---
type: restriction
id: usps-shotgun-hulls-empty-casings-nonmetallic-shotgun-hulls-or-casings-without-primers
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Shotgun hulls, empty casings, nonmetallic shotgun hulls, or casings without primers — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_020.htm
source_quote: "Shotgun Hulls, Empty Casings, Nonmetallic Shotgun Hulls, or Casings Without Primers: These articles are not classified as explosives or hazardous materials under 49 CFR and, therefore, are mailable"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
item_category: "Shotgun hulls, empty casings, nonmetallic shotgun hulls, or casings without primers"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "allowed"
scope: "all domestic mail"
conditions: "Not classified as explosives or hazardous materials under 49 CFR; mailable subject to applicable mailing rules"
verified: true
unverified_fields: carrier
---
**Item category:** Shotgun hulls, empty casings, nonmetallic shotgun hulls, or casings without primers

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** allowed

**Scope:** all domestic mail

**Conditions:** Not classified as explosives or hazardous materials under 49 CFR; mailable subject to applicable mailing rules

> Shotgun Hulls, Empty Casings, Nonmetallic Shotgun Hulls, or Casings Without Primers: These articles are not classified as explosives or hazardous materials under 49 CFR and, therefore, are mailable

Source: <https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_020.htm>