# Batteries, nickel-metal hydride see Batteries, dry. Sealed, n.o.s. for nickel metal hydride batteries transported by modes other than vessel · USPS — Mailing and air-carriage restrictions by item category For Batteries, nickel-metal hydride see Batteries, dry. Sealed, n.o.s. for nickel metal hydride batteries transported by modes other than vessel · USPS, item category is Batteries, nickel-metal hydride see Batteries, dry. Sealed, n.o.s. for nickel metal hydride batteries transported by modes other than vessel; carrier is USPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is domestic mail: surface only (air prohibited); conditions is Hazard class 9, UN3496, packing group n/a; domestic mail air: Prohibited; domestic mail surface: Mailable, recorded from its source on 2026-08-30. - **Item category:** Batteries, nickel-metal hydride see Batteries, dry. Sealed, n.o.s. for nickel metal hydride batteries transported by modes other than vessel _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Carrier:** USPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Scope:** domestic mail: surface only (air prohibited) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Conditions:** Hazard class 9, UN3496, packing group n/a; domestic mail air: Prohibited; domestic mail surface: Mailable ## What the source says > Batteries, nickel-metal hydride see Batteries, dry. Sealed, n.o.s. for nickel metal hydride batteries transported by modes other than vessel 9 UN3496 n/a Prohibited Mailable ## Source - https://pe.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub52/pub52.pdf Last verified: 2026-08-30. Review by: 2027-08-30. Part of [Mailing and air-carriage restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).