Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: Feb 03, 2026
§ 173.160 - Bombs, smoke, non-explosive (corrosive).

Bombs, smoke, non-explosive may be shipped provided they are without ignition elements, bursting charges, detonating fuses or other explosive components. They must be packaged in metal (4A, 4B, 4N), wooden (4C1, 4C2), plywood (4D), or reconstituted wood (4F), fiberboard (4G) or solid plastic (4H2) boxes, or metal (1A2, 1B2, 1N2), plastic (1H2), plywood drums (1D), or fiber (1G) drums that meet Packing Group II requirements.

[78 FR 1085, Jan. 7, 2013]
authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5128,44701; 49 CFR 1.81, 1.96 and 1.97
cite as: 49 CFR 173.160