N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-15
All match boxes or packages shall be packed in strong shipping containers or cases; maximum number of match boxes or packages contained in any one shipping container or case shall not exceed the following number:
Number of Boxes | Nominal Number of Matches per Box |
1/2 gross | 700 |
1 gross | 500 |
2 gross | 400 |
3 gross | 300 |
5 gross | 200 |
12 gross | 100 |
20 gross over 50 and under | 100 |
25 gross under | 50 |
No shipping container or case constructed of fiber board, corrugated fiber board, or wood, nailed or wirebound, shall exceed a weight, including its contents, of 75 pounds; and no lock-cornered wooden case containing matches shall have a weight, including its contents, exceeding 85 pounds; nor shall any other article or commodity be packed with matches in any such container or case; and all such containers and cases in which matches are packed shall have plainly marked on the outside of the container or case the words "Strike-Anywhere Matches" or "Strike-on-the-Box Matches."
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-15