# 33 CFR § 402.9: Description and weight of cargo

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.9

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 402.9
- **Heading:** Description and weight of cargo
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER IV—GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > PART 402—TARIFF OF TOLLS

## Text

For the purposes of calculating applicable tolls:
(a) A cord of pulpwood is taken to weigh 1,450 kilograms (3,196.70 pounds); and
(b) The cargo tonnage shall be rounded to the nearest 1,000 kilograms (2,204.62 pounds.)
[66 FR 15329, Mar. 16, 2001, as amended at 72 FR 4431, Jan. 31, 2007. Redesignated at 74 FR 10679, Mar. 12, 2009, and further redesignated at 79 FR 13253, Mar. 10, 2014, and at 81 FR 14391, Mar. 17, 2016]

## Nearby sections

- [33 CFR § 402.1 § 402.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.1.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.2 § 402.2 Title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.2.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.3 § 402.3 Interpretation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.3.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.4 § 402.4 Tolls.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.4.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.5 § 402.5 New Business Incentive Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.5.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.6 § 402.6 Volume Rebate Incentive program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.6.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.7 § 402.7 Service Incentive Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.7.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.8 § 402.8 Gateway Incentive.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.8.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.9 § 402.9 Description and weight of cargo.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.9.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.10 § 402.10 Post-clearance date operational surcharges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.10.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.11 § 402.11 Coming into force.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.11.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.12 § 402.12 Schedule of tolls.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.12.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.13 § 402.13 Operational surcharges—no postponements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.13.md)
- [33 CFR § 402.14 § 402.14 Operational surcharges—after postponements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-402.14.md)

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