---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 173.173"
title: "49"
number: "173.173"
heading: "Paint, paint-related material, adhesives, ink and resins."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/173.173"
---

# §173.173. Paint, paint-related material, adhesives, ink and resins.

- (a) When the [§ 172.101](/cfr/49/172.101.md) table specifies that a hazardous material be packaged under this section, the following requirements apply. Except as otherwise provided in this part, the description “Paint” is the proper shipping name for paint, lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac, varnish, liquid aluminum, liquid bronze, liquid gold, liquid wood filler, and liquid lacquer base. The description “Paint-related material” is the proper shipping name for a paint thinning, drying, reducing or removing compound. However, if a more specific description is listed in the [§ 172.101](/cfr/49/172.101.md) table of this subchapter, that description must be used.
- (b) Paint, paint-related material, adhesives, ink and resins must be packaged as follows:
  - (1) As prescribed in [§ 173.202](/cfr/49/173.202.md) of this part if it is a Packing Group II material or [§ 173.203](/cfr/49/173.203.md) of this part if it is a Packing Group III material; or
  - (2) In inner glass packagings of not over 1 L (0.3 gallon) capacity each or inner metal packagings of not over 5 L (1 gallon) each, packed in a strong outer packaging. Packages must conform to the packaging requirements of [subpart B](/cfr/49/subpartB.md) of this part but need not conform to the requirements of [part 178](/cfr/49/part178.md) of this subchapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52643, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66270, Dec. 20, 1991; Amdt. 173-241, 59 FR 67509, Dec. 29, 1994]

### Source

Source: Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52643, Dec. 21, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5128, 44701; 49 CFR 1.81, 1.96 and 1.97.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52643, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66270, Dec. 20, 1991; Amdt. 173-241, 59 FR 67509, Dec. 29, 1994]