# 15 CFR § 241.5: Standard dimensions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.5

## Section

- **Citation:** 15 CFR § 241.5
- **Heading:** Standard dimensions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade > CHAPTER II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > SUBCHAPTER D—STANDARDS FOR BARRELS > PART 241—BARRELS FOR FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND OTHER DRY COMMODITIES, AND FOR CRANBERRIES

## Text

Whenever in the rules and regulations in this part the error on a dimension is mentioned, this error shall be determined by taking the difference between the actual measured dimension and the standard dimension. The error is an error in excess and is to be preceded by a plus sign when the measured dimension is greater than the standard dimension. The error is an error in deficiency and is to be preceded by a minus sign when the measured dimension is less than the standard dimension.
(a) The standard dimensions of a barrel for fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities other than cranberries, and of a barrel for cranberries, with which the actual measured dimensions are to be compared, are as follows:
Dimensions
Barrel for fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities other than cranberries (inches)
Barrel for cranberries (inches)
Diameter of head
171⁄8
161⁄4
Effective diameter of head (see § 241.4)
163⁄4
157⁄8
Distance between heads
26
251⁄4
Circumference of bulge, outside measurement
64
581⁄2
Length of stave
281⁄2
281⁄2
(b) In the case of all subdivisions of the barrel for fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities other than cranberries, and all subdivisions of the barrel for cranberries, the following dimensions are hereby standardized for the purpose of the application of tolerances, and the actual measured dimensions are to be compared with these:
Subdivisions of Barrel for Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Dry Commodities Other Than Cranberries
Dimensions
3⁄4 barrel (inches)
1⁄2 barrel (inches)
1⁄3 barrel (inches)
Effective diameter of head (see § 241.4)
151⁄4
133⁄8
115⁄8
Distance between heads
231⁄2
201⁄2
18
Circumference of bulge, outside measurement
581⁄2
511⁄2
451⁄4
Subdivisions of Barrel for Cranberries
Effective diameter of head (see § 241.4)
143⁄8
125⁄8
11
Distance between heads
23
20
171⁄2
Circumference of bulge, outside measurement
533⁄8
47
413⁄8
(Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 1186; 15 U.S.C. 234)

## Nearby sections

- [15 CFR § 240.1 § 240.1 Title of act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 240.2 § 240.2 Application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 240.3 § 240.3 Permissible sizes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 240.4 § 240.4 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.4.md)
- [15 CFR § 240.5 § 240.5 Required marking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.5.md)
- [15 CFR § 240.6 § 240.6 Tolerances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.6.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.1 § 241.1 Capacities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.2 § 241.2 Legal standard barrels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.3 § 241.3 Application of tolerance for “distance between heads.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.4 § 241.4 Application of tolerance for “diameter of head.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.4.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.5 § 241.5 Standard dimensions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.5.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.6 § 241.6 Classes of barrels for tolerance application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.6.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.7 § 241.7 Tolerances to be allowed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.7.md)

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