Electronics with built-in lithium-ion batteries (phones, tablets, smartwatches, drones, cordless tools, toys with coin cells)
What is the carrier for Electronics with built-in lithium-ion batteries (phones, tablets, smartwatches, drones, cordless tools, toys with coin cells)?
For Electronics with built-in lithium-ion batteries (phones, tablets, smartwatches, drones, cordless tools, toys with coin cells), carrier is USPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is domestic US, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.
Batteries — anything with a lithium-ion, lithium-metal, or lithium-polymer battery: phones, laptops, tablets, power banks, earbuds, smartwatches, drones, cordless tools, toys with coin cells
— selleressentials.com, retrieved 2026-08-04
- Item category
- Electronics with built-in lithium-ion batteries (phones, tablets, smartwatches, drones, cordless tools, toys with coin cells)
- Carrier
- USPS our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- domestic US our reading
- Conditions
- Batteries packed with equipment (UN3481). Requires hazmat declaration at label creation. Cannot use poly mailers or padded envelopes — rigid cardboard packaging required. $7.50 handling fee on Priority Mail, $50 noncompliance fee if undeclared, effective July 12, 2026.
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Source
- selleressentials.comhttps://selleressentials.com/usps-hazmat-noncompliance-fee-2026/