The following table shows official tare weights for various combinations of approved wrapping materials:
| OFFICIAL TARE WEIGHTS FOR 2009-2010 CROP |
| | Bale Ties1 |
|
Wrapping
Materials
| Polyester
(6-Strap) Plastic Strapping [Approved or Experimental]2 | 10 gauge automatically applied galvanized wire (6-Wire) | Controlled-Slip Steel Strapping
(6-Strap) or
6-Wire | All 8-Wire | Controlled Slip Steel Strapping (8-Strap) | Fixed Seal Steel Strapping |
| Woven Polypropylene
[Approved or Experimental]3 Woven Polyethylene4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Linear Low Density Polyethylene Film5 Light weight woven Cotton Bagging [Experimental]6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Burlap Spiral Bagging and Cotton Bagging7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
1Wire or strapping includes all high tensile steel strapping, wire or PET plastic strapping and must meet all applicable requirements in Sections 1.2.1, 1.2.2 and 1.2.3. Polyester strapping can be identified by its green color. Such approved polyester materials must meet all requirements in Section 1.2.4.
2Includes both approved PET plastic strap and PET plastic strap in compatibility test programs.
3Woven polypropylene can be identified by its pale yellow or white color. This category includes all patterns of polypropylene including bag and sheet combinations and spiral sewn bags. Such approved material must meet all other requirements in Section 2.2.5.
4Woven polyethylene can be identified by its pale yellow or white color.
5Linear low density or tri-extruded polyethylene film bags can be identified by the clear, light yellow, or light brown color and the words "100% linear low density polyethylene" or "100% LLDPE" or "tri-extruded" printed on each bag. Such material must meet all other applicable requirements in Section 2.2.3.
6Light weight woven cotton bagging in an approved experimental test program.
7Burlap spiral sewn bags can be identified by the manufacturer code, the importer code, and the wording "10 oz/ 40 in" printed on each bag. Cotton bagging is any other knitted or woven cotton package material made from all cotton fibers. Burlap or cotton bagging must meet all other requirements for that type of bagging set forth in Sections 2.2.1 or 2.2.2.