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33 CFR 181.33 (up to date as of 12/10/2025)
Conditions for use of manufacturer identification codes.

33 CFR 181.33 (Dec. 10, 2025)

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Title 33 —Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter I —Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
Subchapter S —Boating Safety
Part 181 —Manufacturer Requirements
Subpart C —Identification of Boats
Source: CGD 79-013, 48 FR 40718, Sept. 9, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4302; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.
Source: CGD 72-60, 37 FR 15779, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

§ 181.33 Conditions for use of manufacturer identification codes.
(a) No manufacturer or importer may sell or transfer a manufacturer identification code or use a
manufacturer identification code that has been assigned to another.
(b) A manufacturer or importer who changes the business name or address must advise the Commandant
(CG-BSX-23), Attn: Recreational Boating Product Assurance Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7501 of the change in writing.
[CGD 79-013, 48 FR 40718, Sept. 9, 1983, as amended by CGD 88-052, 53 FR 25122, July 1, 1988; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33669, June
28, 1996; USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35024, June 19, 2008; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36287, June 25, 2010; USCG-2014-0410, 79 FR
38449, July 7, 2014]

33 CFR 181.33(b) (enhanced display)

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