# Federal — mail-order sales, statutory 30-day limit — Pseudoephedrine purchase limits: federal gram limits and stricter state rules

For Federal, jurisdiction is Federal — mail-order sales, statutory 30-day limit; 30-day limit is 7.5 grams of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base in such products per customer during a 30-day period; statute or regulation citation is 21 U.S.C. 830(e)(2)(B), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Jurisdiction:** Federal — mail-order sales, statutory 30-day limit _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **30-day limit:** 7.5 grams of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base in such products per customer during a 30-day period _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or regulation citation:** 21 U.S.C. 830(e)(2)(B) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The person may not sell more than 7.5 grams of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base in such products per customer during a 30-day period.

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/830

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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