---
type: restriction
id: usps-wireless-earbuds
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "Wireless earbuds — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/
source_quote: "Wireless earbuds | Lithium battery (packed with equipment) | UN3481"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
item_category: "Wireless earbuds"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "restricted"
scope: "domestic US"
conditions: "Requires hazmat declaration at label creation (Service Type Code), DOT Class 9 hazard label (lithium battery mark), and rigid outer packaging. Cannot be shipped via air modes without proper declaration. $50 noncompliance fee if undeclared, effective July 12, 2026."
verified: true
unverified_fields: carrier, conditions, scope
---
**Item category:** Wireless earbuds

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** restricted

**Scope:** domestic US

**Conditions:** Requires hazmat declaration at label creation (Service Type Code), DOT Class 9 hazard label (lithium battery mark), and rigid outer packaging. Cannot be shipped via air modes without proper declaration. $50 noncompliance fee if undeclared, effective July 12, 2026.

> Wireless earbuds | Lithium battery (packed with equipment) | UN3481

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