Section 6364 Of Article 1. General Exemptions From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
6364
. There are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part, the
gross receipts from the sale in this state of and the storage, use,
or other consumption in this state of:
(a) Nonreturnable containers when sold without the contents to
persons who place the contents in the container and sell the contents
together with the container.
(b) Containers when sold with the contents if the sales price of
the contents is not required to be included in the measure of the
taxes imposed by this part.
(c) Returnable containers when sold with the contents in
connection with a retail sale of the contents or when resold for
refilling.
(d) Containers, when sold or leased without the contents to
persons who place food products for human consumption in the
container for shipment, provided the food products will be sold,
whether in the same container or not, and whether the food products
are remanufactured or repackaged prior to sale.
(e) For purposes of this section, "returnable containers" means
containers of a kind customarily returned by the buyer of the
contents for reuse. All other containers are "nonreturnable
containers."