# Packages containing firearms · UPS — Mailing and air-carriage restrictions by item category

For Packages containing firearms · UPS, item category is Packages containing firearms; carrier is UPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is United States; conditions is are accepted for transportation only as a contractual service and only from government agencies, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **Item category:** Packages containing firearms _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** UPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** United States _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** are accepted for transportation only as a contractual service and only from government agencies _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Packages containing firearms (as defined by Title 18, Chapter 44, and Title 26, Chapter 53 of the United States Code) and firearm parts that do not constitute firearms as defined by federal law (together, “Firearm Products”) are accepted for transportation only as a contractual service and only from government agencies and Shippers who are licensed importers,licensed manufacturers, licensed dealers, or licensed collectors (as defined in Title 18, Chapter 44 of the United States Code).

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Scope

> UPS® Tariff/Terms and Conditions of Service – United States

## Source

- https://www.ups.com/assets/resources/webcontent/en_US/terms-service-us.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Mailing and air-carriage restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).