---
type: restriction
id: usps-dry-ice
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Dry Ice — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm
source_quote: "Packages containing dry ice must be packed in containers that permit the release of carbon dioxide gas."
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-03
stale_after: 2027-08-03
item_category: "Dry Ice"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "restricted"
scope: "domestic"
conditions: "Packages containing dry ice must be packed in containers that permit the release of carbon dioxide gas."
verified: true
unverified_fields: carrier, scope
---
**Item category:** Dry Ice

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** restricted

**Scope:** domestic

**Conditions:** Packages containing dry ice must be packed in containers that permit the release of carbon dioxide gas.

> Packages containing dry ice must be packed in containers that permit the release of carbon dioxide gas.

Source: <https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm>