# Lighter refills containing flammable gas (Special Provision 169) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Lighter refills containing flammable gas (Special Provision 169), carrier is US DOT (49 CFR, all modes); restriction type is restricted; scope is transportation in commerce (US); air limits apply; conditions is Lighter refills may not exceed 4 fluid ounces capacity or 65 grams of fuel; by passenger aircraft net mass may not exceed 1 kg per package; by cargo-only aircraft 15 kg per package, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Lighter refills containing flammable gas (Special Provision 169) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** US DOT (49 CFR, all modes) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** transportation in commerce (US); air limits apply _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Lighter refills may not exceed 4 fluid ounces capacity or 65 grams of fuel; by passenger aircraft net mass may not exceed 1 kg per package; by cargo-only aircraft 15 kg per package. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Lighter refills offered for transportation under this entry may not exceed 4 fluid ounces capacity (7.22 cubic inches) or contain more than 65 grams of fuel.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-172/subpart-B

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/).