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Biological products exceeding 4 liters or 4 kg containing Category A

For Biological products exceeding 4 liters or 4 kg containing Category A, carrier is USPS; restriction type is prohibited; scope is all mail; conditions is Biological products, cultures, or specimens known or suspected to contain Category A infectious substance, or exceeding 4 liters/4 kg limits, are nonmailable, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

Item category
Biological products exceeding 4 liters or 4 kg containing Category A
Carrier
USPS our reading
Restriction type
prohibited our reading
Scope
all mail our reading
Conditions
Biological products, cultures, or specimens known or suspected to contain Category A infectious substance, or exceeding 4 liters/4 kg limits, are nonmailable
Sourcepe.usps.com
Verified2026-08-04
Review by2027-08-04
DatasetPostal shipping restrictions by item category

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What the source says

Biological Products and Specimens: Biological products, cultures, stocks, or other biological specimens known or suspected to contain a Category A infectious substance. Mailpieces exceeding 4 liters (1 gallon) for liquids or 4 kg. (8.8 pounds) for solids are nonmailable.

pe.usps.com, retrieved 2026-08-04

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