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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
All match boxes or packages shall be packed in strong shipping containers or cases; maximum number of match boxes or packages contained in any one shipping container or case shall not exceed the following number:
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Nominal Number |
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Number of Boxes |
of Matches per Box |
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1/2 gross |
700 |
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1 gross |
500 |
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2 gross |
400 |
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3 gross |
300 |
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5 gross |
200 |
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12 gross |
100 |
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20 gross over 50 and under |
100 |
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25 gross under |
50 |
No shipping container or case constructed of fiber board, corrugated fiber board, or wood, nailed or wirebound, shall exceed a weight, including its contents, of 75 pounds; and no lock-cornered wooden case containing matches shall have a weight, including its contents, exceeding 85 pounds; nor shall any other article or commodity be packed with matches in any such container or case; and all such containers and cases in which matches are packed shall have plainly marked on the outside of the container or case the words “Strike-Anywhere Matches” or “Strike-on-the-Box Matches.”
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 66. Commerce and Business § 66-15. Shipping containers regulated - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-66-commerce-and-business/nc-gen-st-sect-66-15/
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