be stated in fluid ounces or fractions of a pint.
  - (2) If one pint, one quart, or one gallon, the net contents must be so stated.
  - (3) If more than one pint, but less than one quart, the net contents must be stated in fractions of a quart, or in pints and fluid ounces.
  - (4) If more than one quart, but less than one gallon, the net contents must be stated in fractions of a gallon, or in quarts, pints, and fluid ounces.
  - (5) If more than one gallon, the net contents must be stated in gallons and fractions thereof.
- (b) All fractions must be expressed in their lowest denominations.
- (c) Metric measures may be used in addition to, but not in lieu of, the U.S. customary units of measurement and must appear in the same field of vision.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205 and 207.

### Source

Source: T.D. TTB-176, 87 FR 7605, Feb. 9, 2022, unless otherwise noted.