# 52.247-7 Freight Excluded.
Type: Clause
Prescribed in: 47.207-3(d)
Current version date: APR 1984

## Prescription and Applicability

### FAR Prescription, 47.207-3(d)

(d) Exclusion of freight. The contracting officer shall-

(1) Clearly identify any freight or types of shipments that are subject to exclusion; e.g., bulk freight, hazardous commodities, or shipments under or over specified weights; and

(2) Insert a clause substantially the same as the clause at 52.247-7, Freight Excluded, when any commodities or types of shipments have been identified for exclusion.

## Current Text

52.247-7 Freight Excluded.

As prescribed in 47.207-3(d)(2), insert a clause substantially as follows in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when any commodities or types of shipments have been identified for exclusion:

Freight Excluded (APR 1984)

Excluded from the scope of this contract are shipments that can be more advantageously or economically moved via parcel post or small package carrier; shipments of unusual value, explosives and other dangerous articles, household goods, commodities in bulk, commodities injurious or contaminating to other freight; and shipments that the Government may elect to move in Government vehicles.

(End of clause)

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.247-7