Code of Federal Regulations Title 33. Navigation and Navigable Waters § 33.181.27 Information displayed near hull identification number

With the exception of the characters “US–”, which constitute the country of origin code for the United States, if information is displayed on the boat within 2 inches of the 12–character hull identification number (HIN), that information must be separated from the HIN by means of borders or must be on a separate label, so that it will not be interpreted as part of the hull identification number.