# Magnets (fishing magnets, strong magnetic items) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Magnets (fishing magnets, strong magnetic items), carrier is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is carry-on and checked baggage; conditions is A magnetic field of more than 0.00525 gauss measured at 4.5 m (15 feet) from any surface of the package or magnet cannot fly, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Magnets (fishing magnets, strong magnetic items) _(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:** A magnetic field of more than 0.00525 gauss measured at 4.5 m (15 feet) from any surface of the package or magnet cannot fly. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> A magnetic field of more than 0.00525 gauss measured at 4.5 m (15 feet) from any surface of the package or magnet cannot fly.

## 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/).