Exempt human or animal specimens · USPS
What is the restriction type for Exempt human or animal specimens · USPS?
For Exempt human or animal specimens, carrier is USPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is all domestic mail; conditions is Not regulated as hazardous materials; must be triple-packaged per 346.327; outer packaging must be marked 'Exempt human specimen' or 'Exempt animal specimen', recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.
Exempt human or animal specimens as defined in 346.12 (d), are not regulated as hazardous materials but must be packaged to meet mailing standards, including being triple-packaged
— pe.usps.com, retrieved 2026-08-04
- Item or substance
- Exempt human or animal specimens verified
- Carrier
- USPS our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- all domestic mail our reading
- Conditions
- Not regulated as hazardous materials; must be triple-packaged per 346.327; outer packaging must be marked 'Exempt human specimen' or 'Exempt animal specimen'
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Source
- pe.usps.comhttps://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_025.htm