# Elevated temperature liquid, n.o.s., at or above 100° C and below its flashpoint (including molten metals, molten salts, etc.) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Elevated temperature liquid, n.o.s., at or above 100° C and below its flashpoint (including molten metals, molten salts, etc.), carrier is USPS; restriction type is prohibited; scope is domestic mail (air and surface); conditions is Hazard class 9, UN3257, packing group III; domestic mail air: Prohibited; domestic mail surface: Prohibited, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Elevated temperature liquid, n.o.s., at or above 100° C and below its flashpoint (including molten metals, molten salts, etc.) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** USPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** domestic mail (air and surface) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Hazard class 9, UN3257, packing group III; domestic mail air: Prohibited; domestic mail surface: Prohibited _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Elevated temperature liquid, n.o.s., at or above 100° C and below its flashpoint (including molten metals, molten salts, etc.) 9 UN3257 III Prohibited Prohibited

## Source

- https://pe.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub52/pub52.pdf

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/).