# Chemical kits containing hazardous materials (water/soil test kits, chemistry sets) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Chemical kits containing hazardous materials (water/soil test kits, chemistry sets), carrier is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is carry-on and checked baggage; conditions is The safety data sheet of each individual chemical in the kit must be examined; section 14 identifies if a chemical is a regulated hazardous material, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Chemical kits containing hazardous materials (water/soil test kits, chemistry sets) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** carry-on and checked baggage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** The safety data sheet of each individual chemical in the kit must be examined; section 14 identifies if a chemical is a regulated hazardous material. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> The safety data sheets (SDS) of each individual chemical in the kit must be examined to know if it is a hazardous material.

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/printable-chart

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).