---
type: restriction
id: usps-covered-products-seizure-and-forfeiture
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "covered products - seizure and forfeiture — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_027.htm
source_quote: "Nonmailable covered products deposited in the mail are subject to seizure and forfeiture."
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
item_category: "covered products - seizure and forfeiture"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "prohibited"
scope: "all mail"
conditions: "Nonmailable covered products deposited in the mail are subject to seizure and forfeiture; will be destroyed or retained by the federal government for crime detection, prosecution, or related investigations"
verified: false
unverified_fields: conditions, item_category
---
**Item category:** covered products - seizure and forfeiture

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** prohibited

**Scope:** all mail

**Conditions:** Nonmailable covered products deposited in the mail are subject to seizure and forfeiture; will be destroyed or retained by the federal government for crime detection, prosecution, or related investigations

> Nonmailable covered products deposited in the mail are subject to seizure and forfeiture.

Source: <https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_027.htm>