General provisions — apply to any mode of transport, bulk and non-bulk packagings
Cotton, dry; flax, dry; sisal, dry; and tampico fiber, dry are not subject to the requirements of this subchapter when they are baled in accordance with ISO 8115, “Cotton Bales—Dimensions and Density” (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter) to a density of not less than 360 kg/m <SU>3</SU> (22.1 lb/ft <SU>3</SU>) for cotton, 400 kg/m <SU>3</SU> (24.97 lb/ft <SU>3</SU>) for flax, 620 kg/m <SU>3</SU> (38.71 lb/ft <SU>3</SU>) for sisal and 360 kg/m <SU>3</SU> (22.1 lb/ft <SU>3</SU>) for tampico fiber and transported in a freight container or closed transport vehicle.
No UN entries in the local §172.101 dataset reference this provision.