---
type: restriction
id: usps-laptop-phone-batteries
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Laptop / phone batteries — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/
source_quote: "Laptop / phone batteries | Lithium battery | UN3481"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
item_category: "Laptop / phone batteries"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "restricted"
scope: "domestic US"
conditions: "Lithium batteries packed with equipment require hazmat declaration. Must carry lithium battery mark (Class 9). $50 noncompliance fee if undeclared, effective July 12, 2026."
verified: true
unverified_fields: carrier, conditions, restriction_type, scope
---
**Item category:** Laptop / phone batteries

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** restricted

**Scope:** domestic US

**Conditions:** Lithium batteries packed with equipment require hazmat declaration. Must carry lithium battery mark (Class 9). $50 noncompliance fee if undeclared, effective July 12, 2026.

> Laptop / phone batteries | Lithium battery | UN3481

Source: <https://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/>