Accessory · Sealing
Caps, Closures & Gaskets
F21-ACVented and non-vented caps in DIN 45, 51 and 61, tamper-evident closures, cap liners and replacement gaskets.
Product code F21-AFM
A flame arrester sits in the neck and stops flame propagating back into the container. The United States requires one on portable fuel containers, and a standard NATO can has no provision for it.
| Product code | F21-AFM |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Impede flame propagation into a portable fuel container |
| Reference requirement | United States: 16 CFR Part 1461, which adopts ASTM F3326 for containers sold empty |
| Fitment | Neck-mounted, matched to the can it is sold against |
| Material | Metal mesh arrester |
| Lead time | Approximately one month for a standard production run; samples in 7–15 days. Confirmed against your specification at quotation. |
These depend on your order, your market or the certificate that covers your run, so we quote them rather than publish one figure that would be wrong for most buyers. Ask and you get the number for your specification.
Before you order: Compliance is certified per device and per container design. Confirm what is held for your specific combination before committing to a US programme.
A cam-lever NATO can was designed decades before this requirement and has nowhere to put one. Meeting the US rule means a different neck, not a different label.
This is the component that makes a US-market fuel can physically different from a European one. It cannot be added by paperwork.
Everyone selling fuel containers into the United States needs it, which makes it a component line as well as a fitment.
Whether a given can and arrester combination is certified is a question with one right answer, and it is on the certificate.
The same breakdown our distributors put in front of their own buyers.
The regimes that apply to this type of container in each market we ship to, with the detail behind each one a click away. This is what the market asks for; what this particular design already holds is in the specification above.
Orientation for specification, not legal advice, and not a statement that this design holds a given approval. Requirements turn on the exact design, contents and destination, and they change. Tell us the market at enquiry and we confirm what applies to your specification, what we hold and what we would need to obtain.
It is a flame arrester that impedes flame from propagating back into a portable fuel container. A standard NATO can does not carry one.
A metal mesh arrester, mounted at the neck of the can.
The reference requirement is 16 CFR Part 1461, which adopts ASTM F3326 for containers sold empty. We confirm what is held for your design before you quote.
It is neck-mounted and matched to the can it is sold against, ours or a third party's. Send the neck detail and we will check fit.
No. The US regime requires both as separate components, and this is the flame-arrester half. Ask us and we will cover both together.
Certification is per device and per container design, so we tell you exactly what is certified for your combination and will not assert an approval the data does not give.
Adding an arrester is a design change to the closure rather than a sticker, so it has to be engineered into the neck. Tell us the can and we will advise what fits.
Private-label supply is available, subject to keeping the certified design intact. Confirm the programme with us.
Quoted per order for your device and container combination.
In Vietnam and China, managed from Singapore.
Vented and non-vented caps in DIN 45, 51 and 61, tamper-evident closures, cap liners and replacement gaskets.
Child-resistant closures for portable fuel containers, the closure the United States requires on petrol, kerosene and diesel cans.
Tell us your destination market, target volumes and whether you need private labelling.