Container.

Container. The term container shall mean an article of transport equipment (lift-van, movable tank or other similar structure):
(i) Fully or partially enclosed to constitute a compartment intended for containing goods;
(ii) Of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use;
(iii) Specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods, by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading;
(iv) Designed for ready handling, particularly when being transferred from one mode of transport to another;
(v) Designed to be easy to fill and to empty; and
(vi) Having an internal volume of one cubic meter or more; the term “container” shall include the accessories and equipment of the container, appropriate for the type concerned, provided that such accessories and equipment are carried with the container. The term “container” shall not include vehicles, accessories or spare parts of vehicles, or packaging. Demountable bodies are to be treated as containers.

Source

15 CFR § 30.1

Scoping language

This part sets forth the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) as required under the provisions of Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), Chapter 9, section 301. These regulations are revised pursuant to provisions of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Public Law 107228 (the Act). This Act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, to publish regulations mandating that all persons who are required to file export information under Chapter 9 of 13 U.S.C., file such information through the Automated Export System (AES) for all shipments where a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) was previously required. The law further authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations regarding imposition of civil and criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of the Act and these regulations.