---
kind: "unit"
title: "49"
title_heading: "Transportation"
key: "subtB/chI/subchC/part178"
level: "part"
label: "Part 178"
heading: "Specifications for Packagings"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178"
sections_count: 257
---

# Part 178 — Specifications for Packagings

Title 49 C.F.R. — Transportation › Subtitle B — Other Regulations Relating to Transportation › Chapter I — Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation › Subchapter C — Hazardous Materials Regulations

## Sections

- [§178.1. Purpose and scope.](/cfr/49/178.1.md)
- [§178.2. Applicability and responsibility.](/cfr/49/178.2.md)
- [§178.3. Marking of packagings.](/cfr/49/178.3.md)

## Contents

- [Subpart A — Subpart A [Reserved]](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Specifications for Inside Containers, and Linings](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Specifications for Cylinders](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D-G — Subparts D-G [Reserved]](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartD-G.md)
- [Subpart H — Specifications for Portable Tanks](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartH.md)
- [Subpart I — Subpart I [Reserved]](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartI.md)
- [Subpart J — Specifications for Containers for Motor Vehicle Transportation](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartJ.md)
- [Subpart K — Specifications for Packagings for Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartK.md)
- [Subpart L — Non-bulk Performance-Oriented Packaging Standards](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartL.md)
- [Subpart M — Testing of Non-bulk Packagings and Packages](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartM.md)
- [Subpart N — IBC Performance-Oriented Standards](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartN.md)
- [Subpart O — Testing of IBCs](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartO.md)
- [Subpart P — Large Packagings Standards](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartP.md)
- [Subpart Q — Testing of Large Packagings](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartQ.md)
- [Subpart R — Flexible Bulk Container Standards](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartR.md)
- [Subpart S — Testing of Flexible Bulk Containers](/cfr/49/subtB-chI-subchC-part178-subpartS.md)