Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2013Source: annual CFR editions 2003–2016
§ 375.507 Must I determine the weight of a shipment?
Current wording, first on file in the 2003 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2013 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2013 and Oct. 1, 2013 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 375.507 — Must I determine the weight of a shipment?. Text in force on October 1, 2013. This wording effective October 1, 2003 to present. Source: govinfo, 2013 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2013-title49-vol5/CFR-2013-title49-vol5-sec375-507. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/375.507?asof=2013-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
(a) When you transport household goods on a non-binding estimate dependent upon the shipment weight, you must determine the weight of each shipment transported before the assessment of any charges.
(b) You must weigh the shipment upon a certified scale.
(c) You must provide a written explanation of volume to weight conversions, when you provide an estimate by volume and convert the volume to weight.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 2003A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.