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Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART
555—COMMERCE IN EXPLOSIVES
Subpart
F—Conduct of Business or Operations

§ 555.109   Identification of
explosive materials.

(a) General. Explosive
materials, whether manufactured in the United States or imported, must
contain certain marks of identification.

(b) Required marks —(1) Licensed manufacturers. Licensed
manufacturers who manufacture explosive materials for sale or distribution
must place the following marks of identification on explosive materials at
the time of manufacture:

(i) The name of the manufacturer; and

(ii) The location, date, and shift of manufacture. Where a manufacturer
operates his plant for only one shift during the day, he does not need to
show the shift of manufacture.

(2) Licensed importers. (i)
Licensed importers who import explosive materials for sale or distribution
must place the following marks of identification on the explosive
materials they import:

(A) The name and address (city and state) of the importer; and

(B) The location (city and country) where the explosive materials were
manufactured, date, and shift of manufacture. Where the foreign
manufacturer operates his plant for only one shift during the day, he does
not need to show the shift of manufacture.

(ii) Licensed importers must place the required marks on all explosive
materials imported prior to distribution or shipment for use, and in no
event later than 15 days after the date of release from Customs
custody.

(c) General requirements. (1)
The required marks prescribed in this section must be permanent and
legible.

(2) The required marks prescribed in this section must be in the
English language, using Roman letters and Arabic numerals.

(3) Licensed manufacturers and licensed importers must place the
required marks on each cartridge, bag, or other immediate container of
explosive materials that they manufacture or import, as well as on any
outside container used for the packaging of such explosive materials.

(4) Licensed manufacturers and licensed importers may use any method,
or combination of methods, to affix the required marks to the immediate
container of explosive materials, or outside containers used for the
packaging thereof, provided the identifying marks are legible, permanent,
show all the required information, and are not rendered unreadable by
extended periods of storage.

(5) If licensed manufacturers or licensed importers desire to use a
coding system and omit printed markings on the container that show all the
required information specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this
section, they must file with ATF a letterhead application displaying the
coding that they plan to use and explaining the manner of its application.
The Director must approve the application before the proposed coding can
be used.

(d) Exceptions —(1) Blasting caps. Licensed manufacturers or
licensed importers are only required to place the identification marks
prescribed in this section on the containers used for the packaging of
blasting caps.

(2) Alternate means of
identification. The Director may authorize other means of
identifying explosive materials, including fireworks, upon receipt of a
letter application from the licensed manufacturer or licensed importer
showing that such other identification is reasonable and will not hinder
the effective administration of this part.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
control numbers 1140-0055 and 1140-0062)

[ATF 5F, 70 FR 30633, May 27, 2005, as amended by ATF-11F,
73 FR 57242, Oct. 2, 2008]

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