Domestic commercial HAZMAT packages · USPS
What is the restriction type for Domestic commercial HAZMAT packages · USPS?
For Domestic commercial HAZMAT packages, carrier is USPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is domestic, recorded from its source on 2026-09-22.
Noncompliance Fee – will apply to domestic commercial HAZMAT packages containing incorrect or mismatched STC, Service Icon, Barcode Banner Text, or DOT markings. Although previously described as an addition to the Package Quality Compliance validations, the fee will now be assessed through the Census and Automated Package Verification (APV) processes. Fees will be assessed on each noncompliant package, and those found to be noncompliant and missing the handling fee will be assessed both fees. The following mail classes are subject to the $50 HAZMAT Noncompliance Fee:
— postalpro.usps.com, retrieved 2026-09-22
- Item or substance
- Domestic commercial HAZMAT packages verified
- Carrier
- USPS our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- domestic our reading
- Conditions
- Fees will be assessed on each noncompliant package, and those found to be noncompliant and missing the handling fee will be assessed both fees. The following mail classes are subject to the $50 HAZMAT Noncompliance Fee verified
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Source
- postalpro.usps.comhttps://postalpro.usps.com/mnt/glusterfs/2026-07/INFORMATIONAL%20-%20Update%20Domestic%20HAZMAT%20Handling%20and%20Noncompliance.pdf